MARKET FRESH
Teeming with Arizona-grown produce, meat and dairy products, the bountiful market also includes vendors that provide ready-to-eat, healthy foods to enjoy on the spot. Shoppers snap up items to accent their homes for fall while others peruse the pickles, honey, apple ciders and other hand-packaged items. The Flagstaff Community Market happens every Sunday now through Oct. 21, from 8 a.m. until noon, at the Flagstaff City Hall parking lot (211 W. Aspen Ave. in downtown Flagstaff). For more information, visit www.flagstaffmarket.com.
EAT YOUR VEGGIES
True flavors come out in the freshness of locally grown fruits and vegetables. Farmers bring fresh-picked and home-grown produce from Phoenix, Paulden, Camp Verde and Flagstaff. Josh Chance of Roots Micro Farm sells microgreens at the market and hand-delivers to local Flagstaff chefs. His urban farm is located only a few blocks from the farmers’ market in downtown Flagstaff. “We harvest the day of delivery. It’s as local and fresh as you can get,” says Josh.
COOL BEANS
Chilled, ready-to-eat (or take) treats from a variety of vendors include healthy and refreshing tastes such as lavender lemonade, turmeric chai and prickly pear popsicles. “Flagstaff Market is my favorite market that I do by far,” says Janet Walther, who works the Sedona, Cornville and Cottonwood farmers markets for AZ Pops. “It has the most variety of vendors and the most people.” The cool, all-natural artisan popsicles are made of real fruits with no dyes and no preservatives.
GRAB AND GO
Grab some food to munch while shopping, or take it across the street to Wheeler Park and enjoy a picnic under the trees. Your food choices are many! Baja Shrimp Street Tacos is a fresh, flavorful pick or stop by the Love Acai Bowls food truck for their signature bowl topped with granola, strawberries, bananas and an edible orchid.
FALL FOR HOME DÉCOR
Take a bit of the market home with you with fresh ideas found at the Flagstaff Community Market. Add some color with hand-stitched household textiles, fresh flowers or gourds. And, of course, watch for pumpkins in October.
BUT WAIT! THERE’S MORE…
The Flagstaff Community Market has been so successful over the past 18 years that it has sprouted the Flagstaff Urban Flea Market, which happens on the second Saturday of the month from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. through October. You’ll enjoy the eclectic mix of artisans and vendors who make and sell a variety of goods – all at the same location as the farmers’ market.
THIS MONTH IN FLAGSTAFF
Through Sept. 3: Coconino County Fair @ Fort Tuthill County Park; www.coconinocountyfair.com
Sept. 1-2: Flagstaff Sunrise Lions Club Demolition Derby @ Fort Tuthill County Park; www.coconinocountyfair.com
Sept. 8: Arizona Trail Day @ Buffalo Park; https://aztrail.org
Sept. 9: Wine in the Woods @ The Arboretum at Flagstaff; www.thearb.org
Stacey Wittig is an award-winning travel writer and author located in Flagstaff, Arizona. For more travel & world-wide adventures visit Stacey’s website at unstoppablestaceytravel.com.
