There are more than 4,800 farmers markets across the country offering consumers affordable, convenient, and healthful products sold directly from the farm. Your local farmers market (unless you have your own garden) has the freshest fruits and vegetables available.
Unlike most grocery stores where produce travels for hundreds of thousands of miles, most fruits and vegetables sold at local markets come directly from the farmer’s own local farms. In addition, many of the fruits and vegetables that come from farmers are organic; if organic is important to you, I would always recommend asking the farmer who is selling it. You can’t do that at the grocery store! Farmer’s markets offer farmers and consumers the opportunity to interact with each other.
Lastly, farmers markets support the sustainability of small family farms and their communities. Please support your local farmer’s markets!
Hera are some of our favorite farmer’s markets in King County:
- Ballard Farmer’s Market, Sundays, year round
- Bellevue Farmer’s Market, Thursdays, May 14th - October 15th, Saturdays June 6th - November 21st
- Broadway (Seattle) Farmer’s Market, May 10th-December 20th
- Kirkland Downtown Farmer’s Market, Wednesdays, May 6 – October 14th
- Kirkland (Juanita beach) Farmer’s Market, Fridays, May 29th – October 9th
- Issaquah Farmer’s Market, Saturdays, April - October
- Lake Forest Pk. Commons Farmer’s Market, Sundays, May 10th-October 4th
- Mercer Islands Farmer’s Market, Sundays, June 21-October 11th
- Pike Place Farmer’s Market, Daily, year-round
- Queen Ann (Seattle) Farmer’s Market, Saturdays, June – September
- Redmond Farmer’s Market, Saturdays, May 2nd-October 31st
- Renton Farmer’s Market, Tuesdays, June 2nd-September 15th
- Sammamish Farmer’s Market, Wednesdays, May 20th-September 30th
- University District Farmer’s Market, Saturdays, year round
- West Seattle Farmer’s Market, Sundays, year-round
- Woodinville Farmer’s Market, Saturdays, May 2nd – October 10th
See the Washington State Farmers Market Association web site for a full list of all Washington farmers markets.
by Local Green Circle, August, 2009, photos by OakJack