KIts Growers Market Questionnaire

1. What area of the city do you live in?

Response Response
Percent Count

Westside 81.5% 22

East Vancouver 14.8% 4

Downtown/West End 3.7% 1

Other 0.0% 0

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2. How important is it to you to support local urban agriculture in your

community?

Response Response
Percent Count

not important 0.0% 0

important 11.1% 3

very important 88.9% 24

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3. Why do you purchase produce at the Kits Growers Market? (select as
many as are relevant)

Response Response
Percent Count

To reduce the carbon footprint of

81.5% 22
my food

To support local agriculture 96.3% 26

To support local urban agriculture 85.2% 23

The great taste of the food 81.5% 22

To meet the farmers 70.4% 19

To enjoy the community 81.5% 22

Because it is close to where I live 66.7% 18

Because the prices are reasonable

51.9% 14
for the quality of food

Other 7.4% 2

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4. On average, did the vendors at the market offer reasonable prices?

Response Response
Percent Count

Yes 66.7% 18

Mostly 25.9% 7

No 7.4% 2

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5. The Kits Growers Market is intended to bring together community
members and local growers from the westside or the local urban area.
Please provide any comments on your experience of buying from and
interacting with growers and farmers from urban farms, and community
gardens in the community.

Response
Count

19

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6. Do you attend other farmers' markets?

Response Response
Percent Count

yes 66.7% 18

no 33.3% 9

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7. If you answered 'yes' above, then in the weeks you purchased produce
at the Kits Growers Market, did you choose to buy less that week from
other farmers' markets?

Response Response
Percent Count

yes 34.8% 8

no 30.4% 7

n/a 34.8% 8

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8. If the Kits Growers Market runs next summer, how often would you
attend it?

Response Response
Percent Count

Weekly 63.0% 17

Sometimes 37.0% 10

Not at all 0.0% 0

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9. What comments, recommendations, or questions do you have for the

Kits Growers Market?

Response
Count

21

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