"If you can hit the house owners hard in the pocket every time, they are much more vigilant about who is renting from them, " says Darryl Plecas, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University College of theFraserValley.
If all this talk of Abbotsford, Maple Ridge and the wider FraserValley has you salivating to meet the people behind the food on your Vancouver table, you are in luck.
Seasonal produce from the lush FraserValley farming region, which starts 60km east of the city, is a highlight of the market, from crisp autumnal apples to orange-hued winter squash.