The Comox Valley Farmers' Market is a great way to spend a Saturday morning

by Keith and Heather Nicol

There are lots of vendors selling their wares

The Comox Valley Farmers' Market (CVFM) is a great place to buy some local products, meet friends, enjoy some great summer weather and even catch some music. We enjoyed taking in the CVFM through the fall and winter at the Native Sons’ Hall in Courtenay but now that it is outside it is even better. We recently took our son Michael there who was visiting from Vancouver. He had not been to the market before and he was very impressed. He sampled some coffee from the Royston Roasters which feature fair trade organic coffee and ended up buying a bag. 

Michael sampling some coffee

 The market is located at the Comox Valley Exhibition Grounds for the spring and summer and has room for close to 60 vendors. The CVFM has a long history starting back in 1992 and focuses on products made in the local area. You can buy everything from vegetables, wine, cheese, meats, soap, sea salt, baked items and a whole lot more.  The CVFM has been voted the best Farmer’s Market in the Province in 2014 by the BC Association of Farmers' Markets which says something about the quality and variety of items sold here. The CVFM is a perfect way to spend a Saturday morning from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.  See http://www.comoxvalleyfarmersmarket.com/  for more information. 

Music by "Easy Street" was a real bonus