August 4 through August 10, 2013 is
National Farmers Market Week!
According to
the Farmers Market Coalition, there were more than 7,800 farmers markets in the
U.S. at the end of 2012 – that’s a 10% increase in just one year!
**During National Farmers Market Week, the first 100-200 people at Southwest Plaza Market on August 10, 2013, will receive a free $10 token from Chipotle Mexican Grill to use at eligible vendor(s) for local food or produce within the farmers market.
Our local
farmers markets:
Thursday - Denver
Federal Center, Bicentennial Park 11am-1pm
Open
until September 12th
Saturday - Southwest Plaza
east parking lot, 8am-2pm
Open
until October 31st
Website
- a list of vendors can also be found at this website
Sunday - Belmar
10am-2pm
Open
until August 28th
The best
part is that it is summer time at your local farmers market. Colorado grown “four fabulous favorites” are
now showing up – local corn, peaches, tomatoes and melons!
We often go
to the market at Southwest Plaza. We
bought a delicious watermelon two weeks ago and I just can’t leave without
buying some goat cheese – I highly recommend the pueblo chile cheese.
If you’ve
been thinking about going to a farmers’market or go all the time – take the
challenge!
Challenge Participation:
Visit a farmers market by October 31st, buy food, goods, and/or services to support
local business, leave a comment below and you could win this new grocery tote bag!
-purchased from Colorado Etsy seller :)
(One winner will be randomly chosen
from the comments listed on this post as of midnight October 31)
Went to the Southwest Plaza Farmer's Market during National Farmer's Market week. Chipotle was giving away $10 tokens to be used that day! It was a really great way to give back to the community and support local food producers. Thank you Chipotle!
ReplyDeleteWe've visited a couple farmer's markets this summer-- SW Plaza, Belmar, Aspen Grove, and Wheatridge. It is fun to see all of the different places and how each location is so unique! Glad that a few markets are still open through October.
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