Kin's Farm Market

Kin's Farm Market is a Canadian-owned chain of retail produce outlets. As of 2019, the company operates 29 stores across British Columbia.[1] The stores sell fresh produce from local farms,[2] as well as imported fruit and vegetables from around the world.[3]

Kin's Farm Market
Founded1983 (1983)
FoundersKin Wah and Kin Hun Leung
HeadquartersRichmond, British Columbia
Number of locations
29 (2019)
Area served
British Columbia
Websitekinsfarmmarket.com

History

Kin's Farm Market was founded in 1983 by Kin Wah and Kin Hun Leung,[4] who were at the time recent graduates of Vancouver Community College.[5][6] at an eight-foot table at the Granville Island market in Vancouver, British Columbia.[7] Four years later, they opened their first retail location at Blundell Centre in Richmond, British Columbia, giving it the name Kin's Farm Market. Three years later, they opened a second store.

By 2001, Kin's had opened a total of twelve stores, and by 2012 they had opened close to thirty.[8] In 2011, Kin's Farm Market upgraded its stores on a more eco-friendly model by introducing a new waste disposal system, and managed to save one million bags from being sent to the landfill.

Kin's Farm Market and its employees organize and participate in a number of community events to promote healthy living and environmental awareness, including the Green Fighter program[9][10][11] the Dirty Apron Team,[12] and the BC Blueberry Festival.[13] The company also contributes to environmental causes[14] and medical research.[15][16]

In 2013, The Georgia Straight magazine named Kin's Farm Market the best produce store in the British Columbia lower mainland area and given a Best of Vancouver Readers' Choice Award.[17]

References
  1. "Proudly 100% Canadian Owned". Kin's Farm Market. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  2. Korstrom, Glen (June 24, 2013). "Bumper B.C. strawberry crop helps lower local market prices". Business in Vancouver. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  3. Korstrom, Glen (July 7, 2014). "California seeds brand battle in B.C. berry patch". Business in Vancouver. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  4. "The power of a crystal-clear vision - Columnists - Cornwall Seaway News". Archived from the original on 2014-09-01. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  5. "Brothers ‘share’ success". Philip Raphael / Richmond News, July 24, 2014
  6. "LAUTENS: West Van foodies foraging farther afield". Trevor Lautens / North Shore News April 11, 2014
  7. "Community Matters: Kin's Farm Market helps improve patient care". Richmond News, January 20, 2015.
  8. "Produce seller ripe for expansion". Business Vancouver
  9. Abbotsford Green Fighter collects community health goals - Abbotsford News
  10. "Burnaby Green Fighter looking to make life changes". Burnaby News Leader.
  11. "Teaching Kids About Eating Right". Faculty of Land and Food Systems News, University of British Columbia. July 15, 2010
  12. Kin's Farm Market and The Dirty Apron team up to promote Local Produce Recipes
  13. "Blue Crush! BC’s Blueberry Season Off To Strong Start". Too Big for Vancouver
  14. Kin’s Farm Market launches sustainable program to raise funds for Suzuki Foundation | Your online community newspaper for Hamilton, Ontario and area
  15. "Kin's fights cancer with cheque - News - Langley Advance". Archived from the original on 2015-02-07. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
  16. "Help Kin's Farm Market celebrate 25 years Saturday - The Tri-City News". Archived from the original on 2014-09-01. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
  17. "Best of Vancouver 2013". Straight magazine.
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