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Reader Submissions: Readers Favorite Farmers Markets

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What's your favorite farmers market? Share your favorite here and see what farmers markets other people love.

What's Your Favorite?

Jefferson County Farmers Markets, Washington

The best of the local area from farm-raised produce, flowers, plant starts, prepared foods, cheese, bakery, beef, chicken, pork, eggs and crafts. You can shop for everything you need for a meal. The …More

Alemany Farmers Market, San Francisco, CA

Alemany Market is one of the oldest markets in the San Francisco area, dating back to the 1950s. It has wonderful organic produce at an affordable price (unlike the Ferry Building). It's down and tru…More

Vail Farmers Market

This market is huge - tons of produce (including the famous Palisades peaches) along with local arts and crafts. It's also set in the picturesque Vail Village, featuring live music. It's overall a gr…More

Readers Favorite: SPACE Market in Pahoa, Hawaii

Open every Saturday from 8am-12pm, SPACE Farmers and Artists Market is a hidden gem! It offers all local produce and products of Hawai'i Island and features an average of 30-40 vendors each Saturday.…More

Reader Favorite: H Street NE FarmFresh Market in Washington DC

Wonderful community feel, small and intimate, yet you can get everything you need for the week from bread to milk, meat, cheese, and plenty of fresh local produce! I love that market accepts SNAP, WI…More

Reader Favorite: Grand Lakes Market, Oakland, CA

This farmers market has a great vibe. Lots of good prepared food vendors, interesting musical projects playing live, excellent Organic produce to chose from, great kettle corn, and arts & crafts vend…More

Reader Favorite: Sante Fe Farmers Market

The market just recently expanded, and now has an indoor and outdoor area selling everything from dried chiles to fresh pastries to locally raised bison and artisanal cheeses. I love all of the only-…More

Reader Favorite: Berkeley Farmers Market

Fatted Calf charcuterie! Bariani olive oil! Morell's sesame bread! Fatted Calf charcuterie (um, and the produce is fabulous, too). I want to give the love to my local Temescal market (and I do love y…More

Reader Favorite: Sacramento Farmers Market

It's not so pretty (it's under the freeway--though that does come in handy when it rains), but there's a fantastic selection of Central Valley produce all year round, plus eggs, cheese, dried fruit &…More

Reader Favorite: Edwardian Kirkgate Market - Leeds, England

Almost every type of food is sold here. It is not only a farmers market it is also an eclectic mix of foods from around the world. It is like the 'minestrone' soup of farmers markets.If you are cooki…More

Reader Favorite: Chesterton's European Market

Bit of Swiss is one of the vendors. This delightful patisserie is owned by Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie winner Tim Foley. The Coupe du Monde or World Cup of Baking is a prestigious event held in …More

Reader Favorite: Green City Market

I love Green City market because it features locally grown produce, chefs from some of the chi-chi-est restaurants in Chicago give demos. Additionally, there are monthly indoor markets from 8 a.m.-1 …More

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