Farmers Market Season
It is that time of year again! It is time to visit your favorite farmers markets around the Denver area. You can find farmers markets all over and throughout the week. When you visit your local farmers market you are supporting small businesses. These markets go beyond produce. Most markets will have breads and pastries, ceramics, jams and sauces, food trucks, local honey, lotions and soaps, just to name a few other amazing products to be found. Produce is still the star of the show at these markets. Supporting local farmers is a way to give back to your community and getting the freshest produce you can. A good challenge would be to try a new fruit and vegetable each week or to try a new recipe with the produce available each week.
How to find your local market:
WWW.COLORADOPROUD.COM
Visit Colorado proud website. This has numerous resources for local produce and meat. Go to the resource tab and click “find your local farmers market”. Or click the link below.
Here is a post in 5280 magazine listing most of the Denver area farmers market for 2023 with a little description for each.
Here is The Denver Post’s article listing the 2023 farmers markets with descriptions and includes if there is live music.
The Denver Post Farmer Market List
Simple Recipes with Farmers Market Produce:
Simple Eggplant Recipe:
Here is a simple eggplant recipe from recipe tin eats. If you have not tried eggplant before I recommend this simple introduction. When I make this recipe I like to put the eggplant in vegetarian pasta dishes, with quinoa or to replace meat in tacos! Link to the recipe is below.
Simple Peach Recipe
This is a simple baked peach recipe. Colorado Palisade peaches are in season and full of flavor. Not only are these peaches great to eat raw, they hold up well in desserts, salads and jams. This recipe is from I Heart Naptime and a link is below.
We hope that you are able to explore and experience the fun of farmers markets this summer. Let us know what recipes you try and what your favorite parts of the farmers markets are!