For National Farmers Market Week this year (Aug 1–8), AIM is excited to announce that we’re launching our new Racial Equity Fund! Next week, we’ll be raising $20,000 for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)-led farms and small businesses joining our farmers markets. Farmers of color, like Adrian Mondragan in the photo to […]
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Farmers Market Update – August 2021
by Dan Foster Market Participant Updates: Koda Farms is leaving the market. If you are looking for their rice, you can find it at Rainbow Market and Berkeley Bowl or at our Sunday Marin Civic Center Farmers Market. Moi Eats Vietnamese street food is leaving the market. Their owner loves being a part of the […]
Farmers Market Update – July 2021
by Dan Foster Summer is in full swing. and Covid-related restrictions have mostly been lifted. Eating on site is back, tables and chairs are out, entertainers are performing, and the grassy areas are open for hangin’! Masks are no longer required for folks who have been vaccinated. Stone fruits are peaking, corn is in, tomato […]
Farmers Market Update – June 2021
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 […]
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 […]