2017 Season Preview

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We’re so excited for the 2017 season of Tacoma Farmers Markets! Here’s a preview of what we have cooking.

New crop of vendors, including:

  • Art House Cafe
  • Bates Family Foods
  • Benny May’s BBQ
  • Bona Fide Potents
  • ChoklaTude
  • Crumbly Bits Baking Company
  • Hilltopia Bakery
  • It’s Greek to Me
  • Little Dipper Confections
  • Reed’s Sweet Wine
  • Rusty Wheel Farm
  • Standard Bakery
  • Urban Sanctuary Farm

New market schedules:

  • Broadway: Thursdays, 10 a.m.–3 p.m., May 4–October 26
  • South Tacoma: Sundays, 11 a.m.–3 p.m., May 21–September 10
  • Eastside: Wednesdays, 3–6 p.m., June 21–August 30
  • Tacoma General: Fridays, 11 a.m.–2 p.m., August 4–September 8

Music from:

  • Abigail Neilson
  • Billy Stoops
  • Champagne Sunday
  • Forest Beutel
  • Kim Archer
  • Rachael Shaman
  • Sarah Christine
  • Stanley Allyne
  • The Happy Sinners

Programs:

  • Fresh Bucks EBT-Matching (Thanks MultiCare!)
  • Senior Farm Shares (Thanks Taco Time!)
  • Apple-a-Day + New Kids Club (Thanks TAPCO!)
  • Pierce County Fresh Market Booth (Thanks Central Co-op and City of Tacoma!)

We’re going greener:

  • No plastic water bottles for sale
  • Remember: BYOB (Bring Your Own Bag), starting in July 2017
  • Enhanced signage to divert more waste to composting and recycling

Friends of the Tacoma Farmers Market:

  • Help our markets grow and reap these great benefits:
    • 15% off market swag
    • Invitation to special market discount days
    • Free market poster designed by Noah Struthers (pictured above)
  • More details to follow