Our Neighbourhood Farmers Market

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Saturday, August 7th, 2010
9:30 AM to 1:30 PM

Whether you are practicing the 100 mile diet, eating organic, or just want to eat healthy on a limited budget Nanaimo�s farmers markets have what you�re looking for.

Every Saturday 9:30am to 1:30pm at the Our Neighbourhood Farmers Market you can find fresh produce, locally raised meats, breads baked just that day, cheese made entirely from local products and jams, jellies and baked goods all freshly made with ingredients you can pronounce! Enjoy live entertainment, children's events, local arts and crafts, and so much more.

Located in the Nanaimo North Town Centre parking lot on the corner of Uplands Drive and Oliver Road, Our Neighbourhood Farmers Market highlights the diversity of local foods!

The top benefit of buying local is to you. Locally grown food is picked recently so it has more vitamins and nutrients. It has had longer to ripen so it tastes better. You also get to try varieties of fruits and vegetables that your local grocery store may not stock.

Buying locally from farmers markets also means your food has a smaller carbon footprint. One study states that in North America it is estimated an average basic meal travels 2,400 km to get to our dinner table.

Eating locally produced foods boosts our local economy by keeping our dollars within our community and it gives people who own farms and pastures an economic reason to keep the land open and undeveloped.

You don�t need a reason to join the growing number of Island residents who enjoy buying local other than farmers markets are great fun. Come see for yourself!