Proctor Farmers Market

Great selection of goods from local farmers and growers. Always fresh and well prices. Suck a big variety of food and plants and specialty goods. You won’t be disappointed!

We’ve been coming to the Proctor Farmer’s market for just about as long as it’s been here, and have enjoyed watching it grow bigger slowly over time. There are lots of vendors every week (Saturdays, 10:00 until 2:00) but I strongly urge anyone to try to arrive early, as the sellers often start packing up pretty far ahead of the closing.
Also, beware they have no dog restrictions — at all! Today we watched a big aggressive dog get right in the face of a 3-​year-​old girl. Thankfully just for a very close look and sniff and not a bite — but it happened so fast the parents never saw it coming because the dog was on a pretty long leash. Often dogs will tangle and growl on the sidewalk — I just wish they’d do like so many other farmer’s markets and just say «no dogs».
There’s a fair number of food vendors — Indian, Mexican, and a few others — but it’s not a huge food event so plan accordingly. Also, there are only about 3 smallish tables to sit and eat, with a number of plastic chairs by themselves. But if you really need to have a table you better plan on lunch at 11:00 or before to have any chance of getting a table and chair. I hope that over time, they’ll think about adding more seating in general, not just food tables.
But overall, it’s a very nice little North End institution and we’ll keep coming as long as it’s here I’m sure
Dave

I love the Proctor Farmer’s Market! There’s lots of good stuff there. Everybody is friendly, the live music is always good, quality products. I’d recommend stopping by the Gateway to India booth and getting an Indian Taco, they’re awesome! I’d also recommend Hot Babe Hot Sauce and Rainbow Cloud Kombucha.

«Get here early» is the advice from the locals. Saturday at 10am, the booths are ready for you to purchase their goods of greens, fruits and foods. However, if you do not arrive before noon, you may be sadly turned away because they have sold out of products! 2pm is closing time.
Proctor is a great location with plenty of street parking, quaint shops and local eateries adding to your market experience!

best bouquet of flowers. i enjoy the proctor ttown atmosphere also. it’s a farmers market i go just for the flowers.

There are farmers markets that pepper all through the Seattle metro area. Some are more «basic» than others while others have vendors that just make the overall market go the extra mile.
I know Tacoma has several farmers markets and I have been to two thus far. The Proctor Farmers Market seems to be more for the artisian food croud. The products are higher than other markets but the quality seems to be better as well!
Here are soe of my favorite vendors at this particular market:
There is a pasta vendor here. While the selection is not huge each pasta variety is unique and it can easily detected that each nest of pasta sold is made with TLC. Some really interesting choices to pick from are pasta varities like the Cabernet Sauvignon pasta. This pasta can also be bought at Tacoma Boys.
There is a kombucha (fermented green tea) vendor here. To date this vendor has the best kombucha that I have had since I started dinking it. The ginger flavor definitely gives you a swagger to your step and the chokecherry flavor is sweet, mellow and delicious! This kombucha can be bought by the growler at Tacoma Boys and the Tacoma Food Co-​op
And finally my favorite vendor, the tamale vendor! This vendor has a variety of different meat tamales like pork and beef but he also has vegetarian and vegan tamales as well. When we were there the meat tamales were still being steamed so we got a spinach tamale and a veggie tamale. Both had their distictive flavor and were fantastic! I don’t know if this vendor sells his tamales in stores too so I suppose going to the market every Saturday when it is in season is the way to go about it.
The market is not overwhelming or too large and your favorite vendors are easily to find week after week.

I come every Saturday morning. The fresh produce, flowers, plants and everything actually is top quality. A few too many Organic prices sometimes though. I don’t strictly buy organic so I don’t want to pay for it. It’s always fun to people watch though.

I just found the Proctor District of Tacoma last month, and walked thru the Saturday Farmer’s Market last week. Diverse collection of food and plants — be sure to shop there, it’s lots of fun, and everything was priced good.

Love this farmer’s market. It’s small, but I’m good with that. All I want is some produce, smoked salmon (the guy who sells that has the best!), and some flowers. I don’t want a bunch of arts and crafts. It is perfect if you just want to spend a little time on Saturday morning picking up a few things.

Cute little farmers market. It was very small, but perfect for the area! Flowers, meat, cheese, fresh bread, plants, hot food, and more.
it was very relaxed, and EVERYONE was very nice, even in the bad weather.
The little shops all around were really fun too!
What a great way to start the weekend!

One of the best things about this market is that it runs year ’round. And they have some great food vendors to keep you satisfied while you shop. Proctor has become one of my favorite farmer’s markets!

Three plus blocks of fresh fruit, veggies, meat, even donuts!
My favorite farmers market of all time. Unlike some markets that are heavy on the crafts or just extensions of local retailers, there is always a diverse selection of fruits and vegetables from many local farms.
We go almost every week.

This is a famers market worth driving too. Don’t get there until around 10 when all the vendors have completed setting up. They have everything you can hope for in a market like this one. Fresh produce, Organic products, Grass fed sheep and cow for some great meat and cheeses, ‘live’ music, beautiful inexpensive floral arrangements, crafts, art and food of various kinds like bread, pastries, smoothies etc. Come down on a Saturday and check it out. Lot’s of streets are blocked off. Parking can become a pain later in the day so I suggest coming on the earlier side. I must say far as the farmers markets I’ve been too around the area, this on is the best. It’s next to Metropolitan Market, so if you need some other really good food that you can’t find at the farmers market, hop into the store. I’ll do this place again for sure.

Smaller than the Broadway Farmers Market, Proctor still has a good variety of vendors (most of whom are also at the Broadway Market). Produce, flowers, plants, prepared food, arts/​crafts, etc. are for sale here.
Runs every Saturday May through September from 09:00 — 14:00.

I love going to farmer’s markets and supporting the local farmers and artists. This market is within nice walking distance from my house so it is perfect for bringing the dogs along. I have noticed that the market is starting to offer more diversity in terms of foods and things that you can buy which is always good. It is still fairly small compared to other farmer’s markets that I have gone to. The market is always filled with friendly people and is a great dog socialization spot. There aren’t too many better places to spend a Saturday morning once the weather in WA starts improving.

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I’ll add a real review on Saturday!
Lessthanthree fingerling potatos!

Today could not have been any more perfect for the first day of the market.
I love this time of year when the market opens because you know warmer, sunny days are on their way! (Hopefully)
I have to say, I was more impressed this year than previous years with what was available. Today they had many stands with flowers, natural meats, fresh seafoods, crepes, honey, cheese and plants.
Now, it is nowhere near the size as Downtown or Puyallup farmers market but enough to purchase what you need.
If you are in the area stop by and check it out. It runs on Saturdays from 9 – 2.
P. S. The crepes looked delish! I didn’t have one, but next time I will!