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 antipasto
 cabbage rolls
 cakes/pastries with whipped cream, cheese or synthetic fillings
 chop suey
 creamed corn
 dairy products (e.g. milk, cream, cheese, yogurt)
 fermented foods (any food that relies on the growth of micro-organisms to produce alcoholic, acidic or alkaline conditions necessary for fermentation)
 fish and shellfish
 foods containing eggs as ingredients (e.g. custards, salads)
 garlic spreads, pesto
 guacamole
 herb and flavored oils
 hummus
 jam and jelly (pH 4.7 or higher or Aw of 0.86 or higher)
 juice (fruit and vegetable)
 perogies

 pickled eggs
 pickled vegetables (vinegar base, pH 4.7 or higher)
 pies (meat filled, pumpkin, sweet potato, custard [e.g., lemon meringue pie])
 processed beans, including baked, refried, and bean salad
 processed low acid vegetables (e.g. pH 4.7 or higher: beans, asparagus, beets, mushrooms, broccoli, peas)
 processed meat, sausages
 relish (vinegar base, pH 4.7 or higher)
 salsa containing animal protein
 salsa without animal proteins but with fresh tomatoes as an ingredient when the product is not thermally processed and the pH of the final product is greater than 4.2
 sprouted seeds (bean, alfalfa, mung, etc.)
 tofu
 whole or cut fresh tomatoes used as ingredient (unless acidified such that the pH of the final food is 4.2 or lower)​​
The following list contains examples of higher risk foods that are not acceptable
​for home preparation and sale at a temporary food market.
VIHA Temporary Food Market Guidelines

VIHA Regulations for Food Safety Standards at Temporary Food Markets

To sell  higher risk food items at temporary food markets, you need to complete an application for Sale of Higher Risk Food at Temporary Food Markets and submit it to the local Health Protection and Environmental Services office.

Onsite food preparation is not permitted by market vendors. 

To prepare and sell food at public events, you need to fill out an Application to Operate Temporary Food Service. Strict adherence to VIHA regulations for preparation in advance of selling products must be followed, including use of an approved commercial kitchen. Once completed, please submit to your local Health Protection and Environmental Services Office. Copies of these documents must be submitted to the market organizers a minimum of 14 days before the market date. 

For more details, visit https://www.islandhealth.ca/learn-about-health/food-safety/food-safety
The following list contains examples of higher risk foods that are not acceptable
​for home preparation and sale at a temporary food market.

Example of Higher Risk Foods

Example of Higher Risk Foods

 All Vendors with food items, please read the following information:

Saturday, November 30, 2024
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
4830 Headquarters Road, Courtenay, BC​

Admission by Donation to the Music Department
​OR
Non-perishable food donations to support
our local foodbanks!


Online Silent Auction

Click here to access VMPA Silent Auction Bidding Site

Thank you to all our fantastic donors!
​Our Music Students appreciate your support!


Vendor Registration

Vendor Set Up 8:00 am- 9:50am
Market Clean Up starts at 3:00 pm (end of the Market)

​Please wait until this time to begin your clean up.
Our student crew will be there to assist!

$35 Booth (8 foot space, 6 foot table included!)
$10 Booth for Grade 12 and under
Click here for Vendor Registration

 All Vendors with food items, please read the following information:

VIHA Regulations for Food Safety Standards at Temporary Food Markets

To sell  higher risk food items at temporary food markets, you need to complete an application for Sale of Higher Risk Food at Temporary Food Markets and submit it to the local Health Protection and Environmental Services office.

Onsite food preparation is not permitted by market vendors. 

To prepare and sell food at public events, you need to fill out an Application to Operate Temporary Food Service. Strict adherence to VIHA regulations for preparation in advance of selling products must be followed, including use of an approved commercial kitchen. Once completed, please submit to your local Health Protection and Environmental Services Office. Copies of these documents must be submitted to the market organizers a minimum of 14 days before the market date. 

For more details, visit https://www.islandhealth.ca/learn-about-health/food-safety/food-safety
VIHA Temporary Food Market Guidelines

 pickled eggs
 pickled vegetables (vinegar base, pH 4.7 or higher)
 pies (meat filled, pumpkin, sweet potato, custard [e.g., lemon meringue pie])
 processed beans, including baked, refried, and bean salad
 processed low acid vegetables (e.g. pH 4.7 or higher: beans, asparagus, beets, mushrooms, broccoli, peas)
 processed meat, sausages
 relish (vinegar base, pH 4.7 or higher)
 salsa containing animal protein
 salsa without animal proteins but with fresh tomatoes as an ingredient when the product is not thermally processed and the pH of the final product is greater than 4.2
 sprouted seeds (bean, alfalfa, mung, etc.)
 tofu
 whole or cut fresh tomatoes used as ingredient (unless acidified such that the pH of the final food is 4.2 or lower)​​
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  • About
    • Contact
    • Calendar >
      • Coming Up Next...
      • Past Events
    • VMPA
    • VMSC
  • Ensembles
    • Uniforms
    • Jazz Band
    • Senior Band
    • Junior Band
    • Band 9
    • Band 8 >
      • Myth Busters
  • Fundraising
    • FAQs
  • Resources
    • Theory
    • Goal Cards
    • Listening
    • Playing Assignments
    • Reflections
    • Playsong of the K'omoux
    • Rentals
    • Long & McQuade
    • Tapestry Music
  • Travel
    • Chaperones & Drivers
    • Senior Tour >
      • Cuba 2025
      • Calgary 2019
  • District Musical
  • Winter Market