http://www.saturdaymarket.com/ -- Lawrence F. London, Jr. mailto:london@sunSITE.unc.edu http://sunSITE.unc.edu/InterGardenTitle: Ditty's Saturday Market Home Page
San Francisco's Ferry Plaza Farmers'
Market, held every Saturday from 8:00 a.m. - 1:30
p.m. at the foot of the financial district opposite the Ferry
Building in downtown San Francisco, is a unique opportunity for
people who live in the City to buy freshly picked, organic
produce directly from small family-operated farms. This Market is
even more special because the communities surrounding San
Francisco are some of the richest agricultural areas in the
United States and are home to some of the most enthusiastic and
successful organic farmers in California.
This home page features profiles of selected farmers at this Market. The Market attracts an average of 75 farmers and vendors during the peak growing season. But I'll be focusing my profiles on selected ones, such as family-run farms that don't have their own retail establishments or don't sell mainly through retail shops. The profiles highlight their personal backgrounds, a description of their operations, types of produce and seasonal availability as well as some of my own observations with a few hot tips and recipes sprinkled in! Check in every week for new profiles. For Sunday Supper recipes that I've developed using produce bought at this Market on Saturday check out Ditty's Sunday Supper.
This website is a personal, independent, non-commercial endeavor (Who's Ditty) launched in May 5, 1996 and reconstructed on September 29, 1996. It is not affiliated with the Market's organizers. I would sincerely like to thank all the people who have so enthusiastically and graciously supported my efforts to get this website started. I apologize if information contained any profile is not correct. Please send corrections, comments and suggestions to dittysf@saturdaymarket.com.
Vendors at the Market (New profile added January 24, 1997) |
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Fruits
and Berries The Aerie - stone fruit Bates & Schmitt - unusual apples BellaViva Orchards - fresh & dried fruit Betty's Berries - blackberries;boysenberries Country Essences - strawberries;raspberries Exotic Genuine Melons - melons Frog Hollow Farm - stone fruit and Asian pears Goldbud Farms - stone fruit, pears and apples Honey Crisp Farm - stone fruit and citrus Iwamoto & Gean Farm - strawberries Knoll Organic Farm - figs Lagier Ranches - cherries, berries and citrus Stenzel's Kiwis - kiwis Stony Farms - wild berries Twin Girls Farms - citrus and stone fruit Warm Springs Farm - Charentais melons |
Vegetables
& General Produce Bruins Farms - tomatoes only Dirty Girl Produce - general produce Eatwell Farm - everything under the sun Exotic Melons - dry-farmed tomatoes;corn Farmer's Wife Produce - cool-weather veggies Furusho Farms - carrots The Garden Project - if it grows in S.F. Happy Boys Farm - potatoes;Cipolini onions Happy Quail Farms - peppers, cukes, eggplant High Standard Farms - one-stop shopping Holler Pepper Farms - asparagus, potatoes Iacopi - peas and beans mostly Knoll Organic Farm - selected produce items Small Potatoes - specialty potatoes Spring Hill Potatoes - potatoes and onions Stony Farms - general produce Tierra Vegetables - chiles;peppers;portabellas Warm Springs Farm - good selection |
Salad
Specialists Dirty Girl Produce - head lettuce; salad mix Happy Boys Farm - baby lettuces; salad fixings High Standard Farm-pre-mixed; head lettuce The Garden Project - baby arugula leaves |
One-of-a-Kind Bates & Schmitt - jams, jellies, chutney, cider Bellwether Farms - lamb Critical Edge - knife sharpening Hazeldell Mushrooms -exotic mushrooms Holler Pepper Farms - pickled garlic; asparagus Hoffman Gamebirds - poultry Hunter Orchards - rocambole garlic Intertidal Aquafarms - oysters and mussels Nakashima Farms - Sweet potatoes Petaluma Farms - eggs Phipps Farm - dried heirloom beans Sciabica & Sons - olive oil Tierra Vegetables - dried chiles and chipotles Van Mourik Nut Farm - fresh nuts Warm Springs Farm - roasted peppers; gourds |
Herbs Furusho Farms - over 20 varieties |
Flowers Country Essences - flowers galore Enomoto Roses (retired in March 1997)- beautiful roses Warm Springs Farm - country-garden style |
Cheese Bellwether Farms - sheep and cow milk cheese Oakdale Cheese Company - gouda; quark |
Sausages Gingrass Family Sausages - sausages; charcuterie |
Search the Saturday Market website:
Examples:
tomato and garlic to find pages with both "tomato" and "garlic." tomato or garlic to find pages with either "tomato" or "garlic." tomato garlic same as tomato or garlic tomato not garlic to find pages with "tomato" but not "garlic."
Vendors with websites:
Eatwell - http://www.eatwell.com
Gingrass Sausages - http://www.hawthornelane.com
Intertidal Oysters - http://www.best.com:80/~akirk/intertidal/index.html
Native Kjalii Foods - http://www.sfsalsa.com
Sciabica Olive Oil - http://www.sciabica.com
The Aerie - http://www.well.com/user/ecrane/peaches.html
Tierra Vegetables - http://www.tierravegetables.com
Vendors with e-mail address:
Stony Farms - stonyfarms@worldnet.att.net
Straus Family Creamery - strausmilk@aol.com
Other interesting websites on farmers' markets:
Pacific Coast Farmers' Market Association - http://www/pcfma.com
Bay Area Farmers' Markets - http://www.crl.com:80/~ckraft/sf.html
Open Air Markets Worldwide - http://www.openair.org
What's Ripe - http://www.epicurious.com/e_eating/e02_ripe/ripe.html
Saint-Tropez's Open Air Market - http://www.saturdaymarket.com/Saint-Tropez
Send me an e-mail if you find other interesting related websites dittysf@saturdaymarket.com
E-mail from a Market fan:
"The craze of the "saison"? Blanch some yummy asparagus tips from the guy on the west side of the Market. Put them into an omlette made from Petaluma Farm's yummy eggs along with a squirt of lemon. Top with Bellwether Farms' carmody cheese and broil for a moment. Then on the side, fresh strawberries (ed: Harry's Berries recommended) with a hint of confectioner's sugar topped with Strauss yoghurt. To die for!"