Register for the 2012 Buy Local! Buy Fresh! Map

Register to list on the Buy Local! Buy Fresh! local food map for another great year of direct farm marketing!

The word is out: local food is delicious and nuritious and consumers are looking to find the best our Valley has to offer! The 2012 Buy Local! Buy Fresh! local food map is currently in production and is ready for you to add your farm's information.

Download our registration form and submit to Cowichan Green Community to ensure your listing will be included in the 10,000 copies set to be printed and distributed throughout our region, reaching both residents and tourists alike.

Forms can be submitted emilydy [at] cowichangreencommunity [dot] org (via email) or regular mail. To submit forms or send cheques by regular mail, please address either to: Cowichan Green Community, 181 Station St, Duncan BC, V9L 1M8. Payment can also be made in person using cash or VISA.

The Buy Local! Buy Fresh! Cowichan Food Map is a valuable resource for consumers looking to source locally grown products from the Cowichan Valley as well as a direct marketing tool for farms in the Cowichan Region. The map showcases our region's abundance of local farms and other food producers and helps create a stronger connection between consumers and producers helping to promote a vibrant local food culture. From Cedar all the way down to Shawnigan Lake, the Buy Local! Buy Fresh! Cowichan Food Map lists over 70 producers selling everything from Dungeness crab and sunchokes, to value-added products like ancient-method balsamic vinegar and pickled beets. The map also directs people to interesting agri-tourism events, and unique value-added food products not found anywhere else.

The Buy Local! Buy Fresh! Cowichan food map has had a significant impact on the success of small local farms and helping to promote the diversity of Cowichan Valley food producers. The end result is a more vibrant food culture, greater food security and a more resilient community, what could be better than that?

Buy Local! Buy Fresh! History

In 2010, The Cowichan Green Community published the first ever Cowichan Valley centric food map. Our goal was to improve the viability of local farms and promote local food producers as part of a larger food security initiative.

Keeping current with technology, we have also created an online version of the map, making it possible for people to find local food from their homes. Check out the online Buy Local! Buy Fresh! Cowichan Food Map and search for local food right now.