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Save The Date!
Sat., August 5, 2017
10AM-5PM
Proctor Arts Fest is a annual community-based street fair on
North 26th &
Proctor that provides a free, accessible and celebratory experience of the arts for the public.
The Proctor Farmers’ Market will celebrate Proctor Arts Fest on
Saturday, August 5th with extended hours from 9am to 4pm!
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The Proctor Farmers' Market is proud to have a Green Excellence designation from the City of Tacoma.
This award is the highest level
available for events that decrease their their impact on the
environment.
As part of this ongoing program, we take extra care to
ensure that our Market is made more sustainable by incorporating green
initiatives like providing bike racks, recycling, reducing waste,
donating excess food, and much more.
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#11, #14, #16, #51
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2017 Fresh Bucks* will
be available at the
Proctor Farmers' Market
every week through Dec. 16, 2017!
Inquire at the Market Info Booth, and learn how a dollar for dollar Fresh Bucks match is provided for up to $10.
per EBT card swipe,
per Market day!
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EBT, *WIC &
*Senior FMNP gladly accepted.
(*WIC & Senior FMNP Vouchers
accepted Jun 1st - Oct. 31st)
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Framable Art Prints available at the Market Info Booth: "Asparagus," "Tulip," "Corn," and "Fish"
Only $10 each; 2 for $18
3 for $25; 4 for $30
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Voted Tacoma's Super-Best Farmers' Market by readers of the Weekly Volcano
Read more here: http://www.thenewstribune.com/living/home-garden/article99832747.html#storylink=cpy
The 2017 Proctor Farmers' Market Application is now available for:
Current, renewing PFM Vendors; New Vendors (applying for the first time); Musicians/Entertainers (for Music @ The Market);
Tasting Booths (Wine, Cider, Beer, Spirits); Non-Profit Community and Kids Booths.
Click on the "Vendors" button in the column to the left,
then go to "Become a Vendor" for complete Application details.
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Some Reasons to Support Farmers Markets...
(shown: Zestful Gardens)
One
of the main advantages to buying locally grown produce and other foods
at the farmers market is the quality and flavor. Grown, picked,
produced, or prepared near the source where it is purchased, it is quite
possibly the freshest food you can buy,
unless it is from your own
garden or pasture.
Shopping the farmers market also helps to keep
family owned farms and small businesses thriving, while contributing
simultaneously to sustainability, the local economy, and the sense of
community that invades the marketplace every Saturday.
Whenever
you visit the Market, talk to the farmers, growers, and food producers.
They love to share their growing practices, or introduce you to
something new -- and you'll know where everything you buy came from.
Some vendors even provide delicious samples to "try before you buy!"
Support Your Market - Rain or Shine!
Eat Fresh, Buy Local, Build Community
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For more information on the City of Tacoma's BYOB ordinance, click here.
As of July 12, 2017, thin plastic checkout bags will no longer be distributed in Tacoma.
Produce bags will still be permitted.
The best kind of bag is your own, reusable shopping bag.
Be sure and bring them with you to the Market!
For your convenience, we have
reusable tote bags for purchase in the Market Info Booth.
In the coming
months, your favorite vendor may also have reusable bags available,
too.
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Saturday, June 24, 2017
Enjoy the great summer weather this Saturday, and browse the Market for
What's Fresh. So much to see and do -- shop our fantastic local food
vendors, visit with friends,
stop by the Kids Booth, or listen to live,
local music.
 EBT & Fresh Bucks are available every Saturday in the Market Info Booth
Subscribe to the Market's Weekly Newsletter
(emailed every Thursday)
Click on the Blue Box above and get:
-Current List of Vendors Attending the Market
-The Latest Information and Updates on Market Happenings and Events
-Delicious Seasonal Recipes
-Cooking Demonstration Schedules
-A list of Wine, Cider, & Craft Distillery Tasting Booth Guests
-Info on Live Music Entertainment
-Special Kids Booth Activities
-Community and Sponsor Booth Guests
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Saturday, June 17, 2017
Look for What's Fresh this Saturday
throughout the Market!
- Farmers' Booths continue to fill more Market bins and baskets every week
with just-picked produce as we move through the warmer days of June.
-Fruit Vendors are offering abundant strawberries,
cherries are arriving, and summer apples and more stone fruits are only weeks away.
-Growers display
stunning hanging baskets and flower bouquets,
and many booths are
bursting with veggie and herb starts,
blooming perennials and landscape
plants--all raised locally,
and acclimated to our growing conditions.
(We even have rain barrels to help you water it all!)
-Ready to Eat foods are always available, offering delectable Indian Curries, Tamales,
Empanadas, Wood-fired Pizzas, Smoothies,
Seafood Chowders, and Gourmet Sandwiches.
-Check out our pasture-raised meats,
wild caught fish, and just-harvested Totten Inlet
clams, oysters, and mussels for summer barbecues!
-Finally, just try and get by our
fine Artisan Foods and Baked Goods Booths.
You
won't be able to resist the honey, cheeses, gourmet sauerkraut, hot
sauces,
jams & jellies, pickled vegetables, fresh pasta, coffee,
tea, kombucha,
shrubs, cider, scones, biscotti, breads (of all kinds!),
small cakes, cookies, doughnuts, pastries, and hand-made chocolates.
Support your local farmers Market.
See you on Saturday, June 17, 9AM-2PM
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Saturday, June 10, 2017
Kick off your weekend at the Market -
Shop for 'What's Fresh' and so much more!
Every week the Market offers diverse selections of these
fresh foods and hand-crafted products:
local produce | tree & stone fruits* | foraged & cultivated mushrooms
pasture raised meats | wild caught fish | mussels, clams & oysters
berries | artisan foods | jams & jellies | baked goods
honey | hazelnuts* | peanuts | eggs | cheeses
veggie starts | herbs | plants | cut flowers
fresh baked breads (including dairy, soy, vegan, gluten & nut free)
handmade pastas | wine, ciders, craft distilleries
ready-to-eat & enjoy foods | and so much more!
*seasonal
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Saturday, June 3, 2017
IT'S KIDS DAY THIS SATURDAY AT THE MARKET!
--Arts and Crafts will be featured in the Kids Day Event booths, with
information on educational and summer activities for Kids.
--Scavenger Hunt - first 100 kids to complete the game will get a FREE $1 Apple-A-Day Token, good for a Market fruit or vegetable of their choice (offer good on 6/1/17 only).
--Kids "Taste of the Market"
Free Food Sampling & Recipes at:
10:30AM, 11:30AM, and 12:30PM
featuring the Market's fresh, seasonal fruits and vegetables.
Be sure and visit these Kids Day Event participants this Saturday!
Event Booths will be set-up at the N.27th & Madison Street area of the Market
(by Mason United Methodist Church):
(Click! is a 2017 Proctor Farmers' Market Super Sponsor)
PFM Kids Booth
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-Shop and enjoy live, local entertainment while you're at the Market-
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Spooner Farms,
located in the beautiful Puyallup Valley,
will be picking berries very
early Saturday morning,
and bringing them straight to the Market for you
to enjoy.
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Saturday, May 27, 2017
Memorial Day, 2017
We pause and remember those who have fallen in service to our country, while marking the official start to summer with picnics and barbecues over a three-day weekend.
The Proctor Farmers' Market is open Saturday from 9am-2pm
for all your weekend fresh and local food needs,
and we wish you a safe and happy holiday!
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Save The Date!
-Kids Day Event, June 3, 2017-
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Saturday, May 20, 2017
It's time to start enjoying Spring produce!
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Saturday, May 13, 2017
Annual Health & Wellness Day
Saturday, May 13, 2017
9AM-2PM
-Local practitioners and professionals on-site all day to share their knowledge.
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Mother's Day is Sunday, May 14th!
Plan to shop Sat., May 13th for beautiful flowers, hanging
baskets, plants, fresh, local food, wine, cider, hand-crafted baked
goods, chocolate-dipped candies, art prints, Gift Certificates, and more
for the special Mother in your life.
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Saturday, May 6, 2017
Shop smart and find out What's
Fresh at the Market this Saturday! Grab your reusable bag, and browse
among the booths of locally raised or produced foods, veggie and plant
starts
for your garden, and flowers for your table.
You'll probably find that everything seems to taste or grow better,
and your purchases will support family farms!
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Saturday, April 29, 2017
Shop this Saturday, and get your Garden Growing!
Buying local plants and vegetable starts not only supports the Market's farmers,
but also helps sustain our environment.
You get fresh, healthy plants grown nearby
(not transported over great distances) that are adapted to our climate,
and ready to make your garden grow.
- Tomato Plants - 1 Gallon & Flats
- Zucchini Starts
- Greens & Other Cool Crops
- Fruit Bearing Trees & Landscape Plants
For all your gardening needs, be sure &
visit the following Vendors this Saturday:
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Saturday, April 22, 2017:
Two Events - One Great Day at the Market!
56th Annual
Jr. Daffodil Parade
Tacoma's North End Proctor District
10am-12:00 noon
&
"Young At Heart Event" 9am-2pm!
Bring your ID and customers that are 55+ get:
- Fantastic discounts posted at participating Vendor Booths
- First 50 guests that are 55+ get a free tote at the Market Info Booth (a $4.00 value)
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Earth Day is April 22nd
Celebrate Earth Day all year by:
- Supporting
sustainable farming, and eating more locally grown and produced foods
from farmers markets to help reduce global green house gas emissions.
- Commit to some service to make an immediate difference by planting a tree (from the Market!).
- Visit the City of Tacoma's Community Booth this Saturday at the Market, and learn about the Tacoma-Pierce County Bike Month, and the 9th Annual Tacoma Bike Swap.
- Visit the Earth Day Network, for more ways to sustain our planet.
Green Initiatives:
The PFM is pleased that we continue to enjoy a "Green Excellence" event
designation from the City of Tacoma. We provide bike racks, and work at
reducing impact on landfills by recycling paper, cans, plastic &
food waste, and donating thousands of pounds of excess food per year to
the NW Fish Food Bank.
We are proud to support the University of Puget Sound's Sustainability Advisory Committee's 2017 "Walk to the Market" this Saturday. Students walking from UPS to the Market will receive a FREE tote (with their student ID!).
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What's Fresh this Saturday at the Market:
Every week the Market offers diverse selections of these
fresh foods and hand-crafted products:
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What's Fresh this Saturday, April 15th:
9AM-2PM
Enjoy outstanding local entertainment while you shop, or stop for a bite to eat.
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What's Fresh this Saturday, April 8th:
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What's Fresh this Saturday, April 1st:
We have loads of other wonderful locally grown and produced foods,
as well as beautiful flowering plants, hanging baskets,
and a fantastic selection of healthy veggie and herb starts from your favorite grower!
Be sure and stop by and visit our two newest vendors:
Explore the bounty of
the pacific northwest with signature baked goods,
sandwiches, pastries,
breads, savories, coffee, and soup.
Little Dipper Confections:
Hand-crafted, chocolate-dipped candies made the old-fashioned way-
with lots of thought given to ingredients and taste.
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Saturday, March 25th, Regular Season Opening Day
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It's almost time - Regular Season starts on Saturday, Mar 25th 9AM-2PM!
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-Winter Market Dates-
We'll miss seing you every week for a while, but you can still shop fresh and local at our Winter Markets
on the 2nd Saturdays
of January, February and March of 2017, from 10AM to 1PM!
(Our full-time Regular Season {every Saturday!} starts again on March 25, 2017 from 9AM to 2PM)
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Be sure and attend the www.southsoundsustainabilityexpo.org
at the Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center this Sat., Mar 4, from 10AM-3PM.
The Proctor Farmers' Market, www.tacomafarmersmarket.com and the www.ortingvalleyfarmersmarket.com will be attending the event's "MINI FARMERS MARKET" with some of your
favorite vendors including Cottage Gardens (photo below),
Peto Gardens,
and L'Arche Farm & Gardens.
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Happy Valentine's Day!
Saturday, February 11, 2017
10AM-1PM
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-What's Fresh-
Saturday, January 14, 2017, 10AM-1PM
Yes,
it's Winter in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, and we are fortunate
to have an amazing selection of fresh, locally grown and produced foods
ready for you to stock up on this Saturday.
If you haven't attended a Winter Market before, we invite you to come,
support your local food community,
and experience our vibrant winter market full of fresh, healthy, local foods.
Weekly Finds at the Market Include:
produce | fruit | mushrooms
herbs | pasture raised meats
wild caught seafood | artisan foods
honey | hazelnuts | eggs
plants | fresh-cut flowers | baked goods
bread (including dairy, soy, gluten free, vegan & nut free)
cheeses | wine, ciders, craft distilleries
ready to eat foods | and so much more!
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Kids Booth Activity
Teacher
Lorraina will be in the Kids Booth with a colorful sensory play activity
perfect for kiddos from 1-100.
Scoop and pour colorful rice in this
Zen Farm!
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Meal planning just got easier and healthier for the new year with the
Proctor Farmers' Market Cookbook...
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