Moscow Farmer’s Market

by BookwormCDA on 07/28/08 at 8:43 pm

Farmer’s Markets have always been a great place to get fresh local produce and meet some interesting people and Moscow’s Downtown Market is no different. For the past few Saturdays I have frequented the Moscow Farmer’s Market off of Main Street, downtown. I have bought amazingly sweet cherries and some great bread as well as heard some really good music.
Every Saturday of the Moscow farmer's market there is a musician or performer. Artists sit at the Farmer's Market working on paintings and drawings in Moscow, Idaho.
The Moscow Farmer’s Market runs every Saturday from May through October. The market opens at 8am, closes at 12 noon and has live performances starting at 9am. Even though the size of the population in this town shrinks considerably when the University is not in session you wouldn’t know it by the crowd that shows up to peruse the many booths that line the sidewalks and commons area. Booths range from local restaurants selling food to bird feeders made out of old kitchen utensils.
Fresh produce from local growers like backyard harvest sell at the Moscow Farmer's Market People line up to get a look at all the greens at one booth at the Moscow Farmer's Market.
Each week a different food booth is featured such as the Wheatberry Bakery, which also does bread and sweet roll demonstrations. Booths are packed together pretty tight and are sectioned off by what they are selling. There is a separate section for produce and flowers, textiles, and hot food vendors. There are also several booths set up along one side that consist entirely of those advertising events or raising funds for one thing or another.
Fresh bread from Wheatberrys Baker in downtown Moscow is sold at the farmer's market. Several food vendors sell different items from their local restaurants at the Moscow Farmer's Market
There are often artist set up under a tent painting or drawing the things around them and selling their artwork. The musician or performers are set up in a large commons area off Main Street where there is also a small play area. Chairs are set up for those that want to sit, but I noticed that a lot of people sway on their feet, or all out dance to the tunes. Everyone brings their children, their bicycle and their dogs. I have never seen so many dogs in one place in my life.
One booth at the Moscow Farmer's Market features artwork from local artists. Children't handmade clothing is among the wares sold at Moscow's Farmer's Market.
A lot of Moscow residents seem to support their local growers and merchants by purchasing produce and other items from them on Saturdays and also throughout the weeks at the Co-op Market. The Farmer’s Market is yet again another reason to visit Moscow and see just a little bit of what makes the city unique