The Vancouver Farmers Market is fantastic!
I dropped in on the Kitsilano farmers market a couple of weeks ago and realized I'd been missing out on one of Vancouver's great rites of summer; yesterday morning I biked to the West End market on Comox where I bought some cranberry walnut bread, fresh spelt pasta, and organic apples from local farms. Click the thumbnail strip above to enlarge my photos.
Forstbauer Family Farm has been growing organically for over 30 years. Mary and Hans started the farm in 1977 on 7 acres of land in the Matsqui Prairies near Abotsford. At first they grew mostly blueberries, but it wasn't long before they started growing vegetables too. Ten years later they moved the farm and their 12 children to Chilliwack where in the late 90's they began farming Biodynamically. They presently produce a wide range of Vegetables as well as Blueberries, strawberries, eggs & Beef. Their colourful varieties of heritage squash caught my eye.
You can find the Vancouver Farmers Market schedule here. Happy Thanksgiving!
Blue squash? I love those colors, and seeing these now makes me want to go to the Farmers Market tomorrow....
Posted by: Michael Devendra | Friday, November 21, 2008 at 05:54 PM