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The site has collected more than 145 authentic farmersB次元官网网址� markets from Vancouver Island to the Okanagan, from Northern B.C. to Metro Vancouver, in an effort to make it easier for residents and visitors alike to find others who share a commitment to B.C. grown and made food and goods.
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Each market is profiled with everything you need to know B次元官网网址� location, date and time, how to get there, where to park, what kind of vendors will be on site, even where the closest ATM is.
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FarmersB次元官网网址� markets come in all sizes, but the one thing they have in common is that they can be kind of B次元官网网址渉idden,B次元官网网址� said Kyle Goulet, executive director of the Moss Street Market, now in its 29th year.
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Vancouver Island is home to 28 farmersB次元官网网址� markets, the largest region for markets in the province. In B.C. farmersB次元官网网址� markets contribute more than $150 million to the provincial economy each year. That number is growing because the number of people seeking healthy, local, in-season products is rising, according to BCAFM.
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The Trail is poised to grow too, as each unique region of B.C. will be highlighted on the site with a special focus starting with the Kootenays.
The B.C. FarmersB次元官网网址� Market Trail was created by BC Association of FarmersB次元官网网址� Markets, a non-profit that works to develop and strengthen markets across the province, with support from Destination BCB次元官网网址檚 co-op marketing program, the Columbia Basin Trust and Kootenay-Rockies Tourism.
