A B.C. farmer believes he may have a solution to combat rising food costs in the province — by connecting large-scale growers directly with shoppers and offering produce at prices that match or beat larger retailers.

Gagan Singh, an Abbotsford farmer and social media influencer with more than 100,000 followers across social media platforms, is testing out the idea this weekend with a pop-up mobile farmers’ market.

Around 10 farmers will appear at three locations in Richmond, Surrey, and Abbotsford at different times on Saturday, offering produce at competitive prices — $13 for 30 fresh, free-range eggs or $5 for one kilogram of mini peppers.

“People can't even afford to pay for their groceries these days; it's very expensive. At the same time, we are losing farmers in B.C. every week

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