by Dan Foster While there is no set date yet, we anticipate the return of seating, tables, and entertainment to the Grand Lake Farmers Market in the near future! New Market Participants: Raised Roots – One-man operation farming in Livermore and in Oakland at Castlemont High School. Check him out in the center aisle across […]
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Farmers Market Update – May 2021
by Dan Foster Seasonal Updates: Peach Farm has returned with their cucumbers and should have tomatoes soon! Triple Delight Blueberries have returned. Short season, get them while you can! True Love Nursery is selling plant starts. Short season, get them while you can! Lifefood Gardens is adding plant starts. Look for them soon! Lucias Pizzaria […]
Farmers Market Update – February 2021
Brittany Crepe’s last day at the Grand Lake Market was this past Saturday. As the weather gets warmer, look for more artisans to be in attendance. Editor’s Note: Will Finnie, the Coordinator of AIM’s Bounty Box program is looking for additional volunteers at the Grand Lake Market to work either of two shifts. The first […]
Farmers Market Update – January 2021
by Dan Foster –The Native American Health Center will resume providing Covid testing and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) distribution on January 9 and continue doing so through March 27. This is a free service – open to everyone. No appointment or insurance is needed We have some new folks starting in the near future: Moi Eat – […]
Farmers Market Update – December 2020
by Dan Foster – The Native American Health Center will be providing free Covid testing and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to anyone–no appointment or insurance needed–the first three Saturdays of December. We have been able to find space for some of our Category 3 Artisans (Jewelry & Clothing) to sell for the holidays. Attached is […]
Introducing Perfusion Vineyard Owner John Bry
John Bry wears two different hats – one that’s broad-brimmed to ward off the sun when he’s working outdoors in his Wildcat Canyon Vineyard and the second, a scrub cap he wears as a long-time vascular surgeon. Dr. Bry finished his medical training in Boston and launched his medical practice in Berkeley in 1994. Prior to […]
Revised Operational Guidelines – June 21, 2017
When the new Splash Pad Park opened in 2003, the farmers market was small and manageable and the park grounds and landscaping, pristine. Over the ensuing years, the market has grown four or five-fold and, since income for the Agricultural Institute of Marin is a function of the number of vendors and the size of […]
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FARMERS MARKET With Jerry Barclay, the Chair of the Splash PadFarmers Market Advisory Council, out of town, I was invited to sit in as a community representative at a meeting a couple of weeks ago between the city and representatives from the Agricultural Institute of Marin. I can’t share the details but it does sound […]