Food
Farmers markets, u-pick farms and harvest season
Where to buy straight from local growers: weekly farmers markets, u-pick cherries and peaches, fall corn mazes, and what is in season each month.
Farmers markets, farms and u-pick
Pasco Farmers Market
Pasco’s Saturday morning farmers market at Peanuts Park downtown, with produce from Franklin County farms and food vendors.
Middleton Farms
Working farm outside Pasco known for its fall festival: U-pick pumpkins, a giant corn maze and seasonal attractions.
Country Mercantile
Coffee shop on Ava Wy in Richland. Started in 1996 as a family produce stand and makes its own hand-dipped chocolates and fudge.
3 Eyed Fish Farmers Market
A Sunday market at Queensgate Village in south Richland.
Hatch Patch
A family fruit stand and u-pick in Pasco with cherries in June, then apples and Asian pears, and pumpkins in October.
Prosser Farmers Market
A Saturday morning market in Prosser City Park, in the heart of Yakima Valley farm country.
Ray French Orchard
A family u-pick orchard in north Richland with cherries in June, then peaches and apples.
Richland Farmers Market
A Friday morning market on The Parkway in Richland’s Uptown area.
Schreiber & Sons Farm
An organic farm 16 miles north of Pasco near Taylor Flats and Ringold roads that grows more than 300 varieties of produce, including asparagus.
Wednesdays in West Market
West Richland’s evening market at Flat Top Park on select Wednesdays in spring and summer.
What is in season
Typical seasons around the Tri-Cities. Weather moves them a week or two either way, so call a farm before you drive out.
| Crop | Usual season |
|---|---|
| Asparagus | April to June |
| Cherries | June to early July |
| Apricots | July |
| Sweet corn | July to September |
| Peaches and nectarines | July to September |
| Melons | August to September |
| Apples and pears | August to October |
| Wine grapes (harvest and crush) | September to October |
| Pumpkins and corn mazes | Late September to October |
U-pick tips
- Go early: fruit is cooler, lines are shorter, and some farms close once picked out for the day.
- Bring cash, water, sun protection and shallow containers; many farms sell buckets or boxes.
- Check each farm’s Facebook page the morning you go. Small orchards often close for a day or two to let fruit ripen.
- Pick only what the farm tells you to, and leave pets at home unless the farm says they’re welcome.
Run a farm stand or u-pick?
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