UPDATE: The farmers market will be located at Grand Avenue next to the Everett Public Market building. Snohomish County’s spokesman just sent about eight frantic calls to our newsroom to let me know that the announcement was at Potalla Village — not the market. I’m sorry folks for the misinformation and for elevating anybody’s blood pressure at the city or county.
It’s official: Downtown Everett is getting an indoor, year-round farmers’ market.
Initially, the city planned to have a farmers’ market at its multimillion dollar Riverfront project. But city leaders started talking about one downtown instead.
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Here’s the information sent to me yesterday from the Snohomish County spokesman:
“Snohomish County Executive Reardon and local farmers will be announcing the creation of a major farmers’ market initiative. Announcement will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Potalla Village at the corner of Rucker and Pacific in Everett.
“The 60,000 square-foot agriculture center will house a full-time, year-round, indoor farmers’ market, commercial kitchen and processing facility as well as farm-product distribution hub.
“The project is cutting edge in the world of farmers’ markets and is unique in its features, which include a large commercial kitchen that agricultural producers can use on site to make products to sell at the market or load on delivery trucks.
“Operated by the nonprofit Snohomish County Growers Alliance, the agriculture center will offer residents and shoppers farm-fresh and high-quality local meat, dairy and produce as well as value-added products created onsite solely from local farm crops.
“Products at the market are likely to include fruits and vegetables such as strawberries, apples, pears, peas, beans, arugula; locally butchered beef, lamb and goat; dairy products such as milk, cheese, yogurt and ice cream; as well as more specialize products including fresh-cut and dried flowers, local honey, soaps, beer and wine.”
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