Chimacum Farmers Market Opens for 18th Season

The Chimacum Farmers Market opened its 18th season on Sunday, May 3, from 10 a.m.

to 2 p.m. at Chimacum Corner Farmstand. Opening day featured a twine-cutting

ceremony, live music, kids’ activities, baby goats from Kodama Farm, and 30 local

vendors offering farm-fresh produce, artisan foods, and handmade goods.

Founded in 2008 by the Chimacum Grange and operated by Jefferson County Farmers

Markets (JCFM), the market is a cornerstone of the local food system. The market runs

Sundays from May through October.

This season includes 30 vendors, with six new businesses joining returning favorites

such as Red Dog Farm, Kodama Farm, Duckabush Mushrooms, Lily’s Chinese

Dumplings, Gypsy Coffeehouse, and Sasquatch Botanical. New vendors include Forest

Elf, Stacey’s Sweet Heat, Dandy Blooms, and Seaberry, offering products ranging from

fresh flowers to specialty jams and plant-based desserts.

Opening day festivities included a community photo at 10 a.m., taken by market sponsor

Rodney Just of The Agency, as well as opportunities to meet vendors and enjoy

prepared food, local art, and family-friendly activities.

We are pleased to bring back the Power of Produce (POP) Club this year, which offers

educational activities for children ages 4–12 and provides $2 in market bucks to spend

on fruits and vegetables. POP Club will be held monthly at the Chimacum market and

weekly at the Port Townsend Wednesday Farmers Market beginning June 3.

JCFM welcomes new market manager Lindsay Kotzebue, a longtime volunteer, master

gardener, and food bank grower. She joins Executive Director Amanda Milholland in

supporting the market’s mission to strengthen local food systems.

Food access programs continue at all JCFM markets, including SNAP Market Match,

WIC and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Programs, and VegRx. Eligible seniors can

In addition to the Chimacum Farmers Market, JCFM operates the Port Townsend

Farmers Market on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and the Port Townsend Wednesday

Farmers Market from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., beginning June 3.

For more information, visit jcfmarkets.org, or contact Amanda Milholland at

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