To Market, To Market
Nothing against your average grocery store—I’m grateful to have so many options in one place, something that would baffle my ancestors—but going to the farmer’s market has brought me so much closer to the natural world. I’m aware of the seasons in a way that I never was when I blindly bought zucchini all year. I know what it’s like to wait patiently for those first perfect blueberries, and to jump on the rhubarb before it’s gone. I can taste the difference when produce is in season.
Meet Espuma Coffee: How Jamie Kay Christianson and Hope Hines Hope to Support Spokane
After honing their coffee craft in Portland, Jamie Kay Christianson and Hope Hines return to Spokane with Espuma Coffee. Now the pair plan to build a brand that can make an impact on both a local and global level.
Meet Koselig Kitchen: How Renee Bolstad recreates delicious retro treats
Bolstad studied pastry at New York’s French Culinary Institute, but it is the memories of cooking with her father as he imitated the Swedish Chef and enjoying Scandinavian sweets with her grandparents that influenced her nostalgia-inducing treats as much as her work in a Michelin-starred kitchen and with Seattle’s Relay restaurant group.
Meet Bean & Pie: The CDA Shop Bringing Desserts to Market
In 2017, Katy and Ethan Bean decided to start baking pies with as many local ingredients as possible. Now, Bean & Pie is a mainstay at locals farmers markets and has their own shop in Downtown Coeur d'Alene.
It's a Sweet Time for Annie Stranger to Open an Ice Cream Shop
After developing a loyal following at local farmers markets, Annie Stranger and her ice cream company, Sweet Annie’s Artisan Creamery are set to open a shop of their own in Liberty Lake.
Meet Renegade Farm: How Joe & Carolyn Piver grow on a small hillside farm and feed Spokane
Barely an acre in size and nestled on a hillside in Davenport, Washington, Renegade Farm exemplifies a unique way of growing crops that relies mostly on the self-sustaining nature of its terrain.
Meet K2 Greens: Dishing out Microgreens in Spokane
If you have visited any of Spokane’s local farmers markets recently, you have likely heard Jared Kuck of K2 Greens asking passersby “Have you ever tried a microgreen?”
Revival Tea Company: Fueling Spokane's Great Tea Awakening
Since launching Revival Tea at local farmers markets in 2019, Drew and Cerina Henry have opened a Downtown tasting room, a second production facility, and can be found on retail shelves and menus around town, fueling Spokane’s tea scene.