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June 20 Market
We’re looking forward to another great day at the market this Thursday. Last week we saw raspberries for the first time this season so we’re hoping for more of those and more strawberries this week in addition to all the great lettuces that are ready right now. Our markets are now running every Thursday (rain or shine) from 3pm to 7pm at Tipperary Park located north of Royal Avenue... [Read more]
Cyclists now have a place to park their bikes
By Connie Behl Jaycee, RCFM Volunteer This May we were fortunate enough to have our new bike racks installed at the market. We knew that many shoppers made the trip by bike, but with no bike racks nearby they had to chain their bikes to trees. Eight months ago, Andrew Murray, president of the market, approached Dianne Perry, at the City of New Westminster, to ask if they could install bike racks.... [Read more]
June 13 Market
We’re looking forward to another great day at the market this Thursday, although the weather may not be as amazing as it was for opening day last week. We’ll cross our fingers for some sunshine. Our markets are now running every Thursday (rain or shine) from 3pm to 7pm at Tipperary Park located north of Royal Avenue at 4th Street. Our market season goes all the way through until October... [Read more]
June 6 Market
Our first market of the season is upon us! We’re very excited to be back at Tipperary Park for another season and we’ve heard from some of our vendors that they will even be bringing strawberries to our first market! Be sure to come early so you don’t miss out! Our markets are now running every Thursday (rain or shine) from 3pm to 7pm at Tipperary Park located north of Royal... [Read more]
Purple Kale Pesto
By: Elizabeth Whalley R.H.N. Do you smell that? It’s the smell of fresh local tomatoes, coming soon to the Royal City Farmers Market! That’s right summer is just around the bend; bringing with it all the delicious harvests of the local farm. Get out your reusable shopping bags folks and experience all that Lower Mainland has to offer at the Summer Market! I celebrate local summertime flavours... [Read more]
A Successful 2013 Fundraiser
Our thanks go out to everyone who made this year’s fundraiser such a great success. We were proud to partner with Wild Rice again for this event and we want to thank Ron from Port Hardy Seafoods for being our food sponsor this year and providing Wild Rice with ling cod for one of their menu options. We would like to extend a special thank you to all those individuals and businesses who generously... [Read more]
RCFM 6th Annual Fundraiser Dinner and Silent Auction
Our 6th annual fundraiser is now less than a month away! We’ll be teaming up again this year with the folks at Wild Rice who put on such a fantastic event for us last year. We hope you can join us to help kick off our summer season! The nitty-gritty details: Date: May 23 Time: The fun begins at 6 pm Location: Wild Rice, located in River Market at the Quay (810 Quayside Drive) in New... [Read more]
Conversations, connections and cuisine on May 23
Large dinner parties are actually more intimate than smaller ones. Unlike small-scale gatherings where you are assigned a seat, a larger event gives you the freedom to walk around, mingle, and visit with different groups of people. Larger celebrations, where there are more people to choose from, provide opportunities to get into conversations that can both surprise and delight. This is one of the... [Read more]
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