Not a huge market this early in the growing season, but each stall was run by delightful people and…read morewe walked away with some of the best tasting tomatoes EVER. The music by the Traveling Fleas was also so much fun!

I'm enjoying adventurous Alaska & part of that is the essence of good eats especially with fruits &…read morevegetables. Although this is a small farmer's market, all you need are a few stalls with excellent stuff & you have a simple salad, a delightful dessert or a versatile vegetable fricassee. There's stalls with fine flowers, healthful honey, a parade of pickled items like garlic & other pickled delicacies, marvelous mushrooms, various vegetables & flavorful fruits. Most take credit card. I learned about pink as wells as lion's mane mushrooms. And I know that $2 for a bunch of orange beets with vitamin filled beet greens to boot is a showstopper. Don't even get me started on $3 giant leeks. I could eat just those with toast points. While it may not be for you, nobody gets more excited or fanatical about a festive farmer's market.

This market has thinned out a lot since my visit 13 years ago. Today when we went (a Sunday in…read moreJune), there was one total strip of retail and food vendors combined. The rest of the lot was amusement park rides. There was a booth to dress up and take photos with Alaskan huskies, ulu knives, handmade candles, fur, photography, jewelry, and my favorite: Christmas ornaments made of Alaskan clay. I had to get one and start my travel Christmas tree ornament collection. Paid parking across the street and they were actively ticketing!

Decent little market, but there really were not that many vendors as I was expecting. Only one row,…read morewith a majority of them having food. The carnival rides took up a majority of the parking lot, which limited how many vendors could possibly be there. With it only open a few months, I would expect more vendors to be out when the weather is nice. I honestly was pretty disappointed in how little they offered. There were a few decent stands, but the prices seemed to be pretty high compared to what was being offered and seemed to be more geared towards tourists rather than folks living in the area.

I admire that these local growers and artist are trying to create a thriving Farmers Market…read more Admittedly it was cold and wet hence not many vendors but the ones there were friendly snd eager to talk about their items. I did buy a small wooden bowl made by Larry Carte, Lac-Ak.

Wow, what a great sense of community!…read more I highly recommend stopping by the Spenard Farmer's Market, the earlier the better. The feel isn't that of "kitschy touristy keepsakes", as the downtown market often is. These are all local businesses run by locals. In addition to lots of fresh produce, there are also lots of hip new businesses serving up great eats. And they have live music. They've also got "kiddie tables" for the little ones. Some of the businesses I've seen here include: Dipper Donuts: https://www.yelp.com/biz/dipper-donuts-anchorage Pikiniki: https://www.yelp.com/biz/pikiniki-anchorage Spenard Windmill: https://www.yelp.com/biz/spenard-windmill-anchorage?osq=windmill

I shopped here while in Anchorage. The location was convenient to my lodging in midtown and the…read moreother appointments I had. It was nice to be able to get locally grown produce and especially nice to get things not available at a place like Costco, where I usually do my bush shopping. A lot of the produce was super-sized and this worked out because even though the items were often priced by weight, there was a max price per item for many of the veggies. Some of the most memorable items were several colors of giant cauliflower heads, a massive daikon radish, and big bunches of greens.

I like coming here on Wednesdays to get vegetables and peruse the teas and honey selections. The…read moreprices vary, and can get expensive, but I like to support local farmers so it's worth it. There are the usual offerings of potatoes and carrots through the winter, with more variety as we head into summer. Recently, I came in and got a Thai basil plant for $5. The website says this market is open Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. Will come again.

Great produce and service loved the smoothie! The customer service was amazing as wellread more

Favorite place to get a smoothie in town with my favorite being the blueberry breakfast but always…read moreenjoy trying their rotating specials. They have great add ins like protein, collagen, bee pollen etc and nothing but the best produce. I also love coming here to get unique vegetables and fruit that I know are high quality compared to what we get at the grocery stores

The scene was "booze and books."…read more I mean, how does one not go to an event marketed as such? And then we arrived at this farm we had never heard of. Parked in what felt like someone's front yard. Walked past a bunch of antique farm equipment and a couple green houses to a boxcar situated on a slight rise above a field complete with a tractor turning up hay. (See pics) The boxcar was outfitted with a bathroom, sink, paintings, and a kegerator. They even had a Black Spruce Kolsch I'd never heard of. Lemony and vanilla and DELICIOUS! From the boxcar we walked onto a sunny deck with a host of umbrellas, tables, and chairs and what must have been 40 or 50 people. And books, of course! (Yay, Fireside!) And my instinct said, "why haven't I ever heard of this place? It's gotta have a YELP account." (Spoiler: it didn't) Looked it up on Google and discovered a very tasteful and simple website. Apparently it's available for events (like booze and books) and operates twice weekly as a farmer's market. Definitely coming back for the market!

What a beautiful place to stop. Traveling north and south on Parks Hiway, this is a family farm…read morethat includes sale of vegetables grown in a 12 week season in Summer. There is a beer tasting Raul's car/ tasting room. Also a Bed and Breakfast. Part of the historical Roosevelt New Deal, this family was a part of the incentive to come out from Wisconsin and live and grow a farm full of produce. Stay 3 years and the land becomes yours. Three generations Dave and Michelle Church are still there and show you what is unique to Alaska gardening! Root beer was amazing and I got a beautiful Amethyst necklace.

Not a farmers market, nothing but Alaska State Fair vendors and handmade junk. Absolutely no…read moreproduce or products from farmers.

Alaska farmers markets are small as is this one but it still deserves 5 stars. It has vendors who…read moresell flowers, wild honey bee products, many various vegetables and all are freshly picked and tasty! The prices are reasonable and supports local farmers. It's also perfect to stop here midweek (Wednesday's only) if you end up missing the Saturday market like I will. The Northway mall farmers market is another one that is open on Wednesdays which is also worth a shot. I am a sucker for fresh produce and Alaska vegetables are to die for. The day long sunlight up here in the north creates some of the sweetest carrots and crisp vegetables of all climates I've experienced. You must try a farmers market and their carrots if you're here in the summer.