Farmers Market Opens April 7th
Annual Spring Tradition is Upon Us - Opening Day for the Downtown Bellingham Farmers Market
Join us on Saturday, April 7th, to celebrate the opening day of the 26th season of the Bellingham Farmers Market!
At 10 am, Bellingham Mayor Kelli Linville and Sustainable Connections will participate in the traditional Cabbage Toss, signaling the start of the growing season, and the first of 38 Saturday Markets. The downtown Saturday Market hosts over 100 small businesses every Saturday, 10 am-3 pm, through December 22nd. The Bellingham Farmers Market is a hyper-local venue, featuring crafters, farms, and food producers from Whatcom and Skagit Counties.
Sustainable Connections will be unveiling the new 2018-19 Eat Local First Food & Farm Finder and the launch of the new Eat Local First Campaign. The Market will also be hosting over a dozen nonprofits on Railroad Avenue, providing a great opportunity for the community to connect with the good work of these agencies.
“In addition to 15 new vendors, the Market will welcome back many vendors that customers know and love,” noted Caprice Teske, Market Director. “Some exciting new items being offered this season include hand-blown glass from Asp and Hand, artisan perfumes from AWE Botanical Parfum, traditional salsas from Sabor de Jalisco, and infused Greek olive oil and olives from Dimitri Olive Farms.”
Over 30 farms will be on-hand on opening day with a wide variety of local items. In addition to seasonal produce like leeks, raab, kale and potatoes, customers will find eggs, meat, cheese, honey, flowers, and plant starts. Customers looking to round out their shopping lists will also find baked goods, hot sauce, fermented foods, pasta, jams, and much, much more.
E.B.T. (Electronic Benefits Terminal) will be available at the Information Booth for the purchase of delicious produce with SNAP benefits (Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program). The Market will continue providing Fresh Bucks, matching funds made possible with funding from the Sustainable Fund of Whatcom Community Foundation. With this program, EBT users will receive matching dollars up to $10 each day to buy more fresh produce from our farmers.
Bellingham Farmers Market - Downtown
Depot Market Square, 1100 Railroad Avenue (Corner of Railroad Avenue and Chestnut Streets)
Saturdays, April 7, 2018 - Dec. 22, 2018, 10 am-3 pm
www.bellinghamfarmers.org
360-647-2060
