– The 2015 Yelm Farmers Market season is here!”
Yelm Farmers Market Manager Karen Rae shared this for Yelm Community Blog readers:
“The Yelm Farmers Market returns on Sunday, May 31st at the beautiful Nisqually Springs Farm (next to Stewart’s Meats) and will continue, each Sunday, from 10am – 3pm, through the end of October. We are looking forward to a wonderful season with fabulous vendors and an exciting new children’s program.
The Yelm Farmers Market continues to flourish by providing fresh, healthy, locally grown produce and artisan delights in a most beautiful environment. Come & visit us!”
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Click here for the Market’s Goals for the 2015 season.

Courtesy: Yelm Farmers Market

– “Farmers Markets are a growth industry in South Sound”
“In Thurston County, a number of market anniversaries are being celebrated. The grand dame of farmers markets in the South Sound, the Olympia Farmers Market, turns 40 years old. Tumwater’s is 10, and even West Olympia is marking five years.

Olympia’s markets might be having an impact on its food culture. Residents of the capitol city were the most likely to report having easy access to affordable fruits and vegetables in 2012-2013 among 189 U.S. metro areas, according to Gallup-Healthways.”
[Yelm’s Farmers Market was listed in this story.]
By Craig Sailor. Tacoma News Tribune.
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