What’s happening at the Market: Now is a great time to support peninsula farmstands

Sequim Farmers & Artisans Market

Opening Day: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, May 16

Location: Sequim Civic Center Plaza, downtown Sequim

More info: manager@sequimmarket.com or 360-582-6218

On the web: www.sequimmarket.com

In the Sequim Farmers & Artisan Market’s off-season, we work to promote the importance of shopping directly from Clallam County’s local food producers. Supporting our local farmers creates valuable economic opportunities and optimizes the health of a community. Farm fresh food tastes better and lasts longer.

When you shop at your local farmstand, not only do you forge a connection with the people who directly grow your food, you also know exactly where your food came from. With little exception, the produce found at farm stands has never left the peninsula.

With focused sanitation measures to ensure customer safety, farm stands are a great, low-contact alternative to crowded grocery stores, frequently providing the opportunity to find products that are out-of-stock elsewhere. We are so fortunate to live surrounded by food abundance.

It is a great time to show your support to our local farms by opting for a safe, transparent shopping experience. Farm stands offer an opportunity to access the freshest, tastiest food while supporting the livelihoods of your neighbors.

Clallam County Farm Stands

• Chi’s Farm

Offers: Organic vegetables

142 Towne Road, Sequim

Open daily

• Clark Farms

Offers: 100 percent grassfed beef, pastured pork and bison

863 E. Anderson Road, Sequim

Open Saturdays by appointment only; call 360-681-5499

• Dungeness Valley Creamery

Offers: Raw Jersey milk

1915 Towne Road Sequim

Open daily

• Encapsulated Nature & Stone Tree Farms

Offers: Chicken and duck eggs, seasonal vegetables, herbs and flower bouquets

3002 Chicken Coop Road, Sequim

Open Monday Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

• Goodness Tea

Offers: Herbal teas, sustaining drink powders and whole-food chocolates

261043 US Highway 101 Unit 3, Sequim

Open Thursday-Monday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

• Hidden Penny Farm

Offers: Organic vegetables

43 Black Diamond Road, Port Angeles

Open seasonally

• Johnston Farm

Offers: Organic vegetables and fruits

1046 Heuhslein Road Port Angeles

Open Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

• Joy Farm

Offers: Organic vegetables

102 Macleay Road, Sequim

Open seasonally

• Lazy J Farm

Offers: Vegetables, fruit, apple cider, U-cut Christmas trees and handmade wreaths

225 Gehrke Road, Port Angeles

Open August-February, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

• Nash’s Organic Produce

Offers: Organic vegetables, camelina oil, flour, grain and eggs

1865 E. Anderson Rd., Sequim

Open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

• River Run Farm

Organic vegetables, berries and flowers

2800 Woodcock Road, Sequim

Open seasonally

• Sequim Bee Farm

Offers: All natural honey and bee products

68 Short Road, Sequim

Open seasonally on Saturdays 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

• Sunny Farms

Offers: Produce and meat from their Othello farm

261461 Highway 101, Sequim

Open daily, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

• Sunnyside Up Farm

Offers: Free range organic eggs

151 Hart Road, Port Angeles

Open seasonally

• Two Bears Garden

Offers: Vegetables, fruit and pasture-raised chicken and duck eggs

50 Benson Road, Port Angeles

Open seasonally.

Emma Jane Garcia is Marketing Manager for the Sequim Farmers & Artisans Market. See www.sequim market.com.