Pie for Pride is back! 

After a two year hiatus we’re thrilled to bring back our annual Pie for Pride bake off! 
Join us on Aug 11th at 5:30 to watch our esteemed panel of judges taste the pies submitted by your community members. The winner will receive market money, bragging rights and ETERNAL GLORY. 
The remaining pie will be sold by donation with all proceeds going to New West Pride!

This year’s illustrious judges are 

• Anita Ansari – school board trustee, past judge (she’s serious about pie!), and pie perfectionist. 
• Alejandro Diaz – owner of a sophisticated palate and El Santo and Nox Restaurants. 
• Shannon Dolton – Pride President and official taste tester to her home baking wife. 
• Patrick Johnstone – City Councillor. When Patrick was asked to judge this contest he said, “This is, with not a hint of hyperbole, the greatest thing that has ever happened in my life.”
• Chelsea Watt – NWFM Board President, avid home baker, and dedicated fan of all things pie.

We hope to see you there!!! 

Welcome to Sprout Club!

From June 30th to September 1st, children aged 5-12 are invited to participate in our free summer program! Every Thursday from 3-7, youth are welcome to participate in our free, educational activities that focus on food, agriculture, and the environment around us. Youth will paint, colour, glue, collect items, discover, and do so much more!

On June 30th, youth are invited to attend our first Sprout Club event to collect their summer passport. Throughout the summer, participants can collect stamps for each activity they participate in. At the end of the summer, passports will be collected and names will be entered into a draw to win one of three Sprout Club prizes! The more weeks that youth participate, the more chances they have of winning!

This year, we will start off Sprout Club by honouring Indigenous Culture. Join us on June 30th at Tipperary Park from 3-7 to learn about Cedar trees. Come search for Cedar trees, paint with Cedar boughs and explore Indigenous Art as we kick off the summer!

Artwork by: Michelle Stoney

Come celebrate Easter at the market with us tomorrow!
There will be an Easter Egg hunt in the Friendship Garden put on by our friends at the city. The hunt will happen about every 30 minutes from 3-7pm. We hear the Easter bunny might even pay a visit!
We will have a “guess how many eggs in the jar” contest at the info tent. Come take a guess for your chance to win $15 in market money, plus all the chocolate eggs in the jar!
Balloon animals from Twist Parties will be back, along with live music and food trucks!

We will see you tomorrow!

Quinn 

Our first market of the year!

Tomorrow is our first market of the season! I hope you are as excited as I am!
To celebrate being back we are having our Member Appreciation Day one week early! Don’t forget to renew your membership online or at our info tent. Become a member and enjoy some generous discounts from over 20 vendors! We will also be hosting Vancity Labyrinth (weather permitting) for you to enjoy some walking meditation. Join us for balloon animals, live music, and food trucks.
This year is sure to be our biggest and best yet! I hope you join us!

Quinn