Farm News from King County Councilmember Pete von Reichbauer
Dear Friends,
I am pleased once again to share with you my seasonal Farm Fresh Newsletter! The spring and summer harvest produce beautiful King County Councilmember flowers, fresh fruits, and vegetables that attract bustling crowds to Pete von Reichbauer our local farmers markets. (von-Rite-bow-er) In addition to high-quality products, local farms are a key component to South King County’s economic engine and culture. Supporting local agriculture ensures job creation for our region, E-mail: particularly in our rural communities. [email protected] My hope is that this guide will encourage you to take advantage of our region’s local farmers markets, and in so doing, help contribute to our local economy. Web: www.kingcounty.gov/ I have included in this guide a map of local farms and markets in vonreichbauer our region to make it easy for you to visit. For additional informa- tion please visit Puget Sound Fresh, an organization created to promote the purchase of locally grown products, at Phone: www.pugetsoundfresh.com or you can always call my office 206-296-1007 or at (206) 296-1007. 800-325-6165 ext. 61007 See you at the market!
516 Third Avenue King County Courthouse Pete von Reichbauer Room 1200 King County Councilmember Seattle, WA 98104-3272 Spring 2008 Address: 22307 Dock Avenue S, Des 5 Farmers Markets Moines Marina Federal Way Farmers Phone: (206) 310-8040 Market 1 Email: DMFM@farmingandtheenvi- Contact: Karla Kolibab Renton Farmers Market ronment.org Address: Sears Parking Lot, 1701 S. Contact: Linda Middlebrooks Website: www.farmingandtheenviron- 320th, Federal Way Address: S. Third Street between ment.org/DMFM Phone: (253) 261-8157 Logan and Burnett Hours: Saturdays, 10am-2pm, June- Email: federalwayfarmersmarket@ Phone: (425) 679-1502 Oct. yahoo.com Email: [email protected] Description: Pick up fresh, nutri- Website: www.federalwayfarmersmar- Website: www.rentonfarmersmarket. tious foods grown by Washington ket.com com family farmers using environmentally Hours: Saturdays, 9am-3pm, May 10 Hours: Tuesdays, 3pm-7pm, June friendly growing practices. Enjoy our - Oct. 25 3–Sept. 16 market’s community atmosphere host- Description: Enjoy festive outdoor Description: Come for our delicious, ing up to thirty vendors with a wide shopping – where you can sample locally grown or produced foods, variety of freshly harvested products before you buy. Purchase the freshest fabulous flowers, delightful fam- direct from the farmer; including fruits and vegetables direct from the ily entertainment and some unique fresh cut flowers, a limited selection farmer. Take home the season’s fresh handcrafted items. Enjoy frequent of our best local crafts and delicious cut flowers, bakery products, honey, children’s activities, Master Gardeners lunch foods. Visit our website for our wine, and organic coffee. Local and lots more all summer long. featured musician, special community crafters sell fabulous jewelry, bird Directions: From I-405, take exit 2 events and a complete vendor listing. houses, pottery, candles, clothing, baby and proceed north on Rainier Avenue Directions: From I-5, take Kent/Des and pet supplies. Nursery vendors to S. 3rd Street. Turn right. Head Moines exit, head west on S. Kent Des offer unique and colorful arrays of east. The Piazza is located on S. 3rd Moines Rd., continue straight onto plants, vegetables and hanging flowers. Street, between Logan and Burnett Marine View Drive S. (Rt. 509). Turn A Master Gardener is always on site. Avenues. west onto S. 227th St. to the Marina. Enjoy delicious snacks, breakfast 2 Bus Route 131 to S. 227th St. & Ma- or lunch in our covered eating area, Burien Farmers Market rine View Drive S. Stop. while listening to live music. Special Contact: Debra George event days for the whole family held Address: SW 152nd and 10th SW, 4 monthly. Plenty of parking, accessible right in Olde Burien SeaTac Farmers Market to handicapped. Contact: Trudy Olson Phone: (206) 433-2882 Directions: Take I-5 to 320th, go Address: At Angle Lake Park - 19408 Email: [email protected] west on 320th to the Sears Parking International Boulevard, SeaTac Website: www.discoverburien.com Lot at The Commons Mall. Phone: (206) 973-4763 Hours: Thursdays, 11am-6pm, May Email: [email protected] 6 8-Oct. 9 Hours: Sundays, 11am-3pm, June 15- Kent Farmers Market Description: Enjoy fresh Washington Sept. 14 Contact: Kent Lions Club State fruits, vegetables and flowers Description: Our community mar- Address: On the corner of 2nd & along with unique crafts at our weekly ketplace will provide farmers and Smith Streets, Kent farmers market. Savor the flavors consumers with regionally grown Phone: (253) 486-9316 of our region’s farms and celebrate farm-fresh produce, baked goods, Email: kentfarmersmarket@hotmail. our community at this lively market garden plants and flowers, along with com open throughout the summer harvest scheduled entertainment and several Website: www.kentlionsclub.org season. It’s a great place to meet your family oriented theme market days. Hours: Saturdays, 9am-2pm, June- neighbors, shop for delicious, healthy Located in beautiful Angle Lake Park Sept. No market July 12 locally produced foods and crafts, or just south of the Sea-Tac Airport. Description: The Kent Farmers Mar- enjoy a summer stroll. Right in Olde Directions: From north or south I-5 ket is another Kent Lions commu- Burien, with lots of easy parking. take South 188th Street exit and head nity service project located at Kent’s 3 west (toward Sea-Tac Airport). Turn newest park, the “Town Square Plaza” Des Moines Waterfront left on International Blvd. Go to light at the major intersections of 2nd Ave. Farmers Market at South 194tjh Street and turn left & Smith Street in downtown Kent. Contact: Ricki Marohl into the park. Our open-air farmers market features in-season fruits & vegetables, plants and crafters. Yarrow Hunts Point Point
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Map of Farmers Markets and Farms in our region Green circles indicate locations of local farmers markets. Orange circles indicate locations of local small farms. Directions: From I-5, take Kent-Des Contact: Felicity Devlin and Jessica Website: www.tacomafarmersmarket. Moines exit. Follow to bottom of hill. Troy com At Meeker Street take a left. Follow Address: N 27th & Proctor on N Hours: Thursdays, 9am-2pm, May to 4th Ave. & Meeker St. Market 27th, Tacoma 15-Oct.16 will be just ahead. From Hwy 167 Phone: (253) 961-3666 Description: Our large, outdoor - northbound, take Willis St. exit. Email: [email protected] market features many local growers, a Turn right onto Willis, left onto 4th Website: www.proctorfarmersmarket. vast array of heritage produce, flowers, Ave. and take a left. From I-405, take com meats, locally crafted processed edibles Kent-Auburn exit onto Hwy 167. Hours: Saturdays, 9am-2pm, April and beautiful artisan products. Enter- Follow until Willis St. exit. Turn left 26-Nov. 1 tainment daily! onto Willis, go to 4th Ave. & take a Description: Our open air farm- Directions: From I-5 north or south, left. Market will be on right. ers market is located in the heart of take exit 133 or I-705 North toward Tacoma’s historic Proctor District. City Center. Take A street exit toward 7 Country Farmers Market We feature organic fruits, vegetables, City Center. Turn left on South 11th Contact: Janice Hammerstrom herbs, plants, fresh cut flower, fresh St. Turn right on Broadway. salmon, grass fed meats, hot food, Address: 40709 264th Ave. SE, 10 Enumclaw bakery items and live music. Puyallup Farmers Market Phone: (360) 802-6800 Directions: From I-5 City Center Contact: Janie Morris Email: jhammer@countryfarmersmar- exit, take Schuster Parkway to N 30th Address: Pioneer Park Pavilion, 330 ket.com Street. Travel on N 30th St. to Proctor. So. Meridian, Puyallup Website: www.countryfarmersmarket. Turn left on Proctor. Market is on N Phone: (253) 840-2631 com 27th St at Proctor. Email: farmersmarket@puyallupmain- Hours: Daily, 10am-7pm., May – Oc- 9 street.com tober and Thurs. – Sun., 11am-4pm, Tacoma Farmers Market Website: www.puyallupmainstreet. Nov. & Dec. Contact: Laura Edwards com Description: Buy local and eat local. Address: 905 Broadway, between 9th Hours: Saturdays, 9am-2pm, May 3 We are a full service on-farm market and 11th – Oct. 25 and Sundays, 10am-2pm, specializing in local in-season produce Phone: (253) 272-7077 May 4 – Aug. 31. and products, pure ciders, jams, condi- Email: laura@tacomafarmersmarket. Description: Join us all season long ments, gifts and gift baskets. Our goal com for a fun-filled market packed with is to support local farms and farmers. Please stop by to tour our market, vegetables gardens, flower gardens, and get your free sample of our own decadent locally made fudge. Directions: Located 2 miles north of Enumclaw on the west side of Hwy 169. From Hwy 405 (North or South) get off at Hwy 169 (Maple Valley Hwy), to 23 miles to market on the right side of the road. From Hwy 410 (east or West) go to Enum- claw, follow signs to Hwy 169 (Maple Valley Hwy). We are 2 miles north of town on the left side of the road. From Auburn, take the Auburn Way S which becomes the Auburn-Enum- claw Rd SE or WA-164 (from hwy 18, drive about 7 miles), turn left onto SE 400th St. Drive 5.7 miles to 264th Ave. Se (Wa-169th) turn right at light. The market is located .4 miles on the right. Pete tours Carpinito Brothers Farm in Kent with Karen Boyd, Mike Carpinito and Kim Lobdell. Carpinito Brothers is family owned and operated, and has tilled the Kent 8 Valley for over 30 years. Proctor Farmer’s Market locally-grown fresh produce, seafood, made by the vendor. By purchasing healthy nursery stock, flowers, yummy the seasonal harvest and crafts, you are baked goods, crafty gifts and delicious supporting our small farms and help- foods. A delightful indoor-outdoor ing preserve a way of life that is deeply setting in the Pavilion at Pioneer Park. rooted on this island. Stop by each Watch for informal gardening, food week to see how the market changes! preparation and preservation classes, a sunflower growing contest, Art at the Market, a creative hands-on booth for children staffed by Valley Arts United, and lots of other family fun. Plus, a wide variety of winter squashes Directions: From I-405, take the to choose from. WA-167 S. exit toward Kent/auburn, Directions: The U-pick field is located follow 167 S. to Hwy 512 Puyallup, on the corner of 212th and Orillia take Pioneer exit, turn left (west), left Road, just below SeaTac airport, off at Meridian, end at 330 S. Meridian, of I-5. From I-5, take Orillia Rd. S. Puyallup. exit and turn right until it turns into 11 212th. Farm is located on the corner Orting Saturday Market Auburn International of where Orillia Rd. turns into 212th. Contact: Beckie Meek Farmer’s Market 14 Address: Corner of Washington/Cal- Carpinito Brothers Farm istoga St The Cities of Algona, Auburn and Contact: Chet Dixon/Leona Rein- Phone: (360) 893-5200 Pacific are in partnership to estab- hardt Email: [email protected] lish a Farmer’s Market in downtown Address: 1148 Central Ave. N., Kent Website: www.cityoforting.org Auburn in 2009. Much planning has Phone: (253) 854-5692 Hours: Saturdays, 9am - 1pm, June already been accomplished and the Email: [email protected] 21st - Aug. 9th partnership is actively soliciting the Website: www.carpinito.com Description: With Mt. Rainier as the following key participants: Hours: Daily, 9am-6pm backdrop and the Foothills Trail at • Farmers/vendors Description: Family owned for over the foot, the Orting Saturday Market • Farmer’s Market manager 30 years. Open year-round for all is a meeting place for everyone. A • Steering committee members your gardening and landscaping needs. community inspired market is a place Plan now to become a part of our first Bark, topsoil and gravel delivered or for reflective solitude down the trail. season! U-haul. Flowers, hanging baskets, Bring your bikes, have some lunch Please contact Auburn Councilmem- vegetable starts, nursery stock, plant- and enjoy our version of country living ber Bill Peloza at: bpeloza@auburnwa. ers, seeds, tools, gloves and more. with modern amenities. We hope you gov or (253) 261-3235. June-November we feature Carpinito- will make Orting your destination grown farm fresh produce picked city. You will find yourself wanting to Local Farms daily: lettuces, spinach, greens, cab- return many times. See you soon. bage, corn, beets, carrots, English peas, broccoli, cukes, peppers, basil, cilantro, 12 13 Vashon Farmers Market Serena Farms zucchini and winter squash. Wash- Contact: Joanne Jewell Contact: Jason Serena ington items including berries, cher- Address: In the Village Green in Address: 4400 S. 212th St., Kent ries, apricots, peaches, pears, apples, downtown Vashon Phone: (253) 261-8789 beans, tomatoes, potatoes, pickling Phone: (206) 267-8146 Email: [email protected] cukes, spices, vinegar, dill, raw honey Email: farmersmarket@vigavashon. Hours: October 4-31, Noon - Dusk and more. October: U-pick pump- org Description: Family-owned since kin patch and corn maze. December: Website: www.vigavashon.org 1996, Serena Farms is one of the huge selection of green and flocked Hours: Saturdays, 10am - 2pm, year- largest pumpkin growers in Western Christmas trees, florist quality poin- round and Wednesdays, 2pm - 5pm, Washington, with a wide selection settias, garlands and wreaths. July 16-Oct. 15 and varieties to choose from. Come Directions: From I-405, take Hwy Description: Vashon Farmers Market and enjoy our U-pick pumpkin patch, 167 S. 84th Ave. exit, then left on is a “producer only” market. Every- Corn Maze and Hay Ride this fall. 84th. We are located ½ mile on left. thing at the market has been grown or Apples:Fresh Protects Foods your heart, PreventsThat constipation, May Blocks Benefit diarrhea, Improves lungYour capacity, CushionsHealth joints Apricots: Combats cancer, Controls blood pressure, Saves your eyesight, Slows aging process Artichokes: Aids digestion, Lowers cholesterol, Protects your heart, Stabilizes blood sugar, Guards against liver disease Avocados: Battles diabetes, Lowers cholesterol, Helps stops strokes, Controls blood pressure, Smoothes skin Bananas: Protects your heart, Quiets a cough, Strengthens bones, Controls blood pressure, Blocks diarrhea Beans: Prevents constipation, Helps hemorrhoids, Lowers cholesterol, Combats cancer, Stabilizes blood sugar Beets: Controls blood pressure, Combats cancer, Strengthens bones, Protects your heart, Aids weight loss Blueberries: Combats cancer, Protects your heart, Stabilizes blood sugar, Boosts memory, Prevents constipation Broccoli: Strengthens bones, Saves eyesight, Combats cancer, Protects your heart, Controls blood pressure Cabbage: Combats cancer, Prevents constipation, Promotes weight loss, Protects your heart, Helps hemorrhoids Cantaloupe: Saves eyesight, Controls blood pressure, Lowers cholesterol, Combats cancer, Supports immune system Carrots: Saves eyesight, Protects your heart, Prevents constipation, Combats cancer, Promotes weight loss Cauliflower: Protects against prostate cancer, Combats breast cancer, Strengthens bones, Guards against heart disease Cherries: Protects your heart, Combats cancer, Ends insomnia, Slows aging process, Chestnuts: Promotes weight loss, Protects your heart, Lowers cholesterol, Combats cancer, Controls blood pressure Chili peppers: Aids digestion, Soothes sore throat, Clears sinuses, Combats cancer, Boosts immune system Figs: Promotes weight loss, Helps stops strokes, Lowers cholesterol, Combats cancer, Controls blood pressure Fish: Protects your heart, Boosts memory, Combats cancer, Supports immune system Flax: Aids digestion, Battles diabetes, Protects your heart, Improves mental health, Boosts immune system Garlic: Lowers cholesterol, Controls blood pressure, Combats cancer, Kills bacteria, Fights fungus Grapefruit: Protects against heart attacks, Promotes weight loss, Helps stops strokes, Combats prostate cancer, Lowers cholesterol Grapes: Saves eyesight, Conquers kidney stones, Combats cancer, Enhances blood flow, Protects your heart Green tea: Combats cancer, Protects your heart, Helps stops strokes, Promotes weight loss, Kills bacteria Honey: Heals wounds, Aids digestion, Guards against ulcers, Increases energy, Fights allergies Lemons: Combats cancer, Protects your heart, Controls blood pressure, Smoothes skin, Stops scurvy Limes: Combats cancer, Protects your heart, Controls blood pressure, Smoothes skin, Stops scurvy Mangoes: Combats cancer, Boosts memory, Regulates thyroid, Aids digestion Mushrooms: Controls blood pressure, Lowers cholesterol, Kills bacteria, Combats cancer, Strengthens bones Oats: Lowers cholesterol, Combats cancer, Battles diabetes, Prevents constipation, Smoothes skin Olive oil: Protects your heart, Promotes weight loss, Combats cancer, Battles diabetes, Smoothes skin Onions: Reduce risk of heart attack, Combats cancer, Kills bacteria, Lowers cholesterol, Fights fungus Oranges: Supports immune systems, Combats cancer, Protects your heart, Strengthens respiration Peaches: Prevents constipation, Combats cancer, Helps stops strokes, Aids digestion, Helps hemorrhoids Peanuts: Protects against heart disease, Promotes weight loss, Combats prostate cancer, Lowers cholesterol Pineapple: Strengthens bones, Relieves colds, Aids digestion, Dissolves warts, Blocks diarrhea Prunes: Slows aging process, Prevents constipation, Boosts memory, Lowers cholesterol, Protects against heart disease Rice: Protects your heart, Battles diabetes, Conquers kidney stones, Combats cancer, Helps stops strokes Strawberries: Combats cancer, Protects your heart, Boosts memory, Calms stress Sweet potatoes: Saves your eyesight, Lifts mood, Combats cancer, Strengthens bones Tomatoes: Protects prostate, Combats cancer, Lowers cholesterol, Protects your heart Walnuts: Lowers cholesterol, Combats cancer, Boosts memory, Lifts mood, Protects against heart disease Water: Promotes weight loss, Combats cancer, Conquers kidney stones, Smoothes skin Watermelon: Protects prostate, Promotes weight loss, Lowers cholesterol, Helps stops strokes, Controls blood pressure Wheat germ: Combats colon cancer, Prevents constipation, Lowers cholesterol, Helps stops strokes, Improves digestion Wheat bran: Combats colon cancer, Prevents constipation, Lowers cholesterol, Helps stops strokes, Improves digestion Yogurt: Guards against ulcers, Strengthens bones, Lowers cholesterol, Supports immune systems, Aids digestion
* Consult a physician on the risks and benefits of changing your diet. 15 about ½ mile. We are on the right Lazy River Farm hand side. Contact: Linda Person Address: 27010 78th Avenue S, Kent 19 Phone: (206) 963-5079 Mosby Brothers Farm Hours: Mon., Wed., & Sat., Opens at Contact: Susan Beckler 9am, June – late Sept. Address: 12754 SE Green Valley Rd., Description: Welcome to our beauti- Auburn ful farm on the banks of the Green Phone: (253) 939-7666 River between Kent and Auburn. Website: [email protected] We specialize in the finest tasting, Hours: Daily, 9am-6pm, May 1 naturally grown U-pick strawberries, 17 – Sept. 30 raspberries, blueberries and blackber- T & M Berries Description: Stop by our farm stand ries. We are open from 9am until all Contact: Maria Breneman and pick up some of your favorite in- ripe fruit is picked. Because of limited Address: 27329 – 78th Avenue S, season fruits & vegetables on your way supply and high demand, we strongly Kent home or on your way to Mom’s house. suggest you call ahead to reserve space Phone: (253) 859-4193 or (253) 941- Featuring locally-grown vegetables, and check availability. 1435 honey and homemade jams, along Directions: Traveling north or south Hours: Daily, 8am-6pm, during with Eastern WA seasonal fruits & bound on Highway 167 (Valley season vegetables. Taste our delicious, fresh Freeway) between Auburn and Kent, Description: Visit us this summer apples, blackberries, blueberries, pears, take the 277th St. exit and head east for our naturally grown strawberries. raspberries, strawberries, dill, green & to 78th Ave. S. Turn left (north) for Nestled between Kent and Auburn, yellow wax beans, broccoli, lettuces, about ¾ miles on the right (east) side right off Hwy. 167, our small family- onions, peppers, potatoes, spinach, of the road. run U-pick is open daily during the squashes, tomatoes, zucchini and lots season. Please call ahead for availabil- more! All farm fresh. Plus U-pick 16 ity. Families are very welcome on our pumpkins in October. Whistling Train Farm no-spray farm, but please no school or Directions: Take Auburn-Black Contact: Shelley and Mike Verdi care groups. diamond exit off Hwy 18, then east Address: 27127 78th Avenue S, Kent Directions: Go south of Kent on 3rd, on Auburn-black diamond Road, 1/8 Phone: (253) 859-5197 about 1.5 miles, or go north of 277th mile. Then take Green Valley Road. Email: Shelley@whistlingtrainfarm. St. on 78th Ave. about ¼ mile. Watch Go past Green Valley Meats, farm is com for signs. ¼ mile on left, farm stand is on right. Website: www.whistlingtrainfarm. Pumpkin Patch: head West off the com 18 free way exit. Hours: Please call Fresh Flower Farm Contact: Yee or Paochia Hang Description: We use no chemicals! 20 We grow a huge variety of vegetables Address: 28229 W. Valley Hwy. Kent Edeldal Farm/Little – everything from artichokes to zuc- Phone: (253) 941-2380 Email: [email protected] House Rugs chini. We grow for flavor, quality and Contact: Judy Taylor Hours: Daily, 10am-6pm, June-No- health! Ask about our Subscription Address: 15429 SE Green Valley vember Programs. Fresh eggs from happy, Road, Auburn Description: Fresh Flower Farm is healthy, pastured hens. Fryers, natu- Phone: (253) 939-1350 owned by the Hang family and has rally-raised Berkshire pork, and veal Email: judytaylor@littlehouserugs. operated since 1997. We have many from calves raised on a real momma com kinds of fresh cut flowers, arrange- cow available by contract. Find us at Website: www.littlehouserugs.com ment bouquets, U-cut flowers, dry farmers markets April-January and Hours: Open year-round, 10am-dusk flower bouquets and farm fresh pro- enjoy our produce at select restaurants. Description: Visit our shop year- duce. Bring your kids and your camera Directions: From I-5 take 272nd St. round. I do several shows out of town and come enjoy full fields of all kinds exit, drive east into valley for 3 miles. during the year, so best to call first of fresh flowers in bloom. Turn left on 78th Ave. From Kent to make sure I’m home! I specialize Directions: From SR 167 between East Hill, head west on 277th St. into in custom rug hooking, hand spin- Kent and Auburn, take S. 277th exit. valley and turn right on 78th Ave. ning, knitting and felting, lavender Go West on 277th, then take a left From Hwy 167, take 277th St. exit products, dried flower arrangements, onto W. Valley Highway. Go south and turn left on 78th Ave. Farm is ½ wool and wool products, hand hooked mile down 78th Ave. on left. rugs, felted hats and purses. We sell Phone: (253) 939-1149 or (866) 627- of TiPis, a fishing pond and more. purebred Jacob Sheep, a small primi- 2857 Farmer Andy offers hay rides around tive breed which is easy to keep and Email: [email protected] the farm where you might view eagles produces excellent fleece for spinning. Website: www.treesnbees.com soaring, majestic Mt. Rainier as well as We have 300 lavender plants in 20 Hours: Open year-round, Mon: 4- the Olympic mountains. Tours: large varieties, which bloom June-October. 7pm, Thurs: Noon-7pm, Sat. 10am- or small groups, schools, youth orga- Directions: From Hwy. 18 take the 4pm nizations, family, community clubs or Auburn-Black Diamond Road ext. For Christmas Trees: Daily, 9am- corporate events. Fall events include Veer immediately to the right onto 7pm, Nov. 28-Dec. 23 corn maze and pumpkin patch. Please Green Valley Rd. We are 3 miles in on Description: Since 1972, our family- call or email to schedule. the right hand side on a sharp curve. owned farm has raised Christmas trees Directions: Take I-5 to SR 18. Take Enter into the curve and you’ll see our and honeybees. The Pavilion offers Auburn/Enumclaw exit, go left off exit driveway in front of the barn (our barn fresh local honey, beekeeping sup- toward Enumclaw, pass the Muckle- say “Edeldal Farm” and has a sheep plies, unique gift items and Christmas shoot Casino, pass the White River and goat on it). decorations plus all-day seminars in Amphitheatre, farm is on right about honeybees and beekeeping. During 10 miles from Hwy. 18. 21 Christmas season, in addition to trees, Canter-Berry Farms 24 Contact: Clarissa Metzler Cross and you will find complementary bever- Rockridge Orchards Doug Cross ages, snack bar, play area for kids with Contact: Wade Bennett Address: 19102 SE Green Valley Christmas videos, and Mrs. Claus. We Address: 41127 212th Ave. SE. Road, Auburn grow Douglas, Noble, Grand, Pacific Enumclaw Phone: (253) 939-2706 Silver and Sub Alpine Firs, Norway Phone: (360) 825-1962 Email: [email protected] Spruce and others. We will gladly Email: jbennett@rockridgeorchards. Website: www.blueberries4u.com arrange a presentation/tour for your com Hours: Open daily in harvest season, homeschool group, class field trip, boy Website: www.rockridgeorchards.com 8am-6pm approx. mid-July opening scouts, or just your family. Located just Hours: Open year-round, Sat. & Sun., Description: Our small, friendly farm east of Auburn. 1-4pm raises both blueberries and American Directions: Off I-5, take exit 142A, Description: Life & Food should Saddlebred Show Horses. Home- go 6 miles east on Hwy 18, take Au- never be boring. Less than an hour steaded in the 1870’s, we have been burn Black Diamond Road exit. Turn from Seattle, in East King County, in family owned for the past 54 years. right at stop sign, cross river and turn the shadow of Mount Rainier, our or- We offer U-pick blueberries and fresh right at the stop light. Turn right on chards and farm offer a unique blend flowers in season. Frozen blueberries SE Lk. Moneysmith Rd., go one mile. of exotic fruits, vegetables, crafts, hard as available. Our fresh blueberry jam, Farm is on right. and soft ciders and fruit wines. Visit syrup, vinegar and chutney are avail- 23 our Website and take a virtual tour of able all year at our farm salesroom and V2 Farm the winery, bamboo forest, farm and at our farmer’s table at the Pike Place Contact: Jenny Cunningham orchards. Meet us in person at Bal- Market. Please call ahead or check our Address: 20613 SE 4636th Street, lard, Bellevue, Columbia City, Fed- website for picking days. Holidays and Enumclaw eral Way, Phinney Ridge, University non-harvest season hours are 10am- Phone: (206) 353-6695 District and West Seattle Farmer’s 6pm for salesroom. Tours (15-50 Email: [email protected] Markets. Personal or group Winery/ people) by appointment. Mail-order Website: www.V2farm.com Farm Tours by appointment. available. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10am-6pm, June- Directions: Take Hwy 164 from Au- Directions: From I-5, take Hwy. 18 Oct. 31, and by appointment Sun. & burn. Turn left on 400th, at the next east. Take Auburn-Black Diamond Mon. flashing light (212th) turn right. We Rd. exit. Keep turning right to SE Description: Experience the old West are on the top of the hill on right. Green Valley Rd. Farm is 5.5 miles in farm country! V2 Farm Roadside 25 on the left, 2 ½ miles west of Flaming Produce Stand has a bounty of healthy, Sunrise Blueberry Farm Geyser State Park. delicious in-season produce grown Contact: Tom Maskal NATURALLY using sustainable 22 Address: 500 Chicago Ave., Algona Trees ‘n Bees farming practices. Our family brand Phone: (253) 333-0352 Contact: Carolyn Elliott (established in 1917) offers hands- Hours: July, August and weather Address: 34747 162nd Ave. SE, on farm experience. Discover a real dependent, through mid-September. Auburn working Western town, Indian village Usually daily, 8am-5pm; sometimes closed Wed. & Thurs. Always call ahead! Description: We have moved to a new location and have a new phone number. Please see directions or call the farm! CERTIFIED WSDA/ NOP ORGANIC SINCE 1976. The sweetest blueberries you’ll ever taste! “We feed the soil, and the soil feeds the plant!” No herbicides, no fungicides, no synthetic pesticides, no chemical fertilizers. Hand picked at their peak of freshness! Fresh flats, washed and ready-to-freeze cases, and already frozen cases available. Try our exclusive 20 pound freezer case, no repackaging necessary! Use them right out of the case all year long. As you juggle your household budgets, don’t forget to visit the worthwhile local super- Quantity discounts for 10, 20, 30, 40 markets that have wonderful produce and a demonstrated history of giving back to our and 50 pounds. Stock up for winter! community like Dash Point’s Metropolitan Market. Per pound price less than Saturday markets. Your complete satisfaction guaranteed! Sorry, no U-pick avail- (no strawberry). Followed in August our Kent Field, at the corner of Wash- able. Save time and gas, always call with Asian and regular pears, plums, ington & Frager Road. ahead to double check our days and some canning cucumbers for pickles, Directions: (From Hwy. 167, take hours, for availability of berries, and to beans, flowers, canning tomatoes, and Willis St. exit. West on Willis, South place orders of 50 pounds or more. blackberries. September brings at least on Washington to Frager). Farm Directions: Just south of Auburn in 9 varieties of potatoes, fall and winter market features all our own produce Algona, off of Hwy 167. From Hwy squash, apples, fall raspberries, and plus fruits and vegetables from other 167, take the Algona/Pacific exit, turn corn. Our farm is very family friendly farms in Washington state. We carry left (East) on Ellingson Rd. Go to with a large orchard to enjoy your pic- everything you need to make your own traffic light, at the Jack-in-the-Box, nic lunch. Please call ahead for avail- delicious pickles. Cold-Pack pickle and turn left (North) on Frontage Rd., ability of products and as always the demos on Saturdays during pickling which immediately becomes Algona answering machine is updated daily. season. Midway between Puyallup Blvd. S. Go through one stop sign to Directions: From I-5, take exit 135 and Tacoma on Hwy 167 (River Rod. the big fir tree at 5th Ave. N. Turn (Hwy 167) past Emerald Queen Ca- Hwy). right (East) on 5th Ave. N. and go sino. Go approx. 2 miles. Turn right 28 through one stop sign to the farm at at espresso stand; go ½ mile. Farm is Terry’s Berries the end of the street. Still the red shed on the left – follow signs. Contact: Terry Carkner at the end of the road. 27 Address: 4520 River Road, Tacoma Phone: (253) 922-1604 26 Duris Cucumber Farm, Foxberry Farm LLC Email: [email protected] Contact: Ron & Cindi Fox Contact: Sondra Andrews Website: www.terryberries.com Address: 4220 Gay Road East, Ta- Address: 6012 44th St. E., Puyallup Hours: Daily, 10am-6pm, May-Oct., coma Phone: (235) 922-7635 and Tuesdays/Wednesdays the rest of Phone: (253) 926-8407 Hours: June - Sept., open daily at the year. Email: [email protected] 9am Description: Berries, veggies, apples, Hours: Thurs. & Fri. 9am-5pm, Sat. Description: We grow and sell direct too, we grow organic just for you! & Sun 10am-4pm, July 10 – Sept, from our farm market. Fresh straw- Celebrating 25 years of growing great Closed Labor Day. Open by appoint- berries, green beans, pickling cucum- berries and veggies in the Puyallup ment after Oct. 1 bers, slicing cucumbers, zucchini and Valley. Shop at our farm store or join Description: Our mom and pop U- yellow squash, and dill. Open to the our CSA to reserve your share of the pick farm opens July 10th for rasp- public beginning about June 1 for harvest for more than 10 months of berry and some blueberries and honey strawberries. U-pick strawberries at the year. Choose from the huge variety of veggies, pick-your-own flowers and cutting and wrapping and poultry from our friends in Yakima. The first herbs. Savor freshly-picked berries kill/processing. The finest certified Saturday of October @ 10am kicks in season or frozen berries all winter. organic beef, pork and poultry, eggs off our fall harvest season with the Farm-fresh eggs available year round. and cheese. Chemical free ham, bacon, Annual Giant Pumpkin Competi- Join us for apple picking and cider lunch meats and sausages. Naturally tion. We have a free corn maze, farm pressing October weekends and pick grown lamb and bison. Stop by and animals, pumpkins, painted pumpkins, your own pumpkin from the pumpkin visit for a delicious healthy choice. gourds, squash and a variety of other patch. School tours by appointment. Directions: Take exit 127 off I-5. Go fall crops. During October we offer Directions: Two miles from I-5, exit east on Hwy 512 to Portland Ave. farm tours by reservation. 135, toward Puyallup on River Road. Turn right on Portland Ave. to 112th Directions: From Tacoma, go to For more information and detailed St. Turn left on 112th to Vickery Ave. Puyallup, travel east on Pioneer Ave. directions, visit our website. Right on Vickery to 13419. to Hwy 162 (Sumner-Orting Valley Hwy), turn right; continue 3 miles. 29 31 Linbo Blueberry Farm Spooner Farms Farm is on the right just past 128th St. Contact: Richard Linbo Address: 9710 State Route 162 E., E. Please call for directions. Address: 8405 Fruitland Ave. E., Puyallup 33 Puyallup Phone: (253) 840-2059 Take Root Farm Phone: (253) 229-6438 Website: [email protected] Contact: Jennifer Miller Email: [email protected] Hours: Please call Address: 24416 Buckley-Tapps Hwy. Website: www.linboblueberries.com Description: Start your summer with E., Buckley Hours: Daily, 9am - 7pm, July 15 our own daily-picked strawberries, Phone: (253) 891-FARM – season end raspberries, blackberries and blueber- Email: [email protected] Description: The natural bog of this ries. Fall time is great family fun in Website: www.takerootfarm.com over sixty year old blueberry farm and our 5-acre corn maze. U-pick pump- Hours: Pick-up days are Wed. & Fri. the ten seasons of ecologically sound kins, pumpkin slingshots, concessions, Description: Enjoy a share of the practices mean the 2030 plants bear great fall decorating items and gifts. harvest at Take Root Farm and get the best, healthy fruit on the varied Bring your camera and the kids to fresh, chemical-free produce year- cultivars. Come enjoy the U-pick meet Patty Pumpkin and Blinkey the round. Summer season: Mid-June experience and taste the difference. Bear. through October. Receive a share Bring the family and pick for fresh use Directions: From I-405, get on Hwy of fresh-picked vegetables and come or to freeze for use all winter long. 167 heading south toward Kent/Au- to “your” farm, feel and smell the Directions: From I-5, take the Puyal- burn. Merge onto Hwy 410 East earth and your “root” connection to lup exit to downtown Puyallup (as if toward Sumner/Yakima. Take Hwy life, while picking fresh flowers and going to the fairgrounds). From Hwy 162E/Valley Ave., exit toward Orting. herbs from the U-pick areas. Most 167 (Valley Freeway) go to the end, Right onto Valley Ave. E., Hwy 162, vegetables, herbs and flowers during take a left to downtown Puyallup. end at the farm. the summer season are grown on the Take Meridian toward the fairgrounds. farm according to organic standards. 32 Turn right on 7th Ave. SW. Follow it Scholz Farm Our shares also contain fruit, much to the end at Fruitland Ave. Turn left Contact: Allen Scholz of which comes from other organic on Fruitland Ave. & go uphill about Address: 12910 State Route 162 East, farms. Winter and spring shares con- 1 mile to the farm on the left at 84th. Orting tain a wide variety of certified organic Detailed directions on our website. Phone: (253) 848-7604 vegetables and fruit. Directions: From Sumner, Go East 30 Email: [email protected] Meat Shop of Tacoma Hours: Daily, 9am-6pm, June 1 – Oct. on Hwy 410 up the hill to the light. Contact: Lee Markholt 31 Turn left onto Sumner-Buckley Hwy. Address:13419 Vic kery Ave. E, Description: We are a fourth genera- Go 4 miles. Turn left onto Buckley- Tacoma tion working farm with an on-farm Tapps Hwy (street sign is on left side Phone: (253) 537-4490 produce and retail stand. We feature of street). Farm is on left shortly after Email: [email protected] our own fresh seasonal fruits and the turn. From Enumclaw: Follow Website: www.meatshopoftacoma.com vegetables including strawberries, Hwy 410 thru Buckley to the intersec- Hours: Mon—Friday, 8am—6pm. raspberries, blueberries, rhubarb, green tion of 410 and Mundy-Loss (there Saturdays, 10am—5pm, year-round beans, and our famous sweet corn; also will be a light). Turn right. Go almost Description: Certified organic meat custom-grown fruits and vegetables 4 miles, then turn right onto Buckley- and poultry sales. We offer custom (cherries, peaches, pears and apples) Tapps Hwy. Farm is on left shortly after the turn. harvesting season Compiled by Councilmember CropWeather may Schedule change harvest dates Pete von Reichbauer Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Apples (Fresh Picked) Asparagus Beans Beets Blackberries Blueberries Boysenberries Broccoli Brussels Sprouts Cabbage Carrots Cauliflower Celery Cherries (Pie) Cherries (Sweet) Corn Cucumbers Currants Dill Garlic Gooseberries Herbs Honey Lettuce Logan Berries Marion Berries Melons Nuts Onions Peas Peppers Plants (Bedding) Potatoes Pumpkins Quince Raspberries Raspberries (Fall) Rhubarb Spinach Squash Strawberries (June) Strawberries(Everbearing) Tomatoes Zucchini King County Councilmember PRSRT STD US Postage Pete von Reichbauer PAID Metropolitan King County Council Seattle, WA 516 Third Avenue, Room 1200 Permit No. 1788 Seattle, WA 98104-3272 206-296-1007 or 800-325-6165 ext. 61007 www.kingcounty.gov/vonreichbauer [email protected]
Emerald Downs founder Ron Crockett and Pete discuss the importance of the equine Jennifer Dovey, Pete, Rose Ehl, Mayor Jack Dovey and Karla Kolibab industry in South King County. come together to promote this year’s Federal Way Farmers Market.
Pete visits historic Mary Olsen Farm in Auburn An alpaca makes its case to be “Royal Critter” Pete examines fruits and vegetables at a and mascot of the King County Fair. and looks on as local first graders learn how to local farmers market. plant seeds.