Farmers Markets near Rochester, WA

Centralia

Also known as the Centralia Farmers Market, this Lewis County market runs Fridays 10am to 3:30pm from the first Friday in May through September, at Pearl and Maple in downtown Centralia. It has indoor space, so it keeps going in wet weather. Vendors bring farm-fresh fruit and vegetables, homemade jams, baked goods, flowers, and handmade crafts from around the county. Most stalls take cash and card, and some accept SNAP and WIC.

Chehalis

Open Tuesdays and Fridays at NE Boistfort Street and N Market Boulevard in Chehalis, run by a 501(c)(3) cooperative of local farmers and artisans founded in 2005. Vendors sell produce, cheese, eggs, herbs, jams, teas, flowers, baked goods, and hot food, with weekly kids' activities and live music. Its EBT match doubles benefits: spend $40 and get $80 to use at the market.

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Tumwater

Running since 2006, this market sets up Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., mid-April through September, in the Parks and Recreation lot at the southwest corner of Capitol Boulevard and Israel Road SW in Tumwater. Shoppers find fruit, vegetables, flowers, plants, baked goods, and prepared foods geared toward lunchtime. It also goes by the Tumwater Town Center Farmers Market.

Chehalis

The Southwest Washington Food Hub aggregates products from small farms around Lewis County and moves them to buyers from a base in Chehalis. Food hubs handle the ordering, storage, and distribution individual growers can't manage alone, widening the reach of local meat, produce, and pantry goods. Contact the hub for current membership and ordering details, which weren't posted for public view.

Olympia

A neighborhood Saturday market at the West Central Park project, 1919 Harrison Avenue NW in west Olympia. It runs Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., roughly May through September, with local produce, prepared foods, baked goods, flowers, plant starts, and crafts. Food trucks, live music, and kids' activities round out the day.

A vermiculture farm at 14741 Lawrence Lake Road SE in Yelm, in business since 1991, raising red worms and producing worm castings, worm tea, and its own Barefoot Soil potting mixes. The property also hosts a small market where local vendors sell handmade and garden goods, with live art demos and book signings.