{"id":17152,"date":"2021-01-13T00:49:56","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T08:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/?p=17152"},"modified":"2021-01-13T00:53:09","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T08:53:09","slug":"spend-some-time-with-local-vendors-and-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/spend-some-time-with-local-vendors-and-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Spend some time with local vendors and businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Farmer\u2019s markets and Saturday markets to explore and enjoy this year<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>\u200cNatalie\u200c \u200cDean\u200c<\/strong> \u200c|\u200c \u200cEntertainment\u200c \u200cEditor\u200c \u200c \u200c<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As spring lurks around the corner, it\u2019s time to start preparing for the upcoming brisk and sunny days ahead, and one of the best ways to spend the day is with local farmer\u2019s markets and Saturday markets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>From handmade items, fresh produce, art and food \u23e4 farmer\u2019s markets have it all. With all the options available, it can be hard to keep track of exactly which ones to look forward to and when they open. Farmer\u2019s markets and Saturday markets are quintessential staples of a weekend well-spent, and it can feel good to be surrounded by the local community and to support small and independent businesses. Here\u2019s a list of markets that are either currently open or will be opening within the coming months:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2021\/01\/fm3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17144\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Independence Farmers Market<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>(April \u2013 Nov.) Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Umpqua Bank parking lot, 302 South Main St, Independence, OR<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Independence Riverview Market\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>(Mid-April \u2013 Oct.) Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Riverview Park in Independence, OR<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Hewitt\u2019s Greenwood Gardens in Independence, OR<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>(Currently open 24\/7; online shipping and delivery options only)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hewittsgreenwoodgardens.org\/\"><span>hewittsgreenwoodgardens.org<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Salem Public Market\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>(Currently open year-round) Saturdays, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>1240 Rural Ave SE, Salem, OR\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Salem Saturday Market<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>(April 3 \u2013 Oct. 30) Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>865 Marion St NE, Salem, OR<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Corvallis Indoor Winter Market\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>(Currently open; Jan. 9 \u2013 April 10) Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Guerber Hall, 110 SW 53rd St, Corvallis, OR<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Lane County Farmers Market\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>(Feb. \u2013 March) Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>8th and Oak in Eugene, OR<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Eugene Growers Market<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>(Currently open year-round)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Tuesday 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.; Thursday 2:30 to 7:30 p.m.; Friday 12 to 7 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>454 Willamette St, Eugene, OR<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Portland Farmers Market at PSU<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>(Currently open; Nov. \u2013 March) Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>(April &#8211; Oct.) Saturdays, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>1803 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/12\/lighter-gray-line.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16738\" width=\"4220\" height=\"82\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/12\/lighter-gray-line.png 4220w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/12\/lighter-gray-line-300x6.png 300w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/12\/lighter-gray-line-1024x20.png 1024w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/12\/lighter-gray-line-768x15.png 768w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/12\/lighter-gray-line-1536x30.png 1536w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/12\/lighter-gray-line-2048x40.png 2048w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/12\/lighter-gray-line-1080x21.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4220px) 100vw, 4220px\" \/><br \/><span>Contact the author at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:ndean17@wou.edu\"><span>ndean17@wou.edu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Farmer\u2019s markets and Saturday markets to explore and enjoy this year<\/p>\n<p>\u200cNatalie\u200c \u200cDean\u200c \u200c|\u200c \u200cEntertainment\u200c \u200cEditor\u200c \u200c \u200c<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1094,"featured_media":17145,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[161,51,524,525,526,277,279,280],"class_list":["post-17152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment","tag-events","tag-farmers-market","tag-farmers-markets","tag-free-events","tag-local-business","tag-natalie","tag-natalie-dean"],"modified_by":"The Western Howl","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1094"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17152"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17152\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}