The Inaugural Skyway Farmer’s Market and Bazaar
Celebrating Our Community with the Inaugural Skyway Farmer’s Market and Bazaar
One of the best things about living in a community is getting to know your neighbors and celebrating all that makes us unique. On Sunday, October 30, 2022, we had the opportunity to do just that at the inaugural Skyway Farmer’s Market and Bazaar.
This inaugural market was spearheaded by Urban Food Systems Pact with sponsorship and support from Skyway Coalition. Strong community partnerships across like unincorporated King County areas brought in White Center and Vashon Island vendors. It was a beautiful PNW fall day (meaning sideways drizzle and medium gusts of wind) and the perfect opportunity to get out and support our young artists and entrepreneurs from around the area.
The market featured free food, games, prizes, candy, and a DJ—something for everyone! The turnout was fantastic, with over 150 people in attendance. To make our event accessible for everyone we used a free food voucher system. The vendors were paid in advance and each market attendee was given a voucher to use at the food vendor of choice. The free food plates ‘sold out’ before the end of the event, which just goes to show how much our community loves coming together and celebrating all that makes us special.
The love & power of community is strong in Skyway and amongst our community partners. We saw vendors jumping in to support short staffing in neighboring booths, we welcomed so many volunteers who helped set up and break down the market and we enjoyed so many smiling faces from neighbors and friends of Skyway!
We’re already looking forward to next year’s farmer’s market and hope you’ll join us! Sign up for our newsletter to find out about upcoming markets and other community events. See you next time! Click here to learn more about the Skyway Farmers Market and Bazaar.
Please share the love and support our local vendors:
Bazar Tea
Black Farmers Collective - @blackfarmerscollective
Clean Green Greens Farm and Market - @cleangreensfarmmarket
Comunidad Latina Vashon - @comunidadlatinavashon
Crazy Corn
Dare2be
El Catrin - @elcatrin
King County Library - @kingcountylibraryskyway
King County Local Services - Roads, Permitting, Community Service Areas - @kingcountylocalservices
Moon Village Bakery - @moonvillage_bakery
The Silent Task Force - @thesilenttaskforce
Theary Cambodian Foods - @thearycambodianfoods
White Center Community Development Association - @WhiteCenterCDA
