Hollywood Farmers Market Opens!
April 25, 2010
The Hollywood Farmers Market is looking forward to another abundant season starting next Saturday, May 1st!
We welcome new vendors Captured by Porches Brewing, ProFarm Produce (organic asparagus!), Lady Lane Farm with milk (and chocolate milk), and Olympic Provisions with artisan charcuterie. Sneakin’ Out, a favorite band of customers, will be ringing in the first day of our 14th season, so bring your dancing-in-the-street shoes!
The Hollywood Farmers Market is proud to announce the kickoff our Fresh Funds program. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) customers can now receive up to $5 in dollar-to-dollar matching funds when they use their Oregon Trail card at the market. Bring your Oregon Trail card to the Information Booth to buy market tokens and receive up to $5 in matching tokens every market day. Thanks to a generous grant from New Seasons Market, the HFM Fresh Funds program will be available all season long. We will be sustaining this fund through customer donations.
Caprial + John will be at the Hollywood Farmers Market this season, answering questions about food, seasonality, and cooking. Look for them at the market twice a month this season starting May 15th. This year’s cooking demonstrations are hosted by Slow Food Portland and will focus on affordable shopping at farmers markets and simple meals. The first demonstration will be June 12th.
The Hollywood Farmers Market is located on Northeast Hancock Street between 44th and 45th Avenues. It is open Saturdays 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., from May 1 to October 30; and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., from November 6 to November 20. Dogs are welcome in the market after 10 a.m. For more information or to sign up for the weekly e-newsletter “The Local Dirt,” visit www.hollywoodfarmersmarket.org.