Winter POP Club – Week 4

Join the POP Club and discover the Power of Produce!
Week 4: December 2 – Our activity this week will be Veggie School! Come by the POP Club Tent anytime during the market to pick up your veggie school worksheet and explore the market looking for your favourite vegetable.
Two Bite Club – We will be trying beets
The POP Club is a farmers market-based kids program. Children (ages 5 – 12 years old) will learn about fruits and vegetables, local food systems and healthy food preparation through fun activities all season long.
Each week children will earn a $3 market token to use towards any fruit or vegetable of their choice.
There is no cost to participate.  The POP Club runs every Sunday until the end of April. Please note the POP Club is hosted outside the Port Moody Recreation Complex. Please dress for the weather. The program will run rain or shine!

Sunday, December 2

It’s December, and holiday shopping is in full swing. We’ve made it easy to shop local this year, with all the best local artisans under one roof! Join us every Sunday this December for festive fun, and great local shopping!

Stop by this Sunday for a sweet or savory crepe from Kara’s Crepes! Also grab a hot cup of coffee from Cascadia Cook and Coffee.

Kids! The holiday fun is started at the Kids Craft table this weekend. Each Sunday this month, we will be hosting our regular weekly craft, but will also feature an extra special Christmas craft each week. Visit the craft table to make a cotton ball snowman, and then stop by our Christmas Craft Station to create a reindeer ornament! (Christmas Craft Station crafts are available while supplies last!)

We’re happy to welcome back musician, Caden Knudson, this weekend. Get a sneak peek of his music HERE.

Vendor List for Sunday, December 2

Vendor Spotlight: Culture Kefir Co.

We’re thrilled to have a water kefir vendor at our Markets! If you haven’t visited Lyndsay Scott and Culture Kefir, you need to soon! In the meantime, read more about her and her products in this Vendor Spotlight.

When did you first discover water kefir?

I discovered kefir 2 years ago when looking for a natural probiotic for my family. We had been constantly sick, my youngest son was suffering from severe eczema outbreaks coupled with asthma, and my husband had significant digestive issues. Our doctors helped as best they could but we continued to struggle to manage our health. I began researching natural ways that we could improve our health and probiotics kept showing up, specifically kefir. So I reached out to a local woman for a set of starter grains and began brewing kefir at home.

What got you into making water kefir? And how did you develop your delicious flavors?

We started making milk kefir and after seeing wonderfully positive results in our health, I began making water kefir for my husband, who is allergic to milk. Soon everyone in our household preferred the water kefir and drank it daily. Through many rounds of taste testing, we developed a few flavours that our family really enjoyed – Cranberry Turmeric, Strawberry and Mango Ginger. Soon I began making water kefir for family, friends and neighbours as well. Feedback continued to pour in from people that the kefir was improving their health in numerous ways – treating digestive issues, clearing H-pylori infections, relieving eczema outbreaks, improving immune system health, etc. This was when I decided to make water kefir commercially and try to get kefir to as many people as we could.

What exactly is water kefir and how is it different than kombucha?

Water Kefir and Kombucha are both naturally fermented probiotic drinks made from culturing sweetened water with a “mother” SCOBY (Symbiotic Colony Of Bacteria and Yeasts). From there, Water Kefir differs from Kombucha in 3 distinct ways:
-Caffeine-free: Water kefir does not brew in tea, as kombucha does
-Different Probiotics: The SCOBY of water kefir is composed of different diverse bacteria and yeasts, presenting different benefits to your health
-Mild Flavour: Water kefir fermentation produces a milder, less acidic liquid making a light palatable beverage

What do you enjoy most about selling at farmers markets?

Farmers Markets are a wonderful way to directly meet our customers, develop relationships and speak with them about the benefits of water kefir and how it may help their health. Many people are unfamiliar with water kefir, or that a non-dairy probiotic option exists. Farmers Markets give us a chance to answer questions, provide taste tests, and understand what people are looking for to benefit their health so we can provide a convenient, delicious healthy beverage that they will love.

Why is supporting local important to you?

Local economies are the back bone of our communities. Supporting local makers means helping grow grassroots businesses of our neighbours and friends and seeing success and financial stability loop right back into our home networks. We’re grateful and honored for an opportunity to help support our community through good health and good business.

Winter POP Club – Week 3

Join the POP Club and discover the Power of Produce!
Week 3: November 25 – This week in the POP Club tent we will be talking about the role of agriculture in our daily lives and try to understand how most of the necessities of life can be traced back to the farm.
Two Bite Club – We will be trying kale
The POP Club is a farmers market-based kids program. Children (ages 5 – 12 years old) will learn about fruits and vegetables, local food systems and healthy food preparation through fun activities all season long.
Each week children will earn a $3 market token to use towards any fruit or vegetable of their choice.
There is no cost to participate.  The POP Club runs every Sunday until the end of April. Please note the POP Club is hosted outside the Port Moody Recreation Complex. Please dress for the weather. The program will run rain or shine!

Sunday, November 25

This Sunday is Member Appreciation Day at the Market! Members can enjoy special, Member-Only deals from our participating vendors.  Not a member? You can find out more and register HERE.

Sunday’s Member-Only Specials
A Bread Affair: $2 off of Marquis loaf
Arnalia: Buy one Acne Care cosmetic balm get second one for 50% off
Central Park Farms: 25% off whole chicken wings
Culture Kefir Co: 10% off
Ela Made Me Do It: Bone broths for $10 (regular $12)
Gesundheit Bakery: Save $1 on a purchase of $5 or more
Jam’n Music: Four 125ml jars of jam for $22.00
Mediterra Soaps: “Tang” soap for $5 (regular $7)
Rockweld Farm: 10% off your meat order (eggs not included)
The Magpies Nest: 10% off select earrings

We’ve got a lot of great food truck options for you this weekend! Choose from Betty’s Greek Honey Ballz, Brazilian Roots, and Kara’s Crepes. And, Cascadia Cook and Coffee returns this Sunday, too!

We’re not ready to see any white stuff falling from the sky quite yet, but we do love decorating with beautiful snowflakes! Visit our kids craft table to make beautiful pipe cleaner and bead snowflakes. Perfect for hanging on a Christmas tree, or in a sunny window.

One of our market favorites, Larry’s Brother, will be our musician this Sunday.  Get a sneak peek of his music HERE.

Click here for a list of vendors for Sunday November 25

Sunday, November 18

Visit us on Sunday, November 18 for all the best in local produce, baked goods, artisan crafts, and more!

Stop in for some amazing comfort food this weekend. Grab some decadent poutine from Big Red’s Poutine, or try some deliciously sweet loukoumades from Betty’s Greek Honey Ballz. Brewnetti Cafe will be there serving up coffee creations!

We will be making reusable shopping bags in the Power of Produce kids tent! Please remember to bring a clean old t-shirt or long sleeve shirt to create your bag. Be sure it is a shirt you will never want to wear again since we will be cutting it! Kids will be tasting carrots this week. Remember, kids ages 5-12 can sign up any week to participate in this FREE kids program.

Kids! Stop by our Kids Craft table to make a paper strip pumpkin. Choose from a huge variety of different fall patterns to create an amazing paper pumpkin.

We are welcoming musician, Corey Primus, to market for the first time! Stop by to welcome him to Port Moody, and get a sneak peek of his music HERE.

Vendor List for Sunday, November 18

Winter POP Club Week 2

Join the POP Club and discover the Power of Produce!

Sunday November 18: Week 2 – We will be making reusable shopping bags to use all season long! Please remember to bring a clean old t-shirt or long sleeve shirt to create your bag. Be sure it is a shirt you will never want to wear again since we will be cutting it!

2 Bite Club – We will be tasting carrots

The POP Club is a farmers market-based kids program. Children (ages 5 – 12 years old) will learn about fruits and vegetables, local food systems and healthy food preparation through fun activities all season long!

Each week children will earn a $3 market token to use towards any fruit or vegetable of their choice.

There is no cost to participate.  The POP Club runs every Sunday until the end of April. Please note the POP Club is hosted outside the Port Moody Recreation Complex. Please dress for the weather. The program will run rain or shine!

Thank You to our 2018 Long Table Dinner Sponsors and Supporters!

Thank you to our Raffle Basket Sponsors: 

  • Art Knapp
  • Andrew Peller Estates
  • Austin Heights BIA
  • Art Knapp
  • Browns Social House
  • CFMS Board of Directors
  • CFMS Vendors
  • Coquitlam Family Chiropractic
  • Innovative Fitness, Port Moody & Coquitlam
  • Mint Hair Studio
  • Romer’s, Port Moody
  • Salt Cave Wellness
  • Skoah
  • Tea & Paper Nook
  • Telus
  • The Village Toy Shop
  • Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
  • WESTCOAST Sightseeing
  • Westwood Total Health

POP Club Opening Day in Port Moody!

Join the POP Club and discover the Power of Produce! We are very proud to announce that this Sunday November 4th we will launch our first ever Winter POP Club at the Port Moody Farmers Market!

The POP Club is a farmers market-based kids program. Children (ages 5 – 12 years old) will learn about fruits and vegetables, local food systems and healthy food preparation through fun activities all season long!

Each week children will earn a $3 market token to use towards any fruit or vegetable of their choice.

There is no cost to participate. Sign up at the POP tent this Sunday! The POP Club runs every Sunday until the end of April. Please note the POP Club is hosted outside the Port Moody Recreation Complex. Please dress for the weather. The program will run rain or shine!

Week 1 – Come register for the winter season and participate in a fun market-wide scavenger hunt!

2 Bite Club – We will be trying apples – yum!

Drop in anytime during market hours from 10am – 2pm to sign up and participate in the POP Club!