Farmers’ Markets
Produce expected to be available this week at area farmers’ markets. Availability subject to change and depends on weather; shop early for best selection:
Spokane Farmers’ Market
(Wednesday and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., First Covenant Church parking lot at Second and Division in Spokane): apples (early gold, MacIntosh, Gravenstein), huckleberries, blackberries, raspberries, peaches (early red haven, hale haven, golden jubilee), plums (wild and domestic), cantaloupe, watermelon, jam, green beans, salad mix, lettuce, celery, fennel, beets, carrots, sweet onions, leeks, garlic, shallots, Swiss chard, kale, cabbage, bell peppers (green, yellow and purple), peppers (ancho, Hungarian wax and banana), tomatoes (cherry, Italian, lemon boy, beefsteak, Costo Luto, Brandywine and yellow stuffer), tomatillos, eggplant, cucumbers, summer squash (spaghetti, zapalito, zucchini and patty pan), potatoes (white, red, blue, purple, gold and fingerlings), sweet corn, honey, assorted herbs and assorted baked goods.
Spokane Marketplace (Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Ruby and DeSmet in Spokane): peaches, nectarines, apricots, pears, apples, huckleberries, blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, watermelon, cantaloupe, muskmelon, tomatoes, garlic, beets, green cabbage, red cabbage, cucumbers, lemon cucumbers, eggplant, kohlrabi, carrots, green, yellow and purple beans, green peppers, hot peppers, banana peppers, red and white potatoes, Walla Walla sweet onions, green onions, scallions, leeks, zucchini, summer squash, spinach, red lettuce, butter lettuce, salad mix, turnip and mustard greens, assorted herbs, organic produce, honey, walnuts and assorted baked goods.
Farmers’ Market (Monday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., East Sprague and Perry in Spokane): New crop apples (Lodi, Gravenstein, gala and early gold), peaches, Bartlett pears, plums (Friar and greengage), Wapato tomatoes, potatoes (russet and Yukon gold), hot peppers, bell peppers, sweet corn, watermelon, cataloupe, carrots, onions and garlic.
Kootenai County Farmers’ Market (Wednesday, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Highway 95 and Prairie Avenue in Coeur d’Alene): melons, pears, plums, watermelon, cantaloupe, peaches, nectarines, apples (cooking and ginger gold), blackberries, strawberries, blueberries, huckleberries, beans (green, wax, roma, dragon’s tongue), carrots, beets, potatoes (red, russet, Yukon gold, purple, fingerling) corn, garlic braids, onions (Walla Walla, red, green), tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, summer squash (zucchini, crookneck, patty pan), spaghetti), cucumbers (slicing, oriental, pickling, lemon), fava beans, bell peppers, hot peppers, eggplant, garlic, elephant garlic, shallots, New Zealand spinach, chard, bok choy, kale, collards, celery, lettuces, salad mixes, mesclun, parsley, radishes, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, leeks, fennel, daikon, kohlrabi, radicchio, rutabaga, basil, dill, cilantro, assorted herbs, natural beef, beef jerky, eggs and honey and frying chicken.
Farmers’ Market at Sandpoint (Wednesday 3 to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to noon, at Farmin Park, Third and Main): kohlrabi, turnips, lettuce, salad mix, spinach, chard, kale, beets, carrots, green onions, garlic, broccoli, cabbage, corn, beans (green, purple, yellow, romano Italian), seven kinds of eggplant, assorted herbs, strawberries, huckleberries, peaches, plums, apples, blackberries, blueberries, zucchini and assorted summer squash, winter squash, pumpkins, new potatoes, sweet and hot peppers, cucumbers, eggs, honey, edible flowers, tomatoes, shallots and onions.
Cheney Farmers Market (Sundays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., on College Street between First and Second): apples, apricots, raspberries, strawberries, peaches, watermelon, cantaloupe, blueberries, blackberries, rhubarb, onions (sweet, yellow, green) leeks, chives, garlic, carrots, turnips, beets (red, golden), cucumbers (pickling, slicing, lemon), tomatillos, tomatoes, chard, lettuce, salad packs, bok choy, kale, broccoli, kohlrabi, turnip greens, fennel, 12 varieties of peppers, beans (green, purple, yellow), celery, lovage, squash (zucchini, crookneck, patty pan), eggplant, potatoes (red, Yukon gold, Idaho), corn, assorted herbs and assorted baked goods.
Colville (Wash.) Farmers’ Market (Wednesday, noon to 6 p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Hawthorne and Elm Street, Colville): melons, blueberries, apples, pears, peaches, corn, tomatoes, lettuce, potatoes, onions, kohlrabi, summer squash, cucumbers, green beans, brussels sprouts, peppers, garlic, peas, beets, carrots, cabbage, assorted herbs, assorted baked goods, jams and jellies, honey and more.