Many people do not realize how complex farming truly is. There are many kinds of farming (eg. livestock, crop, tree, dairy, and many more) and each type of farming requires specialized skills and [...]
What is Financial Literacy? Financial literacy is the ability to understand how you make money, manage money, and spend money. Financial Literacy for Children: Early training and financial [...]
The Coquitlam Farmers Market invites applications for the Assistant Market Manager position. Reporting to the Market Manager, the Assistant Market Manager is responsible for ensuring the smooth [...]
Greetings market-goers! To celebrate the corn harvesting season in B.C, the Coquitlam Farmers Market will be holding a small corn festival with a corn cooking demo and some fun corn facts at our [...]
On July 14, 2019 we hosted our first ever Blueberry Dessert Competition. This competition took place as part of our annual Blueberry Festival. We had 8 delicious entries and below are the [...]
It can sometimes be a struggle to get your children to eat their vegetables and healthy eating takes time to learn. It is important to be patient and persistent, but in order to avoid creating [...]
Trouble Getting Enough Vegetables in? It is one thing to teach our children the importance of eating vegetables, and another thing to actually get them to eat veggies and enjoy them. While it is [...]
What is local food? Local food is food that is grown or farmed close to the place of sale and preparation. At the Coquitlam Farmers Market, all of our farmers grow and raise their products [...]
It’s blueberry season at the market, which means you can get your hands on a variety of fresh local blueberries! Not only are they delicious but they are also high in fiber, vitamin C, and [...]
Benefits of Buying Locally Grown Food: How Farmer’s Markets Help the Community and Planet Guest Blog by Westwood Total Health More and more, people in Coquitlam, Port Moody and Port Coquitlam are [...]
