Capitol Hill Farmers Market

I like the new (to me) location. Plaza has benches / low walls for seating and it's spacious. I was surprised by the number of booths with animal-based products. Not much veggies or fruit. Hopefully, there will be more as the spring and summer crops are ready. For now, I'll stick with U-District farmers market - more produce oriented. My out-of-town guest is a bit in sticker shock - $5 per cookie, $6 per fruit pastry. But...hey...it's Seattle ‍

Visited this market close to my friend's place. It was very convenient but I guess it's costly to buy local.It's a little small but still great to see everyone local. They have some food options but also on the pricey side too so don't expect cheap.There was a nice variety of vendors for meat, eggs, mushrooms, baked goods and veggies.The eggs can go by fast for the duck eggs so if you want those, be sure to get there early! They are a little pricy- I think over $10 for a dozen. I think we paid $10 for free range chicken eggs. They were tasty tho!We got a steak, sausages, bacon, mushrooms, eggs and baguette to cook for brunch. Everything was tasty and quality was very good.

I feel like this is one of the more expensive farmer's markets with less of a selection. But it's a fun thing to do if you're in Capitol Hill on a Sunday.

On our second and last day in Seattle, we headed to Capitol Hill where we knew we would find the hipsters congregating on a Sunday because it's that kind of edgy urban neighborhood with a strong LGBT flavor. It was wet with unrelenting rain, which was certainly no surprise, but we weren't aware there was a farmers market there every Sunday rain or shine. Sure, it was no Pike Place Market (review: http://bit.ly/2rvMSFw), but there weren't major crowds to deal with either. It will remind you of any smaller congregation of farmers, meat purveyors, and artisanal food vendors that you would find in most major cities and many small towns. They are lined up on the diagonal brick sidewalk on Broadway starting at East Pine Street where Seattle Central College is.Near that corner is a small open space where there' an opportunity to try some of the unique food offerings like Miri's Proffertjes which are mini-Dutch pancakes (photo: http://bit.ly/2rM57Wr) or the Asian-style bites from Brothers & Co. (photo: http://bit.ly/2she4L0). Keep walking on Broadway and you pass by a number of small farmers selling their particular line of produce including some interesting mushrooms at least for cooking and even kits for growing your own (photo: http://bit.ly/2rGUV6u). There were tempting jars of homemade kimchi (photo: http://bit.ly/2rMsnni) and lots of honey with different flavorings (photo: http://bit.ly/2rM5iB5). If I was a local, I would definitely take advantage of this gathering of goodness.

3.5 stars! I am a big fan of farmer's markets. The fresh produce, tasty cheeses, the 'happy before slaughter' meats. Its all good. All the vendors seem really happy and are so friendly. The Broadway Farmers Market does not the biggest selection of prepared foods, but i have my usual stalls i visit. 9th and hennepin donut guy, Geni's ethiopian foods, El Chito tamales are some of my usual visits. Not a ton of places to actually sit to eat but you are right next to seattle central CC so can sit around there.

Solid year-round market. It is better/bigger in the summer because there are more vendors, but you can still get veggies and meat and also hot food in the winter. In the summer months, there's tons of vendors with tomatoes, greens, fruit, etc. Flowers are pretty and run $7-20, with some people offering $15 bouquets (which is less common at other markets). I don't see $5 bouquets much though. They do have port-a-potties which is nice. Less crafts, though they are some people with jam and candles.

Sunday farmers market on Broadway is a small but great little market. It has everything I need for a quick stop to start my day. I go there to pick up my weekly veggies that are from local farms. I particularly like that they have seasonal veggies that you might not be able to pick up from your local grocery store. I love that this place has a combination of produce to flowers to food stands. One of my favorite things this place has is local jams and honey. The couple vendors that sell jam here is awesome. They jellies are mixed with different flavors like blackberry and habenero, or blueberry and herb de provance. There honey selection is pretty good. I really enjoy the varieties of the honey the vendors have here. They have regional hives that produce a variety of honey based on what the bees eat.I always pick up a nice big loaf of artisinal bread. A good crusty olive bread or sourdough is too good to resist! But my favorite part of the market is the falafal stand. They are always so friendly and they have a great falafal wrap. That's filled with yummy pickled veggies and falafal. It's great to grab one and sit on the steps of scc and enjoy the day! It's not the biggest market but it has most of what I need to support my local business!

Capitol Hill Farmers market is a nice lil market I stumbled upon last weekend and was delighted to see what they had. They facilitated a great covid safe maneuvering system throughout the market which I much appreciated. I will definitely be coming at least once a month. Hot tip: grab yourself one of the tamales from the tamale vendor. Worth the higher than expected price.

It's definitely worth going to support local businesses. A fun market. There are mostly ecological products here and also offered wide selection of high-quality cheeses, veggies, ice cream, baked goods, fresh pasta, flowers, and other goodies. I usually walk there, but sometimes I regret getting too many things and having to carry them all. Sure, it's quite expensive, but all the money goes to the producer.

Came here on the last Saturday that I was visiting some friends in Seattle. I've definitely heard about some of the stand here, especially a tamale stand, and the Seattle pop stand.Left a little later than I intended, maybe about 30 minutes after opening and found it already slightly crowded. It wasn't too bad. Just keep in mind that when ordering from food stands, the later you go, the longer you'll have to wait in line. Really liked the flowers, similar to what you would find at pikes Place. Just less crowded and less expensive. However, prices are still not cheap compared to what one would expect from a farmers market. Then again, you are looking to do local support, as opposed to buying retail. There are a variety of food stands, Asian foods, and baked goods, as well as two Mexican/tamales/Latino food. There are also some local produce stands, whose stuff actually looked pretty good. Sometimes you can find sweeter and more fresh fruit at these farmers markets. However, you do have to note that it is going to be a little bit more expensive. But this is understandable given, the food chain seen, especially with mass production.I really enjoyed the tamales. However of the vendor representative, was not the most pleasant to interact with. He was very curt. In addition, he didn't offer me any sauce or offer. Any advice on how to take sauces when I had ordered my tamales to go. Initially, I had asked for a bag, which she didn't have understandably, since it is Seattle. However, he didn't offer any options either. I had to actually specifically ask "well how do I take these home if I'm ordering these to go?" This is pretty surprising for me, since most, if not all the people that I've met so far in Seattle have been pretty courteous and polite. Especially if they're in the food beverage and service industry. The Seattle pops Stan was amazing. I was lucky enough that my friends only lived a 15 minute walk, and even though the Popsicles or slightly soft, and by the time I got home, the referrals, right back up in the freezer. I would definitely come back again on my next trip to Seattle. However, I would probably not go back to that tamale vendor again. Overall a nice break from retail grocery shopping, and a good way to do some small shopping outside and support local producers.