What a year 2016 was at Tacoma Farmers Market! Across our markets, we served 142,916 customers last season and saw $930,704 in total sales, $464,182 of which was from our farm vendors. These dollars spent by shoppers like you help preserve local farmland and grow the small businesses owned and operated by neighbors and friends.… Continue reading What a year 2016 was at Tacoma Farmers Market!
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In praise of dreamers: A celebration of TFM founders Norma Honeysett and Marcia Moe
One day, while leaving her office at the Pantages Theater where she worked as the Director of Development, Marcia Moe witnessed a drug deal on the corner of 9th and Broadway. It was mid-day, in plain sight, with no attempt to hide it. That was a turning point for Marcia. She decided right then to… Continue reading In praise of dreamers: A celebration of TFM founders Norma Honeysett and Marcia Moe
TAPCO Credit Union Partners With Tacoma & Proctor Farmers Markets to Support Apple-A-Day Program
Program benefits low-income children and families by providing fresh, local fruits and vegetables Tacoma, WA (June 3, 2015) – The Tacoma and Proctor Farmers Markets and TAPCO Credit Union are partnering to support the Apple-A-Day Program. The program benefits low-income children and families in Pierce County by expanding access to fresh fruits and vegetables at… Continue reading TAPCO Credit Union Partners With Tacoma & Proctor Farmers Markets to Support Apple-A-Day Program
Happy 25th anniversary Tacoma Farmers Market!
Raise your produce high, it’s market time again! And what a glorious start. This past week, the Tuesday market on 6th Avenue, and especially the Thursday market on Broadway, were bathed in sunshine, bringing thousands of happy shoppers to booths brimming with bounty. An auspicious beginning to the 25th year of the Tacoma Farmers Market.… Continue reading Happy 25th anniversary Tacoma Farmers Market!
The East Side’s Food Desert is About to Get a Little Less Barren
April 13th, 2015 Tacoma News Tribune Start asking around about food deserts, and specifically whether there’s one on Tacoma’s East Side, and you’ll be surprised by the varying assessments you get. Some, you’ll quickly learn, are skeptical. “I don’t believe in the term ‘food desert.’ I don’t believe it means anything,” Bert Hambleton says flatly.… Continue reading The East Side’s Food Desert is About to Get a Little Less Barren
Farmers Markets Expand Efforts to Fight Hunger
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Vade Donaldson WSFMA Food Access Programs Manager vade@wafarmersmarkets.com (206) 706-5198 January 28, 2015 The Washington State Farmers Market Association Builds on the Success of Food Security Efforts The Washington State Farmers Market Association (WSFMA), together with the Washington Farmers Market Access Partnership (FMAP), is pleased to announce the expansion of the… Continue reading Farmers Markets Expand Efforts to Fight Hunger
Big News from Terry’s Berries & Veggies too!
“Dick and I are happy to announce our retirement but we are quite sad to be leaving this wonderful community that has supported us for the last 30 years. We just can’t give up farming altogether, so we are moving to a smaller farm in Ellensburg, next door to our son. We want to spend… Continue reading Big News from Terry’s Berries & Veggies too!
Tacoma Farmers Market Launches Matching Program
Double Your Dollars program increases access to fresh food for low income families, supports small family farms, and strengthens the local economy Tacoma, WA (September 9, 2014) – On Thursday, September 11th the Tacoma Farmers Market will launch its Double Your Dollars Matching Program for EBT (SNAP), WIC, and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP)… Continue reading Tacoma Farmers Market Launches Matching Program