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, 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, Super Chili, Lipstick, Anaheim), tomatoes (yellow pear, yellow cherry, red pear, salad, Early Girl, Brandywine, Yellow Boy), raspberries, cherries, nectarines, pears, apples (Jonnygold, Sunji), flyer plums, apricots, huckleberries, blackberries, peaches, watermelon, cantaloupe, corn, squash (summer, yellow straight neck, green pattypan, yellow pattypan, blue hubbard), zucchini, zapallito, kohlrabi, pumpkins, potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, sweet onions, green beans, purple beans, cucumbers (slicing and pickling), beets, carrots, green onions, turnips, herb plants, salad mix, Swiss chard, lettuce (red and green leaf), shallots.

Kootenai County Farmers’ Market (mini-market 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, peaches, cantaloupe, nectarines, plums, pears, potatoes (fingerling, Yukon gold, red, blue), cabbage (red, green, Chinese), broccoli, kohlrabi, carrots, beets (red and golden), celery, various lettuces, radishes, kale, collard greens, Swiss chard, mustard greens, tomatoes, escarole, beans (green, yellow, French, Purple Italian), eggplant, Japanese eggplant, tomatillos, corn, cucumbers, lemon cucumbers, onions (Italian red bottle, mini, green, Walla Walla), shallots, peppers (chili, green, jalapeno), zucchini, summer squash, rutabagas, spinach, endive, garlic, fresh herbs.

Farmers’ Market at Sandpoint (Wednesday 3 to 5:30 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to noon, at Farmin Park, Third and Main): corn, eggplant, kale, kohlrabi, watercress, turnips, spinach, bok choy, cauliflower, broccoli, celery, onions, garlic, shallots, mustard greens, lettuce, salad mix, cabbage, beets, new potatoes, carrots, sweet and hot peppers, cucumbers, green beans, summer squash, winter squash, strawberries, blueberries, huckleberries, blackberries, gooseberries, raspberries (red and golden), apples, edible flowers, assorted fresh herbs, tomatoes.