Bay Area LIFE: Local farmers market tips, tricks
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Eating better just got easier. Here are some tips and tricks for shopping at your local farmers market!
CUESA Ferry Plaza Farmers Markets
1 Ferry building
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 983-8030
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The Ferry Plaza Farmers Market is a tri-weekly California Certified Farmers Market operated by CUESA at the San Francisco Ferry Building. Since 1993, the market has served as a crucial link between urban dwellers and local farmers.
Bay Area Farmers Markets:
Alameda County
Alameda Farmers Market
Location: Corner of Taylor and Webster
Hours: Tuesdays, 9:30am-1pm; Saturdays 9:00am-1pm
Berkeley Farmers Market
Location: Corner of Center and Martin Luther King Way
Phone: (510) 548-3333
Hours: Saturdays, 10:30am-3pm
Oakland Jack London Square Farmers Market
Location: Jack London Square, Broadway and Embarcadero
Phone: (800) 949 FARM
Hours: Sundays, 10am-2pm
Oakland Grand Lake Farmers Market
Location: Grand Ave and MacArthur Blvd.
Hours: Saturdays, 9am-2pm
Phone: 415-472-6100
Oakland Montclair Farmers Market
Location: LaSalle at Moraga
Hours: 9:00am-1pm
Phone: (510) 745-7100
Contra Costa County
Concord Farmers Market
Location: Todos Santos Park, Willow Pass and Grant
Phone: (800) 949 FARM
Hours: Tuesdays, 10am-2pm; Thursdays, 4-8pm, May-October
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El Cerrito Farmers Market
Location: 3020 El Cerrito Plaza
Hours: Tuesdays, 9am-1pm; Saturdays, 9am-1pm
Phone: (510) 528-7992
Martinez Farmers Market
Location: Corner of Court and Main
Hours: Sunday 10am-2pm, May-October
Phone: (800) 949-FARM
Richmond Farmers Market
Location: Civic Center Drive and McDonald Avenue
Hours: Fridays, 11-5pm, May-November
Phone: (510) 758-2336
Walnut Creek Farmers Market
Location: North Locust Street
Phone: (925) 431-8361
Hours: Sundays, 8am-1pm
Marin County
Corte Madera Farmers Market
Location: Corte Madera Town Shopping Center Parking Lot
San Rafael, California 94901
Hours: Wednesdays, 12pm-5pm, May-October
Phone: (415) 382-7846
Point Reyes Station Farmers Market
Location: Downtown Pt. Reyes Station
Hours: Saturdays, 9am-1pm, June-November
Phone: (415) 663-9667
San Rafael Farmers Market
Location: Civic Center at Memorial Drive
Hours: Thursdays and Sundays, 8am-1pm
Phone: (800) 472-6100
Napa County
Napa Downtown Farmers Market
Location: 500 First Street.
Hours Tuesdays 7:30am-noon; Saturday 8am to 12pm
St. Helena Farmers Market
Location: Crane Park, Crane Avenue
Hours: Fridays 7:30am-noon, May-October
Phone: (707) 486-2662
San Francisco County
San Francisco Alemany Farmers Market
Location: Corner of Bayshore and Putnam
Hours: Saturdays, 5am-5pm
Phone: (415) 647-9423
San Francisco Ferry Plaza Certified Farmers Market
Location: Corner of Embarcadero and Green Street
Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 10am-2pm; Saturdays, 8am-2pm
Phone: (415) 353-5650
San Francisco Heart of the City
Location: Corner of Market Street and 7th
Hours: Sundays, 7am-5pm; Wednesdays, 7am-5:30pm
Phone: (415) 558-9455
San Francisco Stonestown
Location: Corner of Market Street and 7th
Phone: (415) 472-6100
Hours: Sundays, 9am-1pm
San Mateo County
Belmont Certified Farmers Market
Location: CalTrains Parking Lot, El Camino Real and O'Neill
Phone: (800) 949-3278
Hours: Sundays 9am-1pm, May-November
Burlingame Fresh Market Farmers Market
Location: Corner of Howard Avenue and Park
Hours: Sunday, 9am-1:00pm
Phone: (650) 334-1735
Menlo Park Farmers Market
Location: Corner of Crane and Chestnut
Hours: Sundays, 9:00am-1:00pm
Phone: (831) 688-8316
Santa Clara County
Los Gatos Farmers Market
Location: North Santa Cruz Ave at West Main St.
Hours: Sundays, 8am-12:30pm
Phone: (408) 353-4293
Milpitas Certified Farmers Market
Location: Town Center Drive and Calveras
Phone: (800) 949-3276
Hours: Sundays, 8am-1pm;
Morgan Hill Farmers Market
Location: Downtown Train Station-3rd and Depot
Phone: (800) 806-3276
Hours: Saturdays, 9am-1pm, May-December
Mountain View Farmers Market
Location: 100 Castro Street, rear parking lot
Hours: Sundays, 9am-1pm
Phone: (800) 806-3276
Palo Alto Downtown Farmers Market
Location: Corner of Hamilton and Gilman
Phone: (650) 328-2827
Hours: Saturdays, 8am-12pm, May-December
San Jose Downtown Farmers Market
Location: San Pedro Square between St. John and Santa Clara
Hours: Fridays, 10am-2pm, May-December
Phone: (800) 949-3276
San Jose Willow Glen Farmers Market
Location: Elementary school, Minnesota and Lincoln
Hours: Saturdays, 8:30am-12:30pm, May-November
Phone: (408) 353-4293
Solano County
Fairfield Farmers Market
Location: Texas and Jefferson Street
Hours: Thursdays 4pm-8pm, May to October
Phone: (800) 949-3276
Vallejo Farmers Market
Location: Georgia and Main Streets
Hours: Saturdays 9am-1pm
Phone: (800) 949-3276
Sonoma County
Healdsburg Farmers Market
Location: Corner of North and Vine
Hours: Saturdays, 9am-noon, May-November
Phone: (707) 431-1956
Petaluma Farmers Market
Location: Walnut Park, 4th and D
Hours: Saturdays, 2-5pm, May-October
Phone: (707) 762-0344
Santa Rosa Original Farmers Market
Location: Vets Building parking lot, 1351 Maple
Hours: Wednesdays, 8:30am-12pm and Saturdays, 8:30am-12pm
Phone: (707) 522-8629
Sebastopol Farmers Market
Location: New Town Plaza, Petaluma and McKinley
Hours: Sundays, 10am-1:30pm, April-November
Phone: (707) 522-9305
