The rites of spring are coming fast and furious these days. Valhalla will unfold on earth once again when the weekly Proctor Farmers Market opens for the season from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 31. While your best bets for fresh produce this time of year include asparagus, rhubarb, salad greens, edible flowers, fiddleheads, wild mushrooms and green onions, this popular farmers markets doesn't stop there: You'll also find meats and cheeses, fresh-cut flowers, garden gadgets, artisanal crafts, and concessions, with plenty of free samples being doled out.

John Hoover and the Quinns and Kendl ad Joe (Southern Skies) will entertain.

And Wilridge Winery of Seattle will be pouring.

Come see the farmers market the Weekly Volcano readers voted Super Best Farmers Market of 2011.

[North 27th Street and North Proctor, Saturdays 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tacoma, website]