Phinney Farmers Market

Phinney Farmers Market is part of a 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to support local agriculture and local food access, giving this Friday market a clear purpose beyond a weekly shopping stop. In Seattle, it sets up in the upper parking lot of the Phinney Neighborhood Association at N 67th Street and Phinney Ave N, tying the market directly to a neighborhood institution. The market runs during the summer season, bringing Neighborhood Farmers Markets programming to Phinney on Friday afternoons. That nonprofit structure and neighborhood setting shape the feel here: practical, food-focused, and centered on access to local farms and food producers.

Why it matters locally

The partnership behind Phinney Farmers Market is unusually specific: Neighborhood Farmers Markets operates it with the Phinney Neighborhood Association, placing the market within an established neighborhood organization rather than as a stand-alone event. The broader market network allows only local farmers and food vendors, with no crafts, which keeps the emphasis on regional agriculture and prepared foods rather than general retail. Across the organization’s seven markets, that model includes well over 100 local farms and roughly 70 artisan food vendors, showing the scale of support directed toward Washington growers and food businesses. Food access is part of the mission as well, with SNAP, Fresh Bucks, and other assistance programs integrated into the market system.

What you'll find there

Phinney’s own vendor roster is not detailed here, but the market is part of a system limited to local farmers and food-only vendors, with no crafts in the mix. That points visitors toward farm produce and artisan food rather than merchandise tables.

• -Browse local farmers selling farm products within Neighborhood Farmers Markets’ food-only vendor model.
• -Look for artisan food vendors included across the organization’s seven-market lineup.

Programming also shows up in ways that connect food shopping to seasonal tasting and cooking. A chef demo is scheduled at Phinney on June 19 with Rachel Belle listed at Phinney that day, and the organization also runs Cherry Tastings, Zucchini Races, Applelooza, and the Phinney Harvest Market.

Know before you go

Free parking is available in the lower lot of the PNA and on nearby streets, but the market itself takes place in the upper parking lot of the Phinney Neighborhood Association, so it helps to arrive knowing those are two different areas. Bike racks are available near the stairs to the PNA, and riders are asked not to bike through the market. All markets in this organization are ADA accessible, which is a useful planning detail for mobility needs. Dogs are welcome. If you are trying to orient yourself on arrival, use the intersection of N 67th Street and Phinney Ave N, with the listed address at 6532 Phinney Ave N.

Payments & SNAP

SNAP/EBT is accepted at Phinney Farmers Market. SNAP shoppers also automatically receive an unlimited dollar-for-dollar match through the SNAP Market Match Program, and Market Match can be spent at any farmers market in Washington. Fresh Bucks is accepted, and WIC plus Senior FMNP are accepted by participating farmers within the market network.