Farmers’ Markets
Produce expected to be available this week at area farmers’ markets (depending on weather; shop early for best selection):
Spokane Marketplace (Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., DeSmet and Ruby): huckleberries, peaches, apricots, nectarines, pears, plums, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, apples, watermelon, tomatoes (ripe, green), peppers (green, yellow, red), onions (organic Walla Walla sweets, yellow), cabbage (green, purple, Chinese), beets, turnips, rutabagas, kohlrabi, garlic, carrots, peas, beans (green, yellow, purple), fava beans, eggplant, summer squash (yellow, zucchini, pattypan), bok choy, potatoes, cucumbers (English, slicing, pickling), broccoli, cauliflower, salad greens, green onions, herbs, sprouts, Swiss chard, mustard greens, arugula, edible flowers.
The New Farmers’ Market (Wednesday and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., First Covenant Church parking lot at Second and Division in Spokane): fresh herbs, peppers (Hungarian hot wax, Bananarama sweet, Purple Islander sweet), tomatoes (yellow pear, yellow cherry, red pear, salad, Early Girl), raspberries, cherries, nectarines, pears, apples (Jonagold, Sunji), flier plums, apricots, huckleberries, blackberries, peaches, corn, squash (summer, yellow straight neck, green pattypan, yellow pattypan, blue hubbard), zucchini, zapallito, kohlrabi, pumpkins, potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, sweet onions, green beans, cucumbers (slicing and pickling), beets, carrots, green onions, turnips, herb plants.
Kootenai County Farmers’ Market (minimarket Wednesday, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.; full market Saturday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Highway 95 and Prairie Avenue in Coeur d’Alene): blueberries, black and red currants, gooseberries, potatoes (fingerling, Yukon Gold, red), cabbage (red, green, Chinese), carrots, beets (red and golden), celery, broccoli, cauliflower, kohlrabi, spicy greens mix, lettuce, mustard greens, tomatoes, endive, green onions, zucchini, summer squash, fresh herbs, radishes, kale, collard greens, Swiss chard, escarole, Walla Walla sweet onions, rutabaga, New Zealand spinach, garlic, beans (green, yellow, and Italian), eggplant, green peppers.
Farmers’ Market at Sandpoint (Wednesday, 3 to 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon, at Farmin Park, Third and Main): kale, kohlrabi, watercress, turnips, spinach, bok choy, cauliflower, broccoli, onions, garlic, mustard greens, lettuce, salad mix, cabbage, beets, new potatoes, carrots, peppers, cucumbers, green beans, summer squash, strawberries, blueberries, huckleberries, gooseberries, raspberries (red and golden), edible flowers, assorted fresh herbs.