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Increasing Access & Equity: Introducing our Market Access Program!

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The NWFM is excited to unveil our Summer Market Access Program!

Do you sell a delicious product and have been looking for ways to get your products in the hands of local shoppers, receive immediate feedback on your products or test out a new one?  

The New West Farmers Market has launched our Market Access Program applications, which provides FREE booth space, equipment, and mentorship to emerging vendors from underrepresented and marginalized backgrounds. It is aimed to remove the barriers that often prevent local entrepreneurs from launching at farmers markets for sustainable business development. We are specifically looking for prepared food vendors to join our busy summer season – 9 markets throughout July and August! 

If you haven’t been a vendor at the NWFM before and you’d like to become a part of the market community, learn from fellow vendors and build your customer base – apply online today and check “Yes” on in the application, under “Would you like to apply for the Market Access Program?” 

APPLY ONLINE NOW – SPOTS MAY FILL FAST!

The NWFM operates from 3 – 7pm Every Thursday in Tipperary Park. Sign up for 1 day or all of them here: https://newwestfarmers.ca/vendor-application-2025/ or email: info@newwestfarmers.ca for more information!

New West Farmers Market – 2025 Inaugural Block Party

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We’re back! The New West Farmers Market’s 16th season kicks off on March 27th with a season kick-off Block Party!

The market runs weekly on Thursdays from 3pm – 7pm in Tipperary Park until October 30th.

 

Sponsored by Key West Ford, this season starts with a bang – a free, family-friendly Block Party! Stop by the first market of the season and leave not only with all your locally-produced groceries, but with an assortment of free goodies, including cupcakes for the first 100 visitors,  a piñata, free children’s crafts, face painting and balloon animals from 4:30-6:30pm. Featuring live entertainment all market long by Ally Jean and an opening ceremony to welcome back the community!

Not interested in balloon animals? We got you covered too! There will be a silent auction sourced from vendors and local businesses within New West. The market will also be hosting deals on their annual market membership program – giving you exclusive access to deals throughout the year!

Sign up for a $10 Annual Membership that grants you access to exclusive vendor discounts on the first market of every month (as well as the first Market on March 27th) – and be entered to win $50 in Market Money!

Share your market haul and tag us on social media and be entered to win $20 in Market Money!

Come by for some fun and get all your shopping done! Meet the New West Farmers Market’s 2025 vendors for their first date of the season. There will be lots of your favourite businesses plus many new products, farms and faces. Bring your reusable shopping bags, your appetite, and the whole family! 

 

The New West Farmers Market focuses on environmentally sustainable food by bringing locally grown and produced food to the community, thereby contributing to local economic development, healthy eating, and food security. We strive to make our market diverse in our offerings so there is truly something for everyone, as well as being an inclusive, welcoming environment for the community to gather.

NWFM RETURNS with our Fifth Annual Holiday Market! – SATURDAY CANCELLED, SUNDAY STILL ON!

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The New Westminster Farmers Market returns December 15th for our 5th Annual Holiday Market! Featuring 80+ vendors, live music, food trucks, and a kids booth, this outdoor market is the New Westminster Farmers Market final event of 2024. 

 

Join us on December 5th in front of New West City Hall for an outdoor market featuring over 80 local artisan and food vendors, as well as food trucks, live music, and entertainment. Visit the Sprout Club tent for free kids crafts and activities all weekend long!

Rain or shine – this market will be a chance to shop from all your favourite local & small businesses this Holiday season.  Whether you’re looking for last minute gifts, artisan-made sweet treats, or fresh ingredients for your Holiday Dinner – we have it all! 

This is a family-friendly, dog-friendly, accessible event.  

 

Find all vendors attending the Holiday Market below:

Alcohol:
Festina Lente Estate Winery
Left Field Cider Co.
Maan Farms
Middle Mountain Mead
Northyards Cider Co.
Raincity Distillery
Shuswap Cider Company
Snowgoose Brewery Inc.
Steel & Oak

Bakeries:
A Bread Affair
Annie Bannanies
BAK’D Cookies
Bar Down Cookies
Boule Carre Bakery
Bussin Buns
Kayla’s Sourdough
Mamma Pina’s Gluten Free Flour
Merry Go Round
Vanessa’s Cookie Boutique

Beverages:
Farming Karma
Gingeraki
Leilani Fine Tea
Mukasi Coffee Roasters

Candles:
Candle Corner
DinArt Candles
Ollie & Co.

Community Groups:
BC Cancer
Disability Alliance BC
Motion & Music Performing Arts Academy (Sunday Only)

Confectioners:
Chickadee Chocolate
Drunken Chocolatier
EMKAO Foods
Gary’s Kettle Corn
Pimon – Kamon

Food Trucks:
Burgerholic
Dos Amigos
Little Miss Coffee
Stackers
Tokyo Katsu-Sand
Veg Out (Sat only)

Beavertails (Sun only)

Jewelry:
Black Cat Jewelry Works
Cleo’s Origami
First Stone
Neet Arts Co.

Homewares:
Artfully Yours
BC Wild Wreaths
MeNom
Mechanics of Music
Serenity Living

Honey:
Golden Meadows Honey Farm

Hot and Ready Foods:
Authentic Vietnamese Spring Rolls
Ember Hong Kong Barbeque
Hibiscus Foods
Holy Duck Chili Oil
Pretty Bird Kitchen
Sabor-a-Yucatan

Meat and Seafood:
Bucking Bull Jerky
Outwest Ranches

Pet Products:
Freeloaders Pet Goods

Preserves, Condiments, Spices:
BobAli
Masala Factory
R.Miller Designs

Prepared Foods:
Besee Crunch
Mamma Musey Pierogi
Market 49 fine foods
One More Bite Granola
Toffee Pop

Produce Farms:
BC Small Farmers Collective
Mandair Farms
Whistler’s Harvest

Soap, Spa & Beauty:
Bayu Wellness
Olive’s Home & Garden
Shine Bright By J&J
Simon’s Soapbox
Skunk Bath and Soap

Textiles:
Caramia and Mama’s Infinite Side Questing Creations
Cursive and Prints
Woolwerx Fibre Arts Studio
Yarn of Life

 

 

Event Details: 

Where: Directly in front of New Westminster City Hall (6th Street + Royal Ave)
Date: Saturday, December 14th & Sunday, December 15th, 2024
Time: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Cost: By donation! We recommend a minimum of $5.00 – to be split between us and the BCAFM Nutrition Coupon Program.

No RSVP needed of course, but if you want a reminder: RSVP HERE.

 

Events Calendar – August

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August Events

Sprout Club
July 4th  –  Aug 29th  –  Tipperary Park (next to the Info Booth!)
 

Sprout Club is back at the New West Farmers’ Market all summer long! Join us on Thursdays from July 4 to August 29, between 3-7pm, for engaging activities focused on the environment, sustainability, and agriculture. The Sprout Club activity tent can be found beside our information booth.

And don’t forget to grab your Sprout Club Passport! By participating in Sprout Club weekly and collecting stamps on your Passport, each stamp you earn will give you another entry into our end-of-summer prize draw!

COST: FREE
No sign up is required. 
 

August 15th – Pie For Pride

5:30pm – 6:30pm – Tipperary Park (at the market!)

The beloved annual community pie baking competition is back at the New West Farmers Market with a panel of local judges who will determine New West’s Best Pie of 2024. We’re celebrating our diverse community, the best way we know how: delicious food! Stop by the market to discover this year’s Best Pie, and grab a slice by donation to New West Pride.

 

August 22nd – Yoga in the Park

 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

In collaboration with Yoga at the Quay, we’re bringing back Yoga in the Park! This free event is going to be hosted at our usual spot at Tipperary Park on August 22nd from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm, and is all ages. Just make sure to bring a mat, and come in comfy clothes!

COST: FREE

**Register for this event HERE.
 
August 29th – Back to School Bash!
3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
 
School is almost in session, so let’s have one last summer hurrah! Join us for a photobooth, balloon twisting by twist parties, face painting, a kid-focused clothing swap – and more! We hope to see you there!
We look forward to having Magik Moments attending our market, capturing memories for you and your family from 3:30-6:30pm!

Events Calendar – July

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July Events

 

Sprout Club
July 4th  –  Aug 29th  –  Tipperary Park (next to the Info Booth!)
 

Sprout Club is back at the New West Farmers’ Market all summer long! Join us on Thursdays from July 4 to August 29, between 3-7pm, for engaging activities focused on the environment, sustainability, and agriculture. The Sprout Club activity tent can be found beside our information booth.

And don’t forget to grab your Sprout Club Passport! By participating in Sprout Club weekly and collecting stamps on your Passport, each stamp you earn will give you another entry into our end-of-summer prize draw!

COST: FREE
No sign up is required. 
 
Naloxone Training
July 4th  –  5pm – 7pm  –  Tipperary Park (at the market!)
 
 

FREE Naloxone Training offered by the Purpose Society!

Join us Thursday, July 4 from 5pm-7pm at the market to learn how to save a life. Naloxone is an important drug that can rapidly reverse an opioid overdose. Equip yourself with the knowledge and tools you need to help someone in a crisis.
Please bring your own chair or blanket. This training will be approximately two hours in length and a free naloxone kit will be provided.  

COST: FREE
No sign up is required. 
 

Yoga in the Park

July 18th – 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

In collaboration with Yoga at the Quay, we’re bringing back Yoga in the Park! This free event is going to be hosted at our usual spot at Tipperary Park on June 20th from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm, and is all ages. Just make sure to bring a mat, and come in comfy clothes!

COST: FREE

**Register for this event HERE.
Indigenous Edible Plant Workshop
July 25th – 5:00 – 7:00 pm
 
Do you want to learn more about local wildlife? Want to know more about the tasty and nutritious Indigenous edible plants that grow in our neighborhoods? Well, we have a workshop for you!
 
We have rescheduled our Indigenous Edible Plant workshop with Metis expert Lori Snyder for Thursday, July 25 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Tipperary park. Registration is required and you can purchase tickets at the link below. In this workshop, each participate will have the chance to learn the identification techniques of the different indigenous plants within BC that are edible. If you’re someone who wants to learn more about foraging, or appreciating the flora of BC, this workshop is a great place to start!
 
We’ll see you on July 25th! 😉

COST: $22

**Register for this event HERE.
 

Clay Earring Workshop

July 30th – 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Queensborough Community Centre

Have a specific idea for funky earrings, but not quite sure where to start? Miss the good ol’ days when playing with play-doh was your top priority? Want to flex your creativity and have something cute to show for it? Look no further! NWFM Vendor Neet Arts Co will guide participants through the art of crafting clay earrings as unique and creative as you! Attendees will create and take home two pairs of earrings of their own creation (valued at $50-70!) This event will be hosted at the Queensborough Community Centre on July 30th.

COST: $35

**Register for this event HERE.

 

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Our market is grateful to operate on the unceded land of the Qayqayt, Kwikwetlem, and other Halkomelem speaking Peoples. We acknowledge that colonialism has made invisible their histories and connections to the land. We acknowledge the incredible gift this land is to our market and BC Agriculture. We commit to the ongoing work of decolonization and allyship.