It's got a great selection of local, organic and various craft products. Growing slowly over the…read moreyears, some notable recurring vendors include the crepe van, Saltspring Island Cheese, Richmond Mushrooms, Wenger Sheep Farms, the vegan pate lady, and Earnest Ice Cream. When I want to get higher-end items, I end up going here more often than Granville Island. For large potential deals on farm-raised beef, chicken, duck, and lamb, you can't really go wrong here, because the farmers are always eager to talk and you can build up relations with some. A familiar face helps you to decide what cuts and if you are buying to stock up for winter, they will help you too with some incentive deals. Speaking of deals, as a member you can also end up seeing many special deals go up at the start of each month. Personally, I go here for specialized items, select meats, seafood, vegetables (heirloom tomatoes and eggplants in general), nuts, and fruit (particularly Rainier cherries in the mid-summer). Those items are already expensive but it's really untenable to try and shop here for all of your goods (e.g. $8/pound spinach), but it actually has very good select items (including some very rare shaggy mane, matsutake, and lobster mushrooms, as well as large fresh batches of chantrelles and morels when they are available). Shopping at a farmer's market in Vancouver is no deal when you compare it to any actual market (except maybe Urban Fare or Whole Foods), but for the quality it can't really be beat.

Living in Kits now, it's always fun to stroll up to Kits Farmer's Market. The line up moves…read morerelatively fast (15 minutes or less) and they've sorted out the directions you can go. They have cheese vendors, produce, eggs, meat, coffee, mushroom vendors, garlic vendors, bread, everything you need for cooking a slammin' local meal! A little disappointing that there aren't many jewelry, soap, or art vendors as I always like looking at these as well. Perhaps its because the footprint of this market is a bit small. Today I loaded up on some fresh garlic, sausages from Stapleton (my fave!), and buffalo feta cheese. I enjoy that there's a rotation of local food vendors though, as I've seen different ones there which makes it exciting to check out every once in a while so you'll get to support other local vendors too!

finally checked this off the list, i've been meaning to make it out to the west end farmer's market…read morefor awhile now, and i'm so glad i did. note: it runs until october 25th, so there's still only a few more saturdays to soak it all in. the market runs saturdays from 9 am to 2 pm, from may 3rd to october 25th, at 1100 comox street. it's a lovely neighbourhood spot, lined with trees decorated with cute little bird houses, tall sunflowers nodding in the breeze, and a nearby community garden that adds so much character. there's a nice mix of vendors, pottery, hazelnuts grown in the fraser valley, certified organic farms, honey, eggs, and fresh flowers. picked up a couple of stocking stuffers from the bowen island herb salts stand. there was even live music, giving everything a relaxed, friendly, local community feel. shop local, bring your eco friendly reusable shopping bags, and take your time wandering through. it's one of those markets that feels both cozy and full of little surprises. fair warning though, between the flowers, the snacks, and all the cute handmade goodies, it's way too easy to slip into "treat yourself" mode and walk away with a bag full of finds you didn't know you needed.

Very demeaning owners. Aurora is better. The woman told me off when I asked if it was ok that I was…read more$1 short at the Farmers' Market for a $ 30 order. Instead of politely refusing or coming up with a soljtion She was awful and when i complained- her owner husband laughed at me. They mist be bankrupt.

A somewhat small....tiny..... miniscule.... farmer's market…read more There doesn't seem to be more than about a dozen or so stalls here. There are several that offer fresh, organically grown fruits and vegetables. I counted two that offered fresh pastries including pies and desserts. There was also one selling wine, another selling honeybee products and one offering dried goods. I can't say I was too impressed with the breadth and scope of the goods offered here. It didn't take more than about 15 minutes to peruse the entire market. Prices were okay for "artisan crafted" goods. But, just inside the Lonsdale market, you could pick up equivalent goods for a bit cheaper. I did enjoy the pastries I purchased, though. However, so did the wasps and insects swarming the exposed goods. Worth checking out if you happen to be at Lonsdale Quay, but not worth coming out here just for it.

I didn't know that this was even happening. I came here with a friend to the Quay to do some…read moreshopping and stumbled upon this place. It is tiny with a few booths, however, on one of the few remaining warm days it was a nice ambience and feel. I did pick up some soap and honey from one of the booths.

It is always great seeing a clean and nice produce market open up in a mall environment, as it…read moreseems to add life to a mall, instead of having regular retail store after regular retail store. The fruit and vegetables seem to always be set up in a nice fashion, presentable and brightly lit for everyone. Some people might think Kin's is more expensive than other places, and at times, some items, yes, and some, not at all. One thing that Kin's has going for it is that wherever they are getting their produce from, they definately watch out before randomly putting things out to the public. Also, they put out a good amount of samples of their fruit for you to try, which is always nice if your wondering if it is sweet, or not.

Shopping at this 'local-to-us' Kin's has definitely become a "grow-on-me" experience over the past…read morecouple of years. Heh, it's the same store and location I reviewed before, but I truly-believe the current manager, who has operated the store over this time period, has done a rather fine job - considering what he has had to work with (= the small physical size of store, and thus, display area, etc.), and where it's located (= within a Mall, with the expensive leases, operations, what you can do, and when, etc.). And kudos to the staff - they have changed very little over the past long-while - and I much-appreciate all their help and efforts!! Re: products offered - as always, a wide-range of local and imported fruits & veggies selections. The emphasis - whether local vs imported - of course, shifting with the seasons, and the prices of products being offered doing much the same. In this neighbourhood, there's a limited market offering of quality, fresh fruits and produce -- Kin's definitely outshines the others.

Great place in the crown Friendly service…read moreFair prices A Lille bit of everything you might need

This WAS our go to place because of their fresh fruits and decent prices. It use to be very…read morecramped but it looks like they have opened up some isles and it is a bit more spacious. The prices have certainly increased and the quality not as fresh. This place was very busy before but no longer. I suspect they lost a lot of their business to Teng's Market. Even we shop at Teng's now. One downside is they only take cash which I think is why they aren't busy anymore. The boss is super nice and I hope his business is doing ok.

Ph I love this tiny fruit and veggie market! The Kin's are so sweet, and wow is the produce ever…read morefresh, flavourful and extremely well priced! I was just walking by and I could not help but buy cherries that were glistening in the sun. They had 3 different varrieties of cherries, and I was easily guided to the best ones out of the Okanagan. If you happen to be in English Bay it is so worth the walk a few blocks up to this adorable shop to grab a snack (or a whole fridge full!)

Blueberry's only $17.00 a pound. gouging prices not only at the large supermarkets but your…read morefriendly local fruit market. The large gouging supermarkets are nowhere this mark when it comes to a high price. I can't believe that customers would pay this price. If they do they have no reason to complain about high prices. Blueberries are not even in season yet except if you live in South America.

I went to the Saturday Farmer's Market with a few friends and it was a lot of fun! There are so…read moremany booths all selling local goods. It's a chill vibe and vendors are friendly and don't try to push you to purchase anything. Prices are higher than your local supermarket but I don't mind paying more for quality goods while supporting local. A lot of the booths offered samples and we tried: non-dairy dips, bacon bits, peach & melon, berry wines, pumpkin wine, raspberry gin. We were able to find everything we needed for our bbq including organic produce, meat seasoning, perogies, vegan crackers with dip, wine and beer.

This is my favourite summer farmer's market to get my seasonal products. This market has staple…read morevendors and some rotating ones! Get here early if you want to score the best produce. Every market they have musicians playing and food trucks! It's a great way to spend a morning.

This is a local chain market selling fresh and often local produce at reasonable prices. It's great…read moreseeing a local business supporting local farmers. Their stuff is fresh! Since it's fall season, you'll find plenty of fresh assorted local BC grown apples such as ambrosia, Fuji, etc (many that major stores don't carry). I was happy to find local potatoes here which is a treat! They're conveniently located in the Lynn Valley mall near the liquor store. You can't go wrong when it comes to supporting local small businesses!

Wonderful farm fresh market carrying all sorts of fruits and vegetables. Very clean and well…read moreorganized. Service is always friendly and outstanding.