Whatcom County mobile farmers market opening fourth location for this summer
A unique twist on the classic summer farmers market is returning to Whatcom County, with a new location opening soon.
The Twin Sisters Mobile Market, a nonprofit farmers market with locations in Bellingham, Deming and Kendall, is adding a new location in Everson.
“As grocery costs continue to rise and family food budgets face increasing strain, TSM is expanding access to fresh, locally grown food in underserved and rural food desert communities across the county. This season, the market will also begin accepting additional food access benefits — including WIC and Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) benefits — helping more families and seniors afford healthy, local food close to home,” a news release from the market states.
The market will now have a location at the Nooksack Tribal Health Clinic in Everson in order to “to prioritize the shopping needs of Nooksack Tribal members,” although the market is open to all shoppers.
The market is a “farmer-led mobile farmers market truck now serving four Whatcom County communities with limited local access to groceries and fresh food: Deming, Kendall, Bellingham’s Birchwood neighborhood, and the Nooksack Tribal Health Clinic in Everson. The market sources fresh produce, pasture-raised meats and eggs, honey, ferments, and more from small and family-scale Whatcom County farms,” the news release states.
All of the Twin Sisters Mobile Market locations will also accept Nooksack Fresh voucher cards, a program that “allows participating Nooksack Tribal members to shop for local produce and staple foods at the mobile market free of charge, using pre-loaded voucher cards, throughout the 22-week market season,” the news release states. The market also accepts credit cards, cash, WCCOA and EBT.
Each Twin Sister Mobile Market location has a different opening date for the season.
- June 5: Nooksack Tribal Health Clinic Market at 2510 Sulwhanon Dr. in Everson. Open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays only.
- June 6: Kendall Market at North Fork Library, 7506 Kendall Rd. Open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays only.
- June 6: Deming Market at Deming Library, 5044 Mt. Baker Highway. Open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays only.
- June 7: Bellingham Market 1703 Birchwood Ave. Open 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays only.
