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| | June 2005 | YLFMS, Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| |  | | Market Openings |  | Your Local Farmers Market Society
Invites you to join friends & neighbours at the Opening Days of the Farmers’ Markets at:
Nat Bailey Stadium
Wednesday, June 15, 2005. 1:00pm — 6:30pm
30th & Ontario St. (2 blocks West of Main)
Rain or Shine until October 26, 2005
Opening celebration starts at 12:45pm. Bring a bell & we will ring-in the start of the market together! | West End at Nelson Park
Saturday, June 18, 2005. 9:30am — 2:00pm
Comox St. between Thurlow & Bute St. Rain or Shine until October 8, 2005
Opening celebration starts at 9:15am. Bring a bell & we will ring-in the start of the market together! |  |
| Produce Highlights
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East Vancouver Market at Trout Lake
Saturdays 9:00am — 2:00pm
15th & Victoria St
Rain or Shine until October 8, 2005
ROAD CONSTRUCTION NOTE: 12th Ave is now closed for repairs from Fraser to Nanaimo. The East Vancouver Saturday Farmers Market is easily accessible via Commercial & 14th, 15th or 18th, or take Victoria St. (now open between 12th and 13th). Parking is located in the North parking lot on 13th (east of Victoria). Don't forget about our grocery pick-up area - leave your groceries with our market assistant at the curb and bring your car over - what could be easier! We even have a trolley for heavy items. |
| | Strawberry Season is upon us! Find lots of bright red, juicy berries at the markets now. | At the market now:
Beets
Cherries (just starting)
Cucumbers
Fresh Herbs
Kale
Lettuces & Leafy Greens
Mushrooms
Peas
Potatoes
Radishes
Rhubarb
Spinach
and more coming each week! |
Don't forget to get your nursery plants and veggie starts before our nursery vendors are gone! | | | …Better yet, take your bike to your local farmer’s market! | |
| Shop Local - Enjoy Variety and Quality | |
Shop twice a week at your local farmers’ markets in Vancouver for the best in fresh, local produce, prepared foods and unique crafts, 100% direct from the farmer or producer to you! Highlights this season include:
Farm-fresh organic eggs
Nursery plants & cut flowers
Very wide selection of conventional and organic fruits & vegetables
Grass-fed beef & spring lamb
Wild fish & seafood
Outstanding cheeses
Unique Preserves, jams & pickles
Freshly-baked breads, pastries, muffins
One-of —a-kind crafts from local artists
Local honey & candles Check our website at www.eatlocal.org for weekly vendor schedules! | | | |
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| | Market Hours | East Vancouver
East 15th & Victoria Drive | Saturdays, 9am - 2pm | | | | Nat Bailey Stadium
30th Ave & Ontario St. | Wednesdays, 1pm - 6:30pm | | | | West End - (Nelson Park)
Comox St, between Bute & Thurlow | Saturdays, 9:30am - 2pm | | Articles for E Bits | | E Bits is YLFMS’ monthly on-line newsletter, reaching over 1,000 supporters of the Farmers’ markets in Vancouver. If you would like to submit an article relevant to our readers on topics such as local food systems, farming issues, food preparation, food issues, recipes, sustainable agriculture, land preservation, arts and crafts production and community economic development please contact Tara at tara@eatlocal.org. Only articles pertaining to the overall goals and mission of the organization will be considered for submission. The next issue of E Bits will be out in mid-July. Submission deadline: July 5, 2005. | | | Announcements |
Christopher Brown of Rise Artisan Bakery (at Trout Lake and Nat Bailey Farmers’ Markets) is currently looking for a new location from which he can bake his breads and other goodies. If you know of a location that has a deck style oven as well as a convection oven that is available Tues/Thurs/Friday evenings please contact him at: 604 731 0739 or christopher-brown@shaw.ca . He is also very interested in any locations suitable for establishing a new bakery (appprox. 1000 sq. ft.) that is on the West Side between Main St. and Alma.
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| Market Membership |  Board Member Jim Pearce at the East Vancouver Farmers Market for the first day of the 2005 Season.
We're looking for a few good members - well, actually 500 good members. Help us reach this goal by purchasing your 2005 YLFMS Membership at any market soon! Memberships support the operations of our 3 farmers markets, help us continue to work for BC Farmers and to plan for the future of the markets and the society.
Single memberships are $25, Family memberships are $40 and Seniors/Youth/Fixed Income memberships are $15. Join the market!
To download a membership application, click here. You'll need Adobe Acrobat to read this file. | |
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Shopping for veggie starts
at the East Vancouver
Farmers Market
| | Your Local Farmers Market In the News! | |
This year Your Local Farmers Market Society (YLFMS) is celebrating 10 years as the founding non-profit society of the farmers markets in Vancouver. Over the past 4 weeks alone YLFMS has been featured in news stories and segments on CBC Radio One, CFML Radio, and in the Vancouver Courier, Georgia Straight, Shared Vision magazine and Ming Pao magazine. Coverage has focused on what’s new this season at the markets, the social and economic benefits of the farmers’ markets to city-dwellers and to local farmers, the role the farmers’ markets play as part of a sustainable, local food system, and the new membership drive with a goal of gaining 500 new annual member-supporters.
Click to read the Shared Vision Article written by André LaRiviere featuring Tara McDonald, Executive Director of Your Local Farmers Market Society. Its a great read and provides plenty of helpful tips and info about eating local.
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Your Local Farmers
Market Society
1163 Commercial Drive, #2, Vancouver, BC V5L 3X3
info@eatlocal.org www.eatlocal.org
604-879-FARM (3276) | | Help us Advertise - Be a Market Sign Host! |
Do you live in a neighbourhood near Trout Lake (East Van) or near Nat Bailey Stadium? If so, and if you would like to host a small sign for the 2005 market season, let us know! We would love it if you would help us get the word out about the markets by hosting a sign on your lawn. Sign hosts keep signs at their house for the market season (end of October). Come talk to us at the Market Information Tent at any market or call the office at 604-879-FARM. |
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