05/07/2026
Spring is doing its thing in NW Montana and if you know where to look, there's more growing than you might expect.
Asparagus shoots pushing up through cold soil. Radishes already round and ready. Dandelions! Yes, dandelions, one of the most nutritious and underappreciated greens of early spring, growing wild and free right outside your door.
This Friday is our Mother's Day Market, the opening day of the 2026 Troy Farmers Market season. It's early in the season, which means what you find will be honest and real, the first things out of the ground, small treasures crafted by hand over a long winter and booths arranged for shoppers. Thank you to our vendors and farmers!
Come to the Mother's Day market on Friday! If you're interested in eating local food more often here's a couple questions that will let your farmer know that you're happy they're a grower. 👇
🌱 "Do you offer a CSA share?"
A CSA — Community Supported Agriculture — is one of the most direct ways to eat locally all season long. You pay upfront for a regular share of whatever the farm is producing that week. Some shares are weekly, some bi-weekly. Some are vegetables only, some include eggs, herbs, or flowers. Every one is different because every farm is different. Ask what theirs looks like. You might be surprised how affordable and abundant it can be.
🌱 "How long have you been a market gardener?"
This one opens doors. The growers who show up to a farmers market in a small Montana town in May have likely been through some trial and error with their growing conditions. They've grown through late frosts and early snows, through drought years and rainy summers. They have knowledge that doesn't exist in any book. Ask the question and then just listen. The answer is almost always worth hearing.
See you Friday. 🌼
📅 May 8 · 11 AM – 5 PM
📍 Troy Museum Grounds, Troy, MT
Everything at the Troy Farmers Market is homemade or homegrown. Always.
Troy Farmers Market — rooted in place, fed by our neighbors.
