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New West Farmers Market – 2024 Inaugural Block Party

March 8, 2024 By Emily Gaudette

We’re back! The New West Farmers Market’s 15th season kicks off on March 28th with an Easter-themed Block Party! The market runs weekly on Thursdays from 3pm – 7pm in Tipperary Park until November 7th.

Sponsored by Key West Ford, this season starts with a bang – a free, family-friendly Block Party featuring a city-wide Easter Egg Hunt in collaboration with the City of New Westminster. 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 cookies for the first 100 visitors, a piñata, a photobooth, free children’s crafts by New West Family Place, face painting and balloon animals from 4-6pm. Featuring live entertainment all market long by Sue Breton 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!

Come by for some fun and get all your shopping done! Meet the New West Farmers Market’s 2024 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.

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Season Opener Block Party

March 17, 2023 By Emily Gaudette

  We are just 2 weeks away from our Season Opener Block Party! 

 

We are so excited to kick off this season in style! Join us on March 30th in Tipperary Park from 3-7pm.

  • Free cookies from Homemade By Harris for the first 100 guests!
  • 3:30- Opening remarks from Stacey Ferguson from QayQayt First Nation and City Councillor Tasha Henderson
  • 4:00 and 5:00- Tot and Mini Music Classes with Music Box
  • 4:00-6:00- Face Painting and balloons from Michelle’s Cheeky Face Painting
  • Live music from Sue Breton
  • A human statue!
  • Lawn games and a craft table
  • Member Appreciation Day deals!
  • Food Trucks- Bread and Cheese and Crema Ice Cream and Desserts (find them on Queens Ave)
  • Enter our Instagram contest by tagging @newwestfarmers in your Market Haul pics for your chance to win $20 in Market Money!

Don’t miss out on this awesome event. Come welcome back all your favourite vendors and discover new ones too!

Our market will run every Thursday until November 2nd.

Can’t wait to see you all again soon!

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3rd Annual Holiday Market

December 5, 2022 By Emily Gaudette

We’ve missed you since our regular season ended but we’ve been hard at work planning for our 3rd Annual Holiday Market!!! 

We’re excited to bring you over 90 local vendors this year including many of your usual favourites as well as a bunch of new faces! 

We’ll have 8 great food trucks for you, live music, a special performance by the Music Box, and our Sprout Club tent will have crafts and activities for kids. This market is pet friendly so bring your fur babies along too (on a leash please) 

Rain, snow, or shine- this market will be an excellent chance to shop local this Holiday season.  Whether you’re shopping for last minute gifts or looking for fresh ingredients for your Holiday Dinner, we have it all!

We will be outside New West City Hall December 10+11, from 10am-4pm
Entrance is by a recommended $5 minimum donation to be split with the Greater Vancouver Food Bank.

 

Can’t wait to see you there!!! 

 

 

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Silent Auction!

September 28, 2022 By Emily Gaudette

Don’t miss our upcoming silent auction taking place this weekend October 1st and 2nd. 

This is our annual silent auction to raise money for our free kids program, SPROUT CLUB! This popular program wouldn’t be possible without the help of community members like you. THANK YOU!

Bid on 10 amazing prize packs full of items from local businesses and some of your favourite market vendors. 
Bidding goes live Saturday at 9am and will close Sunday at 8pm.

You can preview the auction here https://www.32auctions.com/nwfmsprout2022 or check out our social media to get a sneak peek of all the amazing goods to be won! 

 

 

Filed Under: Blog, NWFM News

Pie for Pride Returns!

August 8, 2022 By Emily Gaudette

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!!! 

Filed Under: Blog, NWFM News

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