It’s time to wind down 2024 in fresh market fashion. Many of our vendors who sell either hot or shelf stable foods or other natural products, source their ingredients from one or more of our farmers. This creates a wonderful symbiosis at our markets where purchasing from one benefits many others at the same time.

It was this realization that inspired this year’s gift guide as many of our products, like cocoa by a fire, are simply better together.

Although we can’t take all the stress out of the holidays, we can offer to add a bit of creative inspiration to the mix in the hopes that it will guide you towards a more fulfilling and wholistic gift gathering and giving experience. Make sure to check out our harvest markets and year round markets for whatever is on your list this holiday season.

From all of us at Neighborhood Farmers Markets, Happy Holidays!

Tribute or Memorial Gift - This year we are offering market goers the chance to honor loved ones, living or deceased. Your gift will help serve our community of farmers and vendors who put so much into cultivating with care all around Washington.

Sometimes it’s the little things that steal the show. Pair them up or gift them separately. They are sure to delight. These are also great to have on hand in case you have an unexpected guest and don’t want them leaving empty handed.

Holmquist Hazelnut Orchards - Hazelnut Sample Pack - gift as a whole pack or separate them to bundle with other products.

Holmquist Hazelnut Orchards - Hazelnut Oil (High Smoke Point - great for salads too)

Woodring - Chocolate Hazelnut Spread

Jon Boy Caramels - Seasonal Highlights: Molasses Ginger or Whiskey w/ Smoked Salt

Jon Boy Caramels - Caramel Sauce

Tieton Farm & Creamery - Caramel Cajeta (Mexican caramel sauce made from goat milk)

Woodring - Kentucky Whiskey Bourbon Caramel Sauce

Harbor Herbalist - Loose Leaf Tea

Hierophant Meadery - Respiratory Tea

Bow Hill Blueberries - Blueberry Sugar Scrub

Rainy Day Bees - Honey Hot Chocolate

Rainy Day Bees - Christmas Tree Shaped Bees Wax Candles

Foraged and Found Edibles - Truffle Salt

Ziva Mediterranean Foods - spice blends (Za’atar, Dukkah and Shawarma) sold separately or a discounted set of 3

Trevani Truffles - Gift Packs - Flavors inspired & procured from fellow market vendors ~ Rockridge Orchards, Holmquist Hazelnuts, Finn River Brandywines, Glendale Shepherds, Urban Honey , Hierophant Mead & more…

Market Gift Certificates - with this you can give the gift of choice and the experience of shopping at the market. Purchase online or at our markets. For online orders prior to the holidays: be sure to make your purchases no later than December 18th to ensure arrival before the 25th. Minimum purchase is $20.

Creative Combos: If you are serving some pie with ice-cream, crumbled hazelnuts and a few drizzles of caramel sauce can upgrade any dessert. The caramels can also be baked into cookies if you’re feeling extra ambitious. Or try melting some caramels into your tea for a richer flavor than plain sugar. Pair the candles with a sugar scrub and some hot chocolate for a cozy self care day.

It can be hard to find gifts that travel well. These items will make it more likely that your care package arrives with minimal stress and maximum joy. Pickney Cookies and Collins Orchards will even ship for you!

Pickney Cookie Cafe - Cookie Boxes (both regular and gluten free)

Water Tank Bakery - Cookie Boxes

Alexandra’s Macaroons - Holiday Cookie Set

Holmquist Hazelnut Orchard - Hazelnut Sample Pack

Jon Boy - Caramels

Trevani Truffles - Gift Packs: Flavors inspired & procured from fellow market vendors ~ Rockridge Orchards, Holmquist Hazelnuts, Finn River Brandywines, Glendale Shepherds, Urban Honey , Hierophant Mead & more…

Ziva Mediterranean Foods - spice blends (Za’atar, Dukkah and Shawarma) sold separately or a discounted set of 3

Cafe Lolo - Dry Pasta: Made with Washington Wheat

Kirsop Farm - Yarn and Sheep Skins

Foraged and Found Edibles - Dry or Powdered Mushrooms

Loki Fish Co. - Canned Fish

Collins Family Orchards - (Ship fruit nationwide)

Creative Combos - Mailing a Meal: For any pasta lover, sending dry pasta and dried mushrooms together is a fantastic seasonal treat that won’t lose any flavor or substance. Canned salmon and hazelnuts pair nicely as well. Go ahead and tack on a cookie box or truffle set to sweeten the deal with dessert.

Pictured: Finn River’s Blueberry and Black Currant Brandywine

These berry inspired treats bring a bit of August back to December. They pair nicely with bread and brooding.

Native Candy - Wild Huckleberry Jam

Yes Ma! Backyard Farm - Honey Lavender Onion Jam, Sweet & Spicy Onion Jams w/ Hibiscus & Habanero, Sweet Onion Jam w/Hibiscus Roselle

Bow Hill Blueberries - Blueberry and Habenero Seasoning

Bow Hill Blueberries - Girl Meets Dirt Blueberry Jam

Ayako & Family - Suyematsu Plum Jam, Suyematsu Strawberry Jam

Finn River - Blue Hewe Cider with a hint of Stellar J Organic Blueberries

Finn River - Blueberry Brandywine

Broken Shovel Farm - Hardy Kiwi Berry Salsa and Jam (Frozen)

Woodring - Jabenero Pepper Jelly

Creative Combos: Pair these stellar jams and brews with some sourdough from our bakers and flavorful cheeses from our cheese makers.

For all you bakers out there, we know you have your work cutout for you. Take a bite out of the stress with these helpful ingredients. Feel free to gift just the ingredients or make something special to share. You can always tag us in your Instagram posts.

A Butter Place - Butter Gift Sets

A Butter Place - Baker’s Block Butter

Yoka Miso - Garbanzo Miso

Ayako & Family - Jam Gift Set

Steel Wheel Farm - Stone Ground Organic Whole Red Wheat Flour

Steel Wheel Farm - Rolled Oats

Tieton Farm and Creamery - Caramel Cajeta

Holmquist Hazelnut Orchards - Dry Roasted or Butter Toffee Hazelnuts

Foraged and Found Edibles - Powdered Mushrooms

Samish Bay - Labneh (for a knee slapping good cheese cake)

Samish Bay - Greek Yogurt (for adding moisture & protein to cakes and waffles)

Golden Girls - Honey

Piebird Pie - All sorts of pies!

Creative Combos: Many of our orchards and farms are bringing high quality pears and apples of all varieties right now along with gourds and squashes that are staples of fall baking. It’s a good idea to stock up and preserve these fruits and veggies for baking needs later on. You can see our canning and jam making guide here. Or simply cut and freeze fruits to use later in pies, cakes, muffins, waffles, or crumbles. You can also stop by one of our bakers if you don’t have time to bake yourself. KaffeeKlatsch has a holiday Stollen, and they have a Bostok that is only available at our markets.

Pictured: Rockridge Orchards Fermented Ciders

These lively additions to your holiday feast are sure to please. Your gut and your tastebuds will thank you if you sprinkle in the many pro-biotic foods listed below. They bring a depth of flavor unlike any other.

Fantello Farmstead Creamery - Cultured Butter

Fantello Farmstead Creamery - Philomena Cheese

Tieton Farm & Creamery - Sheep & Goat Milk Cheeses

King’s Mozzarella - Mozzarella

Cascade Valley - Pickled Beets, Carrots, Onions, and Garlic

Junebug Ferments - Fermented Mustard

Junebug Ferments - Beet Kvass

Haxan - Fermented Hot Sauces

Nils’ Magic Kimchi - Vegan Kimchi

Yoka Miso - Miso

Seeking Ferments - Kombucha

Hierophant Meadery - Mead

Rockridge Orchards - Smoked Salt and Vinegar

Klickitat Canyon Winery - Vinegar

Firefly Kitchens - Ferments

YES MA! Backyard Farm - Spicy Rosella Achaar, Dill Pickles Chips

Creative Combos: Although you can certainly do a cheese platter with fruits, meats, and ferments, there are endless uses for these ingredients. From making a fermented mustard and goat cheese sandwich with pickled onions, to making a garbanzo miso soup, to egg fried rice with kimchi, these ingredients are sure to spark up something new in your kitchen.

Nothing elevates a meal like a good sauce or dip. Whether it’s salsa, gravy, or a hollandaise, you’re going to need something to mop up with your holiday rolls.

Lesedi Farm - Tiny Hot Sauces

Broken Shovel Kiwi Farm - Hardy Kiwi Berry Salsa

Cascade Valley - Salsa, Hummus

Haxan - Fermented Hot Sauce

Papa Tony’s - Hot Sauce Gift Pack

Bloom Creek Cranberries - Great for making your own cranberry sauce

YES MA! Backyard Farm - Green Tomato Chutney

La Pasta - Pesto, Beet & Chive Garlic Spread, Palomino, Puttanesca (pasta sauces)

Junebug Ferments - Fermented Cherry Ketchup, Fermented Mustard

Ziva Mediterranean Foods - traditional Mediterranean sauces and spreads such as: Schug (spicy green condiment), Mrouzia (compote of prunes, apricots and raisins) and Muhammara (roasted red pepper, hazelnut and pomegranate molasses); PLUS Dressings, Pesto, Feta Dip, Olive Tapenade and of course Baba Ganoush and Hummus.

Creative Combos: You can always pick up ingredients to make some of your own sauces too. Ziva’s Mrouzia goes great on your cheese plate with Farmers Market cheeses and their Tapenade is particularly good with Farmers Market charcuterie

Making something yourself or gifting a craft you can do together is so powerful. Or gift a cookbook with recipes you can try all year long.

Mariposa Farm - Holiday Wreaths

Bumblee Farm - Botanical Dye Kit

Kirsop Farm - Yarn

A Butter Place - Butter Candles

Left Foot Farm - Goat Milk Soap

Seattle Urban Honey - Lip Balm and Beeswax Candles

Books and Demos

These gals are often seen at our markets doing food demonstrations that teach market goers creative ways to use seasonal foods and get creative in the kitchen. You can see their upcoming events on our events page linked here.

Lauren Ko - Pieometry (cook book)

Caroline Wright - Soup Club (cook book)

Rachell Belle - Open Sesame (cook book)

Creative Combos: Try bundling candles, goat milk soap, and lip balm, and maybe a sugar scrub for a relaxing self-care package. Tack on a book for some entertainment. Or gift some plain yarn with a botanical dye kit so your recipient can choose a color for themselves.

The diverse range of products at our markets are sure to help you spread the holiday cheer no matter what your family traditions are.

Zylbersctein’s Baked Goods - fresh donuts, challah, bagels, and more!

Glendale Sheperd - Labneh

Skagit River Ranch -brisket and other special cuts for slow cooking.

Olsen Farms - brisket and other special cuts for slow cooking

Golden Girls - Honey

Potatoes for latkes

Ziva Mediterranean Foods - Moroccan Tagine, Mujadara, Marinated Beets, Tzimmes (offered only for Jewish holidays), Mrouzia, plus several of our soups: like Lamb Fasulye and Harira are great for your Hannukah celebrations.

Creative Combos: Are you an applesauce or a sour cream family? Either way, we got you covered. Pick up some heirloom apples to make your own applesauce - an easy way to fancy up your latke spread - and try Glendale Shepherd's creamy labneh, a tangy local option that some may enjoy even more than traditional sour cream.

We have plenty of tasty options for the carnivore in your life. And if you’re prepping a holiday meal, Left Foot Farm has whole birds available.

Kirsop Farm - Bone Broth (Frozen)

Left Foot Farm - Whole Birds & Organ Meats

Salt Blade - Cured Meats

Wendy Simply Cooks - Ready Made Meals - Loki Smoked Salmon Bowl

Windy N Ranch - Pasture raised Wagyu beef, pork, goat, turkey, chicken and eggs

Ziva Mediterranean Foods - Pork Rillettes for your charcuterie board. Ready-to-reheat meals: such as Fabada Asturiana, Chicken Tagine and several meat-based frozen soups

Skagit River Ranch -brisket and other special cuts for slow cooking.

Olsen Farms - brisket and other special cuts for slow cooking

Creative Combos: If you pick up some fresh veggies, you can cook them in some bone broth for a hearty and warming meal to serve at any get-together or just for yourself after a cold wet day. Salt Blade meats go great with cheeses, jams, and bread, or you can make your own pizza using some Steel Wheel flour and salt blade pepperoni.

Seattle is full of fantastic seafood and our markets are no exception. Our vendors are skilled experts of their craft and harvest and prepare some of the freshest fish around. If you like a little seafood around the holidays, these vendors can help.

Loki Fish Co. - Boneless Salmon Fillet, Salmon Spread, Whole Salmon, Canned Salmon

Native Candy - Alder Smoked Chinook Salmon, Chinook Fillet, Whole Fish, Sage and Herbs

Creative Combos: If you buy smoked or canned fish you can always make your own spreads or snacks. These pair well with hazelnuts and fresh dill and herbs. The canned items can even be shipped.

If you don’t eat animal products or are shopping for someone who doesn’t, here is a list of gifts that will serve them well.

Wendy Simply Cooks

Nils’ Magic Kimchi (doesn’t use fish sauce)

Jams: Ayako & Family, Bow Hill Blueberries, Foraged and Found Edibles, Broken Shovel, Yes Ma! Backyard Farm

Holmquist Hazelnut Orchards - Hazelnuts

Cafe Lolo - Pasta

Ziva Mediterranean Foods - Ready-to-reheat meals: (Mujadara, Gigante Beans); Several of their frozen soups (Egyptian Red Lentil, Heirloom Tomato, Cauliflower Vadouvan, etc) plus most of their dips and spreads!

Steel Wheel Farm - Rolled Oats, Stone ground wheat

Foraged & Found Edibles - Dried Mushrooms

Pinckney’s Miracle Cookies (Gluten and dairy free.)

Creative Combos: Pairing pasta and home made hazelnut pesto never fails to impress. Throw some dried mushrooms in the mix and you have a seasonal treat specific to the PNW. But more than anything, it’s rare to find a gluten and dairy free cookie that passes the taste and texture test and Pinckney’s Miracle Cookies defy all expectations. They are a true treat.

Market Merch

Ayako & Family - Market Tote Bag

Let’s Wrap It Up!

Seattle Neighborhood Farmers Markets

Let’s Wrap It Up!

Cozy Like a Cat

Dehydrating Foods 101

Seattle Neighborhood Farmers Markets