Coquitlam Farmers Market

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The Coquitlam Farmers Market Society is a non-profit, volunteer-driven organization, which has organized one of the longest running suburban farmer's markets in the Lower Mainland. Developed in 1997 as a Community Economic Development project at Simon Fraser University, the Coquitlam Farmers Market began with an empty parking lot, a 13-week season and approximately 15 vendors. The Market has grown substantially since that time, and now boasts a six-month season from Mother's day to Halloween, a growing and diverse mix of vendors, and strong involvement by community groups who provide education to the public on local programs and services. The Market has also become a destination place for Tri-City (Port Moody, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam) residents and attracts visitors from neighbouring municipalities from Maple Ridge to New Westminster.

The success of the Coquitlam Farmers Market derives largely from its focus on celebrating what is "made, baked, grown, and raised" in British Columbia. Our vendors include farm producers from the Okanagan, Fraser Valley, and Denman Island, to bakers and crafters who are local to the Lower Mainland. Our market reflects and supports small-scale family farming and home-based cottage industries, provides a place for education and community outreach, and acts as a unique gathering space for the community.