Farmers Market Winners
Left to right: Erin Trainer, Penticton Farmers' Market Manager; Helen Fathers, White Rock Farmers' Market Manager; Joan Jong of Jong's Vegetable Garden; and Patsy Gessey of Lytton Two Rivers Farmers' Market.
With the farmers’ market season just around the corner, the BC Association of Farmers’ Markets (BCAFM) celebrated the best of B.C. with its third annual Farmers’ Market Awards. The event celebrated those who have made outstanding contributions to B.C.’s farmers’ market sector.
Congratulations to all winners announced at the BC Farmers’ Market Annual Conference held in Kelowna, BC.
- Helen Fathers, Market Manager of the Year
- White Rock Farmers' Market, Market of the Year (large)
- Penticton Farmers Market, Market of the Year (medium)
- Lytton Two Rivers Farmers' Market, Market of the Year (small)
- Celista Hall Farmer's Market, honourable mention
Jong's Vegetable Gardens and Silver Spring Organic Farm - Vendors of the Year. The Farmers’ Market Awards were part of the BCAFM’s annual conference, Nourish + Flourish, co-hosted by the Kelowna Farmers’ and Crafters’ Market. The event brought together over 140 delegates from across the province for three days of learning, sharing and networking.
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