Oak Park Farmers Market

This is the only Sacramento farmers market that I have seen with the intent to educate the community on healthy eating and provide tools to create a healthy lifestyle. They have crafts for the kids, sac library, food literacy, coffee, food trucks and more.
They double the $$ for food stamp trade in. So if have $ 20 in food stamp $‘s, they will give you $ 40 in tokens to spend at farmers market. This is a great service provided to the community.
Ooh, they also have Dave’s Popsicles — all natural, delicious and they don’t drip! Yes, it’s true… no sticky drippings down your arm.

Our family looks forward to this market for crafts, music and community. And for the fresh produce!

Live music greets us as we walk in
there is great coffee to sip. The freshest fruits and veggies await our shopping bags as well as the best free range eggs. I love the freshest baked products and aged cheese. The smiling vendors bless us with friendship. We are one family. This year it will be open to the end of November! Hooray!

I absolutely love farmers market fresh produce fresh everything amazing deals great people just a livelihood the people are amazing I wouldn’t shop anywhere else in the Sacramento for my fresh produce and fresh veggies

Although I really want this market to become popular because I like it so much, part of me wants to keep it a secret! Really friendly down to earth vibe, on the smaller side but that’s a plus because it still has plenty of good selection without being super crowded or overwhelming. Usually there’s music and other activities going on (some of the events I’ve seen on different visits are free yoga lessons, classic car displays, and community service booths). And it’s just two blocks from Old Soul (perfect Saturday morning = cup of good coffee at a cool café then a walk over to the farmers’ market!)!

A lot of our Farmers Markets here in Sacramento are located in/​on boring, hot ~cement parking lots or such… This Market may be small in size, but it is quite nice. It packs a punch with it’s live music and cool park setting under lots of huge old Sacramento trees and a lovely surrounding grassy park.
I can even take my pup with me, just as long as I stay on the outskirts of the tables — everyone is happy to see her ~ so that is a big plus for us.
Although the «Oak Park» location may deter some, really don’t let it, it is a decent part of the area and there are no «bad» folks lingering around. It is never too crowded and there is always fresh cut flowers, tons of veggies/​fruits, a bread stand and an tamale stand too… mmm yum.
You can sit back and listen to the live music and just chill out for a bit — instead of bumping arms with everyone in a parking lot, under the noise of the free way Q street Market. Plus it is on Saturdays, which rules even more! Get all your goodies to prepare for a week of healthy meals.
I love it! and my Pup loves it too! See ya there. Hurry before summer is over!

If I happen to wake up early on a Saturday morning, I make the Oak Park Farmer’s Market a must-​stop. It’s a quick bike ride away and it’s just the right size for a great variety of fruits, veggies, breads, pastries, flowers, and food.
The majority of the market stands offer organically grown product and their prices are great — take that pricey Co-​op!
Everyone is always in such a great mood and really friendly — and for 9am on a Saturday!

The Oak Park Farmers Market is a hidden gem! This was a pleasant outing which included selecting from a variety of fruits, vegetables, fresh free-​range eggs, bread, and cheese. I had to grab some blackberries (which weren’t on my grocery list) but they looked so good. I couldn’t leave without sitting down and enjoying the live music while eating a delicious tamale from Yolanda’s. As I was leaving, I also couldn’t resist buying a four pack of cupcakes. Keep a look out for the «word of the day» as you can get an extra 5 bucks to spend on the fresh produce. I bought my Pig-​A-​Palooza ticket, which helps benefit the Oak Park Farmers Market and keep this market here, and got an additional 5 bucks to spend! What did I learned from Saturday’s trip to the farmers market? I couldn’t resist temptation. Well, I was able to resist –just a little– but now I have to go back next week and purchase one of those African/​Ghana baskets. I’m also excited about the Pig-​a-​Palooza (the following week) as rumor has it that Gunther’s Ice Cream has a special flavor for this event. Definitely won’t be able to resist that!

While this farmers market may be on the smaller side it is packed with anything you could possibly want or need. In addition to fresh produce they have ready to eat food vendors, entertainment, plants for your garden, flowers and an all around great vibe.
I found the vendors’ prices to be great — a half flat of organic strawberries for $ 12, herb plants for $ 2, and crazy good tortillas for $ 4. It was great interacting with the patrons and vendors; I even picked up a few tricks on getting my veggie garden at home to flourish.
This market offers a «double your dollars,» EBT match program up to $ 20. For example, if you purchase $ 20 worth of EBT, they give you $ 40 worth of EBT tokens that you can spend at the market just like cash. All of the produce vendors accept EBT and you are doubling your spending power — how great is that?!
I’ve been cooking with my goodies I scored from last week’s market and I have honestly never tasted better food in my life. Everything is so fresh, vibrant and bursting with flavor — it’s insane. I’m swearing off the grocery store produce with their under-​ripened, pesticide sprayed wares and sticking to wholesome, local food that puts money back into our community!

I did not like this Farmers Market. For the Fact that they are in the getto the prices sucked. I baught a bunch of stuff and then went and priced the items at the store and they are cheaper in the store. I work for a organic farm and we do the farmers market on W street so I know what the prices should be but they sucked and also there was not very much to pick from this weekend. No I will not go back there again unless i want to by flowers they did have some nice flowers.

Friendly, local Farmer’s Market. The quality was better than expected and the prices were lower. The venue has a little something for everyone. Free massages, free live music, free EBT, free activities for the kids, and community resources. Prepared foods as well as artisan crafts are sure to intrigue.

I’m a weekly attendee at this market, and usually get a bag of vegetables for about $ 5. I’m sooo excited about the new layout of the market this coming summer (May 5). This market has great prices, is within walking distance from my house, and is a great asset to Oak Park. May 5 can’t come soon enough!
I always enjoy Yolanda’s tamales too!

One of the best things about the local farmer’s market «scene» is the large number of locations and how unique each one is. The Oak Park Farmer’s market is only open in the Spring/​Summer and is one of the smaller venues on the circuit.
But don’t let size fool you. This market has a great Berkley vibe with music and food and high quality produce buying options. The atmosphere is relaxed and hanging out instead of the bustle of the Sunday’s market.
Definitely worth checking out.

Brought an out of town friend here for a non-​traditional breakfast hangout time.
Liege-​style waffle from Red Rooster Waffles? Wonderful. They explained to us what set their waffles apart – and they’re spot on about it, like little sugar explosions as you eat away!
Chile and cheese tamale from Yolanda’s in Courtland? Phenomenal. So glad they’re out here so I don’t have to make the drive for some of the best tamales I’ve ever had.
And a chocolate, banana, and walnut muffin from Mighty Kong? Outstanding. I forgot that what I was eating was healthy – and you KNOW how difficult it is to get something like that!
I brought home some tamales, strawberries, and blackberries, just thinking I was getting a great deal. Just tried them and could not BELIEVE how sweet they were!
Add to the mix free massages (yeah, you just read that – FREE,) a great jam session going on, and fantastic happy atmosphere and you’ve got a perfect Saturday morning. My friend was surprised to know that this was a typically difficult neighborhood. I will definitely be back.
We all have high hopes for this endeavor. We all want the revitalization of Oak Park. I only wish I saw more faces from the neighborhood alongside the faces of those who we all know are not from the immediate surrounding area. If anyone knows of a way to help make this happen, please contact the organizers and offer your help!

This Farmer’s Market is vastly improved at the new McClatchy Park location. Last week, there was great jazz music. We also enjoyed breakfast burritos and coffee from the always awesome Mighty Kong Muffins. Obviously, you can also get produce here. :-)

We started out with the farmers market at McClatchy Park by Alchemy and my son volunteered, it was an urban farm stand and amazing, yet small. Then it moved to Broadway and I saw Ricky Berger live, for free. Now it is coming back to our park. I am elated. I did not like the tree-​less location, but did love hood access. Now I will enjoy the best of both worlds, beautiful environment and within in skipping distance. Oh Oak Park, how I love you. I saw a flier and it said this farmers market will match EBT dollar with an extra market dollar. Poor folks can literally double their money!

2010 was its inaugural season, but it’ll open up again come summer 2011. I cannot wait. If I want some fresh berries, greens or flowers it is fantastic to be able to walk down the street and find what I need. It also makes me feel good to support this neighborhood market. This market even has fresh bread and a wide selection of cheeses. Towards the end of their inaugural season they added live music, seating and a tamale cart. It’s such a great thing to be able to grab some groceries and then sit around having lunch while listening to music from the Bay Area.

great asset to the neighborhood, awesome cheese, tomatoes and whatever is in season. nice music series. the only thing I don’t like is that it shut down for the season last week. BOOOOOO!!!

Small with a nice selection of fruits and veggies. Yolanda’s Tamale truck is an awesome addition. Today there was live music and the «Bird House Man» was there working with children making bird houses.
A really nice community vibe. I bought some earrings made out of gourds from the Women’s Wisdom project.
Check it out.

The Oak Park Farmers Market is a welcome addition to the neighborhood and a huge step up from the previous incarnation (a small market stand on 5^th ave).
The vendors are all well priced, nice, and attentive. The strawberry stand sells strawberries that are picked the morning of the market! There is usually music of some kind, a fresh flower stand and lots of seasonal veggies.
The market runs every Saturday from 9am to 1pm through October 16^th.