Community Impact Report

November 14, 2019

Thanks for a great Season

Thank you for all the community support!!

A huge thank you to our community sponsors, partners, volunteers, vendors, and customers.  2019 has been one of our most successful seasons yet and we could not have done it without you. It was our second year of the Kids Market Bucks Club and we served and educated over 515 children throughout the season about the importance of fresh foods and a healthy lifestyle. We have continued to grow our vendor base in hopes of providing our community with even more fresh, nutritious, locally grown options for their families. We are already looking forward to 2020 and hope to see you each Thursday May through mid-October for more farmers market fun!

Bremerton Community Farmers Market by the Numbers 2019:

  • 17075 Total Attendees with an average of 775 per market
  • 515 kids served through Kids Market Bucks Program
    • 15 kids participated in ALL 6 the kids market days, earning a special prize!
    • $3102 dollars provided to kids to spend on fruits and vegetables
  • $1802 Fresh bucks incentive program provided to low income shoppers to spend on fresh produce
  • Kitsap Harvest- 782 pounds donated which is valued at $1305.94
  • 23 markets with live music
  • Average of 25 vendors per market
  • 130 community organization booths
  • 69 unique booths/vendors

Final Market 2019

October 10, 2019

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Final 2019 BCFM October 10th, 2019

Its our final market of 2019! Make sure to stop by and say hello and stock up from your favorite farmers, artisans, wineries, and food vendors before we say goodbye until next spring. Mike “Burdman” Burdorff will be playing in the music tent.

We’ve had a wonderful year with lots of new faces, vendors, community groups and consumers! Special thank you to all our sponsors this year. (United Way of Kitsap, WIilco, the City of Bremerton, Molina Health Care, Peninsula Commuinty Health Services, Holly Ridge Center, Rice Fergus Miller, Fingers Duke, The Manette Clinic, Bremerton Rotary Club, Oranic Valley-Pacific Northwest Nova Group, Pheasant Fields Farm and Bremerton Letterpress).

We hope to see everyone out today to shop and support local!

As always, we offer the Fresh Bucks matching program. For every $5 in EBT a SNAP customer takes out at market they will receive $2 extra in Fresh Bucks to purchase even more fresh fruits & veggies. Just visit our market info booth for full information and how to get started.

We hope to see you at market!

Community Organizations
Eastside Drama Kids

Farmers
Around the Table Farm
Dusk to Dawn Farm
Gregory Farms
Walker Meadows
Harsh Farm
Roots Farm
Skokomish Valley Farms
Shorts Family Farm
Taylors Honey Farm
Red Cedar Farms

Processors/Prepared Food
Heavens Kettle Corn
Dudes Donuts

Wineries/Breweries
Stinas Cellars
Finn River
Seabeck Cellars

Artisans
Diane’s Dezines
Musables
RNR Originals
Catalyst Public School
Krys Kreations
Handy Andy

Pumpkin Painting Party

October 3, 2019

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October 3, 2019, Pumpkin Party Sponsored by Pheasant Fields Farm

Its our final Kids Market Bucks of the season! Stop by the kids tent to check in, collect your passport and learn about the parts of a pumpkin, then head over to the pumpkin painting tent to pick out and paint your very own pumpkin! This event is generously sponsored by Pheasant Fields Farm.

We hope to see everyone out today to shop and support local!

As always, we offer the Fresh Bucks matching program. For every $5 in EBT a SNAP customer takes out at market they will receive $2 extra in Fresh Bucks to purchase even more fresh fruits & veggies. Just visit our market info booth for full information and how to get started.

We hope to see you at market!

Community Organizations

Drama Kids

Farmers

Around the Table Farm
Dusk to Dawn Farm
Gregory Farms
Walker Meadows
Harsh Farm
Roots Farm
Skokomish Valley Farms
Shorts Family Farm
Taylors Honey Farm
Red Cedar Farm
Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group

Processors/Prepared Food

Crusty Crumbz
Heavens Kettle Corn
Dudes Donuts
Viking Feast Ice Cream
Monica’s Waterfront Café and Bakery
Pedros Santa Maria Style Tri Tip

Wineries/Breweries

Stinas Cellars
Finn River
Seabeck Cellars

Artisans

Catalyst Public School
Krys Kreations
Rengoose Creations
Handy Andy

Back to School at the Market

September 26, 2019

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September 26th –Back to School Night at the Market
Yoga at the Market & Acoustic Jam   

We have lots of exciting things happening at the market this week!

The market is partnering with Naval Avenue Early Learning Center and the Bremerton School District to put on a fun filled evening of good food, music, and kids activities in celebration of another new school year.

We will have our regular line-up of vendors, local non-profits geared towards families and kids, and a bunch of fun activities, including:
– Krys Kreations Face Painting & Parties – face painting for all ages
– Handy Andy Magic Man – Balloons twister extraordinaire!
– Kitsap Harvest – will be running a “Fresh Food Donation” drive. Bring your garden-fresh goodies to donate to those in need, or purchase some from our farm vendors.
– WSU Master Gardeners – on hand for garden education for those that want to start growing food!
– Naval Avenue Early Learning Center – fun, interactive kids health and wellness activity and info
-Naval Avenue Early Learning Center PTA
– Bremerton Backpack Brigade – program info and activity
– Kitsap Public Health District – interactive kids game

In addition to all those great activities we will have our monthly offering of Yoga at the Market, brought to you by Indigo Moon Yoga. This is an all ages, all levels event happening in the large green space behind our vendor booths starting at 5:45pm.

This week’s musicians will be gathering under our Music at the Market tent from 3:30pm to 6:30pm as part of our monthly community Acoustic Jam session. Bring your instrument and a friend to this all ages, all styles event and rock out with us.

We hope to see everyone out today to shop and support local!

As always, we offer the Fresh Bucks matching program. For every $5 in EBT a SNAP customer takes out at market they will receive $2 extra in Fresh Bucks to purchase even more fresh fruits & veggies. Just visit our market info booth for full information and how to get started.

We hope to see you at market!

September 26that the Market

Community Organizations
WSU master gardeners
Kitsap Harvest
KPHD
Indigo Moon Yoga
Girl Scouts of Western Washington
Bremerton Downtown Library
Poulsbo Cooperative
Naval Ave Early Learning Center
Naval Ave PTA
PCHS

Farmers

Around the Table Farm
Dusk to Dawn Farm
Gregory Farms
Harsh Farms
Roots Farm
Skokomish Valley Farms
Shorts Family Farm
Taylors Honey Farm

Processors/Prepared Food

Crusty Crumbz
Heavens Kettle Corn
Dudes Donuts
Viking Feast Ice Cream
Monica’s Waterfront Café and Bakery

Wineries/Breweries

Stinas Cellars
Finn River
Seabeck Cellars
Krohn Family Farms – Longroad Winery

Artisans

Catalyst Public School
RnR Originals
Museables
Edens Natural Soaps
Krys Kreations
Rengoose Creations
Handy Andy

Chef at the Market

September 19, 2019

We have another fun market day planned for you today from 3:30pm to 6:30pm down at Evergreen Park. Monica Downen, local chef and owner of Monica’s Waterfront Bakery & Café, will be joining us for our July Chef at the Market event. She will be working her culinary magic on fresh products found at our farm vendors stalls this week – products that you can easily acquire and try out in your own homes. Demos take place at 5pm and 6pm under the Chef at the Market tent, sponsored this season by our partners at Peninsula Community Health Services, Molina Healthcare, and The Manette Clinic. Make sure to stick around after the demo and sample her creations!

As always, we offer the Fresh Bucks matching program. For every $5 in EBT a SNAP customer takes out at market they will receive $2 extra in Fresh Bucks to purchase even more fresh fruits & veggies. Just visit our market info booth for full information and how to get started.

We hope to see you at market!

September 19th at the Market

Community Organizations
WSU master gardeners
Peninsula Community Health Services
350 Climate Change

Farmers
Davis Farm/Joyful Plant
Around the Table Farm
Haytons Farms Berries
Skokomish Valley Farms
Forest Frog Farm
Taylors Honey Farm
Dusk to Dawn Farm
Shorts Family Farm
Gregory Farms
Roots Farm

Processors/Prepared Food

Mad Moose
Crusty Crumbz
Heavens Kettle Corn
Dudes Donuts
Viking Feast Ice Cream
Wokcraft
Pedro’s Santa Maria Style Tri Tip
Monica’s Waterfront Café and Bakery

Wineries/Breweries

Stinas Cellars
Finn River
Seabeck Cellars
Krohn Family Farms – Longroad Winery

Artisans

Catalyst Public School
Meghans World
RnR Originals
Museables
Cloudsplitter Workshop
Dianes Dezines
Edens Natural Soaps

2019 Healthy Communities Day!

September 12, 2019

Today from 4pm to 7pm is our Annual Healthy Communities Day at the Market! We will be celebrating all things that make our community healthy and vibrant. We will have special kids activities, giveaways, organization booths, live music and much more!

As always we offer the Fresh Bucks matching program. For every $5 in EBT a SNAP customer takes out at market they will receive $2 extra in Fresh Bucks to purchase even more fresh fruits & veggies.

Special thanks to this years sponsors, Holly Ridge Center, for supporting the market and this community event!

Overflow Parking is at Kitsap Community Resources (1201 Park Ave) just two blocks down from the market. Thank you KCR for supporting our market!

More about our event sponsors: Holly Ridge Center is a private non-profit agency whose mission is to enable children and adults with differing abilities to reach their fullest potential, creating a positive and lasting impact on the community.

We hope to see you at market!

At the Market – September 12th, 2019

Music:
The Hurdy Gurdy Man

Community Organizations & Activities:

  • United Way of Kitsap
  • Holly Ridge Center
  • Bremerton YMCA
  • Peninsula Community Health Services (Info Booth)
  • Peninsula Community Health Services (Mobile Health Unit – in lot)
  • Indigo Moon Yoga
  • Family Bike Seattle
  • Krys Kreations Face Painting & Parties
  • Washington State Dental Association
  • US Census Bureau
  • Alzheimer’s Association of Washington
  • WSU Master Gardeners
  • Handy Andy Magic Man – Balloon Art!
  • Tracyton Community Library
  • Treetop Village Early Learning Center
  • Puget Sound Regional Council
  • Kitsap Public Health District
  • Bremerton Parks & Recreation & Bremerton Art Commission
  • Produce themed Rock Scavenger hunt for the kids!

Farmers:
Around the Table Farm
Davis Farm / Joyful Plant
Dusk to Dawn Farm
Harsh Farm
Shorts Family Farm
Hayton Farms Berries
Taylors Honey Farm
Forest Frog Farm
Skokomish Valley Farms
Gregory Farm
Walker Meadows Farm

Processed & Prepared Foods:
Mad Moose Pizza
Wokcraft
Monica’s Waterfront Bakery & Café
Dudes Donuts
Crusty Crumbz on Seaview
Heavens Kettle Corn
Viking Feast Ice Cream

Artisans:
Catalyst Public Schools
Rengoose Creations
BobArt Blacksmithing
Cloud Splitter Workshop
RnR Originals
Museables
Meghan’s World – will be giving away a Sand Art party package, this will include; up to ten Sand Art Necklaces and if it’s for a Birthday, the Birthday child will have their choice of any plastic Sand Art bottle!

Wineries / Breweries
Seabeck Cellars
Finn River
Stina’s Cellars

Kids Tomato Taste Off!

September 5, 2019

Come to market today from 4pm to 7pm prepared to taste some of the amazing varieties of tomatoes our farmers have to offer. Kids will taste and rate their favorite varieties. This is a great way to make trying new foods interactive and fun!
Plus we will have a fun kids craft for the them to complete and take home after the taste off.

Kids are asked to check in at the Kid’s Tent when arriving at market to collect (or fill out a new) passport. They will then be given instructions for the activity.

As always, we offer the Fresh Bucks matching program. For every $5 in EBT a SNAP customer takes out at market they will receive $2 extra in Fresh Bucks to purchase even more fresh fruits & veggies. Just visit our market info booth for full information and how to get started.

We hope to see you at market!

At the Market – September 5th, 2019

Music:
Elisha Rose & Kurtzbein Studio

Community Organizations:
WSU Master Gardeners
Bremerton YMCA
Handy Andy Magic Man – Balloon Art!
Krys Kreations Face Painting & Parties
Treetop Village Early Learning Center

Farmers:
Around the Table Farm
Harsh Farm
Davis Farm / Joyful Plant
Roots Farm
Skokomish Valley Farm
Taylors Honey Farm
Dusk to Dawn Farm
Shorts Family Farm
Hayton Farms Berries
Gregory Farms
Forest Frog Farm

Processed & Prepared Foods:
Mad Moose Pizza
Wokcraft
Monica’s Waterfront Bakery & Café
Dudes Donuts
Crusty Crumbz on Seaview
Heavens Kettle Corn

Artisans:
Rengoose Creations
BobArt Blacksmithing
Cloudsplitter Workshop
Aspirations by Paula
RnR Originals
Museables
Eden Natural Soaps

Wineries / Breweries
Seabeck Cellars
Long Road Winery
Finn River