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September 16, 2014
For Immediate Release

BC Farmers’ Markets Announce Winners of the 2nd Annual “Ode to A
Farmer” Contest

VANCOUVER, BC - The BCAFM has announced six winners to the 2nd Annual
Ode to A Farmer Poetry Contest. The contest was held in celebration of
Farmers Appreciation Week (September 8-15), an annual event
highlighting the important contribution that local food and farmers
make to our lives.  BC residents were invited to show BC Farmers their
appreciation by submitting their best Ode to a Farmer.

Three accomplished BC writers judged the contest. Tamara Leigh is a
freelance agriculture journalist, President of the BC Farm Writers
Association, and FarmHugger blogger. Ronda Payne is an accomplished
agricultural writer and reporter. She is a regular contributor to
Country Life in BC and various other publications. Renée Sarojini
Saklikar is author of the thecanadaproject. Her work appears in
various literary journals, newspapers and anthologies, including Geist
and Contemporary Verse 2: The Canadian Journal of Poetry and Critical
Writing (CV2).

2014 Winners

* Grand Prize Winner: Where Food Comes From by Ruth Lloyd (Northern
BC) (
http://www.bcfarmersmarket.org/fresh-market/subpage/farmers-appreciation-week-2014#ruth
)

Regional Winners

* Vancouver Coast & Mountains: The Seed by Carolyn Morris (
http://www.bcfarmersmarket.org/fresh-market/subpage/farmers-appreciation-week-2014#caroyln
)
* Vancouver Island: Of Knees and Bees by Gregory Demmons (
http://www.bcfarmersmarket.org/fresh-market/subpage/farmers-appreciation-week-2014#greg
)
* Kootenay Rockies: Untitled by Gwendolen Graovac (
http://www.bcfarmersmarket.org/fresh-market/subpage/farmers-appreciation-week-2014#gwen
)
* Thompson Okanagan: Ode to a Farmer by Terry Hynes (
http://www.bcfarmersmarket.org/fresh-market/subpage/farmers-appreciation-week-2014#terry
)
* Cariboo Chilcotin: Get REAL...by Gina Myhill-Jones (
http://www.bcfarmersmarket.org/fresh-market/subpage/farmers-appreciation-week-2014#gina
)

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CONTACT:
Georgia Stanley, Manager of Communications & Membership
BC Association of Farmers’ Markets
604 -734 - 79797
georgia at bcfarmersmarket.org
Emily Atkinson
FMNCP Communications and Administration Coordinator
BC Association of Farmers' Markets
103-1089 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC V6H 1E5

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