Pop Up Markets in Victoria, BC
By Tessa Helweg-Larsen
I think it's important for local food to be available to people, within the cities that they live in. Many people will buy local food if it is available close to their home, but will not put as much time to drive out and visit the farm stands. In Victoria BC there's an organization called FoodRoots (through LifeCycles Project Society) that sets up very small local fruit and vegetable markets called "Pop Up Markets" at senoir's centers, community centers, daycares, etc.... to make local food available to the city residents.
I am about to become a vegetable landscaper - I wish to start vegetable gardens for people in their front and back yards. It's not only important to eat local food, but it's just as important to make local food easily accessible to our communities.
