Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Laura Smit, Interim Executive Director

Organization Contact Information

Your Local Farmers Market Society

Description of Activities

The purposes of the society are: (a) To contribute to the economic viability of small farms and local cottage industries by providing ready markets and creating long term opportunities for them to retail their products at a fair return; (b) To provide consumers with a choice of fresh, quality produce and other agricultural goods in settings that allow them to interact with the people who grow the food they eat and to thereby foster stronger connections between urban and rural dwellers; (c) To help create a sense of community in the urban neighbourhoods where markets are held; (d) To help preserve rural communities and farmland by fostering sustainable small-scale agriculture. and, (e) To serve as a practical and accessible medium for public education and mobilization around nutrition, agricultural and food policy issues.

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Contributors to the Lobbying Activity

No person or organization contributed over $1000CDN, within the preceding 12 months, toward the lobbying activity on behalf of the organization that has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity.

Government Funding in the Last 12 Months

Requested Government Funding

Coalition Members Information

Your Local Farmers Market Society is not a coalition member.

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Your Local Farmers Market Society does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Persons or Organizations with Direct Interests

The activities of Your Local Farmers Market Society are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.