After 25 years of the http://www.comoxvalleyfarmersmarket.com/ bringing the farm to the people, you might think you’ve tasted it all.
Think again!
“Even after 25 years, each year brings new vendors and new farmers,” says Executive Director Vickey Brown. “There’s always something new to discover and that element of surprise.”
Need a few ideas? Here’s 10 ways to celebrate the market’s silver anniversary:
No. 1. Try something new: With close to http://www.comoxvalleyfarmersmarket.com/vendors featuring everything from seven kinds of meat to peas, pesto and pasta, you’re bound to discover something new in addition to long-standing favourites.
No. 2. Pick up your passport to flavour: Get your ‘Farmers’ Market Passport’ at the market and collect vendor signatures over the summer. Gather 25 signatures and be entered to win a fabulous basket of local food come fall. Get more signatures and be entered into more draws!
No. 3. ‘T’ up your support: Proudly show your support for local farmers with a special Comox Valley Farmers’ Market anniversary t-shirt, available at the info booth.
No. 4. Take a tour: Get the inside track on what’s growing during a http://www.comoxvalleyfarmersmarket.com/content/market-tours-now-available with longtime market customer Hannah Rail. Whether you’re a regular looking for fresh ideas or a newcomer wanting shopping tips, take a tour with a seasoned shopper!
No. 5. Dine on-site: Shopping is hungry business! Tamale, taco, sweet treat or steamed latte … no matter your taste, you’ll find a variety of yummy ideas.
No. 6. Enjoy a song and a dance: Pull up a straw bale seat and enjoy performances by talented local musicians … with impromptu dancing known to occur!
No. 7. Get festive: The market and the North Vancouver Island Chefs Association have a food festival planned for July 12 – a chance to learn about new products, nutritional information and tasty preparation ideas from the people who know.
No. 8. Buy local, support local: By supporting local farmers, you’re helping keep farmland productive and farmers at work. And because the market operates year-round, you’re also helping make a longer growing season work for local farmers.
No. 9. Talk to a farmer: Have questions about ingredients or how the chickens are raised? Ask! A big benefit of buying from the market is the ability to go right to the source with your questions.
No. 10. http://www.comoxvalleyfarmersmarket.com/calendar-node-field-event-date: Are all your goodies bought Saturday long gone by mid-week? Starting July 5, visit the Wednesday market from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in downtown Courtenay, and beginning July 2, visit Sunday in Cumberland from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.