GIG HARBOR FARMERS MARKET OPENS APRIL 5TH

GIG HARBOR FARMERS MARKET OPENS APRIL 5TH

Second weekday Market will open in June


Gig Harbor, Wash. – March 3, 2008, The popular Gig Harbor Farmers Market returns Saturday April 5th and runs through September 27th every Saturday from 8:30a.m. - 2:30p.m. Due to construction of the new Pierce County Transit Center in Gig Harbor, the Farmers Market will move to a temporary location at the Kimball Park and Ride for one year only. The market will return to its normal location when construction is complete in 2009.

The Saturday market is popular with locals and visitors alike. Each Saturday the market evolves with the season and brings something new and exciting from roses and perennials to cut flowers, produce, pumpkins, arts, crafts and more including live music each Saturday.

The successful Wednesday Green Market will return to Skansie Brothers Park, each Wednesday June – August from 11:00a.m.- 4:00p.m. The Green Market presents all locally grown or hand made products in a beautiful waterfront setting. Live entertainment every week makes a visit to Skansie Park on Wednesdays a real treat.

Through out the Farmers Market season special events and live music are featured, included the highlight event on September 27th, The Gig Harbor Chowder Cook Off. See the complete schedule at www.gigharborfarmersmarket.com

Learn more about visiting Gig Harbor at www.gigharborguide.com. Gig Harbor, Washington’s Maritime Village.

Kitsap Lavender Market - 2007

Offering robust plants, beautiful fresh and dried bundles and fragrant buds for crafts and lavender- based products, the members of the Kitsap Lavender Growers represent an emerging cottage industry increasingly noted for its high quality lavender products.

Most Kitsap lavender is grown in relatively small "patches." Growers provide "hands-on" attention to their plants year-round to assure the highest quality possible for landscape plants, bouquets, crafts and other products.

Superior soil conditions and a moderate maritime climate (aided by the famous "rain shadow" of the Olympic Mountains), give Kitsap growers flexibility to grow a wide variety of lavender plants that produce long-lasting fragrance as well as wonderful eye- appeal for home and commercial landscape designs.

Harvest season generally falls during the month of July when many of the Kitsap Peninsula's farmers markets offer glorious purple bundles of fresh-cut lavender. The rest of the year, many growers sell dried lavender buds for a variety of handcrafted products.

For the first time, local lavender growers combine for the Kitsap Lavender Market at the Farmers Markets, July 14, 21 and 22.

July 14, 9am-2:30pm - Kingston WA - Kingston Farmers Market
July 21, 9am-1pm - Poulsbo WA - Poulsbo Farmers Market
July 22, 11am-5pm - Port Gamble WA - Port Gamble Sunday Market

Kitsap Lavender Growers