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PROCTOR FARMERS' MARKET IS IN FULL SWING, WITH SAFETY FIRST By Jillian Chandler

SATURDAYS, 9AM TO 2PM

Life is slowly returning back to normal, and the timing couldn’t be better, as farmers’ market season has returned to the Pacific Northwest. As the weather continues to warm up and summer fast approaches, it’s the ideal time to head to one of the various area farmers’ markets to take in the fresh air, shop local goods and support area farmers and businesses. One market experience not to miss is the Proctor Farmers’ Market, which can be found at North 27th and Proctor Street in Tacoma’s Historic Proctor District Saturdays from 9am to 2pm.

The market looks and feels a bit different during COVID-19, and your support and understanding is needed to stay open with a continued focus on farms, food makers and access to local foods. The community plays a key role to help ensure a safe and healthy shopping experience, and below you will find some important guidelines to follow:

• Shoppers can enter at one of two “point of entry” (North 27th at either North Proctor or North Madison). • Face covering or mask is required for shopping the market. • Please sanitize your hands when entering the market and again when leaving. • If possible, you are asked to designate just one shopper per household to help with social distancing measures. • Service animals are permitted, while all other pets should be left at home. • Do your best to maintain a 6-foot distance between yourself, vendors and other shoppers at all times. • Please no touching. Only vendors should handle produce or food items. • Don’t eat or drink at the market. • Try to limit your visit to 20 minutes if possible.

If you would like to pre-order and pre-pay, you can visit ProctorFarmersMarket.com for a list of vendors that offer online ordering, prepay and pickup at the market. To stay up to date on weekly market offerings and news, you can find them on Facebook at Facebook.com/proctorfarmersmarket.com.

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TACOMA FARMERS’ MARKET

The Tacoma Farmers’ Market offers three convenient locations throughout the week to make shopping at the Farmers’ Market this season that much easier! You can find weekly markets at the following locations: Eastside at 35th and McKinley every Tuesday, 3 to 7pm; Broadway at 9th and Broadway every Thursday, 10am to 3pm (10am to 2pm September and October); and Point Ruston at 5005 Ruston Way every Sunday, 10am to 3pm. As at all area markets, shoppers are required to wear masks, which will be available for shoppers for whom purchasing a mask is a financial hardship. For information regarding participating vendors, visit TacomaFarmersMarket.com.

FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS

OLYMPIA FARMERS’ MARKET

Keeping it fresh since 1975, the Olympia Farmers’ Market on Capitol Way is now open for the season every Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 3pm (they are currently closed Thursdays and Fridays until further notice). To ensure the safety of all vendors, staff and customers, social distancing is being enforced, crowd sizes monitored and controlled, and vendors spaced apart. During the COVID-19 crisis, they are limiting vendors to include those providing grocery-type items such as fruits and vegetables, bakery, meat, seafood, eggs, dairy, jam, plant starts and seeds, fruit trees and to-go prepared meals. They are currently working to introduce curbside market pickup and deliveries. Visit OlympiaFarmersMarket.com to find out more.

SATURDAYS (UPON APPROVAL)

DOWNTOWN PUYALLUP FARMERS’ MARKET

Run by the Puyallup Main Street Association and staying true to their mission of supporting a healthy community, a healthy economy and a healthy environment, the Downtown Puyallup Farmers’ Market invites the community to shop the market’s online store at PuyallupFarmersMarketStore.com, where you can find dozens of vendors selling farm fresh items, baked goods, specialty products, flowers, craftware and more. One of the largest markets in the South Sound area, all products are Washington grown and produced! Determined on a weekly basis, the Puyallup Farmers’ Market can be found each Saturday at the South Hill Mall parking lot (by the former Sears) from 9am to 2pm. They, like their fellow farmers’ markets, ask that all who stop by are responsible market shoppers and considerate of others. To stay up to date on new market information, please visit the market’s Facebook page at Facebook.com/puyallupfarmersmarket.

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B L AC K B E R RY A N D C H E D DA R CAPRESE WITH FRESH BASIL

Recipe & Photo Courtesy of Tina VanDenHeuvel, NTP NHC

SALAD INGREDIENTS:

1 cup balsamic vinegar 8 oz. white cheddar cheese 24 basil leaves 24 fresh blackberries

METHOD:

TO PREPARE THE GLAZE:

• In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, bring vinegar to a boil. • Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for an additional 15 to 20 minutes or until vinegar has reduced to 1/4 cup. • Remove from heat and as it cools it will continue to thicken. • Glaze may be refrigerated in a glass jar with a fitted lid for up to 1 month.

SKEWERS:

• Slice cheddar cheese into 24 even squares. • Using toothpicks, layer the ingredients with the cheddar cheese, a folded basil leaf and follow with a blackberry. • Line a serving dish with the skewers and drizzle with balsamic glaze right before serving.