Kin's Farm Market

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Kin's Farm Market is a Canadian-owned chain of retail produce outlets. In 2013 the company operated 29 stores across British Columbia and Ontario.[1]

The stores sell fresh produce from local farms,[2] as well as imported fruit and vegetables from around the world.[3]

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 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]

In 2013, 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.[16]

References

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