Powell River Farmers Market

 As the summer season wraps up, the market shifts into it's 5th fall and winter season. From October to April we will be open on Sundays from 12:30 - 2:30pm, same great location, just inside our Quonset Hut. Join us for another season of local fresh produce.  We will have frozen berries and meats as well as a great selection of winter vegetables.  During the first month we'll have many local farms still attending and as we migrate into November and December we promise to keep local farms front and center at the market.  There will always be something green to buy, as long as the chickens are happy they will lay eggs and we're even adding Seed to Soul Farm with winter produce this year and Hammill Hill Farm will have honey. In addition to our farmers we have a very strong baking community at the market this year.  Come and find your favorite bakers with your favorite treats, breads, cakes, cinnamon buns, you get the idea. We will have food for you to eat, hot cof...

Local farmers and gardeners alike enjoyed a decent spring.  The fruit trees in a many parts of qathet have started setting fruit.  The stone fruit seems to have bloomed right in time for the bees with cherries being the first fill bowls and buckets and garner smiles. If you enjoy harvesting wild berries I'm sure you've been keeping an eye on the blackberry bushes in your neighbourhood or maybe even the huckleberries.  The small trailing blackberries are coming ripe in areas as are the huckleberries. Farms are seeing the bright colours of strawberries, radishes, beets, greens, cabbages and more coming to market.  Every week the inventory changes and eating local has never been easier with so many local farm stands in both urban and rural neighbourhoods.  Facebook groups are always a good place to find or sell some eggs or extra greens.  Our community does a great job of sharing and making local food accessible.   Remember that we're open every Satu...

We're getting ready for another incredible season at the Market.  We hope you join us often and support local growers and producers that work hard every week to bring a wide variety of fresh and tasty products to our community! When: We open May 3 - 4th, 2025 and will be open: Saturdays 10:30 am - 12:30 pm. Sundays 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm. (train rides) Who:   We welcome everyone!  We would ask that you leave your dogs at home, please Where:   4365 McLeod Road.  Take Duncan Street past the airport, stay to your right and follow the signs.  There is lots of parking inside the grounds and overflow street parking too.  City bus can take you as far as the airport or the Zunga Bus has a "Market stop" at the end of Myrtle Ave. What:   We are a 100% Make It, Bake It, Grow It or Wild Harvest It Market.  You won't find anything better.  With over 65 registered vendors even before we open, it's going to be a season full variety, local pa...

 Fresh Food is coming.  Go Green in March If you think it's too early for greens and fresh local food, check in with the farmers' market.  Andtbaka Farm has some first greens, Texada Island nettles, eggs, storage crops like potatoes, beets, and onions and a wide variety of frozen meats.    Myrtle Point Heritage Farm is also bringing greens and their amazing honey alongside their frozen meats and goats milk soap in every scent imaginable.   Need more greens?  Lori from GG's Good Greens has you covered with amazing sprouts in all shapes and sizes.  You can even get a flat of wheatgrass from her.  Sprouts go well in salads, on sandwiches and even as a last minute addition to stir fry.  They are high in nutrients, crunch and flavour. Coast Berry Company has got you covered with locally grown frozen blueberries and strawberries, great for your smoothies, baking or slightly thawed on cereal. Primal Pastures had frozen meat, liver capsu...

This is the best time to visit the market.  Loads of vendors, loads of produce and loads of fun.  We are always grateful for community support and proud to give you the opportunity to shop local and socialize with your friends. Good things happen at the market and we want to make sure you don't miss out.  Join us every Saturday from 10:30 - 12:30 and Sundays from 12:30 - 2:30 (train rides on Sundays too!). Our Fall Fair will be September 14-15 this year and while the market won't be open, the fair will take the market's place from noon until 5pm both days.  Entry by donation and if you make/bake or grow something and you'd like to enter the Exhibition barn to have your items judged, check out the Fall Fair website for full details.  If you'd like to be a vendor please use our vendor registration .  There are great opportunities to be a volunteer, check them out and we'd love to have you join us for a portion of the fair. Enjoy your summer, bring your fr...

 It's been a cooler start this spring and preliminary reports show that we will have reasonable summer while the rest of the country will be battling heat. If you need some tasty freshness in your life right now, locally grown produce is the most nutrient-rich and nutrient dense way to fill your body with the vitamins and minerals we all crave.  How about adding a tasty snap to your salads with colourful radishes, grated beets, microgreens and locally grown salad mixes.  Add a hard boiled local egg and you've got a quick and easy meal ready to go. If you prefer others to do the prep work, how about some wonderful frozen food to take home?  The variety never ceases to change and within a few minutes you can build an easy-to-enjoy lunch or dinner.

 We're excited to announce our outdoor opening weekend as  May 4 & 5, 2024 . Here's a quick reminder of our operating hours If you've not been to our market before, we're always excited to welcome new shoppers or new community members, stop by the INFO booth and say hello.   If you don't like crowds, come during the 2nd hour which is always a bit quieter than the first hour.   We do ask that you leave your pets at home but there are several shady areas to park if they insist on coming with you. If you'd like to be a vendor with us this year, please see our vendor registration page .  Set aside about 15 minutes to review all the information.  It's always an exciting place to be in the spring and summer as we watch our community assemble and build stronger relationships.  No car?  No problem.  A city bus can get you as far as the airport and if you're up for a little walk that may be a great option.  The Zunga Bus is also a...

 

New Year's resolutions seem to be a focus for many people when the year rolls around.  Have you ever heard that the best day to get started with something is "today"?  Well it is.  We're half way through this year and any day can be the start of something new, something exciting, something unexpected. We've got an easy new habit for you.  Consider the Farmers' Market as a weekend destination this year.  Not only for buying fresh local food but also to see fresh local faces.  Our community is ever-changing and it's exciting to see and meet the faces you already know and the new faces that are joining us.  Many times new residents show up at the farmers' market just days after they've moved here.    This new habit may mean that you come to shop, it may be that you just come with a friend for a fresh cup of coffee or a smoothie that you can enjoy in the sun or shade in a relaxing environment.  Do you like to be in the center of the bustle?...

Some seasons come to us in full force and others kind of tease their way into existence.  This spring has been one of those on-again, off-again seasons where bright, warm sunny days spring us into action to get our gardens ready, get our plants out and hope for an early start to the season, just to be met with cold and freezing temperatures, and even snow this year in late April.    Our first work party to get the market grounds ready met us with a dusting of snow, we had to ask volunteers to rake leaves and trust that they were under the snow.   Now, a couple of weeks into May and a warm week upon us, we are truly convinced that the spring is upon us.  Buds and blossoms have been punching their way through the dormancy of winter and the season of new beginnings is proving it's arrival.  The delicate greens on maples and alders as they grab their first rays of sunshine on their delicate leaves provide a refreshing backdrop to the evergreens that have k...

Our Farmers' Market has been operating since 1987, that gives us 36 years under our belt. We are inspired by all the people that help make every market a success. That includes YOU! Line up at Andtbaka Farm People are at the heart of everything we do. Support from local farmers and vendors: we rely on the participation of local farmers and vendors to provide a variety of fresh, locally-sourced products to our customers.  Community engagement: we function as a community hub, providing a space for people to gather, socialize, and connect with their local food system.   Promoting sustainable agriculture: we prioritize products that are grown using sustainable practices, which helps support local farmers and preserves the environment.   Flexibility: For our first 33 years we were a spring and summer market only. Now we're rolling through our 3rd season of being open during the late fall and winter too, making us a year-round market. In the summer we're open on S...

 We're excited to be welcoming back our Fall Fair for 2022.   We are "Growing Back Together" this year and looking forward to having you, your family and friends join us.

With a cool but energetic launch to our 2022 outdoor spring and summer market, we are happy to be heading into warmer weather.  There are all kinds of great things planned already and of course, more to come as the months roll by. Check out what's confirmed already.   Remember the $2 train rides every Sunday too.                          Ghostly Hounds Sunday May 8 @ 1:30pm - musical guest Ghostly Hounds will be performing from 1:30 - 2:30. Their new album is out and we're excited to hear the new music. (Ghostly Hounds combines strings, horns and powerful vocals to create dark, soulful folk music)  Sunday May 15 @ 12:30 - 1:30 - local musical guest Malaspina Ensemble will be gracing the stage and bringing live, local music to the market.  Saturday June 4 @ 1:30am returning local musical guest Malaspina Ensemble is back to spread some more joy throughout the market.  Sunday June ...

Buying from local farmers means you're buying from the hand that planted, protected, nurtured and harvested what you're eating. Why is this important?  Well, the buck stop in one spot.  Every fresh, tasty product is thanks to all the  efforts put in by a single farmer.   Local farmers in qathet and Powell River take pride in their land, the resources they manage and the products they grow.    In a small town, word of mouth gets around, especially about what we eat.   We have an amazing growing season and for many years local farmers have committed to producing food for our community year-round.  What does that mean?  For our community, it means that there's an easy way to focus on local food:  find a farmer and buy from them before you go to the grocery store.  This could mean stocking up on what is in season and preserving it to enjoy year-round, it could also mean finding farmers and other local food producers who dehydr...

We're trying something new!  We hope you join us on Sundays from October through April.  We'll be open from 12:30 - 2:30 offering an indoor market to the community this year.  Wear your mask and bring your reusable bags to buy from all your favourite vendors. So far our confirmed vendor list looks like this: Vendor Description Andtbaka Farm and Lund Farmers' Co-op Meat, eggs, vegetables and wildcraft harvests Blueberry Commons Farm Cooperative Farm fresh produce including blueberries, greens, brassicas, onions, squash, potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, melons, corn, beans, peas, cucumbers, fruit and more! Coast Berry Company Fresh local seasonal berries, frozen berries, honey, jam Connie's Raw Crackers Gluten-free raw dehydrated crackers Cottage Creek Bake Shop Breads, bagels, bars, buns and more DC Harvest Produce Healing with Krista microgreens, healthy snack foods Hello Dolly Hand Sewn Doll Clothing & Accessories Hookin & Woodin Woodwork Jelly by Juhli Jelly and J...

This year things look and feel a bit different but one thing that hasn't changed is the quality and availability of fresh, local food. While we're operating under a new set of guidelines  the market still has a lot to offer. April and May will be full of delicate, fresh greens, beets, radishes, rhubarb and other early producers like asparagus and green onions.  The market also has plant starts to help jump-start your garden.  The local farmers will be joined by our bakers and other pre-packaged prepared food vendors.  Find your favourite breads or sweets at the hands of these talented locals. June sees the addition of some additional vendors, as the BC Centre for Disease Control is allowing markets to add additional non-food vendors.   We'll be welcoming back soap vendors and florists to start and later some of our crafters. So what's different?   Physical distancing is in effect, everyone needs to be sure they keep a safe distance fro...