Where Can I Get Local?
Get Local by choosing BC food and beverages whenever possible. To help you get started, here’s a list of businesses that are committed to selling and serving local food in the Lower Mainland and surrounding areas. They are part of the “Get Local Business Alliance.” This is a growing list and more businesses will be added shortly. To read about these companies, please see our member bio page.
Caterers
- Edible Planet (Vancouver)
- Vibrant Chef Services (Vancouver)
Shop for Local Food:
- Capers Whole Foods Market (Vancouver, West Vancouver)
- Choices Markets (Lower Mainland - various locations)
- Drive Organics (Vancouver - 1045 Commercial Drive)
- East End Food Cooperative (Vancouver - East)
- Edible British Columbia (Vancouver - Granville Island)
- Fraser Valley Farm Direct Marketing Association (Fraser Valley)
- Hopcott Premium Meats (Pitt Meadows)
- The Organic Grocer (Surrey)
- Planet Organic Market (Port Coquitlam)
- spud! (Vancouver - Granville Island)
- Stong's Markets Ltd. (Vancouver - West)
- UBC Farm (Vancouver - West)
- West Valley Market (Vancouver - Downtown)
- Vancouver Farmers Markets (Vancouver - various locations)
Grocery Delivery:
- spud! (Greater Vancouver & Sea-To-Sky)
Dine Out for Local Food:
- C Restaurant (Vancouver)
- nu restaurant + lounge (Vancouver)
- O'Doul's Restaurant & Bar (Vancouver)
- Pair Bistro (Vancouver West)
- Raincity Grill (Vancouver - Downtown)
Growers, Producers:
- Apple Lane Orchard (Denman Island)
- Big Bear Ranch (Horsefly)
- Canadian Hazelnut Inc. (Agassiz)
- Forstbauer Family Natural Food Farm (Chilliwack)
- Glenwood Preserves (Langley)
- Glorious Organics Cooperative (Aldergrove)
- Goat's Pride Dairy at McLennan Creek (Abbotsford)
- Duende Farm (Maple Ridge)
- Hoodoo Ranch (Spences Bridge)
- Iron Maiden Seafoods (Sooke)
- Klippers Organic Acres (Cawston)
- Little Qualicum Cheeseworks (Parksville)
- Lowland Herb Farm (Chilliwack)
- Natural Pastures Cheese Company (Courtenay)
- North Arm Farm (Pemberton)
- Ocean Amber (Vancouver)
- Painted River Farm (Surrey)
- Picked For You (Maple Ridge)
- Polderside Farms Inc. (Chilliwack)
- Poplar Grove Arbour (Agassiz)
- Queen Charlotte Seafoods Ltd. (Vancouver)
- Rockweld Farm (Abbotsford)
- Raincoast Trading Ltd. (Delta)
- Silverhill Apple Orchard (Mission)
- Similkameen River Organics (Cawston)
- Vale Farms Grassroots Ltd. (Lumby)
- Yarrow EcoVillage Farm (Chilliwack)
Food Processors:
- Anita's Organic Grain and Flour Mill Ltd. (Retail & Wholesale - Chilliwack)
- Estevan Tuna Co. (BC wild Albacore tuna - Courtenay)
- Meadowfresh Dairy Corp (Dairy products for food service - Coquitlam)
- Naturally Homegrown Foods Ltd. (Hardbite Potato Chips - Maple Ridge)
- Nichol Fine Foods (Gone Crackers - Surrey)
- Om Natural Products (Drinkable Yogurt - Port Coquitlam)
Local Food Distributors:
- BC Fresh Inc. Distributing root vegetables grown in the Fraser Valley.
- Biovia Organic Link Ltd.
- Hopcott Premium Meats (Pitt Meadows)
- Pro Organics
- spud! (Distributing Avalon Dairy Products in Greater Vancouver & Sea-to-Sky)
Local Food Promoters:
- 100 Mile Diet Society
- Association of BC Farmers Markets
- Eat BC!
- Edible Vancouver Magazine
- FarmFolk/CityFolk Society
- Fraser Valley Farm Direct Marketing Association
- Local Food First
- Vancouver Farmers Market
Visit our HOW page for more resources.
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