Have you bought your 2010 RCFM Membership? At just $10, your membership is one of the ways you can contribute to RCFM and help us to continue to bring you fresh, local foods and a fun community place from June till October. We thank you if you did! If you’d like to purchase one, you can at any RCFM function or event. Membership allows you to vote at our AGM and to help shape our market to be what you want to see. It’s a crucial way to stay connected.

But did you know it also gives you access to discounts and special promotions? It’s true! Showing your membership card at the RCFM booth at any market date or function will give you a one-time 50% discount on booth merchandise such as our recycled cotton made in Canada market shopping totes.

Even better, being a member also gets you access to special prices at our Member Appreciation Days, held at least twice throughout the season. And in 2010, June 17th is our first Member Appreciation Day.  Members can enter to win a special door prize as well as receive discounts at participating vendors. Vendors offering a Member Discount will display a sign to let you know. We’ll post a list of specials soon.

Here’s this week’s line-up:

Music:

• 3-5:  Ross Werlick
• 5-7:  Gillian Hobbs

Art in the Park: (not a complete list; some artists are drop-in)

• Carolyn Mohr
• Lauren Albrice
• Cliff Milne

Community Group / Non Profit / Kids’ Activities:

• BC Hydro Power Smart Team

Vendors at this market : (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.
• Gogo Java – Coffee, tea, smoothies, juice, and other liquids
• Varinicey Pakoras – vegetable pakoras

Produce

• Apple Barn Pumpkin Farm – Peppers, tomatoes, apples & pumpkins
• Celyddon Farms – Certified organic produce from Delta
• Dream Farm Natural Growers – produce grown in Burnaby
• 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
• Maan Farms – assorted locally grown produce
• Misty Mountain Specialties – fresh wild and cultivated mushrooms, dried mushroom products
• Nature Village Farm – Asian produce grown in Richmond

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

• Copeland Foods – meat pies and frozen ready-to-eat dinners
• Fresh Off the Boat – Fresh fish
• Maluma Bison – Bison meat
• 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

• 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
• Jane’s Honey Bees – honey and other bee products
• Maples’ Sugar Shack – maple syrup products
• Simply Delish Soup Co – dry soup and salad mixes

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 work, and other crafts
• Mod Argent – hand forged sterling silvery jewelry
• The Other Eden – cold process soaps scented with essential and fragrance oils, room sprays, body products

Gardening

• Petals & Butterflies – Perennials, shrubs & planters
• Secret Garden – cut flowers