OK, I will say I just moved here. Just moved from a city with a great Farmers Market, amazing I…read moremight say so I am a little bias...but this is not really a bias things, more a question. I have spent the last 25+ years going to the Minneapolis Farmers Market every weekend from April to Sept/Oct. Even on weeks that I wasn't going to be home I would come down for the people, the sounds, the smells, the fresh produce. I have this thing in my mind about Farmers Markets and supporting local businesses, local growers and buying good clean healthy products from people who do this year after year! Watching young and old, rich and poor come down to buy locally grown, seasonal products! As a trained Chef, lover of food, lover of people and crowds everything about a farmers market hits for me! I have been to a lot of famers markets in a lot of Cities and States as well, all along those lines for the most part... Now the Boise Farmers Market is very nice, lots of great vendors, good food trucks, Awesome Bagels (shout out to @Good Time Bagels) but the pricing for produce is quite honestly bizarre ! I have been here only 3 months but I find Boise overall to have a much lower cost of living to what I am used to. Restaurants, stores, coffee, alcohol...the little things I enjoy in life are much less expensive...except veggies at the Farmers Market! I would routinely pick up fresh lettuce of various types at the market for $1-2 dollars a head...Boise $7-10??? $7 dollars for a bag of lettuce, are you kidding me, $10..WTF??? $3 for a very, very small bunch of carrots...something that I would expect for $1...This is NOT the markets you would pick up your weekly need of veggies at, you couldn't afford to. $11 for a loaf of fresh bread, really...that's like double what I would pay at Whole Foods (whole paycheck as it's known). Now I get getting a fair price for your product, for your work, what you do...but it's a head of lettuce, it's a carrot...are the costs of growing that much more? That is a general question. MN is a very high tax State, especially compared to ID...not why I moved here at all, love the Boise vibe from the first time I came for work! I very much love this city, the people are so nice but the farmer market both confuses me and disappointed me all at the same time! I will come down ever weekend, I will enjoy the people, the smells, the food and coffee...especially the Bagels...but I will NOT buy lettuce which is such a shame! If you have ever eaten freshly grown lettuce compared to the stuff you get from the grocery store, everything about it is so much better. It actually has flavor, a crunch, taste...but not for $8 (using an average) that's just stupid! Where do the chefs buy fresh produce? Where do the families who want to buy local, want a healthier life for their families...where do they shop? Curious!

What a cute market! Tons of parking in the area or on the street as well as bike parking in the…read moremarket. Every one of the vendors we spoke with was friendly and the myriad of products available was great. We spit a breakfast sandwich (olive tapenade, sausage, egg, and more!) as well as a mango smoothie (tart) from one vendor, before walking through the market. We ended up buying a bottle of wine and a jar of jam for our journey home. Minus 1 star because it was a) a bit expensive and b) full of dogs even though signs say no dogs (I like them, but not everyone does - for those who don't, it would be good to enforce or at least be aware, it's not a dog free market).

We love this market! There is a huge variety of vendors with a LOT of really cool options! Each…read moreweek there are consistent vendors and new vendors, they have a pretty cool variety of musicians and entertainment. Vendors all have a great attitude and are happy to see you! Local, fresh, wholesome environment, family friendly

The Nampa farmers market is truly one of our favorite places to be on Saturdays! The food, the…read morevibe, and overall vendors are fantastic. Coastal Oak BBQ has some amazing tri-tip sandwiches! Overall, it is a really great market and a wonderful community.

This farmer's market is perfect for our covid life right now. This is the description for it on…read moreFacebook: Reko is a Facebook based, pre-ordering system for local products. Imagine being able to shop for fresh, local and ethical produce and goods on Facebook, while supporting small-scale producers. Simply join our Reko-Nampa group on Facebook and place your order by commenting on the producer's weekly posts. You will then be able to pickup orders every Tuesday at the Sportsman's Wareouse parking lot at 6pm. (Shout out to Tia Groves, one of the admins. The page is easy to follow and very organized.) Went to this location a few weeks ago. Today, I checked out REKO-Meridian. Noticed some of the same vendors at both locations. When you arrive you really have to pay attention as there are not a ton of vendors (at least, not yet) and vendors sell out of the back of their vehicles. I had a difficult time at both identifying who I bought from online. Here's the 411 on vendors I bought from in Nampa and Meridian. The Meridian location has 5.6k members (so, I hope to see this market grow) The Nampa location has 1k+ members Wufyre Coffee Roasters Offers two types of coffee. I got the Sumatra. The aroma filled my car all the way home. Took everything I had not to make a cup pdq. Saving it for tomorrow morning. Steele Legacy Honey & Crafts Bought their Wild Sweet Clover Honey. They have two types in various sizes, along with beeswax, honey butter and honey sticks. Didn't check out the crafts. I'm a big fan of using local honey - good for your health. They had a separate vehicle for dairy products, too. Not sure if these two are connected though. Hipwell Ranch Wanted to order meat from them, but I waited too late. All natural and grassfed. Challah Bread Home Svetlana's challah bread, cinnamon bread and pocket cookies are the bomb! Made french toast out of the cinnamon bread - and wow. Groves Country Mushrooms Family farm of 4th generation farmers. Their mushrooms inspired me to buy the mushroom cookbook they sell and get the 'mixed' bag of mushrooms. I don't know much about it and this is my first step into learning all about it. I made a mushroom sauce with my mixed bag and it was so good. Housewife at Heart Miranda had take & bake items and tamales. I just bought her Chicken & Potato tamales today. Can't wait for dinner tomorrow night! These are the only vendors I've bought products from (so far) - not to say the others are probably amazing, too. This is a wonderful way to support our local businesses and get fresh and healthy food, too. Many do appreciate if you pay in advance of pick-up - most use Venmo. They list payment options and such in their weekly posts. Do note: Covid pre-cautions are not being followed by most vendors or customers. No one is hassling each other for it. Most are following the 6 feet apart recommendation.

The first thing we noted is that it was very easy to park. The market was a lot smaller than most…read moreother markets I have been to, with only about twenty stalls and a couple of food trailers. About half the vendors were selling crafts and half were selling food. Personally, I'm not interested in crafts, so I'm taking away one star because there were only about a dozen choices for eating. We checked out the market in the morning because since it was going to be hot later in the day. Next time, though, we would rather come at lunch time because there was some lunch-time fare that looked delicious: a hot dog and sausage stand (with very friendly proprietors that were a lot of fun to chat with), a tamale stand, and a trailer that sold "Thai rolled ice cream" for dessert. Another thing different from other street markets I have been to is that there were a couple of stalls where kids were selling food. I'm not sure how the other vendors, whose prices were comparatively high, felt about kids who were basically setting up a lemonade stand with super cheap prices -- but we liked it. brownies for only 50 cents each, while we paid about $3.50 for a scone at a more traditional bakery vendor. There was also some music, although it happened to be a sort of mediocre singer-songwriter. Update: After reading more about the market, I see that it started out as a youth market and the organizers still encourage young people to participate. That's great! When we were there there were two youth-run food stalls, both with tasty treats at low prices.

Indigo and I love exploring farmers markets in the summertime. We heard about this one and ventured…read moreout. I was concerned about parking but found a free parking lot just across the street. Super cinchy! Located at Meridian City Hall Plaza, the Meridian Main Street market is easy to get to. It is bit smaller than other markets, less crowded, more relaxed and I wasn't worried about losing Indigo in a crowd. This market had a little bit of everything. We sampled only a few places and were not disappointed. We got coconut milk and rice pudding (will update when I find out the vendor name) , a soda coffee (so much better than it sounds) from Brew'd Attitude, a pastry (kouign amann) from Gaston's Bakery, and a candle from the Luna Light Project. We listened to live music as we enjoyed our drinks and newly acquired goodies before heading home. If crowds aren't your thing, you like to support small businesses, you enjoy live music and sunshine, then you will enjoy this pleasant market. Note: The Meridian Main Street Market is formerly known as the Meridian Youth Farmer's Market, please see their website for more details. Indigo gives the Meridian Main Street Market 40 stars for friendly people and fantastic treats!

Town & Country Farmers Market is an awesome, locally-owned and locally-sourced farmers market. If…read moreyou are looking for an off-season item you may not find it here because its not in season, but that's the point. During the summer they have delicious corn, peaches, watermelon and strawberries. They also carry lots of local products like salsa, cheese and baked goods. The staff are very helpful and make sure you get the best pick of their produce. This place gets super busy so go on a Sunday or during the week. They accept cash and check only, leave your credit cards in the car.

LOVE this little market. Their produce is fresh, and they have a GREAT variety. They often carry…read morelocal in season produce as well. I love that I can find almost everything I need here: local, fresh eggs, Cloverleaf milk, local cheese, Zeppole Bread, various candies, beans, jams, salad dressing.....It's all here. The people who run it are very nice and help you with any questions you have. Compared to a huge grocery store, it's relaxing to actually feel like you have time to shop without being in someone else's way. Check it out! You won't be disappointed!

Love this place. Usually hit it at the end of mtn bike rides on the greenbelt. A chill enough place…read moreto drink a Ruth's Lager by one's self, or to make some friends around the fire pits on the cool evenings. Tuesdays are great for a variety of foods, and Fridays seems to be music nights. Love that it's right on the greenbelt. Just makes Boise that much cooler for the walkers and bikers on the greenbelt enjoying the outdoors. Mike is as friendly an owner as I've met. Just does a great job making this place a cool hang.

Can I give this place 392 stars? I almost don't want to write this review cuz i want to keep this…read moregem to myself....butttttt Mike & Tom deserve this review. We were on a LIME scooter ride on the greenbelt, and this little set up caught our eye. We paused and discussed going over to check it out. A guy at the bar yelled to us "It's better over here! We have beer!" Come to find out this was co-owner Mike who is such a great person. We were roped in! We sat at the cool bar on the tree stump stools (this place is SO COOL!) and were immediately sold. Tom was talking about these drinks called Boozies. (my new favorite thing) I of course had to try one. They come in grapefruit or cranberry. GO FOR THE GRAPEFRUIT! And this is what I drank ALL. DAY. $7/can. Didn't even care. They brought out 2 cornhole boards and we ruled the court! Probably played 20 games and met so many cool and new people in the process. A band started up around 7, and it was a great vibe. other notes - - only 2 portapotties, but were relatively clean. - Boozies, and 3 beers from Western Collective. The IPA was good! - food trucks & live music! - amazing view of the river - big umbrellas for shade / if that's your thing. Mike and Tom deserve major high fives for this rad place. What might look like a gravel lot with some old spools & tree stumps - officially kicked off my 2019 summer. Planning on coming back every time I'm in town! Thank you for the memories!

If you're looking for something fun to do on a Monday night, check out the Meridian Monday Night…read moreMarket. We visited the first one on June 2. They will be running every Monday night through October 6, from 4 PM to 9 PM at Storey Park (205 E. Franklin Rd.). The majority of the vendors are food trucks, and food vendors, many of who were new to me. I've included pictures of the few non-food vendors towards the end of the post. I was impressed by how many vendors there were, as well as the turnout. It made for a nice evening in the park.

From the owner: Meridian Monday Night Market is the only Monday night, family and kid friendly pop-up marketplace…read morein Meridian! With a wide array of vendors, food trucks and kid friendly activities! You can find us every Monday night on the green of Storey Park near downtown Meridian! Every kind of food and drink you can imagine, we have plenty to do whether you're young or young at heart! We have live music and a trivia contest (where you can win tickets to upcoming concerts and events at the Ford Idaho Center), face painting, hair tinsel, and free balloon animals for the kids, delicious food trucks with new options being added all the time, and even a beer garden with a full bar! If you like to sleep in on the weekends, this is your chance to experience the best that Meridian has to offer without waking up at the crack of dawn! (Spots available for interested vendors as well, application and details on our website)

No place better to be on a Saturday morning than the Capital City Public Market. Currently, as of…read morethe Summer of 2022, the Capital Saturday market is located at the Grove Plaza. The market runs from April-December every Saturday 9:30 am- 1:30 pm. The Grove Plaza is neighbored by the Boise Centre, ICCU Arena, and the BSU downtown campus. I live nearby, so I usually walk but there is both street parking and public garage parking nearby. Here you can find local produce (although, limited if you come later in the day), locally raised meats and fish, ceramics and other handmade products, and ready-made foods. I usually grab a mixed greens salad for $5, which lasts me the whole week. Something about these greens, they do last forever! I had a friend pick me up a bag while I was out of town (yes, I'm that addicted to this salad mix) and he actually bought twice as much as I usually do and they were still nice a crisp 1-2 weeks later! The microgreens here are great, and I love that you can get a mix of different microgreens in one container. There are also a few vendors that sell foods to snack on while you're shopping. My go-to is to grab a cup of coffee that's locally roasted, there's a spot that does have dairy alternatives along with flavored syrups that I love. The dumplings with the spicy momo sauce are the highlight of my Saturdays whenever I come here. If you're in Boise on a Saturday in April-Dec the Capital City Market is the spot to be. Highly recommend it, it's a Boise gem! Never too crowded but still a great spot to people and dog watch (Yes, dogs are allowed at this market)!!

Fun thing to go to while staying in Boise! Lots of fun stuff to check out, beautiful artwork! I got…read morevegetarian Sambusa..which was delicious!

First time here for my wife and I, recent transplants from CA. While construction is going on, the…read moremarket relocated to City Hall, on E Civic Lane. We arrived about 10-15 minutes after they opened, which is at 9:00 am. Due to all the fires and the air quality index being 154, there were not as many vendors (I was told by a vendor that Meridian actually cancelled their Saturday market, due to the air quality issues). Still, there were enough to make it worthwhile, and we purchase salsa from two different vendors, some Huckleberry jam, some lavender, and my wife bought some earrings. I agree with other reviewers: the prices seem high for some items, for example, the jam I bought was $15 for one jar and the honey is $18 for a larger bear, $10 for a smaller one. The salsa was more reasonable, though I paid $9 for a 16 oz container. There seems to be ample parking and the vendors we interacted with were very nice and personable. I also would like to see more local produce stands, though the one I did see was, again, expensive. The produce stand on the south side of the 44 going west toward Linder is much more reasonable and they have a lot of selection. Still, we enjoyed ourselves and will definitely be back.

Live music, food & drink-- & vendors of all kinds- every Saturday in Heritage Park, downtown Eagle…read more Come check out all of the local vendors during their extended hours of 9AM-2PM (later than many other markets.) Lots of free parking options nearby, bike rack available within the park, & disability scooter friendly. Also note that they have yearly fall & winter markets too

I found their sign advertising farm fresh milk, meats, and other items and thought I would check it…read moreout. This is a hidden gem! The sell raw milk of you order in advance. The refrigerators are full of beef, chicken, lamb, and more. They also sell yummy scones and jams. The gift shop is full of lots of cute kitchen and home decor. I can't wait to return!