Matanuska Community Farmers Market

Located in Palmer, Alaska, Matanuska Community Farmers Market brings together local farmers, food artisans, and community members for a vibrant open-air marketplace.

The market schedule is Seasonal. Early shoppers typically find the largest selection before popular vendors sell out.

Matanuska Community Farmers Market's vendors collectively offer Vegetables, Fruits, Meat, Eggs, Cheese, and Honey, with the full range of products reflecting what Market producers are harvesting each week.

Farmers markets like Matanuska Community Farmers Market represent a fundamentally different way of accessing food compared to a supermarket. When you shop at Matanuska Community Farmers Market, the person selling you tomatoes is often the same person who planted them — a level of transparency and traceability that industrial food systems cannot replicate. That direct relationship is what draws many Palmer residents to the market week after week.

The selection at Matanuska Community Farmers Market changes as the growing season progresses. Early in the season, expect cool-weather crops like salad greens, radishes, and herbs. Peak summer brings the widest variety — tomatoes, peppers, corn, stone fruits, and squash. By fall, the market shifts toward storage vegetables, apples, pears, preserves, and baked goods that make use of seasonal harvests. This seasonal rhythm is something you feel at a farmers market in a way you never do in a grocery store.

Matanuska Community Farmers Market is committed to serving all members of the Palmer community. SNAP/EBT benefits are accepted, meaning nutrition assistance recipients can use their benefits to buy fresh, locally grown produce and other eligible items directly from vendors. These programs reflect a broader commitment to food access that many farmers market organizers across Alaska have prioritized in recent years.

Matanuska Community Farmers Market supports the livelihoods of independent farmers and food producers in the Palmer area while giving shoppers a meaningful alternative to industrially produced food.

Shoppers using EBT can take advantage of Matanuska Community Farmers Market's SNAP acceptance to buy locally grown produce, eggs, and other eligible items from vendors.