Portland Farmers Market - Portland State University

The Oregon Farm Direct Nutrition Program is accepted at the Portland State University market, alongside SNAP, Double Up Food Bucks, and Produce Match, giving this Saturday market an unusually broad set of food access options. Set at SW Park and Montgomery on the Portland State University campus, the market runs under the canopy of giant elm trees and serves as Portland Farmers Market’s year-round flagship. Summer Saturdays can draw up to 9,000 shoppers, with Portland-area residents, chefs, and visitors moving through a lineup of about 90 vendors.

Why it matters locally

Portland Farmers Market describes its markets as a strictly food-and-farms marketplace, focused on locally grown, raised, sourced, and produced goods. At the PSU location, that standard shows up in the breadth of the roster: farms, nurseries, bakeries, meat and seafood providers, cheese makers, and specialty food producers all appear in one weekly market.

This site also carries the organization’s flagship role, with the PSU market identified as its year-round market on the Portland State University campus. Food access programs are built into the shopping mix here, including SNAP, Double Up Food Bucks, Produce Match, and the Oregon Farm Direct Nutrition Program. That combination ties everyday grocery shopping to regional farms while widening who can use the market week to week.

What you'll find there

The PSU market’s lineup is wide enough to cover raw ingredients, pantry staples, ready-to-eat breakfast, and take-home drinks in one stop, with roughly 90 vendors overall. The mix leans heavily into Oregon produce and orchard fruit, then expands into seafood, meats, breads, coffee, preserves, and prepared foods from across the Portland region.

• -Pick up stone fruits, apples, hazelnuts, and ciders from Baird Family Orchards.
• -Find apples, pears, stone fruit, and cider at Draper Girls Country Farm.
• -Browse stone fruits, apples, pears, and cider from Kiyokawa Family Orchards.
• -Look for blueberries, preserves, and dried flowers from Evans Farm Produce & Provisions.
• -Stock up on berries from K Berry Farm or Liepold Farms.
• -Bring home culinary mushrooms from Brown Bottle Farm, plus foraged and farmed mushrooms from Farm & Wild.
• -Add microgreens and produce from La Petite Ferme, or just microgreens from Nexgarden.
• -Get honey and tomatoes from Salmon Creek Farm & Apiary.
• -Choose seafood from Brandywine Fisheries, crab from Linda Brand Crab & Seafood, or fresh and smoked salmon from Native Candy.
• -Shop Deck Family Farm for beef, lamb, pork, chicken, eggs, and honey.
• -Find alpine cheeses at Helvetia Creamery and artisanal cheeses at Jacobs Creamery.
• -Pick up bread and bagels from Gabriel’s Bakery, or whole-grain bread and pastries from Maxines.
• -Order croissants and cruffins from Twisted Croissant.
• -Pour coffee from Cave Painter Coffee or Fire Lily Coffee, both offering beans, drip coffee, and cold brew.
• -Eat on site with breakfast burritos from Enchanted Sun, Taiwanese steamed buns from NomNomTaiwan, or Pacific NW inspired Mexican cuisine from Verde Cocina.
• -Take home handmade pasta, raviolis, and sauces from Foglia.
• -Add unpasteurized miso from Jorinji Miso or nixtamal corn masa and tortillas from Three Sisters.

The events calendar also lists the PSU Farmers Market and an Earth Day Celebration among market happenings.

Know before you go

No dogs are allowed at this market. If you are driving, plan around downtown parking rather than expecting a dedicated lot: on-street parking and several parking garages sit around the market. Street-level ADA parking spaces are identified at SW Park between Clay and Montgomery, SW Mill between Park and 10th in front of Plaid Pantry, and SW Broadway between SW Hall and Mill. The market is set at SW Park and Montgomery on the PSU campus in the South Park Blocks area, so those cross streets are the clearest arrival point.

Payments & SNAP

This market accepts cash, credit/debit, market tokens, SNAP, Double Up Food Bucks, Produce Match, and the Oregon Farm Direct Nutrition Program. For shoppers using food assistance benefits, that means both SNAP acceptance and multiple matching or nutrition benefit programs are part of the regular setup here.