Moscow Farmers Market

City of Moscow staff manages the operational and regulatory side of the Moscow Farmers Market, giving this downtown Saturday market a distinctly civic framework alongside its farm focus. From May through October, it runs at 400 South Main in Downtown Moscow, with the footprint tied to Main Street, Friendship Square, and the South Jackson Street parking lot. The market also carries a long local timeline: Dorothy MacEachern is identified as the initial organizer in 1976, and Linda Pall helped transition management to the Moscow Arts Commission in 1978. That mix of municipal management, downtown placement, and longstanding programming gives the market a very specific Moscow identity.

Why it matters locally

Dorothy MacEachern organized the market in 1976, and by 1978 Linda Pall had helped move management to the Moscow Arts Commission, placing the market inside the city’s public life early in its history. Today, City of Moscow staff manages operations and regulations, while a Farmers Market Commission made up of residents, vendors, and other representatives guides the market’s vision and values.

The market’s local role also shows up in its programming. Bell Brigade gives local youth groups, clubs, and organizations the chance to ring the opening and closing bells. Safe Routes to School appears on select Saturdays to promote walking and biking routes to the market and around the community, and Friendship Square hosts live entertainment on most market days from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.. Those details root the market in downtown routines, not just weekly shopping.

What you'll find there

The vendor snapshot here points to a produce-forward market with farms coming from Moscow, Pullman, and several Washington growing areas. Across the listed farms, the mix leans toward seasonal vegetables, small fruit, tree fruit, plus a few highly specific items like garlic and cut herbs.

• -Find Affinity Farm of Moscow bringing an assortment of fresh, seasonal vegetables and small fruit.
• -Look for Calhoun Family Fruit from Wapato with an assortment of fresh, seasonal tree fruit.
• -K & C Farms of Mattawa offers fresh seasonal vegetables, small fruit, and tree fruit.
• -Pick up fresh garlic and cut herbs from Smoot's Flavor Farm in Pullman.
• -Tonnemaker Hill Farm from Royal City sells an assortment of fresh, seasonal vegetables, small fruit, and tree fruit.

Beyond produce shopping, the market schedule includes recurring activity in and around the footprint. Bell Brigade invites local youth groups and organizations to ring the market bells, while Bicycle Benefits gives tokens to cyclists who arrive with a Bicycle Benefits sticker on their helmet. Friendship Square hosts live entertainment from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on most market days, and performance vendors can include musicians, singers, dancers, face painters, and balloon artists. The season calendar also calls out events such as Opening Day on May 3, National Farmers Market Week on August 9, the University of Idaho Homecoming Parade relocation on October 11, and the final day with a Halloween Costume Contest on October 25.

Know before you go

No dogs are allowed, and Saturday vehicle access is tightly controlled inside the market footprint. Vehicles may not park in or enter the footprint between 2:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Saturdays; during that window, only vendor and City of Moscow vehicles may enter. If you need ADA parking, the first bay of the South Jackson Street parking lot is reserved for ADA-identified vehicles.

The market takes place in Downtown Moscow at 400 South Main, with the footprint connected to Main Street, Friendship Square, and the South Jackson Street parking lot. While the market itself does not list restrooms in its visit details, the Moscow Chamber of Commerce is identified as having restrooms open to the public during market hours.

Payments & SNAP

SNAP/EBT is accepted at the market. The market also references voucher use through the Washington State Farmers Market Nutrition Program, including WIC and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program vouchers. At the same time, the market notes SNAP/EBT, WA WIC, and WA SFMNP as being on pause, so benefit users should plan with that current market notice in mind.