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IMG_0009We are hiring a Program Coordinator to join our team this summer season.  Are you a post secondary student who has an interest in community development? Check out a fun way to spend your summer!

Program Coordinator Job Description

Please forward a cover letter and resume, describing how your background/experience meets the criteria by email to info@makebakegrow.com

Please note: This is a Canada Summer Student Grant position – Candidates must be 18 – 35 years of age and attending post secondary school.

 

 

Sunday July 3 – Happy Canada Day Long Weekend!

Celebrate the long weekend with the Coquitlam Farmers Market!

There will be lots of fresh vegetables and fruit, amazing prepared foods, baked goods and food trucks!  Come hungry and check out Cheese Street Grill, Truly Authentic Taste of Malaysia and Rocky Point Ice Cream!

We’re excited to be welcoming The Land of Deborah to market as our musician this week. Deborah is an award-winning musician whose “feel good folk-pop” style is a crowd favourite.

Celebrate Canada this weekend at our kids’ craft table! Join us to make a patriotic wind sock full of red, white, and maple leafs!
Check out our list of vendors attending the market this Sunday here!

 

Week 9: Arnalia Giveaway

Arnalia GiveawayCelebrating 20 years in the community! Visit our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts to win!

Week 9: Wellness Prize Package from Arnalia & $20 in market money! This wellness prize package includes: Balm of Gilead 13ml, Spruce Balm 13ml, Double Calendula 15ml, Sunny Smile 25ml and All Heal 50ml ($68 value)

This giveaway will run from June 27th to July 1st at 6pm! Winner will be announced on Saturday July 2nd and the prize will be available for pick up on Sunday July 3rd at the Coquitlam Poirier Street Farmers Market!

* There is one prize available – participants can enter on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram 

Week 8: Forstbauer Farm Giveaway

Forstbauer 20 Weeks of GiveawaysCelebrating 20 years in the community! Visit our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts to win!

Week 8: $20 worth of certified organic veggies from Forstbauer Natural Food Farm & $20 in market money

This giveaway will run from June 20th to June 24th at 6pm! Winner will be announced on Saturday June 25th and the prize will be available for pick up on Sunday June 26th at the Coquitlam Poirier Street Farmers Market!

* There is one prize available – participants can enter on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram 

Sunday June 26

Member-Specials-Sign-448x400This Sunday is Members Day!

Members, bring your membership cards to access these amazing specials:

  • A Bread Affair:  $1.00 baguettes
  • Alma Valle:  15% off on all bracelets
  • Floralia Growers:  15% off your purchase
  • Foster Naturals:  Shampoo/Conditioner combo (mix and match ok) for $40
  • From Beds to Bowls:  Buy one bunch of swiss chard, kale or collard greens and get one free
  • Gesundheit Bakery:  $1.00 off a purchase of $5.00 or more
  • Hunger Management:  Free drink with purchase
  • Kirina’s Krafts:  Buy two headbands or clips and receive one free
  • Mountain Naturals:  2lb bag of laundry powder (112 loads) for $14 (regularly $16)
  • Pebblestone Publishing:  Save $3.95 per book
  • Real Meals:  10% off orders over $25 (not valid with any other promotion)
  • Ripple Creek Organic Farm: 50% off baby lettuce mix
  • Rockweld Farm: Buy 2 chicken drumsticks get one free
  • S & S Nursery:  1 gallon, 2 feet tall assorted tomato plants $2.00 each
  • Schoolhouse Doodles:  Buy one card, get one card
  • Silverhill Orchard:  10% of a 20lb box of cherries Sandra Rose or Lapins
  • Sisters Making Scents:  10% off any purchase
  • Sweet Thea:  Pies for $15 ($5 off) any fresh pie containing Raspberries, Strawberries, or Blueberries – all fresh from the fields this week!!!
  • Terrazza Décor:  Buy 2 Decor Blocs Save $10.00

We’re happy to welcome musician Barry Wilson to the market for the first time this weekend.  Barry plays a variety of music of all styles including old time, jazz, rock, folk, country, and more!

Place des Arts is joining us art market this weekend to make Ojo de Dios crafts.  Visit their table to learn more about this yarn weaving craft and make one to take home.
 Community Volunteer Connections is our community group at market this weekend.  Visit their table to learn more about all the ways you can volunteer in your community.  They’ll have face painting at their tent, too!

Full list of vendors – please click here

Week 7: Culinary Blossom Giveaway

Culinary Blossom GiveawayCelebrating 20 years in the community! Visit our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts to win!

Week 7: 3 different varieties of hot n’ spicy preserves from Culinary Blossom & $20 in Market Money!

This giveaway will run from June 13th to June 17th at 6pm! Winner will be announced on Saturday June 18th and the prize will be available for pick up on Sunday June 19th at the Coquitlam Poirier Street Farmers Market!

* There is one prize available – participants can enter on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram 

Sunday June 19

This Sunday bring dad to market to celebrate Fathers Day! Be sure to swing by the market information tent to collect your Fathers Day gift! The first 100 dads will receive a herb plant to add to your garden.

Treat dad to lunch at D-Original Sausage Haus or Hunger Management. Don’t forget dessert at Rocky Point Ice Cream and a coffee from Biscotti Joe!

At our kids craft table, little ones can show dad some love by making him a tie!

Singer-songwriter Norine Braun is our musician this weekend. Her lovely voice and bluesy style are perfect listening for a Sunday morning at the market.

Sunday June 12

Stop by market this Sunday to pick up all of your favourite fruits and vegetables including cherries, raspberries, strawberries and so much more! Rain or shine, plan on spending some time walking around the market to see what is in season!

Come hungry and grab breakfast or lunch at D-Original Sausage Haus, Hunger Management or This Little Piggy.

Fruits and veggies are super good for you! Visit our free kids craft table this weekend to make superhero fruits and veggies! Choose from a wide variety of produce designs to create a caped crusader of healthy eating

For a full list of vendors: click here

Week 6: Canvas Candles Company Giveaway

featuringCelebrating 20 years in the community! Visit our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts to win!

Week 6: Candle Prize Package ($35 Value) from Canvas Candle Company & $20 in Market Money!

This giveaway will run from June 6th to June 10th at 6pm! Winner will be announced on Saturday June 11th and the prize will be available for pick up on Sunday June 12th at the Coquitlam Poirier Street Farmers Market!

* There is one prize available – participants can enter on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram 

Coquitlam Farmers Market started 20 years ago by SFU students

By Ian Bryce

 

The Coquitlam Farmers Market is one of the longest-running farmers’ markets in the Metro Vancouver. This year, the farmers’ market celebrates its twentieth season.

The market’s humble beginnings hark back to 1996 when four Simon Fraser University students founded the Coquitlam Farmers Market Society as part of a Sustainable Community Development class project.

Terri Evans, then doing a post-baccalaureate diploma in urban studies, was one of the market’s co-founders.

“Before taking my course, I had never been to a farmers’ market and hadn’t thought much about them,” says Evans.

“Having recently moved from Winnipeg, I was looking for a place to create social connections and engage with my community.”

In the market’s early years, Evans and her classmates worked with the City of Coquitlam to secure a reliable space for the market.

“At the time, we were using city space in a way the city hadn’t envisioned,” she says. “We had to convince the city about the benefits of creating space for local food.”

Evans remained heavily involved in planning the market’s development even after completing the sustainable development class project.

“It was by the fifth year that I was able to sit back and watch the market do its thing and think ‘we’ve done it, we’ve changed people’s shopping habits’,” she says.

Today the Coquitlam Farmers Market contributes $1.5 million to the local economy during its summer season alone.

“Farmers’ markets provide a lot of economic activity,” says Evans. “They provide a great opportunity to buy food directly from local farmers, and for people to re-learn knowledge that they’ve lost—such as the seasonality of foods.”

Co-founding the market was also an integral part of Evans’ career at SFU where she is currently program manager of the Urban Studies program and instructor with the department of Geography.

“I advise and have conversations with students on urban food research questions while conducting my own research in the local food space,” she says.

“As an Urbanist, I bring a longer lens to students’ understanding of why cities are organized as they are and what kind of food environments they possess. My experience with the Coquitlam Farmers Market helps inform this perspective.”

In 2014 Evans was recognized for her work with the Coquitlam Farmers Market and advancing healthy sustainable communities by Member of Parliament Fin Donnelly. And in 2002, she received the Queen’s Golden Jubilee medal for her contribution to community.

Evans says she looks forward to reuniting with some of her fellow students for a farmers’ market anniversary celebration in July.

The Coquitlam Farmers Market runs every Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. until Oct. 30 at the Dogwood Pavilion near the Poirier Community Centre.