Kin's Farm Market is a Canadian-owned chain of retail produce outlets. As of 2019, the company operates 29 stores across British Columbia. The stores sell fresh produce from local farms, as well as imported fruit and vegetables from around the world.
History
Kin's Farm Market was founded in 1983 by Kin Wah and Kin Hun Leung, who were at the time recent graduates of Vancouver Community College,"Brothers ‘share’ success". Philip Raphael / Richmond News, July 24, 2014"LAUTENS: West Van foodies foraging farther afield". Trevor Lautens / North Shore News April 11, 2014 at an eight-foot table at the Granville Island market in Vancouver, British Columbia."Community Matters: Kin's Farm Market helps improve patient care". Richmond News, January 20, 2015. Four years later, they opened their first retail location at Blundell Centre in Richmond, British Columbia, naming it 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."Produce seller ripe for expansion". Business Vancouver
Kin's Farm Market organize and participate in community events, including the Green Fighter program,"Burnaby Green Fighter looking to make life changes". Burnaby News Leader."Teaching Kids About Eating Right". Faculty of Land and Food Systems News, University of British Columbia. July 15, 2010 the Dirty Apron Team,Kin's Farm Market and The Dirty Apron team up to promote Local Produce Recipes and the BC Blueberry Festival."Blue Crush! BC’s Blueberry Season Off To Strong Start" . Too Big for Vancouver The company has also raised funds for the David Suzuki Foundation and medical research.
In 2013, The Georgia Straight magazine named Kin's Farm Market the best produce store in the British Columbia lower mainland area, and the market was given a Best of Vancouver Readers' Choice Award."Best of Vancouver 2013" . Straight magazine.
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