SignalsAZ.com Prescott News Podcast - What Are the Prescott Farmers Market Winter Hours?

Starting point is 00:00:00 Text to Speech Audio Articles made possible by Cast 11 Talking Glass Media. On Saturday November 1st, the Prescott Farmers Markets, PFM, hours shift for the winter season. The market will continue to take place in the Dignity Health YRMC parking lot at 900 Iron Springs Road. Market hours will be from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. weekly, as weather permits, through March 28, 2026. The market will be closed on November 29th, the Saturday after Thanksgiving, and December 27th, the Saturday after Christmas. The market is a vibrant hub for the community, where farmers, artisans, and residents come together to celebrate and support local agriculture and small businesses. Nearly 50 vendors are expected to regularly attend the market this winter season.

Starting point is 00:00:47 Customers can find a variety of agricultural goods, all grown slash raised within Arizona, with the majority coming from Yavapai County, fresh vegetables, mushrooms, nuts, dates, citrus, dried flowers, lavender, bread, eggs, grass-fed, beef and poultry. Local farmers grow a variety of cold-hearted vegetables including leeks, beets, radishes, carrots, salad mix, parsnips, sunflower sprouts, spinach and kale. Pfm is a great place for Saturday brunch or lunch, offering a variety of ready-to-eat-foods like tamales, chirolamas, hamasa, samosas, Korean barbecue, bagels and many baked goods, as well as coffee, kombucha and aguas frescas. Pfm's event calendar provides a list of scheduled

Starting point is 00:01:29 vendors for any market day and special market events. Special programs at the market include Local carrots and homemade mini bagels are available for free for the kiddos through the Carrots for Kids program, made possible by Legacy Mutual Mortgage, the Riggs team. The Feed Your Neighbors Tent is where dedicated volunteers box up fresh, local produce purchased from local farmers and distribute it to those in need. Customers can bring their kitchen food scraps to the Prescott Community Compost booth, where staff and volunteers answer questions about composting and sell high-quality compost. Acceptable scraps include fruit and vegetable scraps, coffee grounds, non-greasy food scraps and eggshells. Meat, dairy and oil are not accepted.

Starting point is 00:02:13 Bagged leaves are also accepted and greatly appreciated. Please no pet slash yard waste, sticks, rocks, pine needles or oak leaves, gamble oak leaves are acceptable. customers can swipe their snap slash eBT, debit or credit cards to receive tokens at the information booth. The double-up food bucks Arizona program allows customers to double their snap benefits at the market for fresh fruits and vegetables. All vendors accept cash. PFM is a pet-free event. Aida service animals specifically trained to aid a person with a disability are always welcome. PFM offers reusable plates at select vendors as part of their effort toward a sustainable market.

Starting point is 00:02:51 customers can return used plates to the sustainability booth to be washed. As a vital part of the economy, the mission of Prescott Farmers Market is to support and expand local agriculture, cultivate a healthy community and increase access to affordable local food. PFM is a non-profit organization and a qualifying charitable tax credit organization with the state of Arizona. For more information, visit www.prescottfarmersmarket.org or call 928-713-1227. Catch up with more local news stories on Signalsaz.com. Subscribe and be the F1 RSD2 know.

SignalsAZ.com Prescott News Podcast - What Are the Prescott Farmers Market Winter Hours?

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