Truckee Farmers Market

A great place to get local produce from June to September, is the Truckee Farmers Market, which is usually held at the Truckee River Regional Park as well as during Truckee Thursdays from June to August. The goal of the Foothill Farmers Market in Truckee, is to provide healthy & tasty local foods & artisan treasures, and includes family activities as well as music.

2017 Truckee Schedule

• Tuesday mornings from 8:00am - 1:00pm from June 13, 2017 to September 26, 2017 at the Truckee River Regional Park at 10500 Brockway Road off Hwy 27 in Truckee, California. (confirming ending 2017 schedule) Put on by Truckee Certified Farmers Market
  


• Thursday evenings during Truckee Thursdays from 5:00pm - 8:30pm from June 8, 2017 through August 17th, 2017 in Downtown Truckee on Donner Pass Road near the train station. 

• Sunday mornings from 10am - 2pm from June 4, 2017 to September 24, 2017 at 12047 Donner Pass Road (In the Tri-Counties Bank / Sears parking lot). 2017 is the third season for the Truckee Community Farmer's Market.

2017 North Lake Tahoe Farmers Markets

Tahoe City Farmers Market sign from 2011

City: Incline Village

Day: Thursday
Time: 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Dates: May 25, 2017 - August 31, 2017 
Location: Farmers Market at Lake Tahoe School - 995 Tahoe Blvd.
Contact: Lake Tahoe Markets - They also have a Winter Market Box Program

City: Tahoe City
Day: Thursday's
Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm
Dates: May 18, 2017 to October 12, 2017
Location: Commons Beach - Commons Beach Road and North Lake Blvd.
Market: Tahoe City Farmer's Market

2017 South Lake Tahoe Farmers Markets

City: South Lake Tahoe
Day: Tuesday
Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm
Dates: June 6, 2017 to October 10, 2017
Location: American Legion South Lake Tahoe Farmer's Market - 2732 South Lake Tahoe Blvd (Hwy 50), South Lake Tahoe
Market: El Dorado Farmers Market

City: South Lake Tahoe
Day: Friday afternoons/evenings 
Time: 3:00pm - 8:00pm
Dates: June 2, 2017 to August 25, 2017
Location: Birch Street & Ski Run Blvd, South Lake Tahoe
Market: Ski Run Farmer's Market

City: Stateline
Day: Wednesday
Time: 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Dates: May 24, 2017 to September 13, 2017 
Location: Kahle Community Park, 236 Kingsbury Grade
Contact: Lake Tahoe Markets - They also have a Winter Market Box Program

Benefits of Farmers Markets

The information below was written by my sister, Kerry Bacon of Healthy Diet Habits. She has a Science degree in Dietetics.

Farmers Markets are springing up in almost every community and are a healthy lifestyle solution for the freshest foods available. It is a wonderful healthy diet habit to purchase fresh grown veggies, fruits, and other food items. You only have to visit your local farmers market one time to know the reasons for the success of these markets:

• You are able to find foods that simply are not available in your local grocery store. Who even knew that cauliflower could be purple, orange, green and not just white?


• You are able to make amazingly fresh meals with your finds. Fresh food that has not traveled long distances tastes better and lasts longer because it is fresher.


• You are able to purchase fresh organic produce. You can talk to the specific farmers about their processes.


• It is fun to support your local economy and see friends you might otherwise not see!


• You can purchase fresh bread and many other homemade food products.


• You can purchase wonderful lunches of farm fresh foods. Fast food farm style!


• You can listen to great music because many farmers markets include music and festivals throughout the season.


• You can buy fun gifts.


• You can treat yourself to a bouquet of beautiful flowers.


• You can sample new products and decide if you like them before you buy them.


• You are supporting your local farmers.

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Many of you live near to several farmers markets. Visit the different markets in your area to determine which day works best, and which vendors offer the products that you enjoy! It is wonderful to just walk around and see fresh real foods, rather than food that is processed and comes in boxes, bags or containers! It is a healthy diet habit to eat real food! Thank you to all of the farmers markets for serving us!