Wednesday Farmers’ Markets in the Bay Area and San Francisco, California

If It’s a Wednesday in the Bay Area of California, this next list is for you. Whether you are downtown or around town, here is a list of local farmer’s markets that will help your taste buds get to the weekend.

• Kaiser Hospital Farmers’ Market
  2425 Geary Blvd
  San Francisco

• Bayview Hunters Point Farmers’ Market
  Bayview Opera House/Ruth Williams Memorial Theatre
  4705 Third St.
  San Francisco
  (415) 824-0386
  (SOMA/Potrero Hill)

• Santa Cruz Community Farmers’ Market
  Cedar Street
  between Cathcart and Lincoln streets
  Santa Cruz

• San Mateo Farmers’ Market
  College of San Mateo
  1700 W. Hillsdale Blvd.
  San Mateo
  (650) 574-6288

• Yountville Farmers’ Market
  Compadres parking lot
  Washington at Yountville
  Yountville

• Santa Rosa Farmers’ Market
  Fourth and B
  Santa Rosa

• Kaiser Farmers’ Market
  Kaiser Permanente Hospital
  3553 Whipple Rd.
  Union City

• Kaiser Farmers’ Market
  Kaiser Permanente Hospital
  7400 Hesperian Blvd.
  Hayward

• Heart of the City Farmers’ Market
  Market Street
  (between Seventh and Eighth streets)
  San Francisco

• Santa Rosa Original Farmers’ Market
  Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building
  1351 Maple Ave.
  Santa Rosa

• Corte Madera Farmers’ Market
  Town Center
  301 Town Center
  Corte Madera

Source: SFGate

Wednesday San Francisco Farmers’ Market Listings

Below is a list of California Certified Farmers’ Markets. Before a farmer can sell at a “CFM”, the government checks to make sure that the farmer grows the produce the farmer is selling. Source: CFM

Wednesday San Francisco Certified Farmers Markets

• Castro on Market and Noe Streets

• Heart of City Wednesday CFM on Market & Hyde Streets

• San Francisco Bayview Hunters Point CFM at 3rd Street and Oakdale Avenue

• San Francisco Kaiser CFM at 2425 Geary Blvd

• UCSF Mission Bay CFM at 3rd Street & Gene Friend Way

• UCSF Parnassus at 505 Parnassus

Sunday Farmers’ Markets in Los Angeles, California

Below is a list of California Certified Farmers’ Markets. Before a farmer can sell at a “CFM”, the government checks to make sure that the farmer grows the produce the farmer is selling. Source: CFM

Sunday Market Locations

• Alhambra CFM on Monterey & E. Baystate Street

• Atwater Village CFM at 3250 Glendale Blvd. at Larga Avenue

• Beverly Hills CFM on Civic Center Drive - 9300 block

• Brentwood Village CFM at 741 S. Gretna Green Way

• Claremont CFM on Indian Hill and Second Street, on the East Side

• Cornucopia’s CFM in Los Angeles City Civic Center Complex, Webb Way and Cross Creek Rd

• Encino CFM at Victory Blvd & White Oak

• Encino Farmers Market at White Oak and Louise

• Gigi’s Farmers’ Market at 889 Americana Way

• Hollywood CFM on Ivar Avenue and Hollywood Blvd.

• Larchmont Village CFM at 209 N. Larchmont Blvd.

• Long Beach Southeast CFM on 2nd Street and N. Marina Drive

• Mar Vista CFM on Grand View and Venice Blvd.

• Melrose Place CFM at 8400 Melrose Place

• Montrose Harvest Market CFM on Honolulu & Ocean View Blvd.

• Pacific Palisades CFM at 1037 Swarthmore Avenue

• Palos Verdes CFM in Peninsula Center, Rolling Hills Estates

• Santa Clarita CFM at College of the Canyons, Lot 8, Valencia Blvd.

• Santa Clarita CFM at College of the Canyons, Parking Lot 8, Rockwell Canyon Road

• Santa Monica Sunday CFM on 2640 Main Street

• Studio City CFM on Ventura Place & Ventura Blvd.

• Toluca Lake CFM on N. Sancola Avenue and Riverside Drive. Next to Wells Fargo Bank

• West Los Angeles CFM at 11360 Santa Monica Blvd.

AVO WRITES: Holy Guaca-Moly! a look into Santa Monica’s Wednesday Market

Written by: Brittany Kleinman

Photos by: Brittany Kleinman

Twenty years in the making, the Wednesday Market in Santa Monica, California is widely recognized as the leading Grower-Only Certified Farmers Market in the state. An estimated nine thousand shoppers come every Wednesday to explore the agricultural treasure chest.

As a California native I have grown up going to the Santa Monica Market and so I decided to go back and speak with a few of the farmers that give this market its true flavor. Walking down the main stretch, I passed award winning goat cheese, fresh artisan breads, organic oranges, and even walnut grilled corn but it was the yellow tent of Holy Guaca-Moly that caught my eye. As I approached, a plump serving of guacamole was handed to me on a bit sized tortilla chip. My taste buds quickly realized why this guacamole has been voted #1 in California for over 8 years.

Every Wednesday for the past 18 years, George Bamber drives two hours each way to set up his shop of Holy Guaca-Moly. George didn’t start out as an Avocado farmer. It began with a few trees in his backyard and the need to pay for his bypass surgery in 1986. Out of compassion, the market manager, Laura Avery granted George a temporary spot at the Santa Monica Market. He’s been there ever since and now pushes 500-600 pounds of avocados in one day.

By his side are three talented individuals that come every week to give Holy Guaca-Moly its sense old-fashioned generosity and personal charm. The team includes the daughter of the women who first taught George how to make guacamole and two dedicated homeless people with a united passion for enriching their community. Currently George looks to expand the general knowledge of the avocado world by writing a book entitled The Perfect Avocado. He explains that in his twenty years of growing the one thing he knows for sure is that, “There is no such avocado, only some that are more perfect than others.”

Holy Guaca-Moly is only one note that gives this market its rhythm. Whether you want to grab a bite, pick up some groceries or say hi to George and his team, stop by every Wednesday from 8:30-1:30 to experience the Santa Monica Farmers Market.

Market Details:

Wednesday Market
Santa Monica, California
on Arizona @ 2nd street
Open: 8:30-1:30, Year round, rain or shine

Originally written for WEJETSET