Support Your Market - Rain or Shine!
Eat Fresh, Buy Local, Build Community
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Saturday, September 16, 2017
What's Fresh this Saturday, September 16th
Please don't miss the opportunity to shop the Market this Saturday.
So much to see, taste, and choose from - it's really amazing what's available,
fresh from your local farms and producers.
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KIDS BOOTH
This Saturday, September 19th 9AM-2PM
SEE THE SOTABOTS
The high school robotics teams from SAMI will bring robots of all different sizes: small robots made of Legos, robots the size of a
toaster, and a robot the size of a coffee table (pictured below). These
robots, along with the team's passion for spreading STEM to kids, will be very engaging to parents and kids alike.
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Every week the Market offers diverse selections of these
fresh foods and hand-crafted products:
Farmers' Booths fill Market bins and baskets every week
with just-picked produce as we move through Summer
-Fruit Vendors are offering abundant blueberries and blackberries, peaches and apricots.
-Growers display
stunning hanging baskets and flower bouquets,
and many booths still have 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, and Seafood Chowders and Sandwiches.
-Check out our pasture-raised meats (beef, pork, chicken)
and wild caught fish* for summer barbecues!
*seasonal
-Finally, just try and walk by our
fine Artisan Foods and Baked Goods Booths.
You
won't be able to resist the honey, gourmet sauerkraut, hot
sauces,
jams & jellies, pickled vegetables, fresh pasta, tea, kombucha,
shrubs, cider, scones, biscotti, breads (of all kinds!),
small cakes, cookies, doughnuts, pastries, and hand-made chocolates.
Support your local farmers Market.
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, September 9, 2017
What's Fresh this Saturday, September 9th
Early Apples are starting to arrive, and the Market is full of other early fall produce,
such as beautiful, organic peppers of all shapes, colors, and sizes,
cucumbers, eggplants, squash, and okra.
Summer crops of fresh corn, tomatoes,
cantaloupes, watermelons, peaches, berries and more, continue to grace
us with their presence, making sustainable, seasonal eating
a real pleasure of sights, tastes, and smells.
New Vendor at the Market!
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Meet Jim Johnson
Johnson Berry Farm
The Johnson Berry Farm is a small, farmer owned, 40 acre berry farm, located in Olympia.
Using the berries grown on their farm, Jim and Lisa Johnson produce an
exciting assortment of Berry Jams, Spicy Berry Jams, Berry Vinaigrettes, Hot Berry Sauces, and Berry Syrups, that are now available every Saturday, 9AM-2PM at the Proctor Farmers' Market!
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Saturday, September 2, 2017
Shop, Eat, Plant LOCAL, this Labor Day Weekend!
We'll look forward to seeing you this weekend when you shop for delicious, long weekend meals or Labor Day picnic gatherings. Be sure and stock up with healthy food and snacks for the kids school lunches!
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Saturday, August 26, 2017
9AM-2PM
Customer Survey
Saturday, 9:30AM- 1:30PM
The Proctor Farmers Market is working with the
University of Puget Sound to improve your experience.
This Saturday, Dr. Lynnette Claire,
Professor, School of Business and Leadership
University of Puget Sound
will be on-site, taking your input
for the Proctor Farmers' Market Summer Survey.
Help the Market by answering a few, quick questions, and find out how
you might be able to
participate in a focus group this fall with Dr.
Claire and a team of her senior students.
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Vegetable of the Week
In addition to Eggplants, we have about every high quality, seasonal
vegetable and fruit you could want. Shop tomorrow, and relish the sight
of the Market, brimming with healthy,
locally grown or produced foods
at your fingertips.
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Saturday, August 19, 2017
Come do the "Dots"
Saturday, August 19th - 9AM-2PM
Please stop by and visit the Rapid Market Assessment Team!
They will be on-site all day to do a
Dot Survey, collecting information from you to help the Market.
Market customers participating in a Dot Survey
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What's Fresh this Saturday, August 19th
August is a wonderful month at the Farmers Market,
as the summer bounty starts to reach it's peak.
Don't miss the tomato bonanza
going on right now - with a huge assortment of conventional, heirloom
and organic varieties to choose from. The first apples of the season are
now in, zucchini is plentiful, and we continue to have a multitude of
mushrooms, farmed and foraged, to choose from.
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Summer Fruit
Right now we have delicious berries, luscious peaches and apricots
- fresh picked from local farms - each week at the Market.
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Saturday, August 12, 2017
August 6-12, 2017
Love farmers markets?
Celebrate National Farmers Market Week by helping them grow!
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In Honor of National Farmers Market Week,
Let's Help Our Vendors have a "Sold Out" Day at the Market.
Shop
the amazing array of farm fresh products and locally prepared foods
that you don't often see in other retail outlets, and support your local
farmers, farms, and small business entrepreneurs!
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It's National Farmers Market Week, August 6-12, 2017
Come on out and support the Proctor Farmers' Market this Saturday, Aug 12th, 9AM-2PM.
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Saturday, August 5, 2017
Where: Proctor District
When: 10AM-5PM
The Proctor Farmers’ Market will celebrate Proctor Arts Fest on
Saturday, August 5th with extended hours from 9am to 4pm!
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What's Fresh at the Market!
It's all
here this Saturday - straight from the farm, just-picked vegetables,
sweet ripe summer fruit and berries, and blooming baskets and perennials
ready for the garden.
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Sustainability at the Market
Part
of the Market's Mission is to be an educational resource to the public,
highlighting the importance of local agriculture, sustainable
business and our impact on the environment.
Check out these three great Community Booths this Saturday,
all with resources to help foster a sustainable community.
The City of Tacoma will be at the market this Saturday, Aug.
5th, talking about the
importance of preventing wasted food, and signing
people up for the
Food: Too Good to Waste Challenge.
Did you know that 40% of food produced in the US is wasted?
Stop by their booth to learn easy ways you can make a difference.
While you're visiting learn about Tacoma's new Bring Your Own Bag law
and pick up a free reusable shopping bag while supplies last!
Learn to Save Money & Energy At Home
Find Out How To Save On Your Water Bill
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Join us for a Special Proctor Arts Fest Music Line-up:
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Saturday, July 29, 2017
What's Fresh this Saturday at the Market!
The high summer bounty is really hitting
the Market right now - don't miss the opportunity to taste the season's
fresh produce and fruit. Look for luscious
peaches, fragrant blueberries, raspberries & blackberries, sweet
corn, juicy melons and a July favorite - tomatoes!
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Saturday July 22, 2017
Don't miss the Bee Festival this Saturday!
The
Urban Evergreen Bee Sanctuary
will be on-site all day to provide expert demonstrations and information
on how to support pollinators!
Look for special discounts and offers from these participating Vendors:
Art House Cafe
Dancing Bee Apiary & Bakery
Honey Bear Farm
Cooking Demo
Free Food Sampling & Recipes using local honey by Chef Janey Wescott
at:
10:30AM, 11:30AM, and 12:30PM
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What's Fresh
When you visit the Bee Festival Event at the Market this Saturday, look
for What's Fresh!
We now have just-picked, tender Green Beans, luscious
early peaches, baby zucchini,
and tons of beautiful hanging baskets and
landscape plants.
Sat., Jul 22, 9AM-2PM. N. 27th & Proctor Streets
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Saturday, July 15, 2017
Saturday, July 8, 2017
Market Event - Vineyard & Orchard Day!
Get special discounts and offers, posted at each of the following participating Vendors:
(while supplies last)
Vineyards:
(Free Samples and Sales)
Finnriver Farm · Cidery
Reed's Sweet Wine
Stina's Cellars
Orchards:
RP Guerrero
Martin Family Orchards
Cooking Demonstration: 11:15AM-11:45AM
Learn how to make "Stovetop Fruit Crisp" with Chef Jane Wescott
Free Recipe and Tasting Samples!
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Fox Island Lavender Returns for a Limited Time This Saturday!
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What's Fresh at the Market this Saturday:
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Happy 4th of July!
We're open
Saturday, July 1, 2017, 9AM-2PM
for all your July 4th shopping needs
Just in time for the 4th of July holiday - fresh raspberries!
Check out What's Fresh around the Market this Saturday-
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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.
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Saturday, June 17, 2017
Look for What's Fresh this Saturday
throughout the Market!
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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:
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