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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Tucked away in the back parking lot behind The Garden Theater between Lincoln Avenue and Willow Street in downtown Willow Glen, The Willow Glen Community Farmers’ Market reopens for the season Saturday, May 8th! The market hours are from 9:30 – 1:30 pm, May 8th thru October 30th. The over 40 booths of vendors offer [...]
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The Los Altos Farmers’ Market reopens tomorrow – May 6! It runs from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday afternoons through September. This is one of my favorite “weekday” farmers’ markets – a great way to gear up for the weekend by enjoying the musicians and dinner offerings from some of the local restaurants [...]
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If it’s Saturday – it must be time for a trip to the Saratoga Farmer’s Market. This Farmer’s Market is open year-round on Saturdays (9 am to 1 pm) at West Valley College at the corner of Fruitvale and Allendale Avenues in Saratoga. Enjoy the fresh fruit, excellent vegetables, tempting smoked trout, and freshly baked [...]
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It’s hard to beat a pleasant Sunday in Mountain View, especially when you’re at the farmers market. Check out the Mountain View Farmer’s Market, open every Sunday from 9am – 1pm, just off Castro Street in downtown Mountain View. According to the website, there are approximately 70 growers and food purveyors offering a fabulous assortment [...]
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The Palo Alto Farmers’ Market that is on California Avenue (at El Camino) is open year-round on Sundays from 9:00 – 1:00 pm. If you prefer, The Farmers’ Market on Gilman Street at Hamilton re-opens on Saturday, May 8th from 8:00 am – noon and will go until December. I will post information about this [...]
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The weekly Farmers’ Markets, among other things, is to eat and cook “seasonally”. For those that are cooks at heart, don’t you find that you appreciate the joy of cooking with the season while shopping “fresh” year round? One of the many things that is wonderful about living in the Silicon Valley is the mild [...]
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One of my favorite things to do is stroll the local farmers’ markets for fresh, organic vegetables, fruits, berries, breads, jams, and a whole variety of ingredients from which delicious meals can be created at home. The Farmers’ Market in Campbell, sponsored by The City of Campbell, is held every Sunday–year round–from 9:00 am – [...]
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