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There’s something about a farmers market that makes a Saturday morning feel a little more like summer.
Fresh produce piled onto tables, flowers tucked into buckets, the smell of something delicious being made nearby, and neighbors stopping to talk instead of rushing off to the next thing. If that sounds like your kind of morning, the Liberty Lake Farmers Market deserves a spot on your Spokane-area summer list.
Located at Town Square Park in Liberty Lake, the market is open Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1421 N. Meadowood Lane.
More Than a Place to Buy Vegetables
The Liberty Lake Farmers Market has been part of the community for more than two decades.
It was founded in 2002 by brother and sister Jim Frank and Susan Parker. What started with just eight vendors selling from the parking lot of the Liberty Square building has grown into a market that averages roughly 40 to 50 vendors on a typical Saturday.
And that’s part of what makes this market worth the drive.
You can come looking for tomatoes or berries and end up discovering locally baked bread, eggs, meat, fish, specialty foods, flowers or something handmade that you weren’t expecting to find.
This Really Is a Local Farmers Market
One thing I especially appreciate about the Liberty Lake Farmers Market is its emphasis on the people who actually produce what they’re selling.
The market’s rules require farm vendors to grow or produce their own products, while artisan crafts must be made by the person selling them. Commercial, imported and secondhand merchandise isn’t allowed.
That means when you stop at a booth, there’s a good chance you’re talking to someone who had a direct hand in growing, baking, raising, harvesting or making what’s in front of you.
That’s the kind of local connection that’s hard to replicate at a grocery store.
Come Hungry
Farmers markets are always more fun when you don’t eat before you go.
Along with farmers, growers and food producers, the Liberty Lake market includes prepared-food vendors offering freshly made food to enjoy while you’re there.
My strategy would be simple: grab something to eat, wander through the booths, see what’s in season and then figure out what you’re making for dinner based on what looks best that morning.
Sometimes that’s much more fun than arriving with a grocery list.
It’s Also About Community
The market describes its purpose with three simple ideas: shop, eat and connect.
That last one may be the most important.
Farmers markets are one of those increasingly rare places where you can spend an hour without needing much of a plan. You wander. You talk to vendors. You run into someone you know. You discover a local business you’ve never heard of.
The Liberty Lake Farmers Market says its larger vision is to connect the community with local farmers and with each other, while maintaining its focus first and foremost as a true farmers market.
That’s a pretty good description of why places like this matter.
Make a Morning of It
If you haven’t visited in a while — or you’ve never been — pick a Saturday and make a morning of it.
Bring a reusable shopping bag, arrive hungry and give yourself enough time to wander instead of rushing through.
Liberty Lake Farmers Market
Town Square Park
1421 N. Meadowood Lane
Liberty Lake, WA
Saturdays | 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
You can also check the Liberty Lake Farmers Market website before heading out for market information and vendor updates.
It’s exactly the kind of simple local outing I love sharing through Homegrown Spokane — something close to home that supports local people and reminds you how much there is to discover around Spokane.
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