February 2010
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Chicken and Egg Dance Recap
This past Saturday the rain and clouds of a busy day gave way to the fun Chicken and Egg of the night. It was the 9th Chicken and Egg Fundraiser Dance held at the Capri Hall/Subud Centre on Fraser.
There were folks from FarmFolk/CityFolk, BC Association of Regenerative Agriculture, Vancouver Farmers Markets, and farmers from Aldergrove.
The Sybaritic String Band provided some great...
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Volunteer Opp: Chicken & Egg Dance 2010!!!
Put on your chicken hats and start stretching! It’s the 9th annual Chicken & Egg Dance. Save the date, Saturday February 13th to come shake and shimmy your winter blues away. It’s going to take place during the first weekend of Olympics, and is a great fundraiser with proceeds going to the Vancouver Farmers Markets, as well as FarmFolk/CityFolk and The BC Association for...
January 2010
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Chicken & Egg Dance | Events Listings |... →
Come to our Chicken & Egg Dance on February 13th! Here’s a blip in the Straight!
what to do, what to do? | yoyomama →
Nice! New blip on yoyomama’s site to take your family to the Winter Farmers Market.
Vancouver Farmers Market Open House
Big thank you to all of the suppporters, volunteers, and staff who came by our Open House last Friday. What a great way to start of a new year!
The head office was very festive with lots of tasty vittles and treats. Seriously, it was the most beautiful I have ever seen the office…so clean! Beautiful flowers and candles were on display…very festive.
Phil and Debbra from Edible Vancouver...
““And that’s the message we’re trying to get across to the...”
– Year in Quotes
Incase you missed it…over the holidays the Vancouver Courier did a write up about 2009 year in quotes. One of the quotes came from our own Executive Director Tara! It’s a great point about our local Farmers Markets too!
Volunteer Opp: Fresh Choice Kitchens looking for a...
Read more info about it here… Fresh Choice Kitchens is looking for a professionaly trained chef to volunteer their time, tips and tricks.
It's 2010, time to update the calendar!
Happy New Year! This year is already starting off with a bang. Thanks to everyone who came to our New Year’s Open House last Friday. Here…in summary form is a list of some farm/food related events going on in the next week or so. Email me if you’d like more details.
Spring Gillard is teaching her ongoing course The Politics of Food. more here.
Saturday, January 16th - 10a-2p 1st...
December 2009
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WatchVancouver Winter Farmer’s Market (via Brock Fowler)
Happy Holidays to everyone! This creative time-lapse film of the last Winter Farmer’s Market was put together from our talented volunteer (and Winter Farmer’s Market Staff) Brock! Big thanks to Brock for filming and editing this piece.
Workshop Opp: Food Photography 101 →
Volunteer, event planner extraordinaire, and food photographer Jackie Connelly is holding a Food Photography 101 class in the new year!
I attended an earlier version of this class during the Sustenance Festival and had a great time - very informative. The focus of the class will be on taking shots for food bloggers and will take place on Saturday January 9th at the Irashai Grill. More info at...
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Classroom Opp: School for Urban Focused... →
Just announced last week, an exciting opportunity has arisen to learn about urban farming. With more demand for people wanting to learn how to grow their own food, and even take it to the next level and make a living off of urban farming… a new program through Kwantlen Polytechnic University in cooperation with the Richmond Fruit Tree Sharing Project, the Richmond Food Security Society, and the...
Foodies at the Market: Chef Anthony Sedlak →
For those of you like me who can spend hours sitting and drooling over culinary creations on Food Network, you may be very familiar with Chef Anthony Sedlak…
Chef Anthony has risen to fame from his win on Food Network’s Superstar Chef Challenge II, to his own half-hour cooking show The Main. Originally from Prince George, BC, Chef Anthony is back in BC as the Executive Chef at The Corner...
Local gift ideas that make the world a better... →
With our Annual Holiday Market behind us, and only one more Farmers Market in year 2009…there are some other great options for gift giving out there.
Granville Magazine has a great list of some other local gift ideas for the holidays.
You may notice that our Winter Farmers Market is on the list. Don’t forget that market money and our market merchandise still make excellent stocking...
Demonstrations Happening @ Holiday Market
If you are coming to the Holiday Market tomorrow, here is a handy-dandy list of our demonstration schedule…starting at 11:00am to 3:00pm, there will be a vendor/artisan on our stage demonstrating their unique techiniques.
11:00am - Clay Pinch Pots Hands-on Demo Artisan Kathleen Murphy
12:00pm - Home Made Bath Tub Fizzers Cheryl Theilade from Scentimental Creations
1:00pm - Traditional Korean...
Vancouver Farmers Holiday Market : Good Life... →
Brilliant post from Good Life Vancouver about our Holiday Market this Saturday!
Six food and dining events | Vancouver, Canada |... →
Some great ongoing and upcoming holiday events including our Holiday Market from the Straight.com.
WatchIlliterati warms up things outdoors with a great jam outside WISE HALL
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Support Opp: Amnesty International Annual...
(from Gretchen, volunteer at Main St Station, & longtime friend of the markets) Amnesty International Group 17 is hosting their annual Write-a-Thon, which is an open house where people will be ale to sign letters/petitions, or write letters about human rights. This open house on the 9th in recognition of Human Rights Day which is December 10th this year.
December 9, 2009 from 2:30-7:30pm...
November 2009
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Volunteer Opp: 14th Annual Holiday Market
Calling all Vancouver Farmers Markets volunteers! Our 14th Annual Holiday Market is coming up in two weeks and we are looking for a lovely group of volunteers to help us staff and run our big bash holiday event of the year. Read here for more info on the Holiday Market.
Date: Saturday, December 12th, 2009 (one day only this year) Time: doors open 10:00am - 6:00pm Location: *New* Croatian...
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FAQ on the Holiday Market…
How does the Holiday Market we hold differ from the regular Winter Farmers Market or Summer Markets that we hold throughout the year?
The Holiday Market is primarily a gift market featuring local farmers, crafters, and artisans. Unlike the Winter Farmers Market, there will be little raw produce there, more local crafts and food gifts. The Holiday Market is a unique market in that you can shop for...
BC Apple Pie Contest Winners Recipes →
Hosting an event soon? Something for the holidays maybe? The three winning recipes for our annual BC Apple Pie Contest are online - downloadable PDF version too! Thanks to our winners! Yum!
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Support Opp: Terra Madre Day
Slow Food Vancouver along with Farm Folk/City Folk and the Italian Cultural Centre are having their first annual Terra Madre Day Celebration. (read: I didn’t even have to pipe it into Google Translate - Terra Madre - Mother Earth Day Celebration)
Thursday December 10th, 2009 6:00pm-9:00pm Location: The Italian Cultural Centre, 3075 Slocan Street, Vancouver Cost: Donation (as far as I...
On the lookout for land! « Chris’s Urban... →
One of our vendors - Chris Thoreau - aka My Urban Farm with those delectable sunflower sprouts that were bike peddled to Trout Lake all summer is looking for new space to grow! If you, or someone you know has some available land (empty lot, parking lot, rooftop space, backyard, etc.) then let Chris know. He is looking primarily in Vancouver on the East Side (no bike rides to Penticton). Email...
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Classroom Opp: FoodSafe Level One
Interested in handling food…other people’s food? Maybe you are curious about working as a caterer or chef. Maybe you have questions about handling food, what is safe, what is a no-no. Vancouver Food Bank and their Fresh Choice Kitchens are holding a FoodSafe Level One class
Thursday December 3rd - 9:00am-5:00pm Location: Vancouver Food Bank, 1150 Raymur Ave. Cost: $50.00-$95.00 (sliding...
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Classroom Opp: The Politics of Food - A Bite Size...
Spring Gillard, author of The Compost Diaries blog, and author of Diary of a Compost Hotline Operator is teaching a course on The Politics of Food.
Saturday Jan. 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th 9:00am-1:00pm Location: Vancouver Community College Broadway Campus Fee: $399 for a 4 week (16 hours) course
“Eating is a political act. Find out how the food on your plate can affect a farmer half a world...
Vancouver Winter Farmers Market: BC Association of... →
Just wanted to post that we have an updated listing for the Winter Farmers Market on the BC Association of Farmers’ Markets. Looking good!
WatchFor those of you who were there, and for those of you who couldn’t make it, here is this week’s Winter Farmer’s Market walkthrough clip from Winter Farmers Market #2!
It’s not going to win an Emmy’s but there was such a nice vibe, tunes were playing, the mood was festive.
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Practicum Opp: UBC Farm Sowing Seeds Program 2010
The Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm is delighted to offer: Sowing Seeds for the Future - A hands-on, season-long practicum in sustainable agriculture We are now accepting applications for our 2010 program! What? ~ The Sowing Seeds Practicum 2010:
Established in 2008, this part-time (600 hour), eight month practicum offers instruction and daily work experience in small-scale...
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Workshop Opp: Transition in Vancouver - from...
Langara College Continuing Studies, Village Vancouver and the Canadian Centre for Community Renewal present a 2-day workshop and dialogue introducing “the principles, steps and lessons of the successful Transition Town model of local response to global challenges”.
To read more about this workshop, there is a downloadable 2-page PDF right here.
Fri. & Sat., December 4th &...
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CityFood Magazine - Who's at the Winter Market:... →
One of the best reads I’ve seen lately about one of our Farmers Markets vendors - Helmer’s Organic Farm. There is a very informative photo collection at the bottom of the article covering some of their many potato varieties. Great mid-week read.
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Screening Opp: The Real Dirt on Farmer John
Happy Remembrance Day!
I just wanted to share that tomorrow Rengrew Collingwood Food Security/Garden Club/Workshop Series is hosting a screening of The Real Dirt on Farmer John by Taggart Siegel.
Thursday, November 12th, 7:00pm 5288 Joyce St., Vancouver BC Admission is Free!
“An epic tale of a maverick Midwestern farmer. An outcast in his community, Farmer John bravely stands amidst a...
WatchFarm Folk/City Folk Heroes Video
Even though the shorter and rainier days may have you down a little bit, Farm Folk/City Folk has this great slideshow presentation of 27 farmers/cityag/innovators including many faces you see at our Winter Farmers Market. It’s a wonderful piece, only six minutes or so long, and full of inspiration for next year’s growing season.
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Winter Market Lunch | Cooking →
Nice post from Edible Vancouver about their experience putting together what sounds like a smashingly-good lunch. Next question: where’s our invite? :-)
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Workshop Opp: Introduction to Knitting
Another class from UBC Farm’s Growing Season Workshop Series…Introduction to Knitting with Elaina MacDonald
Thursday, November 19th, 6:30pm-8:30pm UBC Farm, 6182 S Campus Rd, Vancouver Cost: $25 for the class + $1.77 registration fee Limited to 10 people
What will be covered?
The basics of knitting: Materials required
Sources of information
Casting on
The knit stitch
The purl...
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Workshop Opp: Aromatherapy & Bath Products
UBC Farm, as part of their UBC Farm Growing Season Workshops (is it still growing season?), is presenting a workshop on making body care gifts for the holidays.
Saturday, November 14th, from 1:00pm-4:00pm UBC Farm, 6182 S Campus Rd, Vancouver Cost: $35 for the class + $2.02 registration fee Requirements: Bring a shoe box to class
The class will be lead by Cheryl who has been teaching...
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Workshop Opp: Fork in the Road
Village Vancouver & Langara College Continuing Studies are presenting the Fork in the Road: Cultivating Food and Community in Local Neighbourhoods session this weekend.
Friday, November 13th from 6:30p-9:30p & Saturday, November 14th from 9:30a-5:00p Langara College, 100 West 49 Avenue Cost: $50 registration
The workshop will be facilitated by Adam Ward of the Rhizome Theatre and will...
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Winter Farmers Market 1 Season 4
Welcome to the first post from Winter Farmers Market headquarters! We just conducted our first “winter” business of the year at WISE Hall this past Saturday with quite a turnout! Might I even be brave enough to declare that aside from maybe the Vancouver Taboo Naughty but Nice Show, which opened at 12noon same day, we were probably hosting one of the more provocative and interesting...
Watcha look inside WISE Hall before the first Winter Farmers Market 2009
WatchHome is Where the Food is (via The Juki Museum)
The 100-Mile Diet Society of Vancouver recently (Nov 3rd) launched a short animated film entitled Home Is Where the Food Is, as part of their new society website www.foodshed.100milediet.org.
The video itself was directed and animated by Jody Kramer with help from local friends including Tina Biello, Lydia Fu, Kathy Whitney, and others.
There is a...
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Slide Show: Vancouver Winter Farmers Market 2008 →
I came across this slide show that was created from sound bites and photos of the first Winter Farmers Market last year. We are looking forward very much to the beginning of the winter season this Saturday November 7th at WISE Hall.
