Teton Valley Online Farmers Market
Stock up on farm-fresh produce even as the snow flies
Come October, the valley bids adieu to the homegrown goodness for sale on the Driggs City Center Plaza, as the farmers market comes to an end. But not for long!
Thanks to the efforts of local food purveyor Rob Dupré—the man behind the delicious meads, pestos, and hummus at Chasing Paradise—farmers market fans can get their fix of sustainable produce all winter long. Cheese, baked goods, and more are available to purchase all winter and spring long as part of the Teton Valley Online Farmers Market.
“I started an indoor winter farmers market in 2020, but we had to shut it down with the onset of COVID-19,” Rob says. “The online market is a way that we can safely distribute food from local farmers and producers to the community.”
The website is stocked with ideas for delicious food and goods from a who’s who of some of the valley’s well-loved local farms and other purveyors of sustenance. Fresh produce from Canewater Farm; salad mix, carrots, and potatoes from Cosmic Apple Gardens; goat milk and cheeses from Endless Winter Farm; pastured beef and pork from Late Bloomer Ranch; jams from Dusty Hound Farm; and pesto, hot sauce, “All Good” bars, cider, and meads from Chasing Paradise—the shopping list goes on and on.
Online ordering is available each week from 8am Sunday to 6pm Tuesday. After ordering, customers then pick up their goods Thursday afternoons at the Chasing Paradise Meadery in Driggs. With help from Winter Winds Farm cheesemaker Lacey McNeff, the online market is providing one more way for Teton Valley residents to enjoy fresh, local produce, meats, cheeses, and other packaged foods throughout the year—while also supporting local farmers beyond the summer market season.
“Hopefully, this will become a sustainable way for consumers to buy from all their favorite local farmers and producers with the convenience of being able to pick up everything in one location,” Rob says. “We also hope that it encourages farmers to produce more by creating an outlet for their goods before and after the outdoor market season.”
There might not be anything much better than a Cosmic Apple Gardens potato, roasted to perfection and topped with a slather of Rob’s pesto or of other goodies you can order up. Find out more at tvfm.localfoodmarketplace.com.
