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Posts tagged “Farmers' Markets”

Fresh and Local: Tempe Farmers Market
Tempe, Arizona

When Daryle Dutton's local food co-op was shut down to make way for high-rise condos, he and his neighbors found themselves having to get in the car and drive 30 minutes just to pick up a tomato for d...

Summerset Farm: Santa Ynez Valley, CA

Lured by the sight of thousands of colorful winter gourds, we made an impromptu stop while driving through the Santa Ynez Valley last weekend. We found ourselves at Summerset Farm, a produce stand loc...

Northern California Farmer's Market Report: San Rafael

Last weekend, I went to the Sunday Farmer's Market in San Rafael, a short drive north of San Francisco in beautiful Marin County. As you can see, Fall is in full swing with pumpkins, chestnuts, olive...

San Francisco Farmer's Market Report: Alemany - Summer to Fall

We're seeing the summer winding down at the Alemany Farmer's Market. The stone fruits and tomatoes are dwindling, and the winter squashes, potatoes, and nuts are coming in slowly....

NYC News: Rockefeller Center Greenmarket is Open!

This small greenmarket in the Rockefeller Center Plaza is only open for July, August, and October. Stop by for some apricots (see photos, below) if you can fight your way through the crowds there to s...

San Francisco Farmer's Market Report: Crocker Galleria

Cherry tomatoes and varieties of squash and bitter melon Yesterday we hopped to the Crocker Galleria Farmer's Market to pick up a bag of edible flower salad greens from Happy Boy Farms, and snapped t...

Hot or Not? Hook and Go Urban Shopper

Strolling the farmers' markets in Los Angeles, I'm seeing these contraptions everywhere, much more than in New York. Oddly, they're often hanging with plastic bags. Is that the point? ...

San Francisco Farmer's Market Report: Crocker Galleria

The Crocker Galleria Farmer's Market is located downtown in the Financial District and is held every Thursday from 10 AM to 3 PM. It's a really convenient farmer's market for people who work downtown...

Borough Market: Southwark Street, London

London's Borough Market is just as seen on TV. Actually, this market is even better than Jamie Oliver promises. There's British blood sausage, blood oranges from Spain, potatoes from Frances and W...

Real Food Markets: Two New Open Markets Downtown

The idea had been brewing for four years: open markets in the South Village and Petrosino Square on Lafayette near Spring Street. It finally came to fruition on Saturday when Nina Planck and her com...