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Events Calendar – August

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August Events

Sprout Club
July 4th  –  Aug 29th  –  Tipperary Park (next to the Info Booth!)
 

Sprout Club is back at the New West Farmers’ Market all summer long! Join us on Thursdays from July 4 to August 29, between 3-7pm, for engaging activities focused on the environment, sustainability, and agriculture. The Sprout Club activity tent can be found beside our information booth.

And don’t forget to grab your Sprout Club Passport! By participating in Sprout Club weekly and collecting stamps on your Passport, each stamp you earn will give you another entry into our end-of-summer prize draw!

COST: FREE
No sign up is required. 
 

August 15th – Pie For Pride

5:30pm – 6:30pm – Tipperary Park (at the market!)

The beloved annual community pie baking competition is back at the New West Farmers Market with a panel of local judges who will determine New West’s Best Pie of 2024. We’re celebrating our diverse community, the best way we know how: delicious food! Stop by the market to discover this year’s Best Pie, and grab a slice by donation to New West Pride.

 

August 22nd – Yoga in the Park

 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

In collaboration with Yoga at the Quay, we’re bringing back Yoga in the Park! This free event is going to be hosted at our usual spot at Tipperary Park on August 22nd from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm, and is all ages. Just make sure to bring a mat, and come in comfy clothes!

COST: FREE

**Register for this event HERE.
 
August 29th – Back to School Bash!
3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
 
School is almost in session, so let’s have one last summer hurrah! Join us for a photobooth, balloon twisting by twist parties, face painting, a kid-focused clothing swap – and more! We hope to see you there!
We look forward to having Magik Moments attending our market, capturing memories for you and your family from 3:30-6:30pm!

Events Calendar – July

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July Events

 

Sprout Club
July 4th  –  Aug 29th  –  Tipperary Park (next to the Info Booth!)
 

Sprout Club is back at the New West Farmers’ Market all summer long! Join us on Thursdays from July 4 to August 29, between 3-7pm, for engaging activities focused on the environment, sustainability, and agriculture. The Sprout Club activity tent can be found beside our information booth.

And don’t forget to grab your Sprout Club Passport! By participating in Sprout Club weekly and collecting stamps on your Passport, each stamp you earn will give you another entry into our end-of-summer prize draw!

COST: FREE
No sign up is required. 
 
Naloxone Training
July 4th  –  5pm – 7pm  –  Tipperary Park (at the market!)
 
 

FREE Naloxone Training offered by the Purpose Society!

Join us Thursday, July 4 from 5pm-7pm at the market to learn how to save a life. Naloxone is an important drug that can rapidly reverse an opioid overdose. Equip yourself with the knowledge and tools you need to help someone in a crisis.
Please bring your own chair or blanket. This training will be approximately two hours in length and a free naloxone kit will be provided.  

COST: FREE
No sign up is required. 
 

Yoga in the Park

July 18th – 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

In collaboration with Yoga at the Quay, we’re bringing back Yoga in the Park! This free event is going to be hosted at our usual spot at Tipperary Park on June 20th from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm, and is all ages. Just make sure to bring a mat, and come in comfy clothes!

COST: FREE

**Register for this event HERE.
Indigenous Edible Plant Workshop
July 25th – 5:00 – 7:00 pm
 
Do you want to learn more about local wildlife? Want to know more about the tasty and nutritious Indigenous edible plants that grow in our neighborhoods? Well, we have a workshop for you!
 
We have rescheduled our Indigenous Edible Plant workshop with Metis expert Lori Snyder for Thursday, July 25 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Tipperary park. Registration is required and you can purchase tickets at the link below. In this workshop, each participate will have the chance to learn the identification techniques of the different indigenous plants within BC that are edible. If you’re someone who wants to learn more about foraging, or appreciating the flora of BC, this workshop is a great place to start!
 
We’ll see you on July 25th! 😉

COST: $22

**Register for this event HERE.
 

Clay Earring Workshop

July 30th – 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Queensborough Community Centre

Have a specific idea for funky earrings, but not quite sure where to start? Miss the good ol’ days when playing with play-doh was your top priority? Want to flex your creativity and have something cute to show for it? Look no further! NWFM Vendor Neet Arts Co will guide participants through the art of crafting clay earrings as unique and creative as you! Attendees will create and take home two pairs of earrings of their own creation (valued at $50-70!) This event will be hosted at the Queensborough Community Centre on July 30th.

COST: $35

**Register for this event HERE.

 

Black Lives Matter Statement

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During this difficult and painful time, we at the New West Farmers Market want to reach out to the community.

To those who are suffering: we see you. We hear you. We share your frustration. We share your pain. We do not support discrimination in any form, and we feel that with all that has been going on, we want to make sure our stance on this is clear: black lives matter. This is not a controversial statement to us. 
 
The New West Farmers Market is community based, and our community is a diverse one. The world needs to change, and that change starts with us.

A Message From Our Board Re: COVID-19

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the New West Farmers Market will be operating in a limited capacity to ensure safe access to local food sources in our community. 

Now more than ever we are relying on local food supply for food security to work in tandem with larger grocery stores and serve the public need. 

The Provincial Government has listed farmers’ markets as an essential service under their List of COVID-19 Essential Services. 

We have full support and backing from the BC Centre for Disease Control, Fraser Health and the City of New Westminster to proceed with the Farmers Market, albeit in a much more regulated setting. 

We are working closely with Fraser Health to ensure a safe market environment. Some of the guidelines include:

  • Fencing to allow entrance from one side only
  • Carefully managed entrance and exit to limit number of shoppers
  • Limited to food and beverage vendors only
  • No sampling, musicians, demonstrations or craft tables
  • Hand washing stations will be provided
  • Cashless transactions only 

We want to keep people in our community safe while also providing them access to local food during this difficult time. 

 

New West Farmers Market Board of Directors

board@newwestfarmers.ca

 

Annual General Meeting – 2019 in Review

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Please consider this official notice of the New West Farmers Market 2019 AGM:

Sunday, February 9th, 1pm-2:30pm (doors at 12:30pm)
New Westminster Library – Plaskett Room (Upper Floor)
716 6th Ave
New Westminster, BC V3M 2B3

 

The New West Farmers Market Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday, February 9th from 1pm to 2:30pm at the Plaskett Room at the New Westminster Library at 716 6th Avenue. Doors will open at 12:30; please arrive by 1pm to ensure a timely start.

The library is accessible, has elevators and an accessible washroom on the main floor. Parking is available on site and is conveniently located close to several public transit bus routes.

The meeting agenda will be primarily comprised of an update on this year’s activities, successes and challenges in 2019 and our financial performance in 2019.

If you need any directions to the AGM, please reach out to us at info@newwestfarmers.ca.

 

What to expect at our AGM this year:

Reports on Our 2019 Year: You will hear reports from two people: Lily, our Market Manager on some of the highlights of the market this year, and Carly, our outgoing President, on some of the work we completed in 2019, and some of our plans currently underway.

Elect or Acclaim a Revised Board: Some of the most basic business of an AGM is to elect a new board. We do not take nominations from the floor, and haven’t for a few years. We are losing two of our directors this year due to some personal life events and hope to have a few new faces willing to step forward.The New West Farmers Market Board can accept up to seven elected board members. Email board@newwestfarmers.ca to submit your intent and interest in joining as a board member.  Nominations close on Sunday, February 2nd. 

After the business portion there will be treats and socializing.

The excitement is growing. It’s going to be a good one. We hope you can join us on February 9th.

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Land Acknowledgement

Our market is grateful to operate on the unceded land of the Qayqayt, Kwikwetlem, and other Halkomelem speaking Peoples. We acknowledge that colonialism has made invisible their histories and connections to the land. We acknowledge the incredible gift this land is to our market and BC Agriculture. We commit to the ongoing work of decolonization and allyship.