Residents of Portland’s Roseway Neighborhood: The Rocky Butte Farmers Market returns Saturday, May 24, on Northeast Siskiyou Street between 79th and 81st avenues.

The market runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday through Oct. 25.

More than 20 vendors, educational programming and food demonstrations are slated, along with a program known as “Full Basket,” which will provide $50 in weekly tokens to market patrons who are receiving supplemental government assistance, which can be used to purchase produce, meat, eggs, fish and more.

Full Basket is a collaboration led by the Native American Youth and Family Center, or NAYA, and the Cully, Woodlawn and Rocky Butte farmers markets.

The term “Full Basket” translates as “pahtl o’-pe-kwan” in Chinuk Wawa, a common language used by several indigenous tribes of the Pacific Northwest, according to a press release.

The Rocky Butte market also provides other programs for patrons:

• Recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, can double their purchasing power with up to $20 matched per visit through the Double Up Food Bucks program. SNAP previously was known as food stamps.
• Shoppers who arrive by bus or bike receive $5 shopping tokens through a Metro grant.
• Access to essential resources such as SNAP eligibility screenings through Hunger-Free Oregon and regular distribution of free COVID tests and naloxone to support public health and safety in the community.

Each week, the farmers market collects excess food from vendors and donates it directly to the Mainspring Portland social service agency, keeping high-quality, locally grown produce within the community and ensures that people have access to fresh, seasonal food, regardless of income.