Sunday, March 13, 2011

Ferry Plaza Market

Of all the farmers' markets I attend regularly, Ferry Plaza has got to be the very highest in quality. The vendors seem to save their best produce for this market. How do I know? Many of them also sell at other markets in the immediate area and sell at lower prices reflecting the grade of the produce. I've seen them and made purchases.

But for the most part Ferry Plaza attracts small producers that are content to sell exclusively at the Saturday or Thursday market. The Thursday market is much smaller than the one on Saturday, and it's seasonal, not year round. New vendors are allowed to sell on Thursdays until they graduate to the Saturday market.

Some of the small producers sell specialty produce, much of it organic, not usually seen elsewhere.















But the market is not limited to fresh produce. There are meat and poultry producers

























Bakeries


























Several dairy operations providing yogurt, cheese, and butter
























Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar producers

























Flower growers and pizza vendors


























Ranchers marketing preserves, nuts, candies and dried fruit
























Smoked fish producers who also sell sandwiches


















There are vendors selling fresh and dried herbs as well as flavored salt
















The list goes on and on, but since a picture is worth a thousand words, I'll be posting a slide show of Ferry Plaza Farmers Market soon.

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