Where to Find Local Food
We’re so lucky on Whidbey to have many farms, producers, markets, and restaurants selling local food. Producers across Whidbey Island are growing vegetables and fruit, flowers, and meat. They’re baking cookies and pie. They’re cooking up delectable sauces and jams and fermenting cukes and cabbage. All that great food goes out to markets and farm stands or it goes into restaurant kitchens for chefs to use in delicious, aromatic meals.
Buy local from locations listed below, and your food won’t have to travel far to reach your plate. More of your dollars will stay in the local economy as you support our island businesses. Meet fun, interesting people and see more of our beautiful island landscape. Learn more about why eating local benefits our community here.
Buy Direct From Farmers & Producers
Farm Stands
There are many farm stands on the island, tucked down our tree-lined roads and hunkered down on our seaside bluffs. There may be one closer than you think! Check out these lists of 2023 farm stands, and visit as many as you can!
Farmer’s Markets
Bayview Farmer’s Market - Saturdays from 10-2. Meet Whidbey Island farmers. Discover new recipes using local ingredients. Learn about eating seasonally. Children are invited to visit the education booth for a Two Bite Challenge – a fun way to try new foods!
SW Tilth Farmer’s Market - Sundays from 11-3. Look for live music and classes on gardening and nutrition. Local produce, food, artisans, crafters, music, and more make this market a local’s favorite event. Learn from area organic growers. Try your luck at Market Bingo! Children’s Scavenger Hunt the last Sunday in Sept.
Coupeville Farmer’s Market - Saturdays from 10-2.
Food Hub
Shop online for local food from over 50 local producers. Ordering is open from Friday at noon to Tuesday at 9pm. Pickup orders on Fridays in Langley, Freeland, Coupeville, and Oak Harbor.
Shop the Food Hub here.
Restaurants & Markets
Markets
The Goose Community Grocer is a community based, full-service grocery store, owned by the local nonprofit organization Goosefoot. Each month a nonprofit is chosen to receive donations via the store’s “Round Up for Charity” program. The Goose showcases Whidbey Food Hub growers throughout the year and encourages seasonal eating.
3 Sisters Market in Coupeville sells locally made products, meat, and produce, and will be highlighting different products throughout the month of September. Stop in for unique finds.
Whidbey Farm & Market sells both local and regional products, including Love Well Farms produce, Whidbey Farm and Market meats, One Willow Farm eggs and whole chicken, Our Family Farm berries, Twinbrooks milk, Samish Bay and Golden Glen cheeses.
Restaurants who serve locally grown.
We have many restaurants that use locally grown ingredients in their menus. Some order from the Food Hub, and some have relationships with specific farms, or even farms on their property. These restaurants are committed to using fresh, local ingredients in their dishes. Let them know how valuable that is to the community when you eat there!
Find a comprehensive list of local restaurants at Embrace Whidbey/Camano Islands here.
Orchard Kitchen
Chef Stefen cooks up eclectic comfort food inspired by his mother and grandmother and travels throughout the world. He sources ingredients from the Food Hub and the Bayview Farmer’s Market. Enjoy a unique experience at with an amazing water view.
Find hours and location here.
Savory
Chef Mike at Old Spots Bistro in Greenbank is also a farmer of heritage livestock, including Gloucershire Old Spot pigs. He sources produce from the Food Hub and from local farmers.
Old Spots Bistro hours and location here.
Old Spots Bistro
From concept to design Fusion brings Gordon’s vision to life of fresh, vibrant foods served in an environment where you can celebrate the diversity of flavors with family and friends. The bright flavors are inspired from people Gordon has met, his team members, and family connections; they are a honoring of those legacies and the transformation of Gordon as a chef. Gordon and his team members have given careful consideration to the menu, wine, and cocktail selection, and source much of their ingredients from the Food Hub.
Find hours and information here.
Gordon’s Fusion
Visit Prima Bistro, Saltwater Fish House, and Seabiscuit Bakery for fresh, seasonal, delicious meals. The restaurants source product from their own farm, Intimis Farm, and fresh shellfish from Penn Cove Mussels.
Click the restaurant name above for hours and locations.
Prima Bistro & Saltwater Fish House
New owners Ben and Sophia bring a delicious menu inspired by the belief that food should not only nourish our bodies and excite our taste buds but honor the land it is grown in and the hands that grow it.
Oystercatcher hours and location here.
Oystercatcher
An iconic seaside restaurant in Coupeville, the Captain Whidbey sources produce from the Food Hub and from local farmers. You’ll find Chef Sean out in the gardens each afternoon harvesting herbs for dinner, and if the whales come in to Penn Cove for the evening, you’ll have a front row view!
Find hours and location here.
Captain Whidbey
Stop in for an island-famous sandwich and browse the shelves of locally made and delectable food and drinks at this central Whidbey restaurant and market.
Hours and location here.
Greenbank Pantry & Deli
This unique hole in the wall restaurant located on the waterfront in Coupeville has a changing drink and food menu that is not to be missed!
Hours and location here.
Overboard
Drink Local
Pair your delicious local meal with a beverage brewed or roasted right in your backyard. Our wineries, breweries, and coffee roasters bring the stuff of life to your day and offer patio seating with beautiful views. Find a comprehensive list of local embiberies at the Embrace Whidbey/Camano site here.
Wineries
Breweries
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