A guide to Alameda County farmers markets
Where to go for the freshest local produce, the niftiest farmed nuts and lovingly crafted cheese and staples.
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El Cerrito resident grows exotic fruit in his own backyard, and maybe yours, too
From Asian plums to sapotes and Persian mulberries, Tom Addison plants fruits and vegetables across patches of unused land in the East Bay.
Can a rooftop farm in Oakland change the world?
The group behind a farm on top an Oakland Whole Foods aims to decolonize the land, pay farmers and provide nutritious food for people who have been marginalized.
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How to cook with the East Bay’s bounty of cherry plums
Wild plums, the freely found fruit of the East Bay, can become chutney, ice cream or liqueur.
This delicious fruit is free for the taking across the East Bay
You’ve seen cherry plums spattered on the sidewalk and smashed them underfoot, but they’re actually a forager’s dream.
‘This land is coming back to us’: Berkeley community garden gifted to Ohlone land trust
An anonymous donor paid $435,000 to save part of the Ashby Community Garden in Southwest Berkeley and has given it to the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust.
This East Oakland vegetable garden nourishes a close-knit community
Oakland’s Iu Mien elders have been growing mustard greens, sugar cane stalks, and snap peas at Peralta Hacienda Historical Park since 2003.
Berkeley’s new Indigenous Community Learning Garden takes root
The 4-month-old garden boasts Cherokee Purple tomatoes, Chiletepin peppers and many other Indigenous and California native plants.
As restaurants close, Grand Lake Farmers Market vendors hurt for business
Some farmers sold more than half their harvest to restaurants before the pandemic. A new program is helping farmers connect with more individual customers.
COVID changed Chez Panisse, but Alice Waters is still taking care of local farmers
The iconic Berkeley restaurant’s new pandemic model works to preserve its suppliers and workers who make its farm-to-table philosophy possible.
Unhealthy air quality, damaged crops, flames: How recent wildfires have affected Berkeley farmers market vendors
The LNU and CZU Lightning complex fires have caused hazardous working conditions, endangered structures and prevented harvesting on farms that sell at Berkeley’s three weekly markets.
COVID-19 creates new challenges for local growers and farmers markets
Growers and operators grapple with public health concerns, the loss of restaurant partners and a finicky customer base.
