Columbia City Farmers Market

What they do

Wednesday-afternoon (3pm–7pm, May–October) [[farmers-market|farmers market]] in South Seattle’s Columbia City neighborhood — at 37th Ave S & S Edmunds St, one block from the Columbia City Link Light Rail Station. [[the-market|The market]] is in zip code 98118, one of the most racially and ethnically diverse zip codes in the United States — and the vendor mix reflects that, including Asian greens, Ethiopian food, and produce from multiple cultural traditions. Founded in 1998 by Karen Kinney before joining the broader Seattle Neighborhood Farmers Markets network.

[[the-market|The market]]‘s accessibility programming is unusually deep:

• Unlimited dollar-for-dollar SNAP Market Match (no cap, unlike most state matches)
• WIC, Senior FMNP, Fresh Bucks all accepted
• Buy Some Share Some program partners with local food banks for vendor produce donations

Why it’s listed

Equity infrastructure baked into [[the-market|the market]] structure. Unlimited SNAP Market Match (rather than the capped $10–$25 that most markets offer) is a structural commitment, not a token program. Combined with the 98118 diversity context (one of the most racially-and-ethnically-diverse zip codes in the country), the multi-coupon acceptance footprint, and the food-bank donation partnership, [[the-market|the market]] is doing real distributional work — not just selling local produce to upscale shoppers. Transit-accessible siting (one block from light rail) reinforces the structural commitment to non-car-owning households.

See also

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• Instance of: [[farmers-market]]
• Member of: [[market]]
• Contained by: [[puget-sound]]
• Practices: [[food-sovereignty]]

Sources

• Seattle Neighborhood Farmers Markets — Columbia City
• OpenStreetMap

A listing in the [[0mn1one|0mn1.one]] [[directory]]. Filed under [[puget-sound]] in [[directory|the directory]].