The Ballard Farmers Market, Seattle

The Ballard Farmers Market is open every Sunday, year-round, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It is located in the heart of Ballard – on Ballard Ave NW between NW 20th and NW 22nd streets. Vendors from all over the state arrive with fresh organic produce, meats, eggs, fish, shellfish, seasonal plants, flowers, home-made pies and pastry and jams, just to name a few. You will also find various crafts: soaps, clothes, candles and other great products.

Those who get hungry may enjoy a variety of foods right in the market – hot dogs and local sausages, veggie quesadillas, or may stop at restaurants like Bastille Café & Bar (French cuisine), Matador (Mexican cuisine – ages 21 and up), Volterra (Italian cuisine), India Bistro (Indian Cuisine), La Isla (Puerto Rican cuisine), Root Table (Asian cuisine), The People’s Pub (German cuisine), The Other Coast Café (Sandwiches), Thaiku (Thai cuisine), La Carte de Oaxaca (Mexican cuisine), The Hi-Life (American cuisine) among others. Most of them except The Hi-Life are within a block of the market!

Street musicians entertain both adults and kids. You will always see people having a little snack, listening to the music, chatting.

The Ballard market is pet friendly.

Here are a few pictures that I took when I was at the Ballard Farmers Market last Sunday.

Flower arrangements: each of them beautiful

Olsen Farms offering more than 10 kinds of potatoes.

Apples, pears, plums and other fruits so different from the ones we find in grocery stores. Yes, I bought them!

Moosedreams Lavender Farms offering lotions, soaps and other beauty products.

Everybody has fun!

For more information check The Ballard Market blog.