Tacomania
Jul. 15, 2008 at 9:57am
See you at the 6th Ave Farmers Market!
Come get fresh at the market!
3:30 to 7:30
600 block of North Pine (beside Masa and in front of E-9)
Music by Starstruck
The market is going to be great today. Some of our great vendors and community booths will be:
Nash's Organic Produce
The Health Connection
Fox Island Lavender
Brady's Oysters, Inc.
Estrella Family Creamery
Xee Yang Garden
Terry's Berries, LLC
Wilcox Family Farm
Barrel 51
Bee Lady
Blue Rose Dairy
Sound Bites Sauce & Spread Co
Rhododendron Garden
Organic Dog Treat Bakery
Evensong, A Garden Place
6th Ave Business Dist
Down to Earth Gadgets & Gizmos
Martin Family Orchards
Raft Island Roses
YMCA Friends and Servants
Mee Garden
Hayton Farm
Cheryl the Pig Lady
Sea Breeze Farm
Vue Meng Farm
L' Arche Farm & Gardens
Cottage Gardens
Suburban Mystic
Giltner's Greenhouse
Stokesberry Sustainable Farms
Toboton Creek Farm
Full Circle Farm
Food Coop
My Newt Do-nuts (shaved ice only today)
Pop-a-Korn
Shinypretty & Sydney England Jewelry
Duris Cucumber Farms
Alvarez Farms
Collins Family Exotic Fruits
Gateway to India
Bombay Bistro
Affairs
Tacoma Mama
I wish I could write all about it, but duty calls. Not enough hours in the day lately.
 by KevinFreitas on 7/15/2008 @ 10:22am | Can't wait! I'll stop by on my way home. Congrats! |
 by Erik on 7/15/2008 @ 10:38am | Nice. I will have to check out the finished painted intersection as well. |
 by Ann on 7/15/2008 @ 4:11pm | Market was hopping! So sad I couldn't spend more time there -- would have loved to hear more of the music entertainment. Don't think I'd have the guts to perform in public at their age -- they rocked!
Congrats Heather -- you put on a great show. Can't wait till next week! |
 by Angela Jossy on 7/15/2008 @ 4:49pm | The all-girl band that played the market kick-off was called Starstruck and they are seriously good - especially given their tender ages. They play quite a few 80s covers which I particularly enjoy. |
by Erik on 7/15/2008 @ 5:54pm | The 6th Avenue Market is really working well. A ton fo great vendors and patrons. Exceeds expectations. Congrats to all involved.   More pictures at www.flickr.com/photos/tacoma-urbanist/26... |
 by izenmania on 7/15/2008 @ 7:12pm | That guy in the market staff vest looks oddly familiar... |
 by Crenshaw Sepulveda on 7/15/2008 @ 10:24pm | Nice touch having the Oyster people under the Shucks sign. |
by Erik on 7/15/2008 @ 11:44pm | Its nice to see something in Tacoma actually work as intended. That guy in the market staff vest looks oddly familiar... He's everywhere. The downtown Farmers Market people apparently infiltrated the 6th Avenue market. |
 by AngelaJossy on 7/16/2008 @ 9:40am | Nice touch having the Oyster people under the Shucks sign.
That's hilarious! I wonder if that was done on purpose or if it was just one of those synchronicity things. |
 by droid116 on 7/16/2008 @ 9:46am | Stumbled onto this last night and it was very fun. The tweenie girl band were great. Sadly I only heard a couple of tunes before they went on break.
Once we had walked the market a couple of times we crossed the street to Asada. The polenta was incredible. |
 by Heather on 7/17/2008 @ 4:27am | The polenta at Asado IS incredible! I finished my night toting a huge truckload of supplies to storage and then returning to N. Pine to make sure everything looked okay. Then I relaxed with with some friends at Masa. We were served by the always lovely and attentive bartender Olivia in the downstairs bar. She is there every Tuesday night; it might become a tradition.
The oysters were under the Schucks sign only because that is a good spot in the shade where the oysters could stay cooler. I didn't even notice that I'd put them under the sign. That is pretty funny. |
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Hello! I'm Heather and I'm a bit manic about Tacoma.
I'll probably be blogging about my experiences in Tacoma as they relate to the environment (natural and built), social (in)justice, community building, economic development, bio-diesel, public transit, biking, gardening, home improvement, food & wine, and my little family (me, my fiance, one dog, one cat). This is my first attempt at writing a blog - so please bear with me.
JUNE UPDATE: I am now managing the Tacoma Farmers Market on 6th Ave. Until the market opens on July 15, I will be extraordinarily busy and not blogging much - if at all. I'll miss it. If you want to contact me about the market, you can send a message to 6thAve@tacomafarmersmarket.com
Contact: heather.ups@gmail.com