In our travels around Metro Vancouver, tasting, sampling, and just generally doing all manner of feasting, we’re always coming across new avenues of local flavour. While we usually cover the wealth of diverse dining options in the area, there are also plenty of ways to up your kitchen game and enrich your palate at home. Nowhere else is that truer than through the West Coast Farmer’s Market scene!
In fact, we discovered a fantastic market collective appropriately titled Artisan Farmers Markets. Organized by the non-profit Artisan Farmers Market Society, the three markets listed below aim to cultivate community relationships between the people who buy groceries and those who make/grow them. It’s all about getting to know where our food comes from, and, in their words, “to create a food secure community by improving access to local, healthy, affordable food to the community.” Local, sustainable, community-oriented, not a bad alternative to getting your groceries from a billion-dollar corporation!
Ambleside
A short stroll from Ambleside Park and the beach, a visit to the market is a fantastic addition to an afternoon in the fresh West Vancouver air! The friendly growers, bakers, and artisans onsite are ready to introduce you to the robust flavours of all their passionate efforts.
May 17 – Sept 13
Sundays, 9 am – 2 pm
Brentwood
Just steps from the Brentwood SkyTrain Station, this location is quick and easy to reach by transit. Drop in for all the produce on your list and enjoy a wandering lunch as you snack on the tasty delicacies in each stall.
June 7 – Aug 30
Sundays, 10 am – 2 pm
Burnaby
Get the weekend off to a vibrant and flavour-rich start with this Saturday market! With free on-site parking, it’s a great excuse to carpool with a few friends and do your shopping together. Split up bunches and baskets to achieve an even more cost-effective strategy while reducing food waste!
June 13 – Aug 29
Saturdays, 10 am – 2 pm
For more information about Artisan Farm Markets, their vendors, and further schedule, visit: artisanmarkets.ca
Images courtesy of Artisan Farm Markets
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