Sarah G.
Yelp
I was pleasantly surprised by how many vendor Bellevue farmer's market has for being a suburban market. There were probably about 25 tents of vendors, with a variety of offerings such as juice, dip mixes, olive oils, hummus, cheeses, fresh produce, flowers, jams, pies, hot food such as Mediterranean and dumplings.
We talked to the organizer, and one thing that surprised me was that he said he prefers to only have one vendor of each type at the market, mostly to ensure that each vendor makes money while there. I can understand this approach, but I felt for a farmer's market the fresh produce offerings were lacking. Given that there were only 1-2 produce vendors, the prices were set as they pleased and the breadth of produce was limited. Maybe this will improve as we get later in the growing season.
The location is nice. The space is very green and has a playground for kids to play in. The market also offers a "toy library" when you can check out a toy to play with for the evening (hula hoop, bubbles, balls, etc.). There was a live performer the day we were there, and there were also picnic tables for us to sit at and enjoy our dumplings we bought at the market.