A chance to get your fill of pie

It’s the perfect season for pie.

The only problem is deciding what to put inside. Will it be those juicy, perfectly ripe peaches that are arriving at local markets or sweet, tart huckleberries?

A trip to the farmers’ market could help you decide.

The Liberty Lake Farmers’ Market is hosting a “Pie in the Sky” festival from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. There will be plenty of opportunities to stuff your … well, you know.

Here’s the schedule:

•Win a pie to take home at one of the hourly pie walks. They start at 10 minutes after each hour, through noon.

•Pie-making demonstrations are scheduled for 9:30 and 10:30 a.m.

•If eating is more of your forte, then consider holding out of the pie-eating contests at 9:45 and 10:45 a.m.

Master Food Preservers will be there all day to answer food preservation questions.

The Liberty Lake Farmers’ Market is Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Liberty Square Parking Lot, 1421 N. Meadowwood Lane.

For more information, contact market manager Angela Pizelo at (509) 879-4965.

Pie bragging rights

If your apple pie is something to brag about, consider entering the pie baking contest at Artisans at the Dahmen Barn.

The contest is part of the barn’s second annual harvest festival, which will be held Sept. 13 in Uniontown, Wash.

There’s no entry fee. Just call organizer Julie Hartwig at (509) 229-3414 to let her know you’ll be participating.

Bakers must submit two pies. Awards will be given for best overall pie, best filling and best crust.

The judges include Bud Tomlinson, owner of Sage Baking Co.; Cheryl Walter, owner of the Churchyard Inn; and Kimberly Fisher, chef and food stylist for MaryJane’s Farm.

After the judging is finished, slices of the pies will be sold a la mode for $2.50 as a fundraiser for the barn.

Many other events are planned for the festival including spinning and weaving, cedar-bark basket weaving, broom making, blacksmithing, cheese making, soap making, candle making, felting and quilting. Live music is planned from noon until 4 p.m.

The Dahmen Barn is a restored barn that provides work space for local artists as well as a retail shop for fine and folk art. It also houses a classroom and performances, dances and other community events are held in the former hay loft.

It is at 419 N. Park Way on Highway 195, 16 miles south of Pullman.

For more information, go to artisanbarn.org.