Bring your sunglasses, because when the sun goes down the light goes on at the San Pedro Square Market! There has been quite a bit of new development and excitement in downtown San Jose over the past few years. You may have noticed the light sculpture on San Fernando above “The Market by Safeway” on the [...]
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The sun is shining and Spring is in the air! It must be time for Farmers’ Markets! While we are lucky to have some year-round markets in Silicon Valley, I feel like it’s really Spring when they are all back for the season. One of the best returns on Sunday, April 3. The Farmer’s Market [...]
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Have you had your Brussels Sprouts today? Me neither. But if you’d like to increase the role of vegetables, fruits, and nuts in your eating plan – one of the best places for “in season” produce is a Farmer’s Market. Many of the Silicon Valley markets are on their winter hiatus. However – the Cupertino [...]
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“Pie is simplicity and cheer, an easy moment of happiness. Pie people are optimists at heart.” - Patricia Kline, founder of ipie We would like to thank reader Suzan Baker for introducing us to ipie. Ipie founder Patricia Kline creates individual-sized fruit pies using organic, locally grown fruit whenever possible nestled in a scrumptious cream [...]
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One of the culinary treasures on the peninsula is The Milk Pail on California Avenue in Mountain View. I first discovered The Milk Pail years ago when I didn’t plant any tomatoes one summer and was looking for a produce stand that had “real” tomatoes at a decent price. Since then – I come to [...]
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With the rainy season now upon us – Fall seems to be officially here! Some of our local Farmer’s Markets run throughout the year – but the one in Los Altos ended last month. So where to find reasonably priced – really fresh – fruit and vegetables during the fall and winter? In Los Altos [...]
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In our ongoing quest to check out every Farmers’ Market in Silicon Valley – today it’s time to go visit the Japantown Farmers’ Market in downtown San Jose. This market is held every Sunday morning from 8:30 am to noon – year round. The location is on Jackson Street, between 6th and 7th streets – [...]
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Before the advent of “Silicon Valley” – this area was known as the “Valley of Heart’s Delight”. In 1899 – Carl and Hannah Olson planted their first cherry tree and founded a valley icon – CJ Olson’s Cherries. Located in the same spot in Sunnyvale at the edge of El Camino Real – CJ Olson’s [...]
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