Food Independence Day

Food Independence Day, originally uploaded by The Kitchen Gardener.

"Local foods are patriotic, whether you’re buying them from producers in your area or growing some of your own. They’re good for our local farmers, our economies, our health, and that of the planet. Best of all, they taste great because they’re fresh from the soil.

This July 4th, we’re asking our nation’s first families not only to lead by example but to eat by example by sourcing their holiday meals as locally, deliciously, and sustainably as possible."

Go to FoodIndependenceDay.org to learn more.

A Giveaway

Janessa from The Best Nesst had a fabulous booth at Art at the Market. What is even better is that she is giving away a journal... well actually it has a monthly calendar now through 2010, a notes section, a weekly calendar section, and a to do section.

The giveaway is a good reason to send you over to Janessa's blog.

Go to her blog, or if you can't wait to see if you've won go to her Etsy shop.

Janessa also makes really cute cards (don't see any in her shop right now) and does custom orders.

Your Favorite Farmers' Market

There are two contests going on this summer for your favorite farmers' market.

The first is put on by Care2 the largest online community for healthy and green living, human rights and animal welfare. They are going to give $5,000 to the winning market and enter the Market in a drawing for $250 each week. Any ideas what we should do with the money if we get it?

Vote for the Liberty Lake Farmers Market by going here.

Also America's Farmland Trust is doing America's Favorite Farmers' Market Contest if the Liberty Lake Farmers' Market wins we will get free No Farms No Food tote bags for all of our customers.
Vote for the Liberty Lake Farmers' Market here.

Our ZipCode is 99019.

Thank You!

Who's In, Who's Out- June 27th

Who's In:

Baristers
Bouzies Bakery
C&S Hydro-Huts
Cascade Creek Farm
Chukar Dave's All Natural Herbal Seasonings
Crepe Café
Garden Gate Growers
Garden Gate Growers
GreenWave Gardens (Certified Organic)
Harvey Creek Boar Goats & Quail Ridge Ranch
Leisure Lavender
Jalapeno Jeaven, Lenny's Juan in a Million
Liberty Lake Soap
Winiecki Honey
Mary Richardson's Country Pot Pies
Pacific Produce
RiverView Gardens
Silvia's Designs
Small Planet Tofu
Stacy Blowers
Susie David's Cattle Co.
The Barn on Trezzi Farm
The Herb Garden
Thistledown Wools
Tonnemaker Hill Farm (Certified Organic)
White Cane Sockeye Salmon
Wooden Eagle
Vang Gardens
Maggie's Garden
Maple K Farms
S & P Homestead Farm
Sidewalk Floral and Produce


Who's Out:

aNeMonE Handmade Paper Flowers
Graham's Garden Goodies
Liberty Lake Wine Cellars
PureHeart Soaps
Throw Down Pottery
Fresh Start Produce
Jim Lloyd's Orchard
Rocky Ridge Ranch
Tall Grass Farms
Taza
Tearmann Realtai Farm
Veraci Pizza

Who's In, Who's Out- June 20th

Who's In:

LaPulseras
Precious Stones Handmade Jewelry
Linda Christine Studios
Lil' Bit A Glass
The best nesst
Mountain Maddness Soap
aNeMonE Handmade Paper Flowers
Baristers
BitterSweet Bakery
Bouzies Bakery
C&S Hydro-Huts
Cascade Creek Farm
Chukar Dave's All Natural Herbal Seasonings
Crepe Café
Garden Gate Growers
Garden Gate Growers
Graham's Garden Goodies
GreenWave Gardens (Certified Organic)
Harvey Creek Boar Goats & Quail Ridge Ranch
Leisure Lavender
Jalapeno Jeaven, Lenny's Juan in a Million
Liberty Lake Soap
Liberty Lake Wine Cellars
Winiecki Honey
Mary Richardson's Country Pot Pies
Natural Start Bakery
Pacific Produce
PureHeart Soaps
RiverView Gardens
Silvia's Designs
Small Planet Tofu
Stacy Blowers
Susie David's Cattle Co.
The Barn on Trezzi Farm
The Herb Garden
Thistledown Wools
Tonnemaker Hill Farm (Certified Organic)
White Cane Sockeye Salmon
Wooden Eagle
Vang Gardens
Throw Down Pottery

Who's Out:

Fresh Start Produce
Jim Lloyd's Orchard
Maggie's Garden
Maple K Farms
Rocky Ridge Ranch
S & P Homestead Farm
Sidewalk Floral and Produce
Tall Grass Farms
Taza
Tearmann Realtai Farm
Veraci Pizza

Art at the Market- This Saturday

Where are those Farmers?

View Liberty Lake Farmers' Market Farmer Map in a larger map


Ever wonder where your favorite farmers come from. With this interactive map you can see exactly where the farmers that sell at the Liberty Lake Farmers’ Market come from and where your food originates. Believe me; it doesn’t travel far compared to the food you find in a supermarket.

Who's In, Who's Out- June 13th

Who's In:

Baristers
BitterSweet Bakery
Bouzies Bakery
C&S Hydro-Huts
Cascade Creek Farm
Chukar Dave's All Natural Herbal Seasonings
Crepe Café
Garden Gate Growers
Garden Gate Growers
GreenWave Gardens (Certified Organic)
Harvey Creek Boar Goats & Quail Ridge Ranch
Leisure Lavender
Jalapeno Jeaven, Lenny's Juan in a Million
Liberty Lake Soap
Maggie's Garden
Winiecki Honey
Mary Richardson's Country Pot Pies
Natural Start Bakery
Pacific Produce
RiverView Gardens
S & P Homestead Farm
Sidewalk Floral and Produce
Silvia's Designs
Small Planet Tofu
Stacy Blowers
Susie David's Cattle Co.
The Barn on Trezzi Farm
The Herb Garden
Tonnemaker Hill Farm (Certified Organic)
White Cane Sockeye Salmon
Wooden Eagle
Vang Gardens
Maple K Farms
Tearmann Realtai Farm
Throw Down Pottery

Who's Out:

aNeMonE Handmade Paper Flowers
Liberty Lake Wine Cellars
PureHeart Soaps
Thistledown Wools
Fresh Start Produce
Jim Lloyd's Orchard
Tall Grass Farms
Veraci Pizza
Graham's Garden Goodies
Rocky Ridge Ranch

June Kids Day

Liberty Lake Tennis Association

A big thanks to the Liberty Lake Tennis Association for joining us at the Market on Saturday. They bring a lot of fun to the Market and to our community.

Learn more about this group at their website, www.LLCTA.USTA.com

Thursday at Montfort School Market

Kids Day this Saturday

Who's In, Who's Out- June 6th

Who's In:

C&S Hydro-Huts
White Cane Sockeye Salmon
Cascade Creek Farm
Jalapeno Jeaven, Lenny's Juan in a Million
Small Planet Tofu
The Herb Garden
Crepe Café
Garden Gate Growers
Garden Gate Growers
Harvey Creek Boar Goats & Quail Ridge Ranch
Thistledown Wools
Pacific Produce
Baristers
Wooden Eagle
Natural Start Bakery
Mary Richardson's Country Pot Pies
Silvia's Designs
Liberty Lake Wine Cellars
Leisure Lavender
Liberty Lake Soap
Bouzies Bakery
The Barn on Trezzi Farm
Sidewalk Floral and Produce
Vang Gardens
Rocky Ridge Ranch
Maggie's Garden
Tearmann Realtai Farm
RiverView Gardens
Tonnemaker Hill Farm (Certified Organic)
S & P Homestead Farm
Susie David's Cattle Co.
GreenWave Gardens (Certified Organic)
PureHeart Soaps
Winiecki Honey


Who's Out:

Stacy Blowers
Chukar Dave's All Natural Herbal Seasonings
Taza
Fresh Start Produce
Throw Down Pottery
Tall Grass Farms
aNeMonE Handmade Paper Flowers
BitterSweet Bakery
Graham's Garden Goodies
Jim Lloyd's Orchard
Maple K Farms
Veraci Pizza

Ready or Not...

June is Here.

Our farmers are busy at work. After reading this article from the New York Times called Bowlfuls of Lettuce I was reminded of the hard work that goes into farming.

The Farm Chicks Show has been on my calendar for months and is now just around the corner. The Farm Chicks have the motto, Live Well, Laugh Often, Junk Much. But junk much has nothing to do with junk food. They recently released a cookbook where they change it up to say Cook Much. But the cutest thing is a bag they have that says To Market. After going "To Market" you may want to put the show on your calendar for this Saturday or Sunday.

There are so many June events that encourage us to get outside. Some outside things that are on my calendar for June are the Liberty Lake Yard Sales (6/13), the Coeur d'Alene IronMan (6/21), Hoopfest, and of course the Market.