South Berkeley Farmers Market

The South Berkeley Farmer's Market is probably one of the best Farmer's Market I have been to in the SF Bay Area. They are located a short walk from the Ashby BART station. As you head out from the BART station walk along Adeline in the opposite direction of Berkeley Bowl in the direction of Flacos. Keep walking for a bit & you will see them on the right hand side of Adeline. Lots of organic produce here. Some of it maybe a bit costly yet fresh as you can imagine as the blueberries I picked up were picked the morning that I bought them.I like that it is compact, lots of variety, & w/ heaps of organics. I do a lot of my own cooking as I frequently make smoothies for breakfast along w/ stews w/ whole grains for lunch along w/ dinner. I have recently gotten into making different customized trail mixes. I picked up some blueberries, raspberries, cantaloupe, squash, & almonds. Other items that I saw that looked interesting that I didn't pick up were avocados & sprouts.Look forward to returning here again soon!

South Berkeley Farmer Market starts at Alcatraz & Adeline, ends at 63rd Ave. approximately where Martin Luther King splits from Adeline. vendors: many vegetable/fruit vendors, a honey one, artisan vendors, meat, food vendors.eats:-bolani-healing kitchen (afro-vegan)-andy & cindy's thai-phoenix pastifico (bakery)-stepladder creamery-tamales Oaxaquenanotes:-no designated parking area. it's wherever u can find it.-not far from Ashby Bart station.

The produce was good far better than the box sores or grocery stores but expensive. I'm used to go to places that are farm to fork and there's no middleman that marks up the prices. Maybe because its Berkeley and they feel they can get away with it. I'd probably stop by again when in the area. I did get a melon that was delicious.

Farmer's markets have always been amazing in Berkeley but COVID has made them even more important than ever. The Tuesday market in South Berkeley has become a go-to for our family, with more vendors than ever, good procedures for managing social distance, and near-universal mask wearing. They've expanded down 63rd street so there's plenty of space for vendors and socially distanced lines. Our favorites include Swanton Berry Farm (for strawberries), Lou Vue (for tomatoes and asian veggies), Kashiwase and Peach Jamboree (for amazing stone fruit), Brokaw Ranch (for avocados), and Phoenix Pastificio (for cookies). Check out the photo for a look at the vendor map!

Excellent farmers market alert!Though it may look small, the Berkeley Tuesday Farmers Market has some of the best farms in the area hawking their produce here:Flying Disc Ranch Frog Hollow FarmFull Belly FarmKashiwase FarmsRiverdog FarmIt's far less frenetic than the Saturday farmers market in Downtown Berkeley and if you like to see chefs outside the kitchen, you can catch many of them shopping here on Tuesday afternoons.

After going to this farmer's market, I probably won't bother going to the weekend ones any more. It's so chill and quiet! They have just as many vendors but a fraction of the people shopping, there are no lines, and it's just way more relaxing.

The Tuesday market is less of a scene than the packed Saturday market, which makes this a great venue for pragmatic mid-week shopping. There are fewer "value added" sellers (pre made food, soaps, etc.) but a good selection of eggs and produce with tofu, meat, cheese/butter, honey, and coffee thrown in the works. Often, I can even get flour, olive oil, soy milk, kraut, and cornmeal. It's feasible to do 95% of my food shopping here, and for the unavailable miscellany, Berkeley Bowl is three blocks away. The good folks at BB gladly hold my farmer's market goods at the front while I top off my shopping bag. This is a great market if you live/work in the area and need your farmer's market trips to be both fun and functional. We pick up a CSA box from Full Belly Farms and a fruit box from Frog Hollow here - that fills most of my bag each week with a little room for impulse buys. My teaching/studies keep me busy, but these box subscriptions help save time (and a little money) so that I can keep a weekly farmer's market adventure part of my busy routine.

This is a review of the Tues Berkeley Farmers Market. It's every Tues rain or shine from 2-7pm. It's about a mile from Ashby Bart so we just walked over.Things I saw:Flacos-sign said "Unique vegetarian Mexican food" - don't know if it's any good.Cindy's Thai Kitchen, Emeryville - I tried their Red snapper $7.50-comes in a large takeout box, yellow rice on the bottom, red snapper was in the banana leaf & was temperature hot. I asked for hot (as in spicy) but there was no heat at all. Pretty boring to eat. Too many daikons in the dish.poem store - some guy with a manual typewriterVital Vittles - breads, vegans, vegan sweetsYogurt St. Benoit - strawberry, plum, honey, or lemon. It's $2.75 + $1.25 deposit fee = $4 for above special flavors. Regular plain yogurt $2 + 1.25 deposit fee - $3.25.Three Twins ice-creamFrog Hollow for sweets, jams-got 3 cookies to try. Chocolate chip cookie boring, Linzer cookie was Good, blackberry pastry -yuck.Massu organic riceFlowers - roses, sweet peas, etc.Blossom Bluff OrchardsAlive & radiant foodsfully bellow farmdate guyPhoenix Pastificio -gotta buy some pasta & olive bread next time.Blue heron farmsBlue Bottle Coffee Co - caffee mocha $3.50; New Orleans-style iced coffee $3.5Wheatgrass juice: wheatgrass or barleygrass1 oz- $1.252 oz -$2.25Riverdog Farm

This market really is a 5. I come here every now and then on my bike, and I'm always glad I made the trip. For me, the prime attraction is the Blue Bottle Stand: on Tuesdays, BB brings in their antique propane- and hand-powered multi-group Pavoni espresso machine and knocks out killer espresso drinks. Once I'm buzzed, I look around for produce to bring home, and I always find items of interest. In the late summer and fall, the Dirty Girl dry farmed tomatoes are not to be missed!This market has a lot of good neighborhood vibe. Somehow I find it much more down to earth and less pretentious than the Saturday and Thursday markets in Berkeley. It's about a quarter the size of the Temescal market, but I still like it better!

Love this farmer's market! Not only because I support the local food movement but also because of the many great things this market offers... This is my favorite farmer's market in Berkeley (out of the 3 available markets here: The Saturday market on MLK & Center, the Thursday organic market at Shattuck & Rose, and this one). I love it because it is quieter than the Saturday market, and it has more vegetable and fruit produce than the Thursday market. I was pretty amazed at the wide range of selection available here. There are many farms/vendors present, each with their own different kinds of produce. ALL of them are incredibly fresh and beautiful! Dirty Girl's baby carrots are delicious! Potatoes, organic vegetables and mushrooms from other stalls (forgot the farm's names) are also super fresh and tasty. They are all ridiculously good! The musicians (ukulele and guitar players) are always very, very good. This farmer's market exudes this wonderful neighbourhood vibes that make me feel very comfortable. The ambience is always more chill and relaxed than the busy, crowded Saturday market. Go early so that you can enjoy the freshest fruits and vegetables while they are being freshly unloaded. Ask the farmers for recommendations. Most of them are pretty friendly. Build affinity between you the consumer, the food, and the noble farmers that make the fresh organic food possible!