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, blackberries, peaches, apricots, nectarines, pears, plums, apples, watermelon, cantaloupe, muskmelon, tomatoes (ripe, green), sweet corn, peppers (green, yellow, red), onions (organic Walla Walla sweets, yellow), cabbage, (green, purple, Chinese), beets, turnips, kohlrabi, garlic, carrots, beans (green, yellow, purple, fava), eggplant, summer squash (yellow, green, pattypan), fall/winter squash (acorn, Danish, spaghetti, Hubbard, Little Darlin’s), zucchini, bok choy, potatoes, cucumbers (English, slicing, pickling), broccoli, salad greens, green onions, radishes, fresh herbs, sprouts, Swiss chard, mustard greens.
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 (sweet and hot), tomatoes (pear, cherry and regular, red and yellow), pears, apples, plums, huckleberries, blackberries, peaches, watermelon cantaloupe, other assorted melons, corn, squash (summer, pattypan, zucchini, zapallito, winter), kohlrabi, pumpkins, several varieties potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, onions (sweet, winter keepers), green beans, purple beans, cucumbers (slicing and pickling), beets, carrots, green onions, turnips, herb plants, salad mix, Swiss chard, lettuce (red and green leaf), spinach, shallots.
Kootenai County Farmers’ Market (last mini-market today 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., full market “Fall Fest” Saturday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Highway 95 and Prairie Avenue in Coeur d’Alene): huckleberries, blueberries, cantaloupe, apples, potatoes (fingerling, Yukon gold, red, blue), cabbage (red, green, Chinese), broccoli, cauliflower, kohlrabi, carrots, beets (red and golden), celery, various lettuces, radishes, kale, collard greens, Swiss chard, mustard greens, assorted tomatoes, eggplant (regular and Japanese), tomatillos, cucumbers, lemon cucumbers, onions (Italian red bottle, green, Walla Walla), shallots, peppers (chili, green, jalapeno), zucchini, squash (summer, winter, spaghetti), spinach, fresh herbs, garlic, arugula.
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, peppers (sweet and hot), cucumbers, green beans, summer squash, winter squash, strawberries, blueberries, huckleberries, blackberries, gooseberries, raspberries (red and golden), assorted varieties apples, edible flowers, assorted fresh herbs, tomatoes.