APPENDIX: This document was written for purposes other than this project but covers significant events and personalities of the time. It is posted with permission and is unedited. The views expressed are soley those of the author.
History of the Olympia Farmers Market
By Stephen Wilcox
Steve Wilcox was a historian of the present-day Olympia Farmers Market, one of the most successful alternative institutions to come out of the 1970s. His 34-page story offers considerable details about how the founders struggled to establish the Market and how it evolved.
Steve was a fish monger in the Market for many years. He was an avid supporter of local sustainable farming and was active in the early food conspiracy movement. Steve co-owned Sea Blossom Seafoods. He passed away in 2017 at age 72.