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What is the BC Farmers’ Market Trail?

Wherever you are in the province, the BC Farmers’ Market Trail is your quickest route to fresh, local, in-season food and artisan goods direct from the people who produce them.

The BC Farmers’ Market Trail showcases 145+ authentic BCAFM member markets across the province. Each of these markets is dedicated to hosting vendors who grow, make, bake, raise or wild harvest the products they sell.

This year we are highlighting the farmers, food and markets within the Kootenay Rockies & Columbia Basin. Explore this beautiful region, and learn about the passionate growers, makers and bakers you’ll find at the 20+ farmers’ markets featured along this Trail.

Stay tuned as the BC Farmers’ Market Trail expands to showcase more unique regions!

PRODUCED AND SUPPORTED BY

BC Association of Farmers' Markets

The BC Farmers’ Market Trail is an initiative of the BC Association of Farmers’ Markets, a non-profit that exists to support and promote its 145+ member farmers’ markets so local food continues to thrive.

We are committed to developing and strengthening farmers’ markets in all regions of British Columbia. Our key focus areas are:

  • Providing education and training to market boards, managers and vendors;
  • Promoting farmers’ markets to the public and key industry stakeholders;
  • Educating the public to choose healthy BC grown agricultural products to ensure a secure food system, to reduce the carbon footprint and to ensure the viability of farming into the future;
  • Conducting research and development activities;
  • Delivering a unified industry voice for all BC farmers’ markets.

Supporters

Destination BC

Destination British Columbia is an industry-led Crown corporation that works collaboratively with tourism stakeholders across the province to coordinate marketing at the international, provincial, regional and local levels.

Columbia Basin Trust

Columbia Basin Trust supports the ideas and efforts of the people in the Columbia Basin.

They take their lead from residents and communities. Whatever the situation calls for, they adapt their role: from providing resources, to bringing people together, to leading an entire initiative. The Trust is here to offer experience and support to all Basin residents.

While their range of services, programs, initiatives and financial investments is extensive, their purpose is straightforward: we exist and act for the social, economic and environmental well-being of the Basin—now and for generations to come.

Kootenay Rockies Tourism

The Birthplace of Adventure—in the southeast corner of BC, the jagged peaks of the Rockies rise in parallel with those of the Purcell, Selkirk and Monashee ranges. In between are valleys, rivers and lakes that have enabled human existence for thousands of years. With incomparable scenic beauty around every turn, this is British Columbia’s Mountain Playground.

In the midst of this monumental landscape, geography, geology and history have conspired to create utterly charming Victorian small towns. Visitors come to the Kootenay Rockies for a rich palette of recreational summer activities that includes world-class hiking, biking, climbing, river rafting, paragliding, canoeing, wildlife viewing and golfing.

Buy BC

Buy BC is a Ministry of Agriculture initiative that helps local producers and processors market their products by re-establishing a strong, recognizable Buy BC brand and supporting industry-led marketing activities.

The BC Farmers’ Market Trail and BC Association of Farmers’ Markets is a recognized Buy BC partner.

Put your region and market on the map!

Join the BC Farmers’ Market Trail, a collaborative initiative of the BC Association of Farmers’ Markets. The Trail makes it easy for tourists and locals to find fresh, local, in-season food and artisan goods at the farmers’ market in your community.

Farmers’ Market Nutrition Coupon Program

The Farmers’ Market Nutrition Coupon Program (FMNCP) provides an opportunity for 10,000+ lower income families, pregnant women and seniors to buy fresh, local, food direct from BC farmers at markets across the province.

Over 60 farmers’ markets and 100 community partners currently participate in the Program, which is delivered by the BC Association of Farmers’ Markets.

This innovative healthy eating program strengthens food security and directly supports farmers’ markets and 900+ farmers across BC. To learn more or make a donation visit www.bcfarmersmarket.org/coupon-program/about-program.

Adrian Wagner, Nelson Farmers' Market