2020 Conference Schedule

All events and workshops take place at the Harrison Hot Springs Resort unless otherwise noted.

Read more about the workshops & networking events

Friday, March 6, 2020

* Registration desk open 8:30 am – 5:30 pm (PST)

10:00 am – 5:00 pm          MarketSafe Training (registration to workshop is required)

10:00 am – 5:00 pm          Social Media Day Camp (registration to workshop is required)

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm           Welcome Reception (at Old Settler Pub)

Saturday, March 7, 2020

* Registration desk open 7:30 am – 4:30 pm (PST)

7:10 am – 8:30 am            Breakfast

8:30 am – 9:45 am           Welcome Remarks and BCAFM Looking Forward

– Traditional Land Acknowledgement | Elder Virginia Peters and Vange Point, Cultural Language Teacher
– Remarks | BC Minister of Agriculture, Lana Popham
– Remarks | BCAFM President, Vickey Brown and BCAFM Executive Director, Heather O’Hara

9:45 am – 10:45 am          Food Safety and Farmers’ Markets

11:00 am – 12:15 pm           Workshop Sessions

A – Creative Land Access Solutions: How to Farm when Farmland is Out of Reach
B – Zero Waste Initiatives: Packaging and Planet
C – Response and Recovery for Farmers’ Markets

12:15 pm – 1:30 pm             Lunch

1:30 pm – 2:45 pm            Workshop Sessions

A – How Millenials Shop: Getting to Know Them and Letting Them Get to Know You
B – ‘Everyone is Welcome’ is not the same as ‘This Was Designed with You in Mind’: Using Inclusive Practices to Create Diversity at Your Market
C – Building and Sustaining Community Partnerships

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm           Roundtable Sessions

4:15 pm – 5:30 pm            Workshop Sessions

A – Identifying Your Customers: The Key to Market Research
B – How ‘Hindsight’ Can Lead to ‘Foresight’: Learning from the Challenges of Starting a Food Non-Profit & Local Food Market
C – Eight Key Success Factors in Food Aggregation

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm          Banquet & BC Farmers’ Market Awards

Sunday, March 8, 2020

* Registration desk open 8:30 am – 11:30 am (PST)

7:30 am – 10:00 am          Breakfast

8:00 am – 8:30 am           Registration: BCAFM Annual General Meeting

8:30 am – 10:00 am          BCAFM Annual General Meeting

10:15 am – 11:30 am           Workshop Sessions

A – Grow Your Farmers Market Business with an Online Store
B – Championing Zero Waste and Sustainability at BC Farmers’ Markets
C – Health, Wellness and Rights of Farmers and Farm Workers

11:45 am – 1:00 pm            Workshop Sessions

A – Enriching Customer Relationships: Why They are Important for More Than Just Sales
B – Vendor Recruitment and Retention: Goals, Successes, Challenges
C – Storytelling with Data

Please Note: Schedule is subject to change.