When he leaves Central Market Poulsbo, where he has been director since the mid-1990s, he’s likely headed to his 2.5-acre Poulsbo farm where he grows strawberries, blueberries and raspberries in a fruit garden; figs, apples, peaches and cherries in a small orchard; and a variety of vegetables in two separate gardens.
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Entrance to Central Market Poulsbo
We pride ourselves on the the freshest seafood you can find.
Tom Hall, Market Director of Central Market Poulsbo.
The check stands at Central Market Poulsbo.
Fresh tortillas roll right off this machine most days at Central.
Tonya making tortillas right in the market
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A Destination Market for Shoppers
Central Market Poulsbo opened its doors in 1995 as the biggest store in the Town & Country family. It’s now one of three Central Markets, all of them focused on fresh, quality food and variety on a grand scale.
The company was no stranger to Poulsbo, having opened Viking Mark-It Foods in 1974 at the corner of SR 305 and NE Hostmark Street as its second store after Bainbridge Island. Viking Mark-It Foods, where customers marked prices with black grease pencils and bagged their own groceries, was recreated as Poulsbo Market Place in the mid-1980s eventually outgrew its building and small parking lot.
Building the 69,000-square-foot…
Tom Hall is never far from fresh food. When he leaves Central Market Poulsbo, where he has been director since the mid-1990s, he’s likely headed to his 2.5-acre Poulsbo farm where he grows strawberries, blueberries and raspberries in a fruit garden; figs, apples, peaches and cherries in a small orchard; and a variety of vegetables in two separate gardens. That’s what planting 1,300 Christmas trees in 1985 ended up looking like.
Raised on a 125-acre Massachusetts farm, Tom moved to the Northwest in the 1970s at the age of 15 and started working for the company seven years later stocking shelves on the night crew of the Poulsbo Market Place. He became store director after working in multiple roles through the store.
A longtime member of Rotary Club of Poulsbo-North Kitsap and of the Greater Poulsbo Chamber of Commerce, Tom was the recipient of the chamber’s 2006 Community Builder Award for his community involvement. The store is closely connected with North Kitsap Fishline, a non-profit organization providing food and emergency services for people in need in North Kitsap.
“Every part of it’s a joy,” Tom said of being part of Central Market Poulsbo. “Just seeing everyone every day – customers and employees – is so great. We’re like a family here, and it’s an honor to serve this community.”
Tom’s wife, his North Kitsap High School sweetheart, works at Town & Country Market on Bainbridge Island. They have a son, a daughter and two grandchildren.