fruit stands and farmers markets

World file photo/Don Seabrook Rafael Avina, Chelan, gets his booth ready for the Thursday Chelan Farmers Market on July 8, 2021.

Nature's bounty: Satisfy your tastebuds at fruit stands and farmers markets

The Wenatchee area isn't called the Apple Capital for nothing — take a short drive just about anywhere in the region and you will find fruit stands dotting the roadside. Look for them in these locations:

Highway 2/97 between Wenatchee and Leavenworth, including the huge Smallwood’s Harvest at Peshastin.

Highway 97 and 97A between Wenatchee and Lake Chelan, including fruit giant Stemilt’s stand and store on Highway 97A, just north of Wenatchee.

Lake Chelan

Highway 28 to Quincy, including White Trail Produce and Central Bean Okanogan County

Farmers markets

Looking for local produce and handcrafted goods? There are also numerous farmers markets in the area. The Wenatchee Valley Farmers Market is the biggest in North Central Washington. The market runs from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays May to October at Pybus Public Market, 3 N. Worthen St., Wenatchee. wenatcheefarmersmarket.com

Leavenworth Community Farmers Market, 4 to 7 p.m. Thursdays, June-October at 330 Evans St., Leavenworth. leavenworthfarmersmarket. org

Cashmere Community Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays, May-October, Chief Harmelt Park, 600 Cotlets Way. cashmerefarmersmarket.org

Chelan Farmers Market, 2-6 p.m. Thursdays, May through October on the corner of South Emerson and Wapato Street. chelanfarmersmarket.org

World photo/Mike Bonnicksen James Scott of Wenatchee makes his way through the Wenatchee Valley Farmers Market at Pybus in May 2020.