Welcome to the Clark Fork River Market

 2010 RULES AND REGULATIONS, VENDOR APPLICATIONS, AND COMMERCIAL VENDOR APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE- on "Vendors" page ---- Also, the 2010 vendor meeting is Tuesday, March 16th from 6:30pm-9pm at the Missoula Public Library in the large meeting room downstairs--- New vendors are urged to attend!!!

 Thanks for the support Missoula!  Stay informed in the off season with our website, updated weekly throughout the winter.The Clark Fork River Market will be back the first weekend in May 2010.

Questions? Comments? Contact Franco Salazar (Market Manager) at 406-396-0593 or email at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The Clark Fork River Market is located under the Higgins Bridge, in the Riverside Parking Lot, just east of Caras Park and the Wilma Building in downtown Missoula. Our hours are Saturdays, 8am until 1pm from the first Saturday in May through the fourth Saturday in October --  rain or shine!  Please click on our "locate us" icon at the top of this page for a map to our site.  There is ample FREE parking adjacent to the market at Caras Park and on the upper and lower levels of the Bank Street Parking Structure (at the Millennium Building).

The Clark Fork River Market provides a lively and scenic setting for buying locally-produced fruits and vegetables, meats, poultry, fish, organic dairy products, plants, flowers, fresh handcrafted pastas, baked goods, honey, salsa, jams and jellies, wool goods and other wares from area farmers, ranchers and chefs. Breakfast, lunch, espresso, coffee, tea and cold drinks are also available, along with plenty of seating for customers who want to relax and enjoy the festive market atmosphere.  Live music adds to the festivities from 10am to 12ish.

Customers can expect these products and more from Western Montana farmers, ranchers, bakers and chefs during the market season: 

Produce: Apples, pears, asian pears, cherries, huckleberries, plums, basil, oregano, bay leaf, thyme, mint, cilantro, dill, arugula, corn, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, pod peas, snap peas, green beans, wax beans, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, peppers, egg plant, sorrel. Also red, yellow, green and sweet onions, garlic, beets, carrots, radishes, spinach, crispy lettuce and salad mixes,  yukon gold potatoes, red potatoes, russet potatoes, many types of mushrooms,  pumpkins, and winter squash varieties.

Cut Flowers:  Locally grown, beautifully arranged cut flowers include cut lilies, sunflowers, dahlias, fresh lavender, gladiolas, cosmos, daisies, and a wide selection of dried flower arrangements. 

Bedding Plants, Seeds and Bulbs:   A vendor with native seeds from Arlee, Native Ideals, will now be at the market.  Garden City Nursery will have on hand bedding plants and tree starts.  Rocking Rose will have starts and more for late summer gardening.  Our farmers love to share their advice to help make your gardening experience a fun and successful one.

Animal Proteins: frozen and fresh beef, bison, pork, chicken, emu, and seafood from Alaska. We also have jerky, bratwurst, sausages, hamburgers, and smoked meats.

Wool goods: Wool vendors from the Bitterroot, Huson, and the Mission Valley will offer their wool yarns, pillows, scarves, hand loomed rugs, felted wool hats and more.  

Baked Items:  Pies, cannoli, cakes, quiches, amazingly decorated cookies, cupcakes, croissants, muffins, breads, frozen cookie dough and MORE will be available from more than 11 local bakers. Vegan options available.  Gluten free products also available from several vendors.

Dairy: organic cheese (including feta, swiss, cheddar, brie, curds) and butter.

Other Products: Spreads and dips, coffee, espresso, fresh roasted coffee beans, honey, beeswax candles, salsa, locally made cooking sauces and marinades, spices, hot prepared foods such as hamburgers, egg sandwiches, bratwurst, hot dogs, lemonade, BBQ, authentic Argentinian empanadas, donuts, toffee, and roasted chiles 

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No cash? No problem! Thanks to Big Sky Commerce, CREDIT CARDS and EBT/SNAP cards ARE ACCEPTED - visit the market information booth for more information. Most vendors also accept checks. We also have available an ATM machine, next to our market information booth.

THANK YOU, MARKET CUSTOMERS --your patronage helps to strengthen our local economy, and is essential to the preservation of Montana's agricultural heritage.  

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Interested in becoming a vendor? There is still room!  Please click on the vendor icon above to learn about our rules and regulations and booth fees.  Email Franco Salazar at  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   with any questions, or to request that an application be sent to you in the mail.

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Are you a member of a nonprofit group looking to provide information to the Missoula community in a simple and effective manner?  Consider joining us for a Saturday or two - call 406-396-0593 for information.  We charge $10 for nonprofit participation at a Saturday market.


 



 
List of 2009 Vendors

Vegetable, Produce and/or Flower Vendors 

Tria Moua – flowers, garlic braids, morels and more – from Missoula

Highland Organics – fresh produce, bedding plants, eggs, berries, more – from Frenchtown area

Home Acres Orchard -- apricots, apples, pears and homemade jams -- sustainably grown in the Bitterroot Valley 

Yong Moua Farm Products – flowers, dried morel mushrooms, veggies, strawberries, huckleberries, plums – from Missoula

Chao Lo’s Produce – vegetables, bedding plants, flowers, strawberries, huckleberries, morels – from Missoula

Bitterroot Organics – organic produce, bedding plants, herbs, tomatoes, more – grown in the Bitterroot Valley

Pink Grizzly Nursery – bedding plants, hanging flower baskets and more – grown in Missoula

Say Khang --- Produce, huckleberries, strawberries, funnel cakes, juices and cold drinks – from Missoula

Grogan Homegrown – veggies, flowers, huckleberries, herbs, bedding plants more – from Frenchtown

Johnson’s Homegrown – bedding plants, veggies, berries, flowers – grown in Frenchtown area

Paradise Gardens – jams, herbs, flowers, vegetables, pumpkins, melons, peppers, bedding plants, lavender plants and flowers– from Paradise area

Forbidden Fruits Orchards – unsprayed peaches and cherries...also low sugar jams made from orchard fruits – from Paradise MT

Fields of Wrath – native plants, veggies, chilies, herbs, apple cider, native trees – grown in Stevensville

Mai Ly Vang & Family Produce – fresh flowers, vegetables, berries – grown in Missoula

Glacier Acres Nursery and Produce – bedding plants, herbs, hydroponic tomatoes, more – from the Mission Valley

Lavender Lori – fresh and dried lavender bouquets, lavender products – grown in the Rattlesnake Valley in Missoula

Blue Willow Farm – dried and fresh flowers, handmade paper, more– from Stevensville area 

Gardens of Summer – gorgeous bedding plants, including native plants – grown in Dixon

Rocking Rose Produce and Herbs – bedding plants, herbs, baked goods, veggies – from Stevensville

Loiselle’s Lilies – potted lilies, cut lilies and tulips, bulbs and lots of expert advice about lilies – Target Range area of Missoula

Garden City Nursery – bedding plants, native trees, native plants – from the Bitterroot Valley

Cottage Garden Nursery – bedding plants - from the Bitterroot Valley

Pao Moua and Ma Thao - produce, dried flowers, strawberries, more – from Missoula

Kathee Dunham of Sophie's Farm -- flowers, wool, indigo plants, apples -- from Arlee 

Bloomin' Creations -- flowering plants from Missoula

John Ehrdman -- flowers, plants from Missoula

Farmer Brown's - handmade soaps from farm ingredients, bedding plants, baked goods - from Ronan

Triple J Nursery - bedding plants -- Missoula

Charlie Hopkins -- morel mushrooms -- Missoula

Mai and Blong Vang -- fresh picked produce -- from Missoula

Tayer Lawn and Garden -- dahlias, produce, bedding plants -- from Missoula

John's Backyard Garden -- fresh picked produce -- from Missoula

Cromwell Orchards -- cherries from the Flathead Valley

Dixon Melons -- melons from Dixon, MT

Webster Orchards -- cherries from the Flathead

Nash Family -- cherries from the Flathead

Catherine's Farm- Missoula, MT

Cowboy Cherries- cherries from the Flathead

Martel Family Orchards- cherries from the Flathead

Tony Moua- fresh produce from Missoula, MT

Native Ideals -- seeds for plants native to the Western Montana region -- from Arlee -- www.nativeideals.com

 

                                           Meat/Fish/Poultry/Dairy Vendors 

Lifeline Diary – cheeses (including feta cheese!), butter, organic pork and beef -- fresh and frozen

Superior Meats – poultry, jerky, summer sausages, BBQ sauce, more – from Superior MT

Farm-to-Market Pork – all cuts of pork, pepperoni sticks, and beef, too! – from the Flathead Valley

Taste of Alaska ---fresh and smoked salmon, halibut, scallops– caught by Missoulian Corey Boone

Page’s Bison – all cuts of natural hormone-free bison – from Hot Springs

Uncle Bill’s Sausages – hand-crafted, gourmet sausages – made in Missoula from conventional meat sources

Mannix Brother's Ranch - grass finished beef from Helmville, MT 

Andy Maki of Maki Family Farm -- grain finished beef from the Bitterroot Valley

Two Creek Ranch -- locally raised beef -- from the Ovando area

Wild Rose Emu Ranch -- emu meat from the Hamilton area --  www.wildroseemu.com

Pure Montana Angus -- All natural grain finished pure bred Angus beef --  from Western MT

                                                                Egg Vendors

Triple H Farm – free range, pasture-fed duck and chicken eggs

Jerome Brenner – farm fresh chicken eggs 

Jeanna Piper -- fresh eggs from Florence

Rockin' Rose Ranch -- eggs and more from Stevensville

Farmer Browns -- organic eggs from the Mission Valley

 

Bakeries

Baker’s Dozen - breads, cookies, muffins, cinnamon rolls and more - from Missoula

Old World Bakery - croissants, tarts, upside down cakes, more -- from Missoula

Le Petit Bakery - handcrafted artisan breads and pastries - from Missoula

Chris Lafley -- muffins, gluten free products, cookies -- from Missoula

Weeping Grandmother Pastas and Baked Goods - handcrafted, fresh pastas made with seasonal ingredients, cannoli and more - from Missoula

Creative Confections - quiches, cakes, cupcakes, tarts and more - from Missoula

Sunflour Cookies - seasonally decorated sugar cookies

Blackbird Pies - berry, apple and rhubarb pies made with all organic ingredients - from Lolo

Peter The Pie Guy - local ingredient pies,"Betty Lou-Berry," huckleberry, strawberry-rhubarb, and peach- from Missoula

 Lil’ Orbits Donuts - made-to-order donuts, espressos, more - from Missoula

Indulge Bakery - innovative desserts and breads, including gluten free items -- from Missoula

Heavenly Sweets -- small pies, cookies, sweet breads and more -- from Missoula

Dutch Oven - breads, pies, more - from Gold Creek

Becca's Bakery - cookies, muffins and more -- from Missoula

What's For Dinner -- frozen cookie dough -- from Missoula

Farmers that also bring baked goods include: Glacier View Acres, Farmer Brown, and Rockin Rose...

Honey/Beeswax/Bee Vendors

Sweet Bear Apiary and Orchards – honey, beeswax products, candles, jams, raspberries

Wool Vendors

Sugar Loaf Wool – several types of wool pillows, roving, yarn, toys, quilts, batting – from Hall, MT  -- visit www.sugarloafwool.com

River Run Weaving – hand woven wool rugs, wool socks, scarves – from Huson, MT (visit www.riverrunweaving.com)

Judy Colvin -- hand dyed, felted wool items, scarves, hats, wool art and MORE from the Mission Valley

Kalaya Farms - yarns, roving, more from the Bitterroot

Wolverton Mountain Wool -- yarns, scarves, hats, and more -- from the Mission Valley

Salsa Vendors

Starla Gade & Family - Howling Moon Salsa - mango salsa, tomato based salsas and more - from Missoula

Natural Creations Salsa – create your own salsa blends at the salsa bar! – from Missoula

Garden City Salsa --  salsa from one of Missoula's well known salsa makers!

 

Spreads, Spices, Sauces and Dips

Yum Rising --cream cheese and/or tofu-based spreads, sweet or savory - from Missoula

Riversong Gourmet -- spreads made with love-  proceeds shared with local nonprofits -- Stevensville

Thunderhead Gardens -- raspberry chipotle sauce from fresh, local ingredients -- from the Mission Valley

Mama's Pantry -- jams, preserves, jellys, syrups and conserves -- from Clinton

Montana Food Products -- BBQ sauces, marinades, spices fortified with Omega-3 - from Lolo, MT  

 

Hot Prepared Foods/Commercial Food Vendors

eMpanadas – several varieties of Argentina-style empanadas utilizing local ingredients; vegetarian

options available

Organic Sprouts -- egg sandwiches made to order with all local ingredients -- from Missoula

Wok-ee-Mountain -- freshly prepared Asian entrees -- from Lolo

Isla’s Lemonade – fresh-squeezed lemonade and cold drinks-- from Missoula

Up n Smokin - BBQ turkey legs, burgers, pork, tri-tip sandwiches and more -- from Florence MT

Yo Dawg Hot Dogs – hot dogs, funnel cakes, ice cream, drinks -- from Missoula

Montana Food Products -- brats, burgers, dogs and more, plus sauces and spices for cooking at home -- from Lolo

Lil Orbits -- Doughnuts made on the spot, with coffee and hot chocolate -- Missoula

                                         Coffee/Espresso/Tea/Smoothie Vendors

Charlie Coffee – small batch, fire-roasted coffee beans, drip coffee, hot chocolate, iced teas – from Missoula

Loose Caboose – espresso drinks, drip coffee, hot and iced teas, fruit smoothies, more  - from Missoula

Lil Orbits – espresso, chai, tea, fresh donuts, more – from Missoula

Dog Treats

Bezoar's Buffalo Treats-  made from bison, Missoula, MT