Events and Happenings

The Scappoose Farmers' Market is enjoying our 8th Season. 

Thanks to all our vendors and customers for their support . 

Check out our new market video.  Click on "Video" on our home page to see it. 

Our vendors have brought their delicious selection of produce, fruit, bakery goods, and more for over seven seasons.  A verbal snapshot of some of the goodies you can expect to find at the market can be found below. 

We advertise in a variety of media.  Newspaper, movie ads, billboard, bus advertising, and more, but our best advertising is you. 

Scappoose Farmers' Market T-Shirts are now available.  Only $12.00. They are popular and several sizes have sold out. Some are still available at ALL ABOUT MAIL in white.  We have ordered more due to popular demand in sizes S, M, L, XL, and 2XL in the popular green color.  They should arrive before August 21st.  They make great gifts for those out of town family members and friends that once lived in Scappoose.  

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A partial list of some of vendors that attend the Scappoose Farmers' Market during the season:

A new vendor this season, but one of the popular businesses on the way to the coast, or from the coast to Portland is Shoot Star Lavendar Farm of Clatskanie, Oregon.  Cultivators and producers of a variety of beautiful lavender plants and products. Don't miss them! 

The Tamale House is one popular place to eat at the Scappoose Farmers' Market.  People rave about their food.

Crabby Addies Seafood Specialties.  Ready-to-eat prepared seafood such as Crab Cakes, clam chowder, and more!  Delicious!

A&B Farms is now at the market with a variety of fresh picked berries, and other fruit.   WIC vendor.

Dart Creek Farm offers a variety of fresh in-season produce.  Carrots, broccoli, cucumbers, potatoes, sweet corn, green beans, lettuces, onions, tomatoes, herbs, spinach, peppers (both bell and hot), scallions, squash, beets, eggplant, radishes, bok choy, cabbage, snap beans, pumpkin, and cauliflower, plus eggs. 

We welcome back Sandee's Salsa.  Sandee was gone for awhile, but is back in business and full force, and ready to bring her popular and delicious salsa to the Scappoose Farmers' Market.  Don't forget to stop by.

Sulina & Bay's Farm

Sulina and Bay offer a variety of produce items, and absolutely knock out cut flower arrangements. Come early, they nearly sell out every Saturday. They are a popular regular vendor. WIC Vendor.

Shaft's Farm

Steve and Patricia Shaft offer over 100 varieties of Heirloom tomato plants in spring, and other goodies such as garlic, onions, tomatoes, honey, and a variety of plants . . . One of the long time vendors at the market.  WIC vendor.  They are scheduled off on August 28th, but will return for the rest of the season.

Holbrook Garden

Offering a variety of produce, garlic, figs, blueberries, rhubaarb, and farm fresh eggs, you don't want to miss them.  WIC vendor.

greenjeans

Swiss chard, spinach, tomatoes, peppers, cut flowers . . . more.   WIC vendor.

Victorian Acres Bakery

Jill offers a broad selection of daily, fresh baked breads, pies, cakes, and cookies. Her daughter, JJ, loves the market.  One of our most popular vendors.

Euro-Dogs & BBQ  -- Pulled Pork and other great sandwiches, gravy & biscuits, and more. Keith has a loyal following of customers through word of mouth by other customers of the market.

Mo's Fibers -- Melonie's handmade knitted and crochet items are a special treat and make great gifts to that someone special.

Rustic Woodcrafts -- Custom designed and handbuilt bird houses, garden benches, planters and misc. garden decor made from old barn wood or cedar.  Spruce up your yard and garden. Every other Saturday.  He likes to fish.

Columbia River Bar and Mama's Handmade Soap-- Great selection of Castile soaps. You must try them.

Laura Hamel -- Award winning photography with a custom touch.

Hummingbird Hill -- Shelia and Sandy are taking some days off but will return for the Sauerkraut Festival. Excellent fused glass art and windchimes, plus more.-

Brown Butter Bakery is a specialty bakery of delicious, gourmet delights.

This is only partial list of vendors you can expect to find at the Scappoose Farmers' Market.  More to come in August.

We always welcome quality vendors that add value to our market.  If you are interested please contact us.  You can sign up online using our "Vendor Management" tool.

Join us at the Scappoose Farmers’ Market every Saturday at the Heritage Park and the Scappoose City Hall Parking Lot, between the hours of 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. 

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WIC customers:   Columbia County users of WIC can pick up their vouchers from the WIC office at the County Health District located at 2370 Gable Rd. in St. Helens.  WIC has finish distributing vouches at the market for the season.  Call 503.397.4651, or 1-800-244-4870 for more information. Authorized farmers markets for the Senior & WIC Farm Direct Nutrition Program and farmers participating in the Farm Direct and WIC Fruit & Veggie voucher program are now listed on-line through ODA ADMD farm direct page: http://www.oregon.gov/ODA/ADMD/farm_direct.shtml

WIC stands for Women, Infants, and Children.  It is a program designed to help single mothers purchase healthy, nutritious food for their children up to the age of 5.  At farmers markets they are allowed to use vouchers like cash to buy fresh vegetables, fruit, and cut herbs.  For more information about the WIC Program, contact the Columbia County Health District, Jana Mann, WIC Coordinator, 503.397.4651, or check their website: http://www.columbiahd.govoffice3.com

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We are doing a survey.

How did you learn about the Scappoose Farmers' Market?  From a friend, neighbor, or family member? facebook? Newspaper ad? If so, which newspaper? Movie ad? Where? Window poster? Billboard? KOHI Radio ad?  Website or other online source such as ManagerMyMarket? Other?  You can send your reply to the Market Manager c/o Scappoosefm@gmail.com.  Thanks for taking your time to do this. 

 FOODHUB update:

Attention farmers and volume buyers of produce (i.e., schools, restaurants, hospitals, grocers, etc.), introducing a special service to suppliers of regional food in the Northwest -- FoodHub. 

Scappoose Farmers' Market Manager, Bill Blank, was one of several representatives of the food service farmers' market community invited to give input and receive a sneek peek at the online program called FoodHub. 

Sponsored by Ecotrust Food & Farms Outreach, this program website purpose is to create an outreach network for both users of food and food producers/suppliers in the Northwest, including retail.  Over the next two to three years, three levels of service will be introduced for this new subscription service.  The first level will be a search directory.  No commerce.  The second level will offer some commerce and one-to-one transactions.  And finally, the third level will evolve into order staging, and multiple transactions.  For more information, contact: Lola Milholland, Ecotrust Food & Farms Outreach & Communications Coordinator, 721 NW Ninth Ave., Suite 200, Portland, OR 97209, 503.467.0795, www.ecotrust.org/foodfarms.

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