Pike Place Market has a new vegetable farmer. The Lara farm, started only a few years ago by farmer Gabriel Lara, can be found on the cobbles Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays (9am-5pm). Lara farms on 8 acres in Mabton, Washington and grows fresh northwest asparagus, lettuce, onions and more
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Archives from June 2010
Pike Welcomes – Lara Farms
Sat, Jun 26, 2010
Cascade Market Featuring Pike Place Market Express
Thu, Jun 24, 2010
Full Circle Farms was started in 1996 by Andrew Stout and Wendy Monroe with the dream “to participate in the development of a healthy future for people, wildlife and the environment by growing, sourcing and providing food fostered with integrity, all while celebrating the flavors and shared joys of the table”. Full Circle has been a Pike Place Market vendor since 2000 and can be found Tuesday’s at City Hall Plaza (10am-2pm), Thursday’s at Cascade (3pm-7pm) and Sundays at Pike Place Market (9am-5pm). They offer 50 crops and over 200 varieties of organically grown produce grown on 400 acres in the Snoqualmie Valley.
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Pike Place’s Carrot & Strawberry Visit City Hall Market
Tue, Jun 22, 2010
A select group of Pike Place Market farmers has once again made their way to the plaza outside Seattle’s City Hall. Celebrity guest appearances by Carrot & Strawberry helped to kick off the event (every Tuesday 10am-2pm through September 28th) but the real draw was the farmers. Fresh berries from Sidhu Farms, Hayton Farms and Xai Cha Farms were among the hottest sellers with supplies dwindling by market’s end. Also available: organic veggies from Full Circle Farms, organic orchard Fruit from Tiny’s Organic and Northwest honey from Sweet Success as well as other farm fresh and value added products.
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Berries are Back
Tue, Jun 22, 2010
Sidhu Farms is back! Look for them Tuesdays at City Hall Plaza (10am-2pm), Thursdays at Cascade (3pm-7pm) and seven days a week at Pike Place (9am-5pm). Sidhu has been a Pike Place Market farmer since 1999 and farms on over 30 acres in Puyallup, Washington. Currently they are tabling fresh raspberries, strawberries, tomato starts, rhubarb and jam.
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Chef Demo Double Header
Sun, Jun 20, 2010
The first Summer Sunday Chef Demo Double Header started out with a bang, or a rain storm rather. Chef Renne Erickson of the Boat Street Café endured a downpour and cooked up some delicious steamed mussels with sauce verte (recipe below).
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Fresh NW Cherries from Todd Wilson Farms
Sat, Jun 19, 2010
Also back in the Market are delicious Washington grown cherries. Cheryl & Todd Wilson have been farming on 20 acres in Benton City, Washington since 1990. They grow several varieties of cherry and have been selling in the 2nd Section of Pike Place Market since 1998. According to Cheryl, although this years’ yield is not as large as the banner crop of 2009, fewer cherries on the trees make for better tasting fruit which should suit cherry lovers just fine. Cheryl can be found in the 2nd or 3rd Section seven days a week until her trees are bare.
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Marshland Orchards
Sat, Jun 19, 2010
$10 Hanging Flower Baskets Available Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
For the last few days something has been different about the Marshland Orchards booth on Pike Place. In addition to their usual assortment of fresh hothouse vegetables, plant starts and apple cider, hanging baskets have begun to appear on their farm stand. At $10 a piece they are quite a steal and would make an excellent addition to anyone’s home
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Pike Welcomes – Rockridge Orchards & Cidery
Sat, Jun 12, 2010
Wade Bennett selling on the farm’s first day at Pike Place Market
Wade & Judy Bennett started farming in the Enumclaw Plateau in 1982. They established Rockridge Farm in 1991. Currently, they have over 148 different crops and specialize in “exotic edibles” from around the world. They even grow bananas, wasabi & ginger right here in Washington State! But I think it’s safe to say they are especially known for their ciders, both hard & soft.Read More...
Phyllis Rosen Kicks-off Summer Sunday Chef Demos
Sun, Jun 6, 2010
Phyllis Rosen Making Crepes at Pike Place Market
Phyllis’ classic crepe recipe
With Bluebird Grains Emmer Crepes & Wild Harvest Mountain Berry Couli
Servings: 14-16 6-inch crepes
2 eggs
2 tbs melted butter or vegetable oil
1 cups organic milk
1/3 cup Brandy or Pike Place Brewery “Dry Wit” (or milk if preferred)
1/2 tsp salt
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New to Pike for the 2010 Farm Season
Sat, Jun 5, 2010
A new addition to Pike Place is Marshland Orchards, AKA Maltby Farms.
Recently I did a farm inspection of their farm(s) and boy was I impressed. The farm was started in 1968 by John and Marijke Postema on a four acre parcel of land. 42 years later they farm 125 acres and daughter their Liesa is in charge of their Pike Place Market operations. This year they will harvest 22 varieties of apples grown at Marshland Orchards. Their farm-pressed cider is a year-round treat: sold crisp and cold in the heat of summer and deliciously hot in the cold of winter.
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