Farmers’ Markets

Wed., Oct. 6, 1999

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, pears (regular and Asian), plums, apples, tomatoes, peppers (several varieties), onions, cabbage, garlic, carrots, squash (acorn, Danish, spaghetti, Hubbard, Little Darlin’s), pumpkins, potatoes (Yukon Gold, russet, red, white), English cucumbers, herbs, sprouts.

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, apples (Golden Delicious, Jonathan, Red Delicious, Gala, McIntosh), pears (Bartlett, Asian, D’Anjou), winter squash, pumpkins, tomatoes, peppers, assorted potatoes, onions (sweet, winter keeper, candy, green), bunched carrots, salad mix, garlic, shallots.

Kootenai County Farmers’ Market (Saturday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Highway 95 and Prairie Avenue in Coeur d’Alene): pumpkins, cantaloupe, apples, potatoes (fingerling, Yukon Gold, red, blue), cabbage (red, green, Chinese), beans, broccoli, cauliflower, kohlrabi, carrots, beets (red and golden), corn, celery, kale, collard greens, Swiss chard, mustard greens, assorted tomatoes, eggplant (regular and Japanese), tomatillos, cucumbers, onions (Italian red bottle, green, Walla Walla), shallots, peppers (chili, green, jalapeno), zucchini, winter squash, fresh herbs, garlic, arugula.

Farmers’ Market at Sandpoint (Wednesday, 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Harvest Festival and final market day, Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon, at Farmin Park, Third and Main): Indian corn, kale, kohlrabi, spinach, bok choy, celery, onions, garlic, shallots, leeks, lettuce, salad mix, cabbage, beets, new potatoes, carrots, sweet and hot peppers, winter squash, pumpkins, parsnips, apples, edible flowers, assorted fresh herbs, tomatoes, tomatillos.

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