Becoming a member of the Royal City Farmers Market Association is a valuable way you can show your support of the farmers market in your community. Your $10 membership helps fund the market, but it also is a ticket for you to help us shape the market. Members are entitled to vote at our Annual General Meeting and are welcome to attend any of our regular meetings. You’re also entitled to a discount off our nice RCFM booth merchandise! Here’s more about becoming a member.  In appreciation of our members, we offer two Member Appreciation Days in the summer and one in our Winter Market season. Participating vendors will be offering special prices or discounts to members with a valid membership card. You can also buy memberships at the RCFM info booth on Member Appreciation Day. Members will be emailed a list of the discounts a few days before the market – and guess what?? September 16th is our final summer season Member Appreciation Day! Don’t forget your card! Here’s what else is on:

Music, sponsored by our friends at the Heritage Grill (where there’s live jazz, blues, folk, Latin, and funk 7 days a week!):

• Sound Refuge 3-5pm
• Carolyn Stewart 5-7pm

Kids’ Entertainment:

• Allyson Grant, Face Painting
• Kids’ Freeplay Zone, with toys selected with care at Pedagogy Toys

Community Group:

• Royal City Gogos

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
• 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 Farms – Okanagan fruit grown in Summerland, many certified organic
• Maan Farms – assorted locally grown produce
• 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
• Gelderman Farms – Pork
• Outwest Ranches – beef raised locally and fresh eggs

Bread & Baking

• A Bread Affair – Breads
• Blackberry Hill – Baked Goods
• 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
• Con Amore Foods – handmade fresh pasta and vegan spreads and dips
• Gary’s Kettlecorn – Kettlecorn
• Jane’s Honey Bees – honey and other bee products
• Momma Nellie’s Goodies – Salsa
• Simply Delish Soup Co – layered soup mix, rice pilaf mix, and spice rubs

Local Crafters

• Alma Valle Fine Silver Jewelry – handcrafted sterling silver original jewelry
• Black Bamboo Artisans – hand made glazed pottery and knitting
• Clay With Val – pottery
• The Other Eden – cold process soaps scented with essential and fragrance oils, room sprays, body products
• Quality Oak Accents – Fine wood creations
• Scentimental Creations – Soaps, lotions, hand made cosmetics

Gardening

• Secret Garden – cut flowers

Services

• Harmony Works Chair Massage – relaxing massage in a fantastic setting