Salon visits the Ferry Building Market to report on the food-miles debate.

Can one of you BA hounds tell me when to find the Farmer's Mkt in the Ferry Plaza? Are there other SF or Penninsula markets to explore for a Wed-Sun tripper? Many thanks

Sampling this simple pleasure at Masse’s and elsewhere.

Here are the Ferry Plaza farmers listed on the Web site as selling peaches, some of them are familiar to me from other markets, some aren’t: G. L. Alfieri Balakian Farms Bella Viva Orchards Blossom Bluff Orchards Capay Fruits &...

Hi, We’re BARTing into Embarcadero station, looking over the Farmer's Market and later, some Wok shopping in Chinatown...all on foot, Sunday, May 22. Looking for a vegetarian friendly place near the market or on the way to...

Tried to go to Hog Island after hitting the Tuesday farmers market, alas it’s closed until Thursday for either construction or heavy duty cleaning, I’m not sure which. Turned around and got in line for a table outside...

Whoa ... Ruth, have you LOOKED at the people at Ferry Plaza on Saturday? It is, for the most part, “elite” farmers' market customers ... who can afford to be “regular” patrons who drop big wads of cash,"...

I just found a wonderful link for those who want to know what’s available at the SF Ferry Building Farmers' Market. This page was last updated on July 21, and I think it’s updated regularly (perhaps weekly.) It lists...

I am going on Saturday to the Farmer's Market at the Ferry Building hopefully by 11:00 am. Can any one recommend shops/stalls that should not be missed and what item(s) should be purchased at each? We will be hungry so items to...

, but I’ve never been a big fan of ’jores so take that with a grain of arena. On Tuesday we found ourselves nearby after our Palace Hotel tour so thought we should check out what the farmers’ market was like during the week. It is...

For the First Weekend Chowbakers Group, we are baking Apricot Gallettes. Which vendors at the Ferry Farmers Market have had the best apricots lately? What hybrid would you suggest for a gallette? Have heard that apricots...

Follow your senses! Produce can vary from day to day. the beauty of shopping at the farmers market is no one is stingy with samples. If they are don’t buy. All the B.S. and selling in the world can be rendered moot with a...

husband “interogated” her about cheesemaking. When she showed up at the Farmers Market for the first time two(?) months ago or so, she actually remembered him. Her background is in biochemistry and she set out to make...

It sounds like Nicholl’s Farm, which brings their incredible variety of variety to many local farmer's markets. They typically offer about 20 bins of potatoes during the season. Their farm is in Marengo, Illinois.

Be real, Stanley. The Saturday Market hasn’t really been a Farmers' Market for a long time, if ever. The Alemany Market and the UN Plaza Market can claim to be "wet markets" but the Ferry Plaza Market is the “Saturday...