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BC Farmers’ Markets News

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• December 11, 2020 | Comox Valley Record | Sales of non-food items disallowed at farmers markets in B.C.
• December 10, 2020 | Cowichan Valley Citizen | Cowichan vendors decry decision to banish them from markets with new COVID rules
• December 10, 2020 | Nanaimo News Bulletin | Non-food vendors ‘destroyed’ by banishment from B.C. farmers’ markets
• December 10, 2020 | Victoria News | Non-food vendors ‘destroyed’ by banishment from B.C. farmers’ markets
• December 10, 2020 | Trail Times | Non-food vendors ‘destroyed’ by banishment from B.C. farmers’ markets
• December 4, 2020 | Merritt Herald | Slaughter options at crisis level for BC’s farmers
• November 2020 | BC Buy Local | Sechelt Farmers’ Market
• November 17, 2020 | St. Thomas Times Journal | Producers need immediate action on BC’s meat processing crisis
• October 30, 2020 | Kamloops This Week | Final Kamloops Farmers’ Market of pandemic year to be held on Oct. 31
• October 27, 2020 | Creston Valley Advance | Creston Valley Farmers’ Market Moving Indoors on Nov. 7
• September 26, 2020 | BC Local News | Farmers’ market harvests successful season
• September 18, 2020 | Trail Times | Trail market goes garlic
• August 21, 2020 | Vernon Morning Star | Pillar of Vernon Farmer’s Market steps down
• July 23, 2020 | Radio-Canada | À la découverte des marchés fermiers
• July 2, 2020 | The Tyee | A Dozen Local Food Heroes on What a Pandemic Teaches
• June 23, 2020 | Times Colonist | The New West Farmers Market needs your help to survive COVID-19
• June 17, 2020 | Globe Newswire | The New Brentwood Artisan Farmers’ Market Reconnects a Community and Invests in Local Entrepreneurs as Metro Vancouver Cautiously Reopens
• June 11, 2020 | 100 Mile Free Press | Non-food based vendors allowed back at South Cariboo Farmers Market
• June 9, 2020 | The Golden Star | Golden Farmers Market to open in person on June 17
• June 9, 2020 | Osoyoos Times | Osoyoos Market on Main returns June 13
• June 5, 2020 | Vancouver Sun | Too busy to worry: COVID-19 forces B.C. farmers to adapt
• June 1, 2020 | freshdaily | This is what farmers’ markets in canada might be like when they reopen
• May 27, 2020 | CBC Radio-Canada | Le succès des marchés fermiers varie d’une région à l’autre
• May 27, 2020 | Penticton Herald | Farmers’ market returns Saturday
• May 25, 2020 | iHeartRADIO | The return of farmers’ markets
• May 25, 2020 | Global News | Coronavirus: Penticton Farmers’ Market plans for reopening
• May 21, 2020 | Destination BC | BC Association of Farmers’ Markets on Pivoting Member Operations
• May 21, 2020 | My Bulkley Lakes Now | “This took off quickly,” : BC AG Minister on success of online Farmers’ Markets
• May 19, 2020 | CBC News | OPINION – Growing resilience: What could a secure food system look like?
• May 14, 2020 | BC Gov News | Stay local, keep your community safe this long weekend
• May 9, 2020 | Pique Newsmagazine | Still outstanding in our fields
• May 7, 2020 | Bowen Island Undercurrent | Bowen’s farmers market goes virtual
• May 1, 2020 | Global News | Many B.C. farmers’ markets to open this weekend as COVID-19 pandemic continues
• April 29, 2020 | CBC News | Vancouver Island farmers pivot to online sales amidst COVID-19 uncertainty
• April 28, 2020 | The Golden Star | Golden Farmers Market heads online due to COVID-19
• April 27, 2020 | Victoria News | Sooke Country Market opens online starting May 2
• April 23, 2020 | Salmon Arm Observer | Downtown Salmon Arm Farmers Market returning with online option
• April 23, 2020 | Peach Arch News | White Rock Farmers’ Market back with a difference May 3
• April 20, 2020 | INFOnews | With COVID-19 measures in place, Vernon Farmers’ Market gets ready to open
• April 19, 2020 | The Williams Lake Tribune | Williams Lake Farmers Market adapts to COVID-19 guidelines to open May 8
• April 18, 2020 | CBC News | B.C.’s farmers markets set to open, but with new physical distancing protocols
• April 15, 2020 | BC Local News | COVID-19: Farmers market operations play huge role for community
• April 15, 2020 | The Tyee | COVID-19 Sparks Push to Improve BC’s Food Security
• April 14, 2020 | Penticton Herald | Farmers’ market going virtual – for now
• April 14, 2020 | BC Local News | COVID-19: Quesnel Farmers’ Market will open May 2 with more of a ‘shop, don’t stop’ feel
• April 13, 2020 | The Tyee | Farmers’ Markets Are Safe, Support Local Food
• April 13, 2020 | Nelson Star | Nelson’s downtown markets to go ahead, but with changes
• April 13, 2020 | Delta Optimist | Village Market will open when they can
• April 12, 2020 | Terrace Standard | Skeena Valley Farmers Market goes online
• April 8, 2020 | Parksville Qualicum Beach News | Errington Farmers Market to go ahead with planned May opening
• April 8, 2020 | Merritt Herald | Farmers Markets going digital
• April 8, 2020 | BC Local News | South Cariboo Farmers’ Market to operate with food vendors only
• April 6, 2020 | Clearwater Times | Clearwater Famers Market looking for help
• April 6, 2020 | Pique | Whistler Farmers’ Market sets sights on Father’s Day opening
• April 6, 2020 | The Williams Lake Tribune | Women win provincial award for Williams Lake Farmers Market work
• April 5, 2020 | Haida Gwaii Observer | COVID-19: Haida Gwaii farmers hope to have market online by mid-April
• April 4, 2020 | Global News | Kelowna farmers have first market of the year despite COVID-19 concerns
• April 1, 2020 | Country Life in BC | BC farmers markets go online
• April 1, 2020 | Kamloops This Week | Kamloops Farmers’ Market will be online — and downtown
• March 31, 2020 | Prince George Citizen | Farmers’ market will be limited to outdoor venue
• March 28, 2020 | Victoria News | Farmers’ markets still open in Greater Victoria
• March 27, 2020 | CHEK | BC farmers’ markets soon to be selling produce online to help social distance during COVID-19
• March 27, 2020 | TriCity News | Only food can be sold at farmers’ markets: Provincial Health Officer
• March 27, 2020 | Vancouver Is Awesome | B.C. farmers’ markets going online to keep us connected to farmers during COVID-19 crisis
• March 27, 2020 | Victoria News | BC Farmers Markets move to online platform amid COVID-19 concerns
• March 27, 2020 | CTV News | B.C. farmers’ markets moving online during COVID-19 pandemic
• March 27, 2020 | CBC News | B.C. farmers markets launching online store during COVID-19 pandemic