The Royal City Farmers Market is throwing a party to celebrate fresh produce and the people who grow it.
The market is holding having a Farmers Appreciation Day street party at this week’s market, which takes place on Thursday from 3 to 7 p.m. in Tipperary Park. Farmers Appreciation Week, which is being celebrated at farmers’ markets across B.C. from Sept. 8 to 15, is an annual event highlighting the important contribution that local food and farmers make to our lives.
“We have had several members of the community interested in participating in this important event with us, and we are excited to be holding a street party in our parking lot location,” said market operation’s manager Melissa Maltais in a press release.
The New West branch of VanCity will be at the market to hand out $3 vouchers towards the purchase of food.
New Westminster resident Liza Wajong will be hosting a large-scale art project in the centre of the market called batiking, a method of decorating fabric which uses wax application as a dye resist. Funding for batiking materials is provided by Vancouver Foundation through Neighbourhood Small Grant Program in New Westminster.
On the entertainment front, River Market regular DJ Gab Sung will be on hand to play some tunes while the Khalessi Tribal Belly Dance group will perform a few numbers for vendors and customers alike. Kids’ activities will include face painting, a fun game provided by the Royal City Curling Club and a bean sprout necklace activity from the market.
Maltais said the market’s summer season has been a wonderful one so far and all residents are invited to drop by and celebrate and thank the hard-working farmers who have spent the summer harvesting the food on our tables. For more information visit rcfm.ca.
Plant a tree in Hume Park
Royal City residents are invited to help green Hume Park on TD Trees Days.
Tree lovers of all ages are invited to help plant 150 trees at lower Hume Park on Sunday, Sept. 14 as part of TD Days 2014. The event will start at 10 a.m. – rain or shine.
According to a press release, the tree-planting is one of 140 events taking place across Canada. Volunteers will help plant 50,000 trees in celebration of the program’s fifth anniversary.
To register for the TD Tree Days event or to learn more, visit www.tdtreedays.com.
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