This Saturday in Port Townsend and Sunday in Chimacum, Jefferson County Farmers Market is hosting cooking demonstrations and tastings, and vendors will sell an abundance of summer fruit.
The first blueberries of the season are in from Finnriver and SpringRain, and local strawberries and raspberries are available by the flat, said Will O’Donnell, director of the markets.
“Basil, zucchini, tomatoes and even a few peppers will be available at the markets,” he said.
“And Nash’s Farm will be bringing over organic nectarines, peaches, apricots and cherries from their friends at Sunny Slope Ranch in Eastern Washington on Saturday only.”
At 9 a.m. Saturday, chef Arran Stark of Jefferson Healthcare and Cultivated Palate is going to be wheeling out a hospital gurney and giving customers an early morning shopping tour of the market.
After he’s filled up the gurney, he will take the fresh produce over to the music stage at 10 a.m. to give an hourlong cooking demo.
To sign up for the walking tour, email info@jcfmarkets.org.
The cooking demonstration and talk are sponsored by Jefferson Healthcare, which also will staff an information booth at the market Saturday.
Feast of the Beasts
The first-ever Feast of the Beasts will be at the the Chimacum Farmers Market from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday.
The market will pair Peninsula chefs with local farmers.
Chefs Dan Ratigan of the Fireside Inn in Port Ludlow, Jon Luzadder of the Ajax Cafe and Tiffany Sewell of the Silverwater Cafe in Port Townsend will cook meat from the Chimacum Valley’s Short’s Beef, Westbrook Angus and SpringRain Farm.
The Chimacum Market also will welcome new vendor Dabob Kabobs.
Owner and grill artisan Hans Barr provides his own mini Feast of the Beasts each week when he grills local meat on cedar skewers over a homemade maple charcoal.
Zoog’s BBQ also is at the Chimacum Farmers Market every Sunday.
The Port Townsend Saturday Market is located on Tyler Street between Lawrence and Clay streets.
The Chimacum market Sunday is located at the Chimacum Corner across from the Chevron where state Highway 19 meets Chimacum Road and Center Road.
For more information, visit www.jeffersoncountyfarmersmarket.org.