After 25 years of the http://www.comoxvalleyfarmersmarket.com/ bringing the farm to the people, you might think you鈥檝e tasted it all.
Think again!
鈥淓ven after 25 years, each year brings new vendors and new farmers,鈥� says Executive Director Vickey Brown. 鈥淭here鈥檚 always something new to discover and that element of surprise.鈥�
Need a few ideas? Here鈥檚 10 ways to celebrate the market鈥檚 silver anniversary:
No. 1. Try something new: With close to http://www.comoxvalleyfarmersmarket.com/vendors featuring everything from seven kinds of meat to peas, pesto and pasta, you鈥檙e bound to discover something new in addition to long-standing favourites.
No. 2. Pick up your passport to flavour: Get your 鈥楩armers鈥� Market Passport鈥� at the market and collect vendor signatures over the summer. Gather 25 signatures and be entered to win a fabulous basket of local food come fall. Get more signatures and be entered into more draws!
No. 3. 鈥楾鈥� up your support: Proudly show your support for local farmers with a special Comox Valley Farmers鈥� Market anniversary t-shirt, available at the info booth.
No. 4. Take a tour: Get the inside track on what鈥檚 growing during a http://www.comoxvalleyfarmersmarket.com/content/market-tours-now-available with longtime market customer Hannah Rail. Whether you鈥檙e a regular looking for fresh ideas or a newcomer wanting shopping tips, take a tour with a seasoned shopper!
No. 5. Dine on-site: Shopping is hungry business! Tamale, taco, sweet treat or steamed latte 鈥� no matter your taste, you鈥檒l find a variety of yummy ideas.
No. 6. Enjoy a song and a dance: Pull up a straw bale seat and enjoy performances by talented local musicians 鈥� with impromptu dancing known to occur!
No. 7. Get festive: The market and the North Vancouver Island Chefs Association have a food festival planned for July 12 鈥� a chance to learn about new products, nutritional information and tasty preparation ideas from the people who know.
No. 8. Buy local, support local: By supporting local farmers, you鈥檙e helping keep farmland productive and farmers at work. And because the market operates year-round, you鈥檙e also helping make a longer growing season work for local farmers.
No. 9. Talk to a farmer: Have questions about ingredients or how the chickens are raised? Ask! A big benefit of buying from the market is the ability to go right to the source with your questions.
No. 10. http://www.comoxvalleyfarmersmarket.com/calendar-node-field-event-date: Are all your goodies bought Saturday long gone by mid-week? Starting July 5, visit the Wednesday market from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in downtown Courtenay, and beginning July 2, visit Sunday in Cumberland from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.