A maxing out of farmers markets and the rise of online grocery shopping has fuelled widespread reports in the US of declining traffic to farmers markets and even market closures. The threat is not unknown to the BC Association of Farmers Markets, which is striving to meet changing shopping patterns and explore online shopping options. …
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VANCOUVER – When entrepreneur Victor Straatman moved with his family to Vancouver from the Netherlands in summer 2015, he went online seeking grass-fed meat from a local farmer. Through a referral, he finally found a source and placed his order. But he had to meet the farmer in a North Vancouver parking lot. The farmer had …