Farmers' Markets
History
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates more than a million people visit a farmers’ market each week they are open. More than 20,000 farmers use farmers’ markets to sell to consumers. On average, the produce you find in your local supermarket has been transported about 1,500 miles to its destination. Compare this distance to the average of 50 miles of travel for produce appearing at a farmers’ market.
Farmers' Markets on the North Coast
Starting in 1979 with a few farmers selling off the backs of their trucks in an empty lot in Arcata, our region now boasts farmers’ markets from Garberville northward as far as Crescent City, and from Shelter Cove eastward to include Weaverville.
The largest and oldest farmers’ markets organization in our region is the North Coast Growers’ Association (NCGA), managing five markets in Northern Humboldt County. These coastal markets are generally open April - November. The Southern Humboldt farmers’ markets manages four markets, which are generally open May - October.
Certified Farmer's Markets
Certified markets were established to promote direct marketing, from the field to the consumer, without a middleman. One of the first four certified farmers’ markets in the state of California, our own NCGA is now the longest continuously running Certified Market in California. Their guidelines allow farmers to sell only produce that the farmers have actually grown, and the person doing the market selling must be the grower or an employee of the farm.
Certified Markets are helping to bring back the small family farm by giving local farmers an opportunity to sell directly to the consumer at fair market value. They also ensure that the consumer buys a genuinely local product, not something picked underripe and shipped thousands of miles. The consumer gets the freshest, naturally ripened fruit and vegetables, in addition to local honey, oysters, beef, mushrooms, cheese, flowers, herbs, trees, and bedding plants, directly from the producer. Regional wine that’s been certified organic is now also available at some of the North Coast farmers’ markets.
Arcata Farmers' Market
Find a Market Near You
- Check out listings with location, times, and running dates for North Coast Markets below.
P.O. Box 4232
Arcata CA 95518
707-441-9999
www.humfarm.org
- For Southern Humboldt, contact the Southern Humboldt Farmer's Markets Coordinator:
Colleen Bingham
415-368-4154
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For Del Norte & Trinity counties, contact individual market managers. Listed below.
Listings of Farmer's Markets by North Coast Region
---- Northern Humboldt ----
Arcata
Saturdays, on the Arcata Plaza
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Live music starts at 10 a.m.
April to November
Manager: Portia Bramble
Tuesdays, 7th & G St.
Pacific Outfitters parking lot
3:30 to 6:30 p.m.
June to October
Manager: Sarah Brunner
Eureka
Tuesdays, in Old Town
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
June to October
Manager: David MacCuish
Thursdays, Henderson Center
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
June to October
Manager: David MacCuish
McKinleyville
Thursdays, McKinleyville Shopping Center
at the totem pole
3:30 to 6:30 p.m.
June to October
Manager: Sarah Brunner
Ferndale
Saturdays, next to the Victorian Village Inn,
end of Main St.
10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
June to October
Fortuna
Tuesdays, 10th and Main St.
3 to 6 p.m.
May through October
Features: Local arts & crafts, Loleta bakery, Taco Loco tamales
Managers:
Holly & Helena Kreb
707-722-4330
---- Southern Humboldt ----
Garberville
Fridays, Garberville Town Square
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
May to October
Contact: Colleen Bingham
Shelter Cove
Tuesdays, next to the marina
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
May to October
Contact: Colleen Bingham
Miranda (Avenue of the Giants)
Tuesdays, near the Miranda Post Office
2 to 5 p.m.
May to October
Contact: Colleen Bingham
Garberville Community Farm - Garberville Farmers' Market
---- Del Norte County ----
Crescent City
Saturdays, Del Norte Fairgrounds parking lot
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
June through October
CA Certified Farmers' Market
Contact:
Ron Phillips, Market Mgr.
707-460-3537
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Wednesdays, Corner of K & 3rd St. at the clock tower
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
June to October
Run by Business Improvement District (BID) - City of Crescent City
Contact:
Paul, Market Mgr.
707-616-1632
---- Trinity County ----
Hayfork
Fridays, on Main Street
4 to 7 p.m.
June to October
Contact:
Debbie Cordtz, Market Mgr.
530-628-4750
Weaverville
Wednesdays, Highland Art Center Meadow
4 to 7 p.m.
May to October
Contact:
Sue Corrigan, Market Mgr.
530-623-6821
Call 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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