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Best Farmers Market

It feels somewhat mean-spirited to choose a best farmers market, since every market connecting farmers with urban dwellers and eaters with fresh food is doing great work. We might as well choose Seattle's best nun. (Maybe next year.) But, if forced to choose, we're partial to Columbia City's, which ranks as one of the city's most diverse. A bunc...

Have you ever had pico de gallo? No, not the tomato, cilantro, and garlic concoction typical in most Mexican kitchens. We mean the fruit version — mango, jícama, cucumber, pineapple, watermelon, and any other fruit seasoned with loads of chili powder and fresh lime juice. Are your salivary glands getting worked up? They should be. This is the ty...

It's the mother of all New York farmers' markets, both for longevity and sheer size. From its humble beginnings in 1976, it has grown to include as many as 140 sellers on its busiest days. Farms from as far away as the Berkshires and as close as the five boroughs bring the sort of seasonal fruits and vegetables you'd normally expect. But there a...

Ranking farmers markets in Los Angeles is like trying to decide between ramen shops in Gardena: You're dealing with a surfeit of wealth. That said, the market that takes over the Santa Monica Promenade on Wednesday mornings is in a category of its own. Decades before markets started popping up in every neighborhood in town, the Santa Monica Cert...

It may not be as big as the Dallas Farmers Market downtown. It may not even be as convenient, as the East Dallas pop-up market only "pops" every other weekend. But the White Rock Local Market makes up for these minor misgivings with a lot of heart. Despite more than 60 farmers, artisans and vendors listed on its website, the market maintains a s...

The Tower Grove Farmers' Market remains the standout among the area's many such markets not simply because of its produce — though the produce is great, of course. The selection of farms and orchards from both sides of the Mississippi chart the progress of the growing season, from asparagus and strawberries to peaches and string beans to tomatoe...

The South Coast Collection near South Coast Plaza is quickly becoming a food juggernaut, and the crown jewel of the collection of small, artisanal shops is the weekly farmers' market on Saturdays. While it's not the largest in Orange County, it's one of the best-curated, with a collection of vegetables, fruits, sweets and bread, not to mention o...

From June until October, the Logan Square Farmers’ Market is the place to be. From candies to cheeses to gluten-free goodies, this market covers all the bases. As if the terrific selection weren’t enough, the farmers’ market also hosts live music to entertain shoppers.

Saturday mornings are for City Market. Wake up early, get to City Market, buy fresh eggs, tomatoes, and onions, get home and make yourself a fresh omelet and a cup of coffee. You're guaranteed to have an awesome weekend.

The Headhouse Farmers Market, located in the elegant and historic Society Hill area of Philadelphia, is where foodies go to shop. On Sunday mornings and afternoons, from May to mid-December, you’ll find excellent local vegetables, fruits, cheese, wines, baked goods and meats. Also, be on the lookout for local celebrity chefs: They’ve been known ...

Eastern Market is an eclectic shopper’s dream, a flea and farmer’s market rolled into one. You can find fresh produce, a piece of art, or a pair of earrings. Gourmet meat or an end table. Flowers or tablecloths. You get the idea.

The Portland Saturday Market may still be the most popular weekend market, but the city’s best farmers market—the kind with fresh produce as well as ready-to-eat food truck fare—is still the Saturday market on the PSU campus. Running March through December, the market features dozens of vendors selling everything from berries to breads, crepes t...

There’s no excuse to miss the Winter Park Farmers’ Market each Saturday. Had too much to drink Friday night? Cure the hangover and soak up the alcohol with fresh-baked breads. Can’t function sans caffeine? Overdose on fresh-roasted coffee beans inside the historic Farmers’ Market building. Worried about pesticides? Indulge in organic produce fro...

Similar to the site that hosts it, this farmers’ market is environmentally friendly. The concept of a sustainable farmers’ market came about by restaurateur Mario Batali. You can find not just organic homegrown fruits, veggies and herbs here, but local honey and local roasted coffee. Hey, if it’s good enough for Mario Batali then it’s good enoug...

More than anything, Mo' Betta's Beverly Grant and her greens-loving son, Reese, want to make fresh foods available in the food desert of Five Points. But they realize that it doesn't hurt to throw in a helping of fun and community spirit alongside the local produce bins and healthy-foods resource tables. Live music and DJs are standard at the tw...

Every farmers' market can be judged on three factors: its produce, its vendors, and its good old-fashioned charm. The Kingfield Farmers Market excels at all three. It has farm charm to burn. Its selection of fresh produce glows like jewels, passing throughout the growing season from rhubarb to garlic scapes to summer squash to apples. The market...