Farmer’s Market

Cook Local Contest

Are you a locavore?  A fan of Seattle’s neighborhood farmers markets?  Does the word "Bam!" mean anything to you? Or maybe you love watching Top Chef (go Jennifer!) & fantasize about competing one day.  Now you can – and from your own kitchen, too! The Neighborhood Farmers Market Alliance is sponsoring the "Thank-Your-Farmers Harvest Feast" Contest for the best and most direct-from-the-farmers-market Thanksgiving Dinner of 2009.  You can win a home-cooked meal for six from Brasa Restaurant’s executive chef, Tamara Murphy.…

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Last Farmers Market Tomorrow

Rainbow at the Market Originally uploaded by SRDaly And THIS is why you might want to rent one of those apartments in the second floor of Wallingford Center. You'd get to take great photos like the one at right, taken by SRDaly and submitted to the Wallingford Flickr pool. Remember, the last Wallingford Farmers Market of the season is tomorrow, Wednesday September 30th from 3 - 7 pm. After that, you'll be pulling turnips from barren fields for your breakfast.

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Seattle Tilth Harvest Fair

We almost forgot that this weekend is Seattle Tilth's annual Harvest Fair, a wonderland of fresh veggies, workshops, informational booths and live music, all going on Saturday, September 12, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. behind the Good Shepherd Center (4649 Sunnyside Ave N). Says they: There will be free hands-on activities to engage people of all ages.  People can meet urban livestock such as backyard chickens, goats and bees, and ask their owners questions.  The art of canning at home will be taught…

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Farmer’s Market

We didn't get our usual e-mail from the organizers letting us know what will be fresh at today's Wallingford Farmer's Market (3 - 7 pm, Wallingford Center), but a bit of sleuthing told us that the cooking demonstration at 4 pm will by Chef Alex Pitts of Bella Cosa. We've had the pleasure of chatting food with Alex a number of times on visits to Bella Cosa, and what we say now is true: that man loves food. Passionately. We don't…

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At the Market: Bike Repair

Sure, sure, you know all about the Wallingford Market (Wednesdays 3 - 7 pm at the Wallingford Center) and how you can get fresh, local produce and small batch prepared foods. But did you know you can get your bike fixed? Last week, we rapped with Ross Donaldson, owner and sole proprietor of Delicious Wheels, a mobile bike shop. That's right mobile! Ross carries the basics with him in a trailer behind his bike, and he makes house calls to tune…

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