 Wednesday 3pm - 7pm June - September 2009 *** New Location *** Lighthouse Park (Next to Ferry) 609 Front St
June 24th Music by Ali Marcus (Acoustic Guitar) 3pm- 5pm
Parking Info Free parking in the Not Numbered white lined spaces. The yellow lined spaces are for cars with boat trailers. If the free parking is full, Diamond Parking is offering a $1/hour rate for market customers. They have freshly painted numbers which are easy to read and usually always available.
Don't forget we are a drop-off location for: Used Batteries & Nonperishable food for the Mukilteo Food Bank
Mission Statement Nourishing The Community
The Mukilteo Farmers' Market is designed to bring together families, neighbors, visitors and local food producers to create a sense of community and social gathering, enhancing our quality of life and strengthening our economy. We strive to serve culturally and economically diverse populations, and to increase access to fresh, locally produced, nourishing and safe foods for all people including children, the elderly, and families with lower incomes.
Community Service Events
This year the market will have a drop-off container for food item donations. We encourage visitors to bring food items to the market’s designated drop-off location. Each week our volunteer coordinator will transport the donated items to various local agencies for people in need.
The Women, Infants & Children Nutrition Program (WIC) & Seniors Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) will be available, once again, at the market. Families who participate in these programs will be able to redeem their checks at most of our farmer booths.
Due to the huge success of last years battery recycle program, the market will be collecting used batteries again. Bring your used batteries to the market and they will be properly disposed.
Each week the market will host a non-profit organization booth. This year’s line up includes: Mukilteo’s Police Department Crime Prevention Officer, Master Gardeners, Heifer International, and many more. Select the Community Service Events button on the left to read more.
This Market is the result of incredible community support and the willingness of many people to engage in an experiment. Residents of Mukilteo and surrounding areas have an opportunity to meet, eat, and share stories, recipes and knowledge in a place dedicated to the cultivation of local products and talents.
THE MUKILTEO FARMERS' MARKET: Why and How?
Why do we need a farmers' market in Mukilteo? The City of Mukilteo is uniquely situated on the northwestern edge of mainland Washington State and serves as a corridor for people traveling north to Everett and beyond as well as to the San Juan Islands. However, this no-longer-small town of almost 20,000 residents has in itself much to offer, but these resources, these gifts residing within the people and place of Mukilteo, have not been given the recognition they deserve.
The Mukilteo Farmers' Market is designed to bring together local food producers and consumers, neighbors and strangers, and give us a reason to re-introduce ourselves to each other and to Mukilteo. Before the Mukilteo Farmers' Market first opened in late July 2004, Mukilteans would have to drive all the way to Everett, Edmonds or Whidbey Island for farm-fresh produce or to a grocery store for food that is never as fresh and whose sources are never entirely known. The Mukilteo Farmers' Market provides us in Mukilteo with a reliable source of fresh food grown by people we can speak with face-to-face without having to leave town. We can all express our appreciation for the farmers that grow all the food we eat by buying it directly from them. This also gives us options in our diet, by providing seasonal, varied produce and information about the way the food was produced (with chemical fertilizers and/or hormones or organically, consciously without chemicals). |