Wednesday Pasadena Farmers’ Market

This was a very small market and not a lot of vendors, therefore not a lot to say. The bread man who was there the night I went, had some nice looking bread and good looking carrot cake though. The day I went, I just bought some green beans and peaches, which were good. Overall, I wish there were more vendors.

Stopped by this small farmer’s market on Wednesday. It’s located on Holly + Union close to the 24 hr fitness on Colorado & Le Cordon Bleu. It’s a really small space tucked into an unused parking lot. It’s got probably 2 produce vendors and a handful of nuts, dried meat vendors as well as non-​food vendors. Total was about 10 vendors or so.
Opt for street parking (check the signs. but free after 6pm)

Small farmers market, but everything was super fresh and looked especially tasty. There was a vendor who had rose apples (definitely gonna try them next week). They had a fresh herb vendor (not the smokable kind) but the yummy kind. There was sage, leeks, basil, mint, the selection was large and they looked amazing. They also had a bunch of fruits and veggies, not all organic, but pesticide free which is a must. The prices were great compared to your neighborhood grocers and obviously fresher selection. My favorite vendor was Harris family apiaries. They had lots of different flavors of REAL honey like wild flower, pomegranate (from just past the grapevine) and they even had jars of bee pollen which is considered a superfood. You can drink water and take a tablespoon of the bee pollen and never become nutrient deficient… Forget processed vitamins which you end up flushing down the toilette inadvertently (I sh! t you not) haha. Get it?! Ok not so pun-​y I know… We got there about 30 mins before they opened so we missed out on the kettle corn, but they have a vendor who pops fresh kernels for you if that’s your thing. The hours are from 3:30−7pm every Wednesday through oct I believe. Definitely worth checking out. Unfortunately I just bought fruits and veggies two days ago but next week it go time!

When it comes to buying vegetables, I prefer providing support to local farmers. As a consumer, I can choose and buy directly from the farmer. Why do I care? Because the production of genetically modified, biotech, or pretty much grown-​in-​a-​lab types of agriculture are not sustainable. Including and not limited to your beautiful colorful veggies and fruits found in grocery stores all over the U.S. It’s pretty hard to escape GM foods, especially when there’s those companies out there that support non-​labeling GMO. Terrible! I’m not one for a hamburger in a test tube anyway. This is exactly where you can prevent the support towards mad scientists like Monsanto’s and his breeding innovative technology of growing and beautifying vegetables in a lab. Extremely unnatural. Check out the link below from the Institute for Responsible Technology for a list of health risks caused by GM products. And if you’re concerned about your health and where your food comes from like me, you can also visit
A small and yet intimate farmer’s market located on the one-​way street of Union just between Oakland and Madison, you can find loads of fresh grown produce (the type that grow straight from the ground or plants and trees). For weeks now I would barely miss it. So you won’t, it’s functioning every Wednesday 3:30−7pm. And finally I got to see what they had. A majority of the produce at this market are organic and what aren’t are pesticide free. Just ask them and they’ll tell you. Picked up a $ 6 jar of wild flower honey and 100% natural Bee Polen ($ 12 is a steal! It’ll cost you at least twice as much to buy multivitamins at GNC and won’t be as good for you). Reaally neat and haven’t tried either one yet, but very excited to. Bee Polen provides therapeutic and nutritional benefits, much like the Aboriginal tribes who were known to use and value bees for their honey and pollen. Best fact is that the pollen cannot be synthesized in a lab. Awesome! Harris Farm Apiaries travel around Southern Cali to pollinate farms, so depending on where, like Riverside County, a hint of Orange Blossom will pop out or a hint of Pomegranate that come from areas by the Grapevine in Kern County. As I was walking through admiring the lovely and artificially lacking greens, I had a whiff of the robust scent of fresh herbs from a local farmer. Wow, I would love to grow my own herbs. And there’s even all types of baked breads; corn bread, blueberry, nuts galore… just to the back a kettle corn stand with a man stirring the kernels. I’ll be coming back to try the rose apples that one farmer had. There must have been bags of those. As an advocate for organic consumers, helping small farmers like these always make a difference. It’s certainly always the best when you take those veggies home and make a deliciously healthy crisp and tasty refreshing salad.
From my kitchen to yours: Try a cool salad by mixing organic grapes, broccoli, Vegenaise (or mayo), antioxidant dried and unsulfured berries (Organic Made in Nature), and a tbs of honey (HFA Wild Flower). Step it up with a tsp of Bee Polen. Chill in fridge for an hour and it’s ready to delicately devour. Way to get energized!
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