Underground Markets Popping Up Everywhere!

We finally had our first underground market meeting here in Vancouver. It went really well, we met in a lovely old house in a nice central location. I even–just barely–remembered to get a photo to document the event–too bad my camera sucks at indoor photos-this was the best I could do. We decided that we need to work on our mission statement to be clear about what our purpose and goals are, but we all seemed to agree that it should include both food and handmade crafts, be geared towards supporting the local economy, and that sharing and bartering should be included in our discussion. We also seemed to be determined to keep it open for all, and would like to have a way to help subsidize low income vendors and members, although we haven’t worked out any details.

We also seemed to like the idea of a floating market that would be able to move from neighborhood to neighborhood, and that we would need venues with a door, or some kind of a controllable entrance as we will have to make sure that everyone is a member or becomes a member, as this is a private club that is open to all. Since we still have a lot to figure out I will not try to go into too much detail about it here, and recommend that folks check out the post on Village Vancouver to get involved and find out where and when the next meeting is. We would also like for people who want to be vendors to start sharing what they are planning to sell, so that we can get an idea of what we are looking at, so please join us at Village Vancouver for now...

Underground Markets Popping Up Everywhere!