Local Beans: Easy to Cook & Good For You
When you buy dried beans from farmers, your beans are farm fresh. When compared to beans available in grocery stores, the difference in freshness is...
Shopper Diary: Growing Shiitake Mushrooms
Last winter, PFM shopper and PSU student Akiyo Arakawa purchased a mushroom block from vendor Springwater Farm so she could experiment...
Q&A with Vendor Eva’s Herbucha
This month, vendor Eva's Herbucha turns 10! To celebrate, we caught up with owner Eva Sippl to ask her how her business has evolved over the years, and the role the farmers market has played in her success.
The Small Farm Ecosystem and the Essential Role of the Chicken
Raising chickens means so much more to many farmers than just fresh eggs every morning. Chickens are actually considered “workers” and play an essential...