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Annual General Meeting + Clean Bin Project Screening February 5th

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We are thrilled to announce the details of our Annual General Meeting. It will take place Saturday February 5th at Holy Trinity Cathedral located at 514 Carnarvon Street – it’s the same place as our winter market. Doors open at 5:30PM and light refreshments will be served.

Memberships for the 2011 season will be available for $10. In order to vote or stand for election for our Board of Directors, you must be a member. Cash and cheque are accepted. The AGM will be called to order at 6PM. All are welcome to attend and we encourage you to bring a friend to come and see what RCFM is all about. Get involved!

From 7-7:30 we’ll have an intermission and social in the lounge, and at 7:30, for the first time in New Westminster, a special public screening of The Clean Bin Project will take place. The Clean Bin Project was originally a contest between three friends to live waste free for a year. It has since become a highly acclaimed documentary and valuable resource for info on lowering your waste.

Admission for the film screening is a very special price of $3 for 2011 members of RCFM, and a sliding scale of $5-$10 for general admission. This is a must see documentary 76 minutes in length. Jen and Grant will be on hand to present their film and will be available afterward for questions and answers.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to email us at info@newwestfarmers.ca

Winter Market -Getting There Incentives!

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We are very thrilled that Translink has donated a number of goodies that you can enter to win! All you will have to do is show proof that you took transit to the market (a transfer or your monthly pass) and you will be entered to win great fleece jackets or a 3 zone monthly pass for whatever month you choose! There are different prizes every month, and there is one prize per month. Winners will be notified after the market.

The winter market is located right next to Columbia Skytrain station and is easy to get to. Simply exit the station via the Church Street exit, and you’ll run right into Holy Trinity Cathedral.

We are also very excited that The City of New Westminster has once again sponsored our winter market and is allowing free parking all day at the Downtown Waterfront Parkade. The parkade is located only a short distance from the market site. To get to it, enter off Columbia Street at 4th Street. We encourage you to carpool! Bring a friend and introduce them to the market.

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The winter market starts November 13th and runs once a month on the second Saturday of the month from 10AM to 2PM until April at Holy Trinity Cathedral.

2010-2011 Winter Market Announced!

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We are very pleased to announce that RCFM will again be putting on a once-monthly winter market for this upcoming 2010-2011 winter season! You told us you loved being able to get market goodies all year long and we’ve heard you!

Winter market will take place at the same location as last year – at Holy Trinity Cathedral’s hall, located at 514 Carnarvon Street. The Hall is near Columbia Skytrain Station and is only a short distance from our summer spot.

Photo by Briana Tomkinson

Winter Market will be on the second Saturday of the month from November to April – November 13, December 11, January 8, February 12, March 12, and April 9 – from 10AM to 2PM.

We will be sure to bring you music, entertainment, and as many kids’ activities as we can cram in there!

Photo by Briana Tomkinson

If you’re a vendor interested in applying, please download the guidelines, application form, and if necessary, the Fraser Health Authority’s applications here. We encourage you to get your forms in as soon as possible. Last year, table spaces did sell out quickly. Craft panel will take place in September – dates TBA.

PS: Here’s a movie about last year’s winter market, courtesy of Emerson Eve Productions.

RCFM – Winter Market from Royal City Farmers Market on Vimeo.

Growing Your Own Food New West Style

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Local market shopper Elise Weatherby dropped us a note today about our market:

Way better selection of produce vendors; better, fresher, and organic produce and more hard to find stuff ie: pea shoots and gooseberries! This is the type of stuff farm markets are famous for!  It’s so fantastic to have a good local fresh food source so close to home!  I do grow a small garden myself so I want to add that I am extremely picky about purchasing produce, and the quality at RCFM is pretty much as good as it gets (outside of growing my own).

Thanks Elise! We really appreciate you taking the time to email us and let us know.

You can check out Elise’s review of RCFM on her new blog– which is all about growing your own food. We agree that growing your own is the very best way to eat – but not everyone can grow their own because it takes a lot of time and effort and at the very least, a patio! Next best thing is a farmers market, where you can get to know your farmer and enjoy fresh picked goods.

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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.