Nothing heralds the start of summer in White Rock quite like opening day of the White Rock Farmers Market. And this year the market is back to its pre-Covid layout and is bigger and better than ever with more vendors and the return of live entertainment. Winner of the best large market in BC in 2015, the White Rock Farmers Market is one of the most popular markets in the province! Lively and fun, kid-friendly and dog-friendly, it’s a wonderful way to spend the morning in White Rock. People come to farmers’ markets for many reasons and whether your reason is to learn about healthy food, connect with growers of your produce, soak up the community vibe or just to eat, the White Rock Farmers Market is fun for everyone. Head to the market on Sunday, April 24 for opening day, and every Sunday through to October 16.
Here are our suggestions for a day of shopping (and eating) your way around one of BC’s best farmer’s markets! Locals tip – go early for the best selection, or try going late for a bargain!
- Stroll through the 90+ vendors and fill your bags with seasonal produce, delicious baked goods and unique speciality foods. And be sure to leave room for a refreshing bottle of kombucha or locally distilled spirits.
- Market shopping is hungry business and fortunately, you’re in the right place! Visit Ça Croustille for flaky, melt-in-your-mouth croissants, pick up a savoury empanada from the Empanada Gals or hit the Fijian Fusion or Primos Mexican food trucks to satisfy those hunger cravings.
- While you’re eating, take a seat on one of the benches and enjoy some of White Rocks’ finest live performers.
- Now that you’ve visited all of the food vendors, it’s time to check out the artisan stalls. Shop for wearable art, exquisite jewellery, and unique home decor and art. And be sure to pick up fresh flowers!
- Before you head home, satisfy that sweet tooth with a stop at the Rolled West Coast stall for the ultimate instagrammable rolled ice cream, or savour a gourmet chocolate bonbon in an exotic flavour like matcha raspberry or sesame crunch from Solasta Chocolate.
- End your day with a stroll down to the beach and have a picnic with your Farmer’s market finds!
More tips:
- Don’t forget to bring your own bags.
- Know your seasons. If you know what’s in season in advance, it makes shopping for particular meals easier. Visit the White Rock Farmers Market website for a complete list of what’s in season throughout the summer.
- Be spontaneous. Try that unusual vegetable you’ve never heard of. You never know, you might discover your new favourite food.
Some local (as in White Rock and South Surrey) vendors that we think you should check out this year are:
Garden-Inspired Baking Excellence, organic flour or wheat-free flours or nut flours. Many low-sugar or No Added Sugar options. Also lemon or ginger favorites. Signature chocolate ganache beet cakes (no butter or oil, no icing sugar) and a variety of chocolate no-wheat, no-added-sugar Cloud cookies. NEW~ Chocolate Double Cherry no-wheat, no-added-sugar Perfection cookies.
Artisanal Indian Sweets made without any artificial colors, flavours or preservatives.
We are a local small sustainable farm that is working toward supporting a small community of health-minded families and individuals.
Naturally raised beef – grass fed and finished. Cattle are born and raised on our own farm in South Surrey and Pritchard BC. Also raw pet food. Free Range Eggs from pastured hens. In season fruit and veggies, fresh and frozen wild blackberries, Apples, Pears, Plums, Lettuce, Kale, Swiss Chard, Cabbage, Carrots, Broccoli, Onions, Beans, Peas, Squash, Misc. Everything from our farm is raised or grown naturally, all feed is antibiotic and growth hormone free.
We are a small women owned business that sells teas based on books that changed our lives and will hopefully change yours. Please stop and visit us at the market to check out our current line of teas and talk about the books that you love. We are open to custom teas if there is enough interest in the books that we’d be basing the teas on.
We are offering ready curry’s which you can make ready to serve and eat in all of five minutes. These recipes are my mums who ran a successful catering business for over 25 years. She was a single mum and managed her family of 5 kids on the income she obtained from her catering business. These flavors are from Goa which were ruled by the Portuguese at one time and later on by the British.
Certified craft whisky and liqueurs made with organic corn and malted barley from Armstrong, BC. We mill, mash, and distill in South Surrey, BC
The White Rock Farmers Market runs Sundays, from April 24 to October 16, 10:00am-2:00pm at Miramar Plaza (15154 Russell Avenue). As in previous years, free parking is available underground at the White Rock Community Centre, and on-street and pay parking is available in the Rotary lot and Central Plaza.