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Farmers' Market Report: Davis, CA

One of our favorite things to do while traveling is to explore different farmers' markets, getting a glimpse – and bite! – of the local food and community life. Last week, we visited Davi...

Stary Kleparz Farmers Market
Krakow

I was in Krakow earlier this summer, staying in a bartered studio with a little kitchenette. I made the rounds of the Krakow supermarkets, but my favorite food-shopping experience was a trip to the St...

Chicago Farmer's Market Find: Shelled Peas

Sure, shelling peas can be a relaxing and rewarding activity – therapeutic even. But it's not one we can always find time to do, so one of our favorite farmer's market indulgences is a carton of fre...

Farmer's Market Report: Bristol, Vermont

Reader Raedia sent us a farmers market report from Vermont, along with some delicious photos. She says: Our highly anticipated farmer's market here in Bristol, Vermont, just opened last week. It's so...

Farmer's Market Report: Mysterious Caulifower

While searching for strawberries last Sunday at the Civic Center Farmer’s Market, I saw mountains of this unusual looking cauliflower. Blowsy and loose, like a somewhat slovenly maiden aunt to the ...

A Tour of the Notting Hill Farmers Market

The sign is right there on the windy Notting Hill Gate sidewalk in plain sight of all the tourists that flock to Portobello Road market on Saturdays. But many people miss one of London's most delightf...

Farmer's Market Report: Rhône-Alpes, France

On the way back to Geneva from Languedoc, we stopped at another market in the French Alps region of Rhône-Alpes. Here are some pictures from this beautiful market; we hope you enjoy them....

What Time Do You Get to the Farmer's Market?

The early bird gets the ramps. We tried to get to the Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket early on Saturday, but we didn't make it there until 11 a.m. We asked our friend at the Maxwell's Farms stand what...

Alameda Flea Market: Kitchen Loot and Food Report

It seems as if half the Bay Area was at the Alameda Flea Market last Sunday - I've never seen such lines or had to park so far back from the entrance! Our group got a little fretful as we waited in li...

San Francisco Market Report: Ferry Building Farmer's Market

Here's a roundup of what's fresh at the Ferry Building Farmer's Market in San Francisco this week! The photo above shows a small sampling of our haul. Clockwise from top: baby dandelion greens, drie...

San Francisco Market Report: Civic Center Farmer's Market

The Civic Center Farmer's Market is held every Wednesday from 8 AM to 2 PM on Market Street between 7th and 8th Streets, in the former United Nations Plaza.  Since it's so close to Little Saigon, the...

San Francisco Market Report: Cardoon, Blood Oranges, Red Sugar Cane, and More!

At the Alemany Farmer's Market this weekend, we saw a mixture of winter seasonal produce (still a lot of citrus, particularly Moro blood oranges) and fresh spring vegetables, such as asparagus, tender...

NYC: Organic Cranberries Debut at Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket

Can the canned cranberries, Brooklyn. We discovered a couple from DeNike Bogs in Plymouth, MA selling organic cranberries at the Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket last weekend. We heard some people waxing...

Regional Farmers Market Report: Ohio Indoor Farmers Market

Farmers, indoors. A suburb of Columbus, Ohio, decided that summer and fall farmers' markets weren't enough. Worthington, Ohio, is putting on a weekly farmers' market throughout the winter - indoors....

Regional Farmers Market Report: Charlottesville, Virginia

Flowers at farmers markets - the best part. We should be looking for the artisanal cheese and very local carrots, but the flowers always get us first. The farmers market in Charlottesville, Virginia...

Harvest Month: Real Apples

We were tickled by this note tacked up above the fresh apples at a Virginia farmers market last weekend: This is what apples really look like. We didn't try any, since we just went apple-picking (r...

Regional Farmers Market Report: Montreal, Quebec

From Kevin in Montreal: This past weekend I headed up to the Jean-Talon market in Montreal (7075 Casgrain Ave). It's a permanent open air market with daily outdoor stalls set up from spring to late fa...

Harvest Month: Looking for... Farm and Market Reports

It's Harvest Month here and Fall Colors Month at our sister home sites, and we're still looking for local reports on the harvest color and seasonal markets where you live. Are you picking pumpkins? ...

Regional Farmers Market Report: Baltimore, Maryland

From Rachel in Baltimore: Of the seven farmers markets we have in Baltimore, only the largest has the unique distinction of being located both underneath a major highway and just a few blocks from ...

Regional Farmers Market Report: Detroit, Michigan

This Detroit report comes from Sally: The Detroit Eastern Market is an adventure. It is several large tents worth of produce, and an entire perimeter full of restaurants, shops, and entertainment th...

Regional Farmers Market Report: Manhattan, Kansas

From Jennifer in Kansas comes this mid-September report: For years my office was a five minute walk from San Francisco's Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market. Because I had little time for cooking, I rarely...

Regional Farmers Market Report: San Jose, CA

From Lindsey in San Jose, California: The weekly farmer's market in downtown San Jose is put on by the Pacific Coast Farmer's Market Association - which means all the produce really was grown in Cal...

Regional Farmers Market Report: London, England

[Our first international farmers market report! Want to submit a report from your corner of the world? Tell us what's in your market. Check out directions here.] From Lesley in London: Islington F...

Regional Farmers Market Report: Pittsburgh, PA

From Melinda in Pittsburgh: There are scores of farmer's markets and farm stands in and around the Pittsburgh region. The city itself operates eight markets in different city neighborhoods, and the...