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Yes, it is pumpkin spice season! And here in the Eugene, Cascades & Coast region, autumn's changing colors signal even more favorite foods, fragrances, tastes and treats. Flavors like sweet and gooey caramel apples, tangy hard cider, warming spirits and dark...

The Lane County Farmers Market launched a Value-Added Purchasing Program designed to help businesses stock products made by regional producers. Funded by a USDA grant, the program builds on previous initiatives that helped Lane County Farmers Market vendors scale up...

Organizers of the Lane County Farmers Market are encouraging shoppers to take advantage of the market’s food subsidy programs as the Tuesday market comes to an end soon. The Tuesday Market will continue through Oct. 28 and will reopen in May. On Tuesdays, the Lane...

(Excerpt from "Food Scene: Home cook wins contest, coffee fundraiser, downtown cafe closes") The Lane County Farmers Market held a cooking contest during the Tuesday market, Aug. 5. Ashley Gonzalez, an enthusiastic home cook whose experience includes hosting many...

A popular cooking competition, taking place at the Tuesday downtown Lane County Farmers Market, is back for its third year. The event brings together local chefs for a high-energy, hour-long culinary challenge based around using ingredients from the market. In...

The Lane County Farmers Market is reviving its popular once-a-month evening market for summer and fall 2025, offering Eugene residents local food, drinks and entertainment. Thursday Night Markets are held at the Farmers Market Pavilion and Plaza on the third Thursday...

At Eugene’s farmers market pavilion, locals inspect freshly cut vegetables, smell bright bouquets of flowers, and hear from Oregon researchers and nonprofits about their work. On Tuesday, the Lane County Farmers Market held Eco Fest, an event focused on bringing...

For the past three years, Terri Emrich has been growing garlic, lavender, berries and beans on her farm in Columbia County. In the fall of 2021 — her first year operating Rainier Garden Farms — Emrich started selling jams and jellies. Now, she has added canned...

Lane County Farmers Market kicks into the spring season this weekend. It will remain at its interim location at least until early summer.

The new, year-round home of the Lane County Farmers Market will be complete by the time the 2022 season starts in April. Eugene staff expect works to be done by March, said Will Dowdy, the city’s community development director. Modeled after a greenhouse, the wooden...

EUGENE, Ore. - Work continues on the new Farmers Market Pavilion in downtown Eugene where the butterfly parking lot once stood. Demolition and site preparation started in May 2022. Construction started in August. The pavilion is expected to be complete this spring in...

The Lane County Farmers Market is making it easy to be cool as a cucumber this year. Vendors will remain outdoors in downtown Eugene on Saturdays through December 18th. Meghan Verberkmoes is with the Farmers Market. She said it feels safer, in the pandemic, to stay...

When I think about the average college meal, a microwave and a freezer is almost always involved. I understand college students are more likely than not buying their groceries on a budget, and shopping at the farmers market doesn’t sound like it’s cost effective. But...