Preservation Award Winner: Queen Anne Farmers Market
Over the next few months, we’ll be sharing short interviews with our Preservation Award winners, celebrating their achievements and documenting the work they’ve done for the Queen Anne Community. Special thanks to Queen Anne resident Elizabeth Hefner, who serves on our Outreach Committee, for kicking off this series of interviews!
Question: Matt, you have 24 hours in Queen Anne, how do you spend it?
Answer: It would have to be on a Thursday morning because I would be planning my whole day around visiting the QA Farmers Market. I would probably stop into Cafe Hagen, grab a cup of coffee and walk 10th Ave down the wall, and probably back up Galer. Stop in at Queen Anne Frame to say “Hey” and shop around there. Then I would probably stop into Queen Anne Book, see if there's anything worth reading or new that I haven’t seen and then grab another coffee at Queen Anne Coffee Co because you can never have too much… By that point, I would want to go read whatever I picked up at Queen Anne Book Company over in Big Howe Park and arrive at the QA Farmer’s market probably around 3/3:30pm while there’s all sorts of fresh, awesome produce and say hey to all my farmer friends, grab some dinner at the food trucks and relax and have a nice evening. Maybe stop over to Grappa for dinner, late dinner.
Question: Matt, is there anything about the Farmers Market you wish more people knew?
Answer: It’s largely volunteer-led, so there are more than 40 people giving their time and energy towards making the market a positive place in the community and that we support more than 150 jobs here in the Seattle economy and the Puget Sound Region. Be them growers or food artisans or prepared food businesses and the market doesn’t happen without the community.
Notes:
The Queen Anne Farmers Market is Seattle’s only independent market. It takes place at West Crockett and Queen Anne Avenue, from 3:00 pm to 7:30 pm. For 2024 it runs from May 30 – October 10.
Elizabeth Hefner is a Queen Anne resident who serves on the outreach committee for Queen Anne Historical Society.