FARMBOAT FRESH NEWS BLOG

After a long dreary winter, the FarmBoat Lake Union Floating Market is back onboard the historic steamship “Virginia V”. We are ready for another fantastic season on the water. This year, Michael Petrone has joined us to help run the popular floating market at Lake Union Park (some of you may remember Mike’s famous award wining sandwich shop “Mikes East Coast Sandwiches”). Mike will be working with vendors and promoting FarmBoat to the South Lake Union neighborhood. He will also be organizing market entertainment and weekly festivities. Come by and meet Mike. He is a great guy!

The FarmBoat Lake Union Floating Market will run every Thursday from 11:00 am to 3:00 PM (except for the week of July 4th and Seafair).

Due to the simultaneous construction closures of roads, parking lots and pedestrian walkways at South Lake Union, the FarmBoat Floating Market will close early this year. Despite hopes to run the market up until Christmas, the City of Seattle has made it nearly impossible for visitors to easily get to the city’s newest multi-million dollar park. The closure of Terry and Western Avenue to pedestrian traffic cuts off most of South Lake Union from the waterfront park. With the expanded construction zones of various municipal projects in the area, the park has become a virtual desert.
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The steamship Virginia V is 90 years old next year. All who built and ran her in the early days of her Mosquito Fleet career are dead now. The vast majority of folks who walked her decks over the years have passed on as well–most of them, peacefully. However, there are a few contentious souls who linger in the afterlife wandering the ships passageways late at night. Come in Halloween costume and learn the chilling tales of ghost ships and see if you can find evidence of recent hauntings.
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Fall is definitely here. Squash, apples pears, sweet corn, chard and kale star at the floating market. It’s a great time to start dreaming about those cozy holiday meals. This week, Adriana will be cooking up her famous Fish Tacos, and tamales for lunch on the lake. Seattle Bagels will be there with their special locally made bagels and amazing bagel chips (highly recommended). 11 Olives will be sharing samples of incredible infused olive oils and balsamics. Marias Deserts has gluten free breads and treats.
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When is the last time you dined and shopped for groceries on an historic steamship? Now is the time to come by if you have not experienced this exclusive Seattle treat.

Fresh Fall crops are in! Eat well and stock up for winter. We have amazing fresh fish Tacos, and Enchiladas. Local bagels gluten free breads, artisan coffee & tea, olive oil & balsamics, and of course, fresh fall produce from local farms. Pam is out this week so no long stories. It has now been a year since we started this little market at Lake Union Park. Just come and enjoy the view!
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None of us were prepared for the end of summer — or at least not many of us!  Now that the weather has changed, FarmBoat has pledged to help you ease into fall with all the bounty of the season!  Join us this week and take heart — there are many great recipes for fall time. Soups, chowders, and hearty stews, all designed to warm the body and provide us with dense nutrients and fantastic flavors.
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Fall is here! You can not only feel it in the air but at Farmboat this week you can start thinking about stocking up with fresh fall vegetables. Do you like to can your veggies, or make jam for holiday gifts? We have a wonderful array of fresh fruits and veggies for all your meal planning and you’ll not want to miss our favorite vendors including Chef Adriana of Spanish Specialities who will be serving up her fresh fish tacos, tamales and Chicken and Fish Burritos!
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This week at Farmboat Floating Market we are looking forward to introducing you to Seattle Salads, a company with lots of passion and inspiration to help you get your greens on!  They will be serving up salad shakers with fresh ingredients and dressings made from scratch.  Just in time for a lunch time break! Continue reading →

This week we are excited feature the freshest local artisan bagels made from scratch by Seattle Bagel Bakery. These fantastic bagels are made by hand from 100% local grains. They kettle boil these scrumptious hearty bagels the old-fashioned way -then each one is individually hand toped and baked to perfection. If you want to see how they do it, check out this video! Continue reading →

What could be better than fish tacos on a boat? We are going to give this a try this week to see if you like this grand idea. Delicious Alaskan cod prepared with fresh veggies and wrapped in a tortilla – made by Chief Adriana of Spanish Specialties of Washington Enchiladas and other treats too.
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