Farms Near Tacoma, WA

Tacoma

Run by the nonprofit Tacoma Farmers Market, this small neighborhood market operated Tuesday afternoons each summer at 6th and Pine in Tacoma's 6th Avenue Art District. It opened in 2008 with local produce, prepared food, live music, and handmade goods. The organization later announced this location's closure; its Broadway and Proctor markets still run. Check the Tacoma Farmers Market website for current market days and locations.

The Broadway Farmers Market is Tacoma's original and longest-running market, started in 1990 and marking its 36th year in 2026. It runs Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., April through September, on Broadway between 9th and 11th streets downtown. More than 40 vendors bring Washington produce, specialty foods, hot food, and crafts, with live music each week. It accepts EBT/SNAP, WIC, and senior vouchers.

Tacoma

Tacoma's oldest and longest-running farmers market, going since 1990, held Thursdays 10am to 2pm from April through September at 925 Broadway between 9th and 11th downtown. More than 40 vendors bring local produce, specialty foods, hot meals, and handmade goods, with live music each week. Run by the nonprofit Tacoma Farmers Market, it accepts EBT/SNAP, WIC, senior vouchers, and SNAP Market Match.

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Tacoma

Charlotte's Blueberry Park is a public Tacoma park built on a former commercial blueberry farm, where the bushes are kept for anyone to pick free during the summer season, usually July into September. It sits off East D Street on the city's east side, along the Water Ditch Trail. Bring your own containers; the berries are first-come, first-served.

Tacoma

Tacoma's only year-round farmers market, the Proctor Farmers Market runs Saturdays 10am to 1pm at North 27th and Proctor in the walkable Proctor District, shifting to the 2nd and 4th Saturdays in the winter months. More than 70 vendors sell farm produce, pastured meats, wild-caught fish, cheese, bread, honey, and eggs, with weekly music and seasonal cooking demos. SNAP Market Match and WIC food-access programs run on site.

Tacoma

Sets up Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., June through September, at the MetroParks STAR Center, 3873 S. 66th Street in Tacoma. Shoppers find local fruit, vegetables, flowers, meats, mushrooms, and bakery goods, while kids use the adjacent playground and spray park. Run by Tacoma Farmers Market, it accepts EBT/SNAP, WIC, and senior vouchers and offers a Fresh Bucks match.

A neighborhood farmers market in University Place, near 3715 Bridgeport Way West in the Tacoma suburbs. Local vendors sell produce and other goods from the surrounding area, and most take cash and cards, with some accepting SNAP, EBT, and WIC. Check the market's Facebook page for the current season's dates and hours.

Wild Hare Organic Farm grows hundreds of varieties of vegetables, fruit, and herbs in the Puyallup River Valley outside Tacoma. Mark and Katie Green took over the land in 2015 from Dick and Terry Carkner, who farmed it as Terry's Berries for more than 30 years, and the acreage is now protected by the Washington Farmland Trust. They run a year-round CSA in flexible sizes, sell from a farm stand at 4520 River Road East, and bring berries and produce to area markets and co-ops.

Fife

Held at Dacca Park, 2820 54th Avenue E in Fife, through the summer from June to August, with a playground on site for kids. Vendors bring local vegetables, fruit and berries, cut flowers, eggs, milk, baked goods, and handcrafted items. It's a small Pierce County neighborhood market between Tacoma and the Puyallup River delta.

Lakewood

The City of Lakewood runs this Tuesday market at Fort Steilacoom Park, 2 to 7pm from early June through early September. Alongside farm produce, it leans into a community-event feel with food trucks, lawn games, and live music, and vendors accept SNAP/EBT. Lakewood sits in Pierce County southwest of Tacoma, and the park setting gives the market more room than its earlier Towne Center location.

Puyallup

Duris Cucumber Farm specializes in pickling cucumbers and sells the dill, garlic, and spices home canners need to put up their own pickles. The Puyallup farm on 44th Street East also carries local fruit and vegetables and takes strawberries to farmers markets in early summer. It runs as a working produce operation, reachable by phone.

Puyallup

A working produce farm in the Puyallup Valley, Picha Farms grows berries through summer and runs a pumpkin patch each fall. The family sells fresh-picked local produce at farm prices and posts harvest updates on Facebook so customers know what's ready. It sits on 52nd Street East in Puyallup, an easy stop for Pierce County shoppers who want field-fresh fruit and vegetables instead of grocery-store stock.

Bryan and Natalie Mesa grow salad greens, microgreens, and heirloom vegetables on 2.5 no-till acres in Tacoma, with a Latin and subtropical bent: dried Oaxacan corn, smoky peppers, and yuzu. The couple farmed in Waimanalo, Hawaii before buying the Tacoma land at 11910 28th Ave E in 2020. Work happens by hand rather than by tractor, and they run hydroponic and aquaponic systems for microgreens and mushrooms. Planned value-added goods include salsas, ferments, and fresh masa.

Rose Island Farm is an Indigenous, family-run operation growing herbs and plants for herbal medicine on about an acre in southeast Tacoma, on Puyallup land. The owner named it after Lax Kw'alaams, the 'Island of Wild Roses,' their home village in northern British Columbia. Beyond growing, the farm runs hands-on workshops in ancestral skills and holds weekly gatherings where neighbors share food and make medicine. It centers a BIPOC community space.

Tacoma

Mt. View Meat & Sausage Company has provided custom meat processing and sausage making in Tacoma since 1962 — three generations of the same family cutting, wrapping, and serving the community. The shop handles farm-raised beef and pork, wild game, homemade smoked meats, and free-range grass-fed beef sides and quarters.

Vashon

Lavender Hill Farm grows lavender on SW 238th Street on Vashon Island, in Puget Sound between Seattle and Tacoma. Vashon's mild, dry summers suit lavender, which the island's small farms harvest through July and August. Growers like this one typically sell fresh and dried bundles, oils, and sachets in season. Confirm visiting hours and u-pick availability before ferrying over.

Gig Harbor

Puyallup

Linbo Blueberry Farm grows u-pick blueberries on South Fruitland Avenue in Puyallup, in the fertile Puyallup River valley southeast of Tacoma. The valley's rich soil and mild summers produce the highbush blueberries common across western Washington. Picking usually begins in July and continues into August. Call ahead for daily hours and ripeness.

Puyallup

Gig Harbor

Saturdays 10am to 3pm at 5503 Wollochet Drive NW in Gig Harbor, at the former Peninsula Gardens site, which gives the market indoor space. Also known as the Peninsula Marketplace, it offers cut flowers, produce, plants, baked goods, prepared food, and handmade crafts, with master gardeners on hand, a kids' tent, and live entertainment. Admission is free.

Saturdays 9am to 2pm, May through late September, on S 316th Street between Town Square Park and the Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center. Vendors sell produce direct from the farmer plus cut flowers, nursery plants, bakery goods, honey, coffee, and local crafts, with covered eating areas and live music. It runs rain or shine and accepts several food-assistance programs.

Federal Way

The original PNW delivery service: since 1920, Smith Brothers Farms milkmen and women have run neighborhood routes that now reach from Seattle to Portland — fresh dairy plus curated local groceries, delivered the same day every week with no commitments. Customers stay an average of six-plus years, a loyalty earned porchbox by porchbox.

Vashon

The Country Store on Vashon Highway is a longtime general and garden store on Vashon Island, southwest of Seattle. It stocks nursery plants, garden supplies, feed, and local farm goods for the island community. Exact hours and current stock weren't verified online.

Gig Harbor

Gig Harbor grown fresh veggies and plant starts, soap & lotion, candles, jam & pickles, and other farm crafted goodies. Open Friday-Sunday from 11am-5pm, April through Christmas.

Puyallup

Vashon

A lavender farm on Vashon, the ferry-only island in Puget Sound between Seattle and Tacoma, that opens its rows for summer tours. Lavender peaks here in July, when the plants flower and the fields draw visitors across on the Fauntleroy or Point Defiance ferry. Details on plantings and product sales aren't posted online.

Vashon

Saturdays 10am to 2pm, June through September, at 22307 Dock Street on the Des Moines waterfront, with views across Puget Sound to the Olympics. A nonprofit founded in 2006, it brings produce, cut flowers, cheese, meat and fish, baked goods, and several food trucks each week, plus live music and a picnic area. It accepts EBT/SNAP with Fresh Bucks matching, WIC, and senior FMNP vouchers.

Kent

Anna's Honey has produced pure, natural honey in the Pacific Northwest for more than 40 years — harvested from regional blooms, filtered minimally at 200 microns to remove wax while preserving flavor, and never pasteurized or watered down with additives. Each varietal keeps its own distinct color, aroma, and flavor, like fine wine.

Kent

Smith Brothers Farms has delivered fresh milk to Pacific Northwest porches since 1920 — now bringing 600 locally sourced products, from its own dairy to local bread, eggs, produce, and prepared foods, to more than 60,000 households on the same day every week. Based in Kent, the family-owned service covers Seattle, Portland, and Vancouver with free delivery over $20, no tips or fees, and an insulated porchbox included.

Kent

Whistling Train Farm is Kent, Washington's urban farm in the Green River valley — a CSA with pantry-builder options, u-pick flowers and sunflowers, and a pumpkin patch. After the river's first flood since 1959 inundated the farm in late 2025, the community rallied with work parties and fundraising; soil tests came back clean, the greenhouses are full of seedlings, and the farm is growing again.

Kent

Kent

From working the soil to bottling the finished spirits we take pride in personally tending to every facet of the process. Planting seeds or pruning trees to harvesting the bounty, our hands are in the craft all the way. Quality control is in our soul and our "raison d'etre."

Burien

The Burien Farmers Market runs Thursdays year-round at Burien Town Square Park — 10 to 6 May through October and 10 to 4 through the winter, closing only two weeks at year's end. The market is a direct outlet for farmers and food processors selling fresh fruits, vegetables, and original crafts to the public.

DuPont

Big Willow Beef raises top-quality, all-natural grass-finished beef in the Nisqually Valley between Lacey and Yelm, Washington — pastures maintained to boost livestock health and nutrition rather than degrade it, in an organic, stress-free atmosphere.

Olalla U-Pick Blueberry Farm is a small family operation with about 1,000 blueberry bushes in south Kitsap County, between Port Orchard and Gig Harbor at 12257 Arab Lane SE. Picking runs roughly July 10 through September 10, by appointment only, Tuesday through Saturday from 8 to 2. The farm supplies buckets and has restrooms and a picnic area; bring your own containers to take berries home. Cash, checks, and cards are all accepted.

Kent

Puyallup

A farm on Military Road East in Puyallup, in the Pierce County valley long known for its rhubarb, daffodils, and berry fields. Puyallup's river-bottom soil and mild Sound climate carry a growing season from spring flowers through fall pumpkins. Many of the area's farms cluster near the fairgrounds and the Puyallup River.

Auburn

Kent

Lazy River Farm lies on 78th Avenue S in Kent, in the Green River valley south of Seattle. The valley's flat, fertile bottomland has long grown produce and berries for the Seattle-Tacoma area. What this farm grows and whether it offers u-pick isn't detailed online. Reaching the farm directly is the best way to learn its season.

Spanaway

A catch-your-own fishing pond at Old McDebbie's Farm on 268th Street East near Spanaway in Pierce County. U-fish ponds like this stock trout and charge by the fish you land, with gear usually provided, which makes an easy outing for kids. Open days and pricing aren't posted online.

Kent

Founded in 1974 by the Kent Lions, the Kent Farmers Market is the oldest market in King County. It runs Saturdays from mid-June through mid-October, 10am to 3pm, at Town Square Plaza on West Smith Street in downtown Kent. Vendors sell USDA-certified organic produce, local crafts, and prepared food, with live music on market days. It accepts SNAP/EBT, WIC, FMNP, and Market Match, and now operates as a project of Living Well Kent.

South Creek Farm to Table sells grass-fed, grass-finished beef and pasture-raised chicken direct from its land at 24816 122nd Ave E in Graham, Pierce County. The hens roam open fields and get organic scratch feed; the cattle finish entirely on grass, with no grain. Visits are by appointment, and buyers pick up beef by the cut or in bulk. The operation keeps its supply chain short, from pasture to the customer's table.

Gig Harbor

Graham's Blackberry Farm sits on Thomas Road NW near Gig Harbor, on the Key Peninsula side of Pierce County. Blackberries ripen across western Washington from midsummer into early fall, and small U-pick patches like this one are a fixture of the season. No website or listing turned up in research, so contact the farm directly to confirm when the canes are ready to pick.

Gig Harbor

Astrid's Lavender Farm grows and sells lavender on Thomas Road NW near Gig Harbor, on the Key Peninsula side of Pierce County. The small farm focuses on lavender products, and the plant does well in the Puget Sound's dry summers. Peak bloom on Washington lavender farms runs late June through July. Check the farm's website for shop hours and whether they open the rows for cutting.

Seattle

Auburn

Mosby Farm ran a farm stand and CSA on SE Green Valley Road in Auburn, in the fertile Green River Valley southeast of the city. The bottomland here grows sweet corn, pumpkins, and vegetables on long-held family farms. The farm's website is no longer active, so its current status is unclear; check locally before visiting.

Port Orchard

Port Orchard

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As the Avian Influenza virus continues to impact our industry, our priority is the health and safety of our hens. The virus is potentially fatal to our hens and can be easily transmitted from wild birds. As recommended by our veterinarians, we are not letting our hens outside at this time. We continue to monitor the situation and will adjust our practices as the risk mitigates.

Orting

Marra Farm is one of just two historic farm parcels still cultivated inside Seattle city limits, on four-plus acres of Marra-Desimone Park in South Park. Named for the Italian truck-farming families who worked it from the early 1900s until 1980, the land is now owned by Seattle Parks and shared among community groups like Solid Ground and Young Women Empowered. It holds a P-Patch community garden and larger production plots, and donates much of its harvest to local food banks.

South Creek Farms has been worked by Gary and Melissa Forkum and their children since 1993, on family land near Eatonville in the Mount Rainier foothills. They raise organic, grass-fed beef, keep laying hens for farm-fresh eggs, and grow organic vegetables for direct sale. The operation stays small and family-run, selling close to home in south Pierce County. Their pastures and gardens turn over through the growing season.

Olympia

Schilter Family Farm calls its pumpkin patch the largest in the South Sound, paired with a 5-acre corn maze open from late September through October at its Nisqually-area site south of Olympia. The season starts earlier with u-pick blueberries in August and five acres of sunflowers into September, then closes with choose-and-cut Christmas trees. Cider donuts, fudge, wagon rides and farm animals fill out the visit. Call 360-459-4023.

Port Orchard

Farmer George Meats is an old-fashioned butcher shop serving greater Kitsap County from Port Orchard since the 1950s — a one-stop shop with a fresh meat counter Fridays and Saturdays, custom slaughter and cut-and-wrap for local farmers, and wild game processing including sausage and jerky making for hunters and anglers alike.

Preservation Meat Collective is a veteran- and immigrant-owned meat business that sources from small Pacific Northwest farms and practices whole-animal butchery. Based in Seattle's Georgetown area rather than Spokane, the collective buys mostly entire animals through long-standing relationships with regenerative, pastured producers, then supplies restaurants and retail buyers across Puget Sound. Staff visit each farm before carrying its meat. The model keeps sourcing transparent and keeps more of every animal in use.

Port Orchard

Creek House Farm is on East Collins Road in Port Orchard, on the Kitsap Peninsula southwest of Puget Sound. Small farms in this wooded, wet corner typically grow vegetables, berries or flowers and open for seasonal sales. Little detail is available online for this specific farm.

Orting

At Bright Ide Acres we pride ourselves on raising our animals with the highest standards for their health, comfort, and ability to engage in natural behaviors. These standards are also extended to slaughter. It is our job to slaughter animals as efficiently and humanely as possible, and for our poultry we have found that the Halal slaughter method meets our ethical requirements. At the start of our season in 2018, we invited a group of Muslim friends and an Imam, Mufti Suhail Tarmahomed of Redmo