Vancouver Farmers Markets

Farmer's Markets are a great way to get fresh locally grown food into the consumers hands. Large cities like Vancouver benefit because Farmer's Markets connect growers and consumers first hand.

So often when consumers buy food from a supermarket little thought is given to where the food was grown or how it was grown. At a Farmer's Market people can talk with the grower and  feel confident that the product they are buying is healthy.  Shopping at a Farmer's Market totally endorses the concept of Eat Fresh and Eat Local. You reduce green house gases by reduced shipping of the product and you encourage the local economy. A win win situation.

Local Farmer's Markets include Trout Lake, Steveston, Kitsilano, West End, Main Street Station and Granville Island.
Check out the BC Farmer's Market Association for a listing of local and province wide Farmer's Markets.

Fresh Fish Fresh Fish Fresh Fish

Buying fresh locally sourced seafood is easy when you live in Metro Vancouver. Places like the Steveston Fish Market in Richmond sell fresh and frozen-at-sea salmon, shrimp, prawns, halibut, cod and tuna.

This fish market is open year round seven days a week. Each fisher vessel sells when they have a new catch so keep watch for what fish is seasonally in stock.

Once you've picked up a fresh salmon or cod right from the boat you'll be convinced this is the best way to buy fish. Buying fish right from the dock is healthy eating, it reduces your carbon footprint and employs the local fishermen.  Remember to Eat Fresh and Eat Local. This is a win win situation.

Check out Steveston Fish Market for fresh fish along with it's cafes, restaurants, historic sites, boardwalk and more. You won't be disappointed.

Eat Fresh and Eat Local

Eat fresh and eat local is on the minds of Vancouverites. Local farmlands are being threatened when cities expand. Vancouver is no exception. Farmlands surrounding Vancouver are being turned into housing communities to meet the population growth of Metro Vancouver.

Much of the food Vancouverites buy comes from outside the local farmlands. Go to a local supermarket and you'll see tomatoes from Mexico and snap peas from China. There may be some locally grown options but much comes from elsewhere.

Obviously more exotic produce might not be grown here and needs to be imported. But so much that is grown here is also imported.

Can you imagine the carbon footprint of snap peas being shipped from China? More and more citizens are concerned with where our food is sourced from and what environmental impact that brings.

Vancouver shoppers are quite savvy when it comes to eating fresh and eating locally produced food. My next few blogs will cover the growing trend of community gardens, farmer's markets, buying seafood right off the boat and visiting local farms for fresh meat and produce.

Stay tuned