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The Nampa Farmers Market is proud to announce that we have been voted one of the very best Farmers markets in the United States! The Farmers Market Coalition, a part of American Farmland Trust has announced it’s winners for Best Farmers Markets nationally with the Nampa Farmers Market placing first in the state of Idaho, first in the Pacific Region, and third best in the United States. “It is a huge honor to be recognized nationally as one of the best farmers markets in the country” said Board of Directors President Bob Wagner. “It’s wonderful to see that others are…

Fans of super hot, taste-bud torturing hot peppers have the opportunity to test their capsaicin tolerance at the Nampa Farmers Market on Saturday, September 24. Registration is available online at Nampafarmersmarket.com Contestants will be lined up and given a succession of hot peppers starting with relatively mild peppers like the Jalapeno (3500-8000 Scoville Units) and Serrano (8000-23,000 Scoville Units) progressing to Habanero (200,000 – 350,000 Scoville Units), Ghost Pepper (1,000,000 Scoville Units) Carolina Reaper (2,000,000 Scoville Units) and even hotter. (if it gets that far!) Contestants must eat the entire pepper, holding up the bare stem when they are done.…

While 2021 was the biggest ever for the Nampa Farmers Market, 2022 looks to be even bigger! The Market will host two soft opening Saturdays on April 2, and 9th, before the Grand opening on April 16th - the earliest ever. This year there are more Market days on the calendar. And as of this writing, the Nampa Farmers Market has more Vendors than ever - a whopping total of 151! "This year promises to be the best ever for the Nampa Farmers Market" says Board President Bob Wagner. "We have so many new Vendors to add to the already…