Farmers Markets

• Farmers’ markets, business groups feuding with Loblaws over disparaging text ad

  A mass-advertising NoFrills text message encouraging customers to “skip the line” at their local farmers’ market and visit their stores instead.

  Consumer

  Jul 27, 2024
  
• Neighbours provide ‘awesome’ support for Calgary man’s urban farming business

  'They enjoy learning about what’s going on in the yard and they get interested in gardening and it’s just a big, happy growing system.'

  Features

  Aug 9, 2022
  
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• $12 million earmarked for BC Association of Farmers’ Markets’ coupon program

  Eligible recipients will receive $27 of coupons per week for 16 weeks to help them purchase local food — a $6 increase from the $21 per week in 2021.

  Canada

  Jun 5, 2022
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• Vernon Farmers’ Market welcomes relaxed COVID-19 restrictions on craft sales

  Officials are allowing non-food vendors at outdoor markets in B.C. for the first time since early December.

  News

  Mar 23, 2021
• Kitchener, Cambridge farmers markets to return in June

  The Kitchener and Cambridge farmers markets will return later this month.

  Canada

  Jun 4, 2020
• The New Reality: N.S. food producers reaching new customers, but will interest wane after COVID-19?

  Nova Scotia food vendors and producers are crossing their fingers that the new customers they've gained during the pandemic become repeat buyers.

  Consumer

  May 21, 2020
• Many B.C. farmers’ markets to open this weekend as COVID-19 pandemic continues

  Vendors at farmers' markets, which are considered an essential service, must only sell food and not hand out samples.

  Economy

  May 1, 2020
• N.S. farmers markets to move online amid COVID-19 outbreak

  FMNS says it hopes to have online stores ready by Saturday, March 28.

  Health

  Mar 19, 2020
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• City staff proposes plan to allow green-thumbed Londoners to sell their own produce

  Currently, Londoners are only allowed to sell produce grown on their property two days per year.

  Canada

  Nov 18, 2019
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• Whitby Farmers’ Market opens for 2019 season

  A true sign that spring has sprung is that farmers markets begin popping up for the season.

  Canada

  May 8, 2019