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2012 Outdoor 

Market Dates  

  The 2012 outdoor season will 

  begin May 12th and run for 

  23 consecutive weeks until 

   October 13th. 

  Vendors can download 

  application forms here:

  2012 vendor application - pdf 

  2012 vendor application - word 

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What to Expect

A common question from people who hear about the market is "what can I expect when I get there?" Here are some of the little things that will make this market "the place to be on Saturday mornings":
 

• Shelter
Community tent provided by Prospera Credit Union. 
   
• Parking
Lots of free parking all around the market on Trinity, Pine and West Railway Streets. Less than 1 minute walk from any parking space North of George Ferguson Way.
   
• Fast Cash
ATM available nearby.
   
• Entertainment
Live entertainment every Saturday during the outdoor season with a selection of musical styles.
   
• Hot and cold foods and drinks weekly - prepared by volunteers from the Trinity Memorial United Church - proceeds to church activities.
   
• Fresh Local Produce and Fruit, Great Prepared Foods from BC
   
• Unique Crafts and Artwork

Market Day

It’s Saturday morning, and colourful tents dot Montrose Avenue from George Ferguson Way to Pine Street in Historic Downtown Abbotsford. Local produce growers, small-scale food producers, and creative artisans have just completed the finishing touches on their booths, and not a minute too soon. The shoppers have arrived, browsing among the aromatic baked goods and vibrant salad greens, the colorful handmade soaps and harvest-fresh apples. A local band breaks out in song.

Welcome to the Abbotsford Farm & Country Market.

Founded in 2004 by a partnership which included Community Futures South Fraser, Abbotsford Downtown Business Association and Tourism Abbotsford, the Abbotsford Farm & Country Market (AFCM) quickly established itself as the premiere market in the Fraser Valley for locally grown and made products. Quality standards for the Market are high and all products must be grown, processed, baked or handmade in British Columbia. Vendors are approved by an adjudication process and there are a wide range of products, some of which change with the seasons as fresh harvests are brought in.

Market Manager Bruce Fatkin says that the secret to the success of the AFCM is the very high level of community support in Abbotsford. Local business and industry, the City of Abbotsford, Downtown Business Association, Community and Service clubs, volunteers, vendors and our customers all contribute. They all help to make this one of the most vibrant and exciting Markets in BC.

"At a time when most developed societies depend on third world food sources," Fatkin says, "British Columbia Is fortunate enough to produce 50% of it’s own food. A major reason for this is the rich agricultural areas like Abbotsford, which alone produces 25% of the $500,000,000 British Columbia annual agricultural output. And, at a time when most agricultural regions depend on one, or a few, crops, the variety of products from Abbotsford and the Fraser Valley is truly astonishing. Almost all experts agree that the food that is best for you (and the most delicious) is the food grown close by. This is a chance to have some of that best food and meet some of the people who grow, process and prepare it."

Visitors can expect the offerings to change with the seasons, moving from spring produce like rhubarb and berries, to artichokes and such exotics as tomatillos and miniature melons though to Fall bounties of beets and other root vegetables, pumpkins, apples, and fresh cranberries.

Put it on your calendar and we'll
"see you at the market"! 

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    Market Newsletter

For a taste of the Saturday morning action at the Abbotsford Farm & Country Market, please check out the following editions of the Market Thymes newsletter. Simply click on each one to view. 

2011/2012 Winter Indoor Market Newsletters
29 Oct  2011 05 Nov  2011 03 Dec  2011 17 Dec  2011
04 Feb  2012 18 Feb  2012 17 Mar  2012 31 Mar  2012
28 Apr  2012
2012 Outdoor market newsletters

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Some of the Sights from the

 Market!

 

 

 

 

Pictures courtesy Mark Forsythe, CBC Radio One, Almanac

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Volunteer at the Market

Want to be part of the Market?

Are you interested in being a part of the Abbotsford Farm & Country Market, but you do not make, bake, or grow your own unique product?

Would you like to take part in this fun, exciting new venture, meet new people, and help out your community?

If you answered yes to these questions, we have an opportunity for you!

If you would like to volunteer for the Abbotsford Farm & Country Market, there are positions available if you are interested in being:

•  Part of our marketing team,
•  A Host/Hostess at our information booth, performing customer counts &  surveys, 
•  Part of the set-up/clean-up crew

2012 AFCM Volunteer Application
2012 AFCM Volunteer Application
EMAIL to info@abbotsfordfarmandcountrymarket.com
or FAX your application to 604.864.5769, or DROP IT OFF at
#1 - 31726 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford

 Community Booth


Are you a community organization looking to publicize you resources and services?

If so, YOU ARE INVITED to submit an application for a time slot at the Abbotsford Farm and Country Market Community Booth. The booth will be available every week to a community group or organization. If your organization would like great public exposure, or if you would simply like to be a part of this exciting market, please download the Community Booth application below.

2012 AFCM Community Booth Application 
2012 AFCM Community Booth Application
EMAIL to info@abbotsfordfarmandcountrymarket.com
or FAX your application to 604.864.5769, or DROP IT OFF at
#1 - 31726 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford