ManzanitaFriday Evenings, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Windermere Parking Lot, 5th & Laneda June 18 through September 10, 2010 manzanitafarmersmarket.comTillamookSaturdays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. 2nd & Laurel in Downtown Tillamook Now through September 25, 2010 503-842-2146 tillamookfarmersmarket.comLincoln City Sundays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center NE 6th & Hwy. 101 Now through October 2010 lincolncityfarmersmarket.orgNewportSaturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Outside Newport City Hall, Hwy. 101 & Angle Street Now through October 30, 2010 newportfarmersmarket.orgToledoWednesdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. On Historic Main Street, Downtown Toledo Now – September 29, 2010 marketmanager@cityoftoledo.orgWaldportWednesdays, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Waldport Community Center, 265 Alsea Hwy. Now through October 13, 2010 louispiette@yahoo.comYachatsSundays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Yachats Commons, Hwy. 101 & W. Fourth Street Now through October 17, 2010 541-528-7192 yachatsfarmersmarket@gmail.com
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Celebration the labors of the coast's farmers and artisans
[Posted Aug. 31, 2010]
It’s Labor Day Weekend, and not all of us are as chipper as you’d expect. Some are mourning the end of summer. Others are saddened by the prospect of a new school year. Up and down the Oregon coast, though, smiles abound amidst this holiday gloom. Summer vacation may be winding down, but the coast’s farmers markets have never been more wound up.
Last Thursday, Katie McNeil – owner of Pacific Sourdough, one of the Newport Farmers Market’s most popular vendors – told listeners of the Oregon Coast TODAY’s weekly radio show that shoppers at Newport’s market were excited to see the peak of the corn season, which will definitely continue through Labor Day Weekend. (Newport’s market is held on Saturday; consult the guide on this page for days and times of all the central coast’s markets.) McNeil also said the berry selection is still impressive, especially for so late in the year.
At the Lincoln City Farmers Market – there are four bakeries that complement each other with different types of baked goods, available each Sunday.“We’ve grown from about 10 vendors last year to 50 this year,” said Sarah Smith, who’s heading up marketing for the 2010 season. What to eat with all those fresh breads and pastries? How about fresh seafood? Or, local honey? Local goat cheese? There’s all that and more at the market, held on the lawn at the Lincoln City Cultural Center, at NE 6th and Hwy. 101.
In an earlier interview, Smith said market vendors have been booming this season, offering corn, squash, radishes, lettuce and assorted greens, rhubarb, sugar peas, beans, beets, and “wonderful nursery stock, plus beautiful cut flowers – huge, fresh assortments.
“Of course, we also have a variety of fine arts and crafts,” Smith said, “including handmade rugs, glass-ware, jewelry, handbags, photography, carvings, garden art, doggie treats and doggie clothes, tie dye, and potato necklaces, to name a few.”
To learn more about the coast’s farmers markets, and to read about selected vendors and growers, pick up the TODAY’s official guide to the central coast’s 2010 market season, available free along the coast. Or, download it, free, above.
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