Local Flavours, Familiar Faces!
Farmers' market vendors are independent business people who make, bake or grow your food. Some of these folks make their entire living from the products they sell at farmers' markets. For others, selling at farmers' markets is a hobby gone wild! All of our vendors are passionate about the foods they grow and deliver to you.
Vendors Supporter
To become a vendor at a market or to find out about an excellent group Commercial Liability Insurance rate of only $300, which includes product liability visit www.bcfarmersmarket.org/ind/vendor_associate_membership.htm and become a supporter of the BC Association of Farmers' Markets.
Meet our Vendors
Check out this page to meet hundreds of vendors and don't be surprised by the variety of foods available to you. Take time to discover specialty artisan products from 'a' to 'z' including: arrugula, candycane striped beets, naturally-raised beef, red carrots, lemon-cucumbers, swiss chard, goat cheese, goose and turkey eggs, kale, ostrich products, red and purple radishes, heirloom tomatoes, wild mushrooms, wild salmon, landscape plants, cut flowers, crafts, artwork and so much more!
Mountain Farms Soap, Abbotsford
Website: www.mountainfarmsoap.com
Email: info@mountainfarmsoap.com
MILES TO MARKET: 14
ABOUT: Mountain Farms Soap is a small, home-based business, (founded in 2001), where all personal care products are Handmade in small batches to ensure quality, and cut by hand. We are dedicated to providing personal body care products combining luxury with affordability. At Mountain Farms Soap, we are committed to satisfying you… our customer. We strive to create products that are not only good for you, but they uplift and relax your senses.
With over 45 different types of Natural Soaps to choose from, there is something special for everyone. Our Soaps range from totally Natural, Nearly Natural, Goat's Milk & Emu Soaps, to our unique artisan Gourmet Soaps and Soap Cakes. You will enjoy our hand-crafted Guest Bars and Wedding Soaps. Our soaps are made the old-fashioned way, using the time honoured Cold Process method. Natural plant extracts, butters and oils are combined to produce delightful, moisturizing soaps, lotions and more!
Visit our stall at the Abbotsford Farm and Country Market in Abbotsford (see www.abbotsfordfarmandcountrymarket.com for market location and dates). Alternatively, see our website and place your order by phone, fax or on-line. We'll be happy to arrange a convenient time for order pick up.
FUN FACT: Soap Cakes and Soap Cupcakes make a unique and fun gift for anyone. All our cakes and cupcakes are hand-crafted. They're so yummy looking they look good enough to eat, but please don't. Treat yourself today!
Gambell Farms, a Proud Vendor at the Kelowna Farmers' Market
A Bit of History
In 1963, a young and eager Pearce Gambell started farming on Bond Road in Lake Country. In 1975, he and his wife, Penny, purchased the "cherry orchard" at 12133 Okanagan Centre Road.
Over the last 30 years Gambell Farms has been satisfying customers with top quality fruit. Throughout the past few years Gambell Farms has been striving to diversify with new types of fruits and vegetables to allow the fruit stand to stay open longer through the season.
Today, the orchard is run by Pearce and Penny, with the help of their children. Together they tend to 34 acres of fresh fruit and vegetables. Gambell Farms is strongly supportive of sustainable living, growing fruit and vegetables for healthier lifestyles in our community and beyond.
Gambell Farms grows top quality fresh fruit from July through to October. This summer enjoy smokey saskatoons, a variety of sweet cherries, apricots, raspberries, peaches, summer plums, pears and apples.
Favourite recipes from our farm
Baked Apple:
- 4 large Macintosh or Spartan apples
- 4 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 4 tbsp brown sugar
- 4 tbsp raisins (optional)
Wash and core all 4 apples. Place in a buttered 8" x 8" baking dish. Mix butter, cinnamon, brown sugar and raisins in a small bowl. Spoon the mixture into the cored out centers of each apple. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes at 400°F until apples are soft. Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
Summer Peach Smoothie:
- 2 cups peaches
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1 cup yogurt
- 1 tsp honey
- 3 ice cubes
Peel the peaches and cut into pieces. Combine all the ingredients in a blender. Reduce to a smooth purée. Serve chilled in a tall glass!
Gambell's Fruit Stand
Located at 12133 Okanagan Centre
Road East
Winfield, BC
250-766-4036
Hours: 9-5 Mon-Sat; 10-5 Sundays
Phone: 250-766-3131 (home)
Email: pengam@telus.net
Karen Brandson — Wyndson Farm, Abbotsford
We live on a hobby farm in the Bradner area of Abbotsford. From a young child, I have always loved to make things.
I started selling my items at the Mt. Lehman Country Market 11 years ago, and was involved for many years in the operation
of that market. I am currently a vendor at the Abbotsford (Saturday) and White Rock (Sunday) Farmers' markets, and have
been a director in both organizations. I offer for sale a wide variety of jams and jellies, many made with our own,
naturally produced fruit. I also have a large display of sewn items, including heavy-duty shopping or book bags, as well
as aprons, tea cozies, and bibs. I grow flowers, which are sold in arranged bunches, and also sell herbs, particularly
basil, as well as salad greens and arugula. Any extra produce or fruit from our garden is brought to the market,
including plums, apples, pears and potatoes. Look for our wild blackberries (not roadside!) in August.
Email: wyndson@uniserve.com