The Rossland Mountain Market is located in the heart of Rossland and runs from the last Thursday in June until Thanksgiving in October. Vendors sell a variety of goods including: fresh fruits and vegetables, baked goods, preserves, textile crafts, jewelry, and art.
In 2013 we were returning from "Grooving the Cascade" and stopped in Rossland for a quick snack. We noticed the Farmer's Market sign and walked in to have a look. This was the first time we attended the market and return annually ever since.
This is a nice Farmer's Market offering fresh vegetables, hand crafted items, fresh baked breads, homemade jams and jellies, spices and herbs. There is a gluten free vendor that makes all their own products using chick pea flour; quite good.
We thought it was a pretty nice Farmers' Market in 2013, but by 2015 others, namely the
BC Association of Farmers’ Markets, thought enough of it to name it the
Farmer’s Market of the Year in the small market category. Excerpts from the congratulatory news article in the Rossland News are to be seen below.
Local market named B.C.
Farmer’s Market of the year
ALICIA WALLACE - Fri Feb 27th, 2015 3:00pm - NEWS
The Rossland Mountain Market was announced as the winner of the Farmer’s Market of the Year in the small market category (six to 20 vendors) at the second annual BC Farmers’ Market awards.
The awards were held last month at the BC Association of Farmers’ Markets Conference in Cowichan Bay...
...The winning markets were selected from the 21 public nominated markets from across BC. The judges considered how each farmers’ market added value to their communities and connected producers to consumers through fresh, local foods.
Armstrong Farmers’ Market won the medium category (with between 21 and 60 vendors at each market) and Comox Valley Farmers’ Market received the award for large markets (with over 61 vendors)...
...These accolades were made through a public nomination process where nominators took around 15 minutes each online to tell judges why they thought their favourite market should win. That speaks strongly for the passion these nominators must have for their local markets.
One of the things that has contributed to the success of the Rossland Mountain Market Society is providing access to farm fresh produce throughout the winter months and connecting the farmers with local buyers...
...Farmers can now plan to grow crop throughout the winter knowing they will have a place to sell their yield. It allows gives locals good access to food all year. Rossland is one of only a handful of communities in the Kootenays where fresh produce is available at a market over the winter months.
From the Rossland News![]()