After two years on Park Lane, the Kirkland Wednesday Market will return to Marina Park to serve its 2013 season.
“[Marina Park] can accommodate about 20 more vendors,” said market manager Jeni O’Neal, adding that there will be 58 vendors throughout the summer. “We’re really excited.”
The new location is expected to bring a bigger crowd to the farmers market.
Although O’Neal could not estimate just how many more people are expected to attend the market throughout the summer, she said the Park Lane location drew about 2,000 to 4,000 visitors daily, with 40 vendors.
“We’re definitely expecting those numbers to increase,” O’Neal added.
A new food truck called Falafel Salam will join Buns, a food truck selling burgers, to add flavor to the 37 other food-related vendors.
The Kirkland Wednesday Market will focus on delivering a “food experience” at the park this year, according to O’Neal.
The market will host returning vendors, such as Veraci Pizza and Steel Wheel, who were at Marina Park prior but left when the market relocated to Park Lane.
“We just really want to support our local farmers while bringing fresh healthy produce to the Kirkland residents,” said O’Neal.
But new craft vendors such as Mindzeye Fused Glass, Navarro Jewelry and SB Design (that specializes in hand painted silk scarves), will also have a significant presence at the market.
Story time for the children will be every other week and the Humane Society plans to host a pet adoption event.
O’Neal said the market wouldn’t be possible without the support of EvergreenHealth Medical Center, the market’s main sponsor.
The Kirkland Wednesday Market will run from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. every Wednesday between June 5 and Sept. 25.
For more information, visit www.kirklandwednesdaymarket.org.
Vendors at the 2013 Kirkland Wednesday Market:
Alldrich Farms: Jams and jellies
Big Saw Productions: Wooden outdoor furniture
Buns: Burger truck
Bill’s Fruit: Stone Fruit
Carisma Collections: Handmade Jewelry
Crepes on Wheels: Ready to eat crepes
Chantal’s Little Shoes: Felted shoes, christmas balls, and ears
Chue Ge Gardens: Produce and cut flowers
Collins Family Orchard: Stone Fruit
Ders Garden: Produce and cut flowers
Deru Market: Chips, muddled drinks, pies, and cookies
Family Pepper and Produce: Produce
Fancy Free Bakery: Gluten-free bakery
*Falafel Salam: Falafel food truck
Steel Wheel: Produce
*Hedgehog Toffee: Toffee
Harmony Fields: Lamb, herbs and produce
Heritage Farm: Chicken, Pork, and Poultry
Hayton Farms: Organic berries
Imagination in Design: Mixed media paintings and jewelry
*Island Dream: Island inspired baked goods
Ia’s Garden: Cut flowers
Kitts Northhill Greenhouses: Potted plants
Lopez: Produce
Little Prague: Russian Pastries
La Pasta: Pasta noodles and sauces
Lilie De Vallee: Soaps, perfumed oils, mists, and bath salts
Lisa Boyce: Jewelry
*Mark Kaelin Photography: Photography prints
*Midori Bakery: French pastries
Melt Mac: Take and bake mac and cheese
Maggie’s Desserts: Cupcakes and baked sweets
*Mindzeye Fused Glass: Fused glass garden art
Mama luvs: Eco-friendly baggies
Martin Family Orchards: Stone Fruit
Mee Vang Garden: Produce and cut flowers
*Navarro jewelry: Silver and macrame jewelry
Paul Serb: Watercolor paintings
*Purdy’s Pickles: Pickled vegetables
*Richmand jewelry: Leather jewelry
*SB Design: Handpainted silk scarves
*Super Dan’s Woodcraft: Cutting boards, wine holders, tic tac toe boards
*Social ice cream: Ready to eat ice cream
Sakuma Brothers: Berries
Scentual Nature: Candles
Sidhu Farms: Berries
Skips Dips: Dips and spreads
Smith Brothers Farm: Home delivery milk service
*Thrive: Ready to eat vegan food and smoothies
Thai Yang Gardens: Produce and cut flowers
*Tie One On Apron: Aprons
*Turtleworks: Jewelry
Tiny’s Organics: Organic stone fruit
Two If By Sea: Fish
Veraci Pizza: Ready to eat pizza
Yeng Gardens: Produce and cut flowers
Youngquist Farms: Berries
* New vendors to the Kirkland Wednesday Market
Vendor list courtesy of Jeni O’Neal.
