November 2017 24 Sundays AHWATUKEE FARMERS MARKET Jun–Sep: 8am-11am Oct-May: 9am-1pm 4700 East Warner Road Phoenix, AZ 85044 FLAGSTAFF COMMUNITY MARKET 8am-Noon (May-October) City Hall Parking Lot 211 W. Aspen Ave, Flagstaff, AZ www.flagstaffmarket.com Mondays EL PUEBLO FARMERS MARKET 3pm-5pm Community Food Bank Southwest Corner of Irvington Rd. and 6th Ave., Tucson, AZ 520-622-0525 Wednesdays GILBERT TOWN SQUARE TWILIGHT MARKET 3:30pm - 6:30pm 1040 South Gilbert Rd. Gilbert, AZ 85296 FLAGSTAFF COMMUNITY MARKET 4pm-7pm (June - August) ​ Pine Forest School 2257 E. Cedar Ave., Flagstaff, AZ www.flagstaffmarket.com Thursdays CHANDLER FARMERS MARKET 3pm-7pm 3 S. Arizona Ave. Chandler, AZ 85225 SUN CITY FARMERS MARKET 9am-1pm 16829 N. 99th Ave, Sun City, AZ  85351 CHINO VALLEY FARMERS MARKET 3pm-6pm (June–October) Olsen’s Grain 344 State Highway 89, Chino Valley, AZ Fridays MESA COMMUNITY FARMERS MARKET Jun–Sep: 9am-Noon Oct-May: 9am-1pm 20 E. Main St. Mesa, AZ 85201 at City Hall Plaza CAREFREE FARMERS MARKET 9am-1pm Carefree Sundial Gardens Carefree, AZ 85377 (Across from Visitor’s Center) BROADWAY VILLAGE FARMER’S MARKET 10am-2pm Broadway Village 2926 East Broadway Blvd., Tucson, AZ 520-603-8116 www.earthmadefarmersmarkets.com Saturdays GILBERT FARMERS MARKET 8am - Noon 222 N Ash St., Gilbert, AZ 85234 (just West of the Water Tower) GOODYEAR COMMUNITY FARMERS MARKET 9am - 1pm 3151 N. Litchfield Rd. Goodyear, AZ  85338 ROADRUNNER PARK FARMERS MARKET Jun–Sep: 7am-11am Oct-May: 8am-1pm 3502 E. Cactus Rd., Phoenix AZ 85032 TUCSON - RINCON VALLEY FARMERS’ MARKET 8am-1pm 12500 E. Old Spanish Trail 520-591-2276 www.rvfm.org SAN TAN VALLEY FARMERS MARKET SECOND Saturdays 7am until Sold Out JO COMBS HIGH SCHOOL 2505 East Germann Road San Tan Valley AZ 85140 santanvalleyfarmersmarket.com PRESCOTT FARMERS MARKET 7:30am-Noon (May–October) Yavapai College, Parking Lot D 1100 E. Sheldon St., Prescott, AZ ORO VALLEY FARMERS MARKET Summer Hours: 8am- Noon Winter Hours: 9am - 1pm NEW LOCATION: Steam Pump Ranch on Oracle Rd., North of the Home Depot Retail Center. in season for november To update, change or add to our Farmers Market page, please contact Casey@azinthesaddle.com. Sources: www.arizonafarmersmarkets.com and www.visittucson.org Fall is a special time for produce in the Valley. Our seasonal farmers’ markets reopen in October and the first of the season’s baby vegetables make their debut. Look for tiny carrots, slender green onions, delicate radishes, baby beets and miniature turnips. Freshly harvested dates provide a touch of sweetness. At the end of the month, pumpkins abound and corn mazes beckon at the Valley’s farm events. In November, as the heat of summer finally dissipates, greens such as lettuces, arugula, collards, kale and spinach flourish. Key limes arrive for their short season, heralding the start of the Valley citrus season. This is harvest time for native foods planted during the summer monsoon including tepary beans, squash and melons. The last of the red, ripe prickly pear fruits can be carefully collected for their magenta juice. Here’s what you can find during November at the farmers’ markets in the greater Phoenix area: Arugula, Basil, Beets, Bok choy and other Asian greens, Carrots, Chard, Cilantro, Corn, Dates, Eggplant, Figs Gourds, Green beans, Green onions (bunching onions and I’itoi), Kale (Tuscan and Russian), Key limes Lettuce (baby mix and other varieties), Peppers, Radishes, Spinach, Tomatoes, Turnips, Winter squash (spaghetti, acorn, butternut, etc.), Zucchini