Prosser Farmers Market

The Prosser Farmers' Market was formed under the Agriculture Committee chaired by Max Benitz, Jr., Gayle Wheeler, director of the Prosser Economic Development Association and Linda Hall in 1993. The market opened assisted by the Port of Benton, Ben Bennett and Scott Keller on July 17, 1993 with seven vendors. The market was located at the northeast corner of the Prosser Airport. The market continued to locate at the airport during the 1993 and 1994 seasons. In 1995 the market relocated to the parking of the Prosser City Library, blocking off Sommers Avenue and adjacent to the Prosser City Park with the assistance of Ken Carter and the City Council. In the fall of 2000 Chuck Dawsey, of the Benton Rural Electric Association, obtained a grant through the U.S. Department of Agriculture administered by the Northwest Cooperative Development Center. The Farmers' Market has formed a cooperative and is advertising for additional vendors and customers. With many thanks for eight years of support from the Prosser Economic Development Association the Farmers' Market has now formed their own cooperative called the Farmers' Market Co-op. This is the ninth season of the Prosser Farmers' Market. The market continues to grow and improve each year.