Oak Park Farmers Market

This "farmers market" is just sad, man. There was only ONE proper produce stand when we went, and it was overpriced, the staff not particularly friendly, and the tomatoes I got from them were mealy. There was one other stand with vegetables but their selection was extremely limited (like literally 3 things) and even more overpriced. All the other stands are prepared foods/drinks and I think there were 1 or 2 stands selling soaps and stuff like that. I just can't understand why they are not able to get a couple other produce vendors to join. There were enough people there, even with the sad state of it, that I'm sure they'd be able to make some money. Out of all those vendors at the Midtown and Sunday under the freeway farmers markets, they can't get a few more to come out to this one? I wonder if changing the day of the market would help. Oak Park could sorely use a really good and affordable farmers market. It's a real shame this one hasn't been able to fill that void. For now it's a fine stop if you're walking through the park and want a casual lunch, but if you're looking for a legit farmer's market, this ain't it.

This is a super cute farmers market! I've been here for the first time today, and it's a great spot for people to gather and buy affordable, fresh produce. I love that they also gave out goodie bags for the first 100 shoppers and there were some cool coupons, and $5 worth of farmers market bucks to spend! Unfortunately many of the coupons expired the day of, so if you don't check your bag before going home, you'll miss some deals. They also gave a bunch of arugula in the bag!Anyway, lots of produce, fresh flowers, baked goods, crafted goods, food trucks...something for everyone. I ended up getting a mangonada from Gazpachos. Overall the stuff here is very affordable!

Maybe it's because I arrived at the tail-end of the Wednesday market (1 hour before close), but the market was pretty empty. Only a few several small food stalls. No food trucks. Nice live music though.No one was really perusing around the market. Seemed like those who live nearby were just chilling here.I ended up not grabbing anything here. Was anticipating to get at least some fruit but it was slim pickings and the fruits looked a little past their prime.I'm guessing that it was busier earlier in the day. The Saturday market is probably even more active.

The Atmosphere: a cute little farmers market The Food: the stands were good, but sadly I found out about this market after I had already had plans to go elsewhere, so I couldn't pick up anything hereThe Service: the workers were niceBathrooms: not that I sawParking: parked down the street and walked over, had no issue with parkingHighlights: I liked all the signs that lead me here and it was a cute little market

I really like this farmer's market, although it is definitely one of the smallest ones I have ever been to. Having grown up in Oak Park, it always has a special little spot in my heart. Unfortunately, it is open seasonally and it is currently not open.I do love at it is right by a park and plenty on extra space for social distancing (Unfortunately, covid is still around). Me and my bestie were there pretty much every week in the fall. They don't have a ton of veggies, but enough if you were looking to supplement for a couple of meals. I love the food trucks on hand and the nice drinks you can get to drink while strolling through. They have a few artists with their wares as well. Once you are done looking at the stalls, you can plop down on the many picnic tables or find yourself a comfy spot on the cool artist stairs to chat and eat your goodies. There's a really nice playground if you brought your kiddos too.

Oh, how I wish this farmers market was year round. It's my favorite in Sac! It's not packed like the Sunday markets or overpriced to hell like the Midtown market. I had an incredible watermelon here last week (best I've had this year), the best white nectarines I've ever had in my life and some great pluots & pears. The flavors of the fruits are so freaking gorgeous and unique that I wonder why I even bother with supermarket produce. The only problem is it's so good that I gorge myself and it doesn't last me until next week :) Hahaha.

This is sad, but the Oak Park Farmers Market is no longer good. It is still run by Neighborhood Works, but they changed it to Sundays, which isn't the biggest issue, but rather that there's far fewer local farmers coming and selling their wonderful produce and the same is also with the hot-food, food truck/ready-to-eat, and artisan food vendors, as there are far fewer vendors overall now. Also the EBT dollar match has changed from $20 to $10 limit for those who have EBT. I read that on their Facebook page. There also used to be wonderful kids activities, to include taste testing of fruits and veggies (a different one each week), arts and crafts projects, and each kid even got $5 (non-real) money to spend at the Oak Park Farmers Market which encouraged kids to buy different fruits and veggies (not usable for hot foods) and try to eat healthier and enjoy the experience of being at a farmer's market, this is no longer available. So sad, too bad.

This is truly a market by and for the locals! Super safe, super delicious, super affordable. To enter the market, wash your hands, rock a mask, and agree to have the vendors handle the goods. Love that the vendors are the only people touching the food.Last week, I spent under $7 on bell peppers, tomato, elephantine garlic and plums. I talked it up about it all week, and returned this week with a new shopping buddy. We spent $20 and picked up a bounty of potatoes, red onion, corn, cauliflower, celery, garlic, pasilla peppers and cucumbers.

This is the only Sacramento farmers market that I have seen with the intent to educate the community on healthy eating and provide tools to create a healthy lifestyle. They have crafts for the kids, sac library, food literacy, coffee, food trucks and more. They double the $$ for food stamp trade in. So if have $20 in food stamp $'s, they will give you $40 in tokens to spend at farmers market. This is a great service provided to the community. Ooh, they also have Dave's Popsicles - all natural, delicious and they don't drip! Yes, it's true...no sticky drippings down your arm.

Small, but growing Farmer's MarketThis up and coming neighborhood is clearly trying to clean up McClatchy Park (it needs it) with this Saturday morning farmers market. Although a little small, there is a steady stream of patrons browsing through, and the market itself seems to be slowly growing. There are a variety of things to buy, from fresh flowers and produce, to pre made food. The fresh pasta stand had some amazing raviolis. Word on the street was that the fresh baked and still warm sourdough bread with cheese baked into it was the item to buy-but they were already sold out by 930am!Keep up the great work on this.... With the cool hipsters moving into this hood, park events like this market will surely clean up McClatchy Park. I'm looking forward to coming back and raising my rating as this Farmers Market grows!