WIC and Senior Nutrition Program

We are an approved grower  for the Farmers Market Nutrition Program.  This means that we can take WIC FMNP and Senior FMNP checks.

If you or someone you know is a WIC participant, you can go to the local WIC office to get your Farmers Market checks.  Or, you can come to the Millwood Market and pick your checks up there.  This year, WIC participants are given $20 of checks in $5 denominations.

If you are a senior living on a low income, you may want to check out the Senior FMNP. 

• Seniors apply for SFMNP benefits through local agencies. Eligible seniors (income below 185% of Federal Poverty level, a gross income of $1,678.91 a month for one in 2011 AND 60 years and older.) ** Source WSU Extension

 Senior FMNP particiants are given $40 of checks in $4 denominations.





We accept both WIC and Senior FMNP checks.  Look for this sign to determine growers who are participating in this program.

At the market yesterday, we created a $5 special to match the amount of the WIC checks (and for anyone to take advantage of).  For $5, participants received 1 head of lettuce, 1 bunch of carrots, and one small box of potatoes.  This gave the buyer a $1 savings over buying all the items separately.

As always, contact us to purchase produce or to see when we will be at the Millwood Farmers Market.  We don't sell there every week because we have so many family obligations this summer too!

This Week at the Market

I believe Spokane has joined the rest of the country in a heat wave. Temperatures in the 90's are expected all week. Heat loving plants like tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant rejoice!

It is hard to keep lettuce and greens looking good and not wilting at the farmers market. We are careful to harvest our lettuce very early in the morning. The roots will still be attached to allow us to keep the plant cool in cold water. We will also offer produce for sale directly from our farm. Contact us to find a time to come and select your veggies!

Our Baby Lettuce Mesclun Mix comes bagged and is ready for the salad bowl and includes many types of lettuce and other greens. Currently we use red lettuce, green lettuce, spinach, chard, and beet leaves. We don't include any spicy greens in our lettuce mix. The spicy greens are found in our Asian Greens Mix.

Available this week:

Red Early Potatoes
Adirondack Blue Potatoes (All Blue)
Garlic
Lettuce
Baby Lettuce Mesclun Mix
Radishes
Sugar Snap Peas
Spinach
Kale
Swiss Chard
Turnips
Golden Beets
Pink Baby Beets
Kohlrabi

There is still time to reserve your all natural chicken too. These chickens are guaranteed to have no antibiotics or hormones and are fed a local blend of dry peas, wheat, and barley without any feed additives.

Millwood Farmer's Market

This is our first year selling our vegetables and other farm products beyond our family and friends. Last summer, we ventured out to many Spokane area Farmer's Markets to see if this would be an option for us. We ended up applying as a vendor to only one Farmer's Market - the Millwood Farmer's Market that is held on Wednesdays from 3-7pm in the parking lot of Millwood Presbyterian Church in the Spokane Valley. We chose this market due to its smaller size and family friendly atmosphere.

We are selling vegetable starts (including tomato plants with ripening tomatoes on them!), vegetables, handmade aprons, and handmade woodworking. For the month of July, we will take reservations for our naturally raised meat chickens. Chickens are $15 each for approximately a five pound bird, or roughly $3/pound.

We are not selling at the market every week. We have a few family commitments that will keep us home on some Wednesdays. The vegetables keep growing even if we don't get to the market, so if you are looking for fresh locally grown produce, contact us! We may be able to supply your needs directly from our farm located near the Spokane International Airport and approximately five minutes from downtown Spokane.

We also are happy to host visitors or groups of kids. We have received visits in the past from preschool groups, homeschool kids and parents, and individuals.

Available this week:

Baby Leaf Lettuce Mix
Full heads of Asian Greens
Kale
Spinach
Swiss Chard
White Turnips
New Potatoes
Fresh Garlic

Also potted plants of:

Tomatoes
Bell and Hot Peppers
Kale
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Broccoli
Bok Choy
Greek Oregano