As mentioned earlier this week, Herban Feast is grilling wild-salmon burgers at the West Seattle Farmers’ Market today (10 am-2 pm, SE corner of 44th/Alaska) for Father’s Day — here’s what else you will find:

What’s New this Week:

APRIUMS: A cross between an apricot and a plum.

BROCCOLI: From Willie Green’s Organic Farm.

CHERRIES: First of season – Chelans, Early Rainiers and Tietons. At all markets.

GREENS: Lamb’s Quarter

HERBS: Cilantro

HORSERADISH

LETTUCE: Winter Density and Sierra varieties.

PEAS: Sugar Snap and English varieties.

STRAWBERRIES: First of season- Winona and Seascape varieties out of Eastern Washington . Expect LOCAL berries to come into all markets at the end of this week.

TOMATOES: Hothouse heirloom varieties at all markets. From Kittitas Valley Greenhouse, Pilchuck Gardens and Billy’s Farm. Great flavor and texture.

WILD STUFF: Seabeans: A wild plant that grows in tidal flats. Crisp stems taste of the sea. Blanche for a salad…

FRESH VEGETABLES:

Asparagus

Bamboo Shoots

Beans: Dried, Shelling Beans: Pintos, Garbanzos, Black, Cranberry, Cannellini

Beets – Baby varieties

Broccoli

Carrots

Cauliflower – White and Purple heads

Celery

Chard – Green, Red and Rainbow

Garlic – Whole bulbs and early scapes

Greens: Tatsoi, Collards, Mustard, Dandelion, Shiso, Rapini, Mizuna, Arugula, Bok Choy, Pea Vines, Sorrel, Shingiku, Japanese Specialty Greens, Mixed Greens, Braising Greens

Kale: Green, Red and Russian

Leeks

Lettuce: Red Leaf, Green Leaf, Romaine, Heirloom varieties.

Onions: Red and Green Bunching

Peas: Sugar Snap, English Shelling

Potatoes: Reds, Russets

Radish: Red and French Breakfast, Daikon, Horseradish

Rhubarb

Rutabaga

Shallots

Spinach

Sunchokes

Tomatoes: Hothouse heirloom varieties

Turnips – Baby White

HERBS: Cilantro, Sage, Lemon Balm, Rosemary, Thyme, Parsley, Mint, Marjoram, Chives, Oregano, Basil

Tons of Vegetable Starts: Spring Lettuces (many heirloom varieties), Basil, Heirloom Tomatoes, Artichoke, Radicchio, Edible Pea Pods, Beets, Cippolini and Walla Walla Sweet Onions, Flat leaf Parsley, Edible Violas.

Flower Starts: Annuals and Perennials, Hanging Baskets

Wild Greens: Miner’s Lettuce, Stinging Nettles, Fiddlehead Ferns

Local Farmstead Cheeses: Cow, Sheep, Buffalo and Goat Cheeses. Goudas , Cheddars, Fresh Mozzarella, Brie, Pecorino, Parmesan, Provolone, Semi-soft blue, Aged and Raw varieties. So many cheeses- too many to list.

EGGS: Lovingly collected every morning from organically fed, run-around-the-barnyard local chickens and ducks. Growing Things, Skagit River Ranch, Rickman Gulch Farm, Stokesberry Farm, Sky Valley Farm. At all markets.

WINES: Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet, Syrah and Blends from Sweetbread Cellars on Vashon Island . Brought to Market by Sea Breeze Farm. at U-District and West Seattle .

Sweet Raspberry and Spiced Blackberry dessert wines from Rockridge Farms at Columbia City , U-District, Phinney and West Seattle .’

SOUP STOCKS: Veal, chicken, beef, duck and lamb stocks; rich, gelatinous stocks for your best home recipes – Sea Breeze Farms – at UD and WS

FISH: Wild Salmon: Smoked and frozen Sockeye, KING and Coho. Also Lox, Jerky, Salmon sausage and patties, Chum Caviar, Pickled Salmon

WILD MUSHROOMS: Fresh Morels, Porcini, Oysters. Also dried Chanterelles, Lobster, Porcini, Truffle Salt

DRIED FRUITS AND VEGGIES:

Apples, Wild Huckleberries, Peaches, Apricots, Prunes, Asian Pears, Bosc Pears, Tomatoes, Celery Leaf, Hot Chilies, Garlic Powders

Dried Herbs: Basil, Parsley Dried Mushrooms: Chanterelles, Lobster, Porcini, Truffle Salt

Frozen Fruit Smoothies and Granitas: Granitas from Rockridge Orchards at the U-District, West Seattle, Columbia City and Phinney.

PORK: Organic/Pasture-Raised and finished pork from Bow (Samish Bay) and Reardan, WA (Wooly Pigs) and Sedro Woolley (Skagit River Ranch) and Startup (Sky Valley Family Farm ). All cuts; frozen and smoked. Loin, chops, roasts, ham, bacon, sausages, porchetta. LARD.

BEEF: Organic pasture raised and finished beef from Samish Bay , Olsen Farms, Skagit River Ranch and Seabreeze Farms. Steaks, Roasts, Hamburger, Summer Sausage, Andouille Sausage, Jerky, London Broil, soup bones, dog bones…

CHICKEN and DUCK: Free-run locally raised chickens and ducks. Fresh and frozen fryers, stewing hens and roasters. Chicken liver (pate) and chicken stock. Stokesberry Farm, Growing Things and Rickman Gulch Farm. At all markets.

VEAL: Veal Ribs, Loin Chops, Top Round, Shanks. Sea Breeze Farm (UD, WS)

LAMB: Fresh cuts, ground fresh – Sea Breeze Farm (UD, WS)

GOAT MEAT: From Sea Breeze Farm on Vashon Island and Toboton Creek Boer Goat Farm in Yelm. At West Seattle and U-District.

PATE’: Pate de Foie (chicken, pork and calf liver with red wine, cream and garlic. From Sea Breeze at UD and WS.

CHEESE and DAIRY:

Port Madison Farm: FRESH Goat cheese: Chevre, Brie, Gruyere-style, Yogurts.

Samish Bay : Queso Fresco, Farmer Cheese (spreadable – uncooked), Feta

Mozzarella. Yogurt. Also Organic Gouda (from Jersey cows): Flavored Goudas : Cumin, Nettle, Mont Blanchard, Montasio (U-District, West Seattle )

Mt. Townsend Creamery (Port Townsend): Cow’s milk cheeses. Brie, Tomme and Camembert. ( West Seattle and U-District).

Sea Breeze Farm ( Vashon Island ): Aged Cow’s milk (7 mos) Goat’s (aged 3mos), fresh whey Ricotta, Crème Fraiche, Buttermilk, Milk and Heavy Cream. (U-District, West Seattle )

River Valley Cheese ( Fall City ): Raw Cow and Goat milk cheeses. Hard Goat Cheese, fresh Goat Chevre, flavored fresh Goat Chevre, Feta, Cow’s milk cheeses soaked in Cabernet and Pike Place Ale, Cow’s milk Cheddar. Cow’s milk Pepper Jack. Fresh Mozzarella.

Golden Glen Creamery: Cow’s milk Cheddars (Plain, Sweet Basil, Red Pepper, Jalapeño), Gouda , Curds, Parmesan, Feta, Mozzarella. FRESH CREAMERY BUTTER.

FRESH PASTA: Fresh egg, red bell pepper, basil, squid ink, carrot, tomato and spinach pasta made with semolina flour. Also fresh raviolis with olive & artichoke, mushroom, pumpkin, spinach/roasted garlic, goat cheese and 4-cheese fillings. From La Pasta

HONEY: Blackberry & Wildflower: raw, unheated & unfiltered. Raw Honeycomb.

PASTRIES: Pies, pretzels, tarts, brulee, gateau, cookies, scones, cinnamon rolls, brownies, cookies, muffins, loaf cakes, biscotti, granolas:

FLYING APRON VEGAN baked goods; cakes, scones, muffins, cookies, tarts at U-District and West Seattle

ARTISAN BREADS: Italian and French style rustic loaves and foccacia from Tall Grass Bakery, Columbia City Bakery, Lola’s South City Bakery and La Panzanella.

CIDERS – Apple, Apple Raspberry, Apple Apricot, Spiced Apple, Cherry-Apple, Ginger Lemonade from Rockridge Farms and Woodring Foods. Also, Apple cider vinegar!

HARD CIDERS – Apple, Apple, Berry from Rockridge Orchards at CC, UD, WS and Phinney

JAMS, JELLIES, SAUCES, SPREADS AND PRESERVES: White Chocolate Marzipan, Bittersweet chocolate, Chocolate Hazelnut, Milk Chocolate sauces from Woodring Foods. Lavender, Rose Petal, Raspberry, Peach Chipotle, Marionberry, Black Raspberry, Golden Raspberry, Black Currant, Tayberry, Lingonberry, Blueberry, Strawberry Rhubarb, Apricot, Apple, Pumpkin jams and spreads from Woodring Foods. Ginger Chutney from Woodring Foods. Peach, Apricot, Blackberry and Blueberry jams from Growing Things.