This week we are asking you to pick sides. Are you on Team Artichoke or are you on Team Eggplant? Tell us and get a free button to show your pride and represent your side! Make sure you bring your button if you already have one.

Here’s what’s on this week:

Music – sponsored by The Heritage Grill:

• Market favourite steel guitarist Ross Werlick from 3-5PM
• Bringing the blues from Delta, Delta Blue from 5-7PM

Entertainment:

• Allyson Grant, Face Painting
• Kids’ Freeplay Zone

Vendors This Week : (not all vendors come to every market, so check this list if you’re looking for someone special – they are arranged categorically. Want a complete listing of all the vendors, even the ones not here this week? Here it is!)

Eat On Site

• Beer Brats – Beer. Brats. Brilliant.
• Copeland Foods – hot vegetarian samosas, as well as frozen take home meat pies and ready-to-eat dinners
• Creperie La Boheme – Mouthwatering crepes!
• Gogo Java – Coffee, tea, smoothies, juice, and other liquids
• Maluma Health Foods – Bison hot dogs, bison smokies, bison chili and bison ribs and take home packages too!

Produce

• Apple Barn Pumpkin Farm – Peppers, tomatoes, apples & pumpkins
• Canwest Farms – blueberries!
• Celyddon Farms – Certified organic produce from Delta
• Forstbauer Family Natural Food Farm – organic produce, eggs, and beef
• Glen Valley Organic Farm – certified organic produce from a farm located only 50km from New Westminster
• Golden West Nurseries – Okanagan fruit grown in Summerland, many certified organic
• Maan Farms – assorted locally grown produce as well as HOT ROASTED CORN!
• Nature Village Farm – Asian produce grown in Richmond
• Red Barn Plants and Produce – assorted locally grown produce

Dairy

• Farmhouse Natural Cheeses – cow’s milk cheeses, goat’s milk cheese, goat’s milk yogurt, cow milk butter
• Greendale Herb and Vine – Cheddar cheese, cheese curds, herbs, nut butters and honeycomb
• Little Qualicum Cheeseworks – High quality cheese from Vancouver Island

Meat & Fish

• Fresh Off the Boat – Fresh fish and seafood
• Gelderman Farms – Pork
• Outwest Ranches – beef raised locally and fresh eggs

Bread & Baking

• A Bread Affair – Breads
• Blackberry Hill – Baked Goods
• Eat It Up – Gluten free and no-sugar-added fruit pies, cookies and green tea

Delectable Treats

• AJI Gourmet Products – sauces made using aji spice
• Amber’s Choice – baked madeleines, soups, salad dressing
• Bamboo Yoga Tea – batch crafted wellness teas prepared locally
• Bean Boy Creations – Organic hummous
• Con Amore Foods – handmade fresh pasta and vegan spreads and dips
• Gary’s Kettlecorn – Kettlecorn
• JJ’s Country Cookin’ and Diabetic Foods – sugar free jam and many varieties of pickled vegetables
• Jane’s Honey Bees – honey and other bee products
• Jennifer’s Dried Mixes – dried layed soup and baking mixes

Local Crafters

• Alma Valle Fine Silver Jewelry – handcrafted sterling silver original jewelry
• Dingolay Glass Creations – African and Caribbean fused glass jewelry
• Mod Argent – hand forged sterling silver jewelry
• The Other Eden – cold process soaps scented with essential and fragrance oils, room sprays, body products
• Trevor Cooper Photography – gorgeous West Coast themed affordable professional photographs

Gardening

• Secret Garden – cut flowers

Services

• Harmony Works Chair Massage – on site chair massage

Here’s a picture sent to us by Ken in Cawston from Red Barn Plants and Produce off his mobile. It’s a teaser for tomorrow’s market – field tomatoes will be in the market!

Eggplants are so cool, even strawberries try and look like them:

Since it’s still Farmers Market Month – and is all of August – we’re planning special events at every market to help us celebrate! This week, we’re featuring free cupcakes for the first 100 people to come to the RCFM info booth after the market starts at 3PM. These cupcakes are delicious white vanilla cupcakes made from market regular Blackberry Hill, made with real, fabulous ingredients, a generous serving of love, and a dash of colourful sprinkles. You can pick up your volunteer application or membership form at the same time, as well as lots of information about healthy eating, other local foodie/farmie events, and your copy of the hot-off-the-presses issue of Edible Vancouver (while supplies last).

For kids of all ages, we’re pleased that Allyson our face painter is returning to add a bit of flare to your face (or arm!). She’ll be sharing the spotlight this week with market favourite award winning balloon twister Korki the Clown. Take a break in the kid zone or check out some of the fantastic art in Art in the Park.

Here’s what else is on this week:

Music – now sponsored by our friends at the Heritage Grill:

• Buskings – local boys Joey and Jake churn out some tunes on violin and accordion 3-5pm
• Jeff Huggins – lead singer of local band The Knots supplies some of his solo work on guitar  5-7pm

Vendors This Week : (not all vendors come to every market, so check this list if you’re looking for someone special – they are arranged categorically. Want a complete listing of all the vendors, even the ones not here this week? Here it is!)

Eat On Site

• Copeland Foods – hot vegetarian samosas, as well as frozen take home meat pies and ready-to-eat dinners
• they’re back! Creperie La Boheme – Mouthwatering crepes!
• Gogo Java – Coffee, tea, smoothies, juice, and other liquids
• Maluma Health Foods – Bison hot dogs, bison smokies, bison chili and bison ribs and take home packages too!

Produce

• Apple Barn Pumpkin Farm – Peppers, tomatoes, apples & pumpkins
• Canwest Farms – blueberries!
• Celyddon Farms – Certified organic produce from Delta
• Forstbauer Family Natural Food Farm – organic produce, eggs, and beef
• Glen Valley Organic Farm – certified organic produce from a farm located only 50km from New Westminster
• Golden West Nurseries – Okanagan fruit grown in Summerland, many certified organic
• Maan Farms – assorted locally grown produce NEW! This week! Hot roasted corn!
• Nature Village Farm – Asian produce grown in Richmond
• Red Barn Plants and Produce – assorted locally grown produce

Dairy

• Greendale Herb and Vine – Cheddar cheese, cheese curds, herbs, nut butters and honeycomb
• Little Qualicum Cheeseworks – High quality cheese from Vancouver Island

Meat & Fish

• Fresh Off the Boat – Fresh fish
• Lamington Heritage Farms – frozen cuts of lamb and ducks, plus eggs
• Outwest Ranches – beef raised locally and fresh eggs

Bread & Baking

• A Bread Affair – Breads
• Blackberry Hill – Baked Goods
• Eat It Up – Gluten free and no-sugar-added fruit pies, cookies and green tea
• Sunrise Pita Company – pitas, chips, dips, and banana bread

Delectable Treats

• AJI Gourmet Products – sauces made using aji spice
• Amber’s Choice – baked madeleines, soups, salad dressing
• Anne’s Gallery – Jams, jellies & knitting
• Bamboo Yoga Tea – batch crafted wellness teas prepared locally
• Bean Boy Creations – Organic hummous
• Con Amore Foods – handmade fresh pasta and vegan spreads and dips
• Gary’s Kettlecorn – Kettlecorn
• JJ’s Country Cookin’ and Diabetic Foods – sugar free jam and many varieties of pickled vegetables
• Maples’ Sugar Shack – maple syrup products

Local Crafters

• Black Bamboo Artisans – hand made glazed pottery and knitting
• Diva Dawg Clothing Company – dog clothing and accessories, altered art bracelets for humans
• Lesley and Brenda – assorted knitting, beaded items, and other hand made goods
• Magnetite Jewelry by Gina – magnetite jewelry custom fit
• The Other Eden – cold process soaps scented with essential and fragrance oils, room sprays, body products
• Quality Oak Accents – Fine wood creations

Gardening

• Secret Garden – cut flowers