Name: Ann Forsthoefel.
Title: Executive director.
Organization: Portland Farmers Market — which opens Saturday for its 18th season.
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On the first day of spring, the Portland Farmers Market reopens in downtown Portland. The market takes over the South Park Blocks just north of Portland State University every Saturday through Dec. 19. Early in the season, vendors bring in wild mushrooms, greens and vegetable starts, so shoppers can start growing their own fresh produce. Beef, lamb and pork are also for sale, along with jam, honey and cider.
Cue the trumpets: Farmers market season officially starts this Saturday, when Portland and Vancouver’s downtown markets open for the season. Never mind the hail and the gray skies: vendors will be out with lots of good things to eat (though much, much more is on the way in April and beyond). Here are a few things I’m excited about…
I first noticed it in Oregon City. Then it hit Lake Oswego and, toward the end of the season, Hillsdale. I even wrote about it in one of my Market Watch columns in FoodDay: “As a dog owner, I would never take my dogs to a farmers’ market. The crowds would freak them out and I’d [...]