The much-anticipated, cliffhanger season finale of the Burien Farmers Market is this Thursday, Oct. 15th from 11am to 6pm, and despite a 60% chance of rain (ha…what do meteorologists know anyways?), we encourage all Readers to at least drop in, say hi and grab some last-minute goodies.

We’ll be there, safely ensconced in our tent (we’ll save room for you), wearing our B-Town Blog-branded clothing and risking our lives by using live electricity to showcase and demonstrate our website right there on an LCD monitor.

The market won’t start up again until Spring of 2010, so we hope to see y’all there!

To inspire you to attend, here’s some original artwork by our own Danielle Burton, called “$2 a bunch”:

Another gorgeous sunny summer day in Burien and the Farmers Market is just bustling on 5th Ave SW near Town Square with 42 vendors, including lots of fresh produce, flowers, handcrafted stuff, assorted other folks including us B-Town Bloggers in our own booth, and two brand new vendors we’d like to feature:

Jerry Robnett extracts honey from bees so you don't have to.

1. ROBNETT APIARY’S: Fresh honey from Jerry Robnett’s own bees (84 hives at last count) which he also packages and will sell to you with a Queen, so you can start your own colony. Jerry also does crop pollination, honey extracting, swarm recovery and just about anything else having to do with bees. This is his first week at the Burien Market so bee sure to come on down and check his stuff out.


Hannah Hoffmeyer wants you to Eat Local.

2. EAT LOCAL: Hannah Hoffmeyer is working the booth, where they sell meals prepared entirely from farmers market food. Some are fresh, some are frozen, but all are organic, locally-grown and healthy, including soups, entrees, sides and desserts, all of which can be cooked or warmed up in the oven or microwave.

The Farmers Market is open from 11am to 6pm every Thursday, in its great new location smack dab in the middle of the new Town Square on 5th at SW 152nd.

Burien’s Farmers Market, which runs every Thursday from 11am to 6pm, is moving today (Thurs. 7/2) to its brand new digs nestled between the new city hall and Town Square buildings on 5th Ave SW, just a stone’s throw from everyone’s favorite naked female statue “Paradigm Shift.”

Of course, if there’s fresh vegetables and the potential of nudity involved, you can count on The B-Town Blog to be there, so come on down to the new location today on 5th Ave SW at SW 152nd (see map below), right smack between the city hall/library building and the new condos.

Burien Farmers’ Market runs through mid-October, and has developed into a very successful market with 40 to 50 vendors each week, including our own booth where we do “live blogging” and demonstrate our website.

Vendors include a food booth, handmade goods, farm fresh products, flowers, fresh baked products and much more.

Here’s a slideshow by Photographer Michael Brunk to get you in the market mood:

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And here’s a map showing where the new location is in relation to the old one:
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Crystal Aquino, of C & C Creations, shows off her “six pack” of plants for sale at the Burien Farmers Market, which includes Strawberry, Pumpkin, Corn and Peppermint, all conveniently packed into a recycled cardboard beer holder and sold for $15 each or two for $22

The Burien Farmers Market is currently located on 10th Ave SW between SW 152nd and SW 151st, and is open until 6pm, and if you can’t make it today, Crystal will be selling her wares next week as well.

It’s a gorgeous day for the Burien Farmers Market, which is open until 6pm, so come on down to 10th Ave SW between SW 152nd and SW 151st, grab some fresh veggies, flowers, pastries, breads, plants, handcrafted stuff and much more…and don’t forget to look for us at The B-Town Blog booth!

To whet your appetite, here are some photos from last week’s market as shot by Photographer Michael Brunk:

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Thursday, May 7th saw a rather blustery 2009 opening day of the Burien Farmers Market, and B-Town Photographer Michael Brunk was there to capture these photos:

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The first Burien Farmer’s Market of 2009 is officially open, and despite the weather gods breathing fiercely down our necks we’re fully anchored in and blogging live from a booth on the east side of the street right about in the middle of 10th Ave SW.

Some of the products you can expect today include:

• Amazing handmade windchimes, located right next to us and giving us quite a musical show in today’s weather
• Fresh flowers
• Fresh vegetables
• Potted plants
• Handmade candles
• Freshly-popped Kettle Corn
• Handmade wooden birdhouses
• Locally-made jams and jellies
• Freshly-baked breads and pastries
• Food samples from area restaurants
• Much more – just come on over and check it out, and be sure to find us and say hi – we’ll be here until around 3pm!

Today’s the second-to-last Burien Farmer’s Market, which goes until 6pm, and despite any hints of drizzle or grey clouds, it’s going on as usual on 10th Ave SW at SW 152nd.

Some things you can find today:

• Potted plants for sale, both in the middle aisle and near SW 151st
• Fresh produce from local farms
• Fresh breads and pastries from Forest Fairy Bakery
• Handmade candles
• And of course, the B-Town Blog in our usual booth

The final market is next Thursday, so if you haven’t dropped by yet, come on over – we just looked up outside our tent and saw some blue sky!

Only four more Farmer’s Markets to go after today’s (last one is Oct. 9th), so be sure to get yourself down here to see us bloggin’ live until around 2pm.

The Market is open until 6pm though, and is located on 10th Ave SW at SW 152nd (Olde Burien, near the Masonic Hall).

As usual you can find the following:

• Fresh produce from Washington farms
• Handmade candles
• Original jewelry
• A great self-published book about a baby orca whale called “Springer’s Journey“
• Live music at lunchtime

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Despite the threat of rain squalls and gusts of wind, all the merchants and tents at the weekly Burien Farmer’s Market are anchored down and open for business until 6pm.

As usual, on hand today are:

• Fresh produce from local farmers
• Fresh baked breads and pastries
• Handmade jewelry, candles, crafts, artwork
• Free back checkage from Optimal Chiropractic
• Organic lotions
• Potted roses lining the center aisle
• Fresh flower bouquets
• Shops and restaurants in Olde Burien are open for lunch and happy hour
• And of course…the B-Town Blog bloggin’ live (’til around 2pm)

So come on down, buy some fresh stuff and say hi to your neighbors.

And get some fresh air too – the wind has really cleared things out!

We’re back from our annual family vacation, fully rested yet still slightly sore from too much beach volleyball, but our fingers and brains still seem to be working.

And today’s Thursday, which can only mean one thing:

We’ll be Blogging Live from today’s Farmer’s Market, which runs from 11am-6pm (although we’ll only be here until around 2/3pm).

Some of the great things available today:

• Tons of fresh local produce from various Washington farms
• Live music will be playing until around 3pm
• Local restaurants and bars (The Mark, 909 Coffee & Wine, The Tin Room) are all open for lunch and Happy Hour!
• Handmade jewelry, kid’s picnic tables, birdhouses, soaps and much more
• Fresh bread
• Cooked-on-the-spot brats and hot dogs (great lunch break!)
• Lots more – come on down and shop for yourself, and be sure to find our booth and say hi!

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Another Thursday, another fine Farmer’s Market day in good ol’ B-Town.

Where else can you stroll and shop within earshot of the melodic cock-a-doodle-doo’s of live roosters (they’re in the back of Hayes Feed Store just up the alley)?

Where else can you buy fresh organic produce from local farmers?

Where else can you buy handmade kid’s picnic tables, jewelry and fresh breads?

We think you know the answer, so get yourself down here now.

Some of the great things available today:

• Live music will be playing until around 3pm
• Beautiful potted rose plants have taken over the center aisle. Again!
• Tons of fresh local produce from various Washington farms
• Local restaurants and bars (The Mark, 909 Coffee & Wine, The Tin Room) are all open for lunch and Happy Hour!
• Lots more – come on down and shop for yourself!
• The B-Town Blog is out of town this week on its annual family vacation in Oregon, so we won’t be present today but we know it will go on as usual until 6pm.

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Okay, so the patented B-Town Blog Weather Rock® appears to be either very very sad, or just plain frozen, but we will not let that stop today’s Farmers Market, which will be open until 6pm.

Sure, we’re a bit chilly sitting outside, blogging live at our booth, but that’s nuthin’ – my Dad used to just dive right into Puget Sound and swim fer cryin’ out loud, so I’m not gonna complain.

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Some of the great things available today:

• Jamba Juice is giving out free smoothie samples with boosts
• Live music will be playing until around 3pm
• Beautiful potted rose plants have taken over the center aisle
• The woman next to our booth is making jewelry using her own hands. Live. Right now!
• Tons of fresh local produce from various Washington farms
• Local restaurants and bars (The Mark, 909 Coffee & Wine, The Tin Room) are all open for lunch and Happy Hour!
• Lots more – come on down and shop for yourself, and don’t forget to drop by our booth and say howdy

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The Burien Farmers Market is now open (and will be so until 6pm), the clouds are burning off, and there’s an entire block full of vendors selling all sorts of great, fresh and beautiful handmade stuff, including:

• NEW: “Springer’s Journey” illustrated children’s book Author Naomi Black & Illustrator Virginia Heaven (their booth is practically next to ours). They’re selling their gorgeous, self-published book based on a “True Seattle Story” about an orphan orca that hung out around Vashon Island; price is just $18.45
• Freshly baked breads & pastries (including “Fogaza,” a pizza-like loaf from Forest Fairy Bakery)
• Fresh cherries from Yakima Valley Produce
• Fresh produce from various farmers (duh…)
• Excellent artwork (paintings, copper art and more) from Ed & Carol Thompson
• Handmade 3-tiered hanging wooden planters
• Handmade chainmail jewelry
• Gorgeous handmade Glass Garden tiles, balls, birdbaths and more (right next to the B-Town Blog booth)
• Unusual handmade wooden “Bat Houses” (yes, houses for bats!) by Jack & Son; FYI…bats are excellent natural insect repellents – learn more here
• Handmade wooden things like squirrel feeders, picnic tables and more
• Knife and Garden Tool sharpening
• Live music around lunchtime
• Live Blogging from the B-Town Blog (with monitor so you can watch us in action!)
• Much much more!

In case you don’t know where to go, here’s a map:

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The Burien Farmers Market is open until 6pm, the skies are clearing, and there’s an entire block full of vendors selling all sorts of great, fresh and beautiful handmade stuff:

• Freshly baked breads & pastries (including “Fogaza,” a pizza-like loaf from Forest Fairy Bakery)
• Fresh cherries from Yakima Valley Produce
• Fresh produce from various farmers (duh…)
• Excellent artwork (paintings, copper art and more) from Ed & Carol Thompson
• Handmade 3-tiered hanging planters
• Handmade chainmail jewelry
• Gorgeous handmade Glass Garden tiles, balls, birdbaths and more (right next to the B-Town Blog booth)
• Unusual handmade wooden “Bat Houses” (yes, houses for bats!) by Jack & Son
• Handmade wooden things like squirrel feeders, picnic tables and more
• Knife sharpening
• Live Blogging from the B-Town Blog (with monitor so you can watch us in action!)
• Much much more!

Some pics to get you in a “market mood”:

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ALERT: The sun is finally out and temps are in the upper 60s!

The Weather Advisory might be correct after all!

And the Burien Farmer’s Market is open for biz until 6pm!

So get on down to 10th Ave SW between SW 152nd and SW 151st Streets in Olde Burien, and get your hands on some of the great stuff still available…fresh fruits and veggies to freshly-baked breads to flowers and plants and yes, even gourmet hot dogs.

Don’t forget also that most of the shops and restaurants in downtown Burien are open all day, and some are even serving food and drinks OUTSIDE!

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The Burien Farmer’s Market starts next Thursday (May 8th) and continues until Oct. 9th, operating every Thursday from 11am – 6pm rain or shine, practically smack dab in front of the B-Town Blog’s new offices on 10th Ave SW and SW 152nd in Olde Burien.

This is a new location for the weekly event, and it appears that this year they’ll be taking over the entire block, which of course will make it easy for us to attend since it’ll be just outside our door!

The Burien Farmer’s Market is for farmers, growers or producers from Western Washington who sell their own produce in person, direct to the public. All products sold are grown, reared, caught, brewed, pickled, baked, smoked or processed by the vendor. Choices will range from the freshest locally-grown organic produce to foods cooked right on the premises, arts and crafts, music and much more (potentially including B-Town Blog-related stuff…stay tuned for details…).

We’ll see you there!

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