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San Francisco Farmer's Market Report: Alemany

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Sour plums and green almonds

The Alemany Farmer's Market is located at 100 Alemany Boulevard under the junction of the 101 and 280 freeways, and is held every Saturday from 7 AM to 1 PM. Founded in 1940, it is the oldest farmer's market in the Bay Area, and one of the biggest. Here's what we saw this week ...

 
 

NEW ARRIVALS:
Green almonds, sour plums, cactus leaf (nopales,) bitter melon, loquats, chard, green garlic.

2008_05_20-AlemanyC.jpgRainbow chard and opo leaves

IN SEASON:
Pomelos, basil, cucumbers, Asian vegetables of all kinds - bok choy, gai choy, Chinese broccoli, opo leaf, snow peas; salad greens, dill, seedlings for the garden, strawberries, asparagus, English peas, snap peas.

2008_05_20-AlemanyB.jpgBitter melon and local duck eggs

LAST CHANCE:
Leeks, cardoon, oranges, apples, fava beans.

2008_05_20-AlemanyD.jpgFresh flowers and English peas

Related:
San Francisco Farmer's Market Report: Noe Valley
San Francisco Farmer's Market Report: Crocker Galleria

(Images: Kathryn Hill)

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Farmers' Market, San Francisco, Local - West Coast, seasonal, in season, English peas, Alemany Farmer's Market, bitter melon, duck eggs, green almonds, opo leaf, rainbow chard, sour plums

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Comments (4)

I always go to the farmers market at the ferry building. Is this alemany one better? How does it differ?

posted by spiralcma on 2008-05-20 16:20:33
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Well for one, it's much cheaper. More ethnic things.

posted by Kathryn Hill on 2008-05-20 16:38:16
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ahhhhhhhhhhhh!! sour plums are here!

seriously, if you haven't had a sour plum, your life isn't complete.

posted by Amandica on 2008-05-20 17:11:10
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Alemany is less bougie.

posted by Tazer on 2008-05-21 01:30:06
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