The Economic and Community Impacts of Farmers Markets in BC project supports the economic diversification of British Columbia’s small-scale agriculture industry by focussing on the development of farmers markets in communities across the province. Our purpose is to measure the community and economic impacts of farmers markets across British Columbia in order to quantify the significant contributions of farmers markets and to increase their visibility both locally and provincially.  Measuring impacts will fill a critical gap in farmers markets’ business plans by providing a benchmark that is currently lacking for direct farm marketing but is available for other types of agriculture in the province. 

 

Funding for this project is provided by the Investment Agriculture Foundation and its funding partners the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columiba, the University of Northern British Columbia, and individual farmers markets.  In-kind support is provided by BC Association of Farmers Markets, Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, and UNBC.

 

 

For more information contact
David J. Connell, PhD
Associate Professor, School of Environmental Planning
250-960-5835
connell@unbc.ca