First farmers market of the summer this Saturday

This Saturday the Washakie Farmers Market will set up shop on North Ninth Street between City Hall and Pioneer Square for the summer season.

From 8-10 a.m. there will be a free pancake breakfast for the opening and the shopping will continue until 12:30 p.m. Ranchito’s will be selling breakfast burritos until 11 a.m.

Anything and everything handmade, homemade or homegrown is welcomed at the farmers market.

There will be baked goods, coffee, street tacos, tamales, steak burritos and kettle corn at various points throughout the summer. Cheri Bundren, a longtime volunteer, noted that in the past there have been seafood and sausage trucks, Sweet Cream Bakery’s confections, and Angie’s kitchen in attendance. Young entrepreneurs and fundraising events may also make an appearance.

Crops will be sold as they are harvested. “It depends what is ready,” Bundren said. Stiver’s Farm is the largest contributor of produce and has offered grapes, corn, chilis, onions, garlic, berries, cucumbers and zucchini in the past.

“We want the community to be a part of it and make it theirs,” Bundren said.

The farmer’s market will set up every Saturday from July 10-September 25. Their big event days are July 31 for the fair, September 11 for their 9/11 memorial red white and blue market, and September 25 for the final market and hopefully a pumpkin drop.

“We encourage everyone to attend,” said Bundren.