During this coronavirus crisis, farmers markets and agricultural producers are exempted from the “shelter at home” edict because they feed Californians.
“We are happy that farmers markets have been deemed essential services, allowing for
customers to shop for the best local produce available in a safe, stress-free environment,” Gail Hayden, executive director of the California Farmers Market Association, said Friday in a statement. “It’s what our bodies and minds truly need during these trying times.”
In all cases, market organizers say food sampling has been suspended, all vendors will wear protective gloves and disinfectant will be available at the information booths. They are reminding their vendors to maintain social-distancing space and customers to wash all produce and bags after each shopping excursion.
Here’s what will be open this weekend, according to the Urban Village Farmers Market Association, the Pacific Coast Farmers Market Association and the California Farmers Market Association.
NOTE: The weekend markets in Campbell, Concord, Danville, downtown Palo Alto, Pleasanton and San Jose’s Berryessa, Japantown and Santa Teresa neighborhoods are temporarily closed.
OPEN SATURDAY
Alameda, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Haight Avenue and Webster Street
Brentwood, 8 a.m. to noon, First and Oak streets
Castro Valley, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., BART station parking lot
Daly City, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Serramonte Center
Morgan Hill, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Caltrain station
Pinole, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Fernandez Avenue and Pear Street
San Jose/Willow Glen, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m, Willow Glen Elementary School
San Leandro, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Bayfair Center
San Mateo, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m, temporarily moved to Hillsdale Mall, lower lot
Santa Clara, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m, Jackson Street and Homestead Road
Saratoga, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., West Valley College parking lot
Sunnyvale, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Murphy Avenue at Washington
Union City, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Old Alvarado Park
Vallejo, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Georgia and Marin streets
Walnut Creek, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Shadelands Business Park
OPEN SUNDAY
Belmont, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Caltrain parking lot
Fremont, Irvington, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Bay Street & Trimboli Way
Livermore, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Third and J streets
Los Gatos, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Town Plaza Park
Martinez, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Estudillo and Main streets
Milpitas, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m, Great Mall Drive
Moraga, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Moraga Center
Mountain View, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Caltrain station
Oakland/Montclair, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., La Salle and Moraga avenues
Oakland/Temescal, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., North Oakland DMV lot, 5300 Claremont Ave.
Palo Alto, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., California Avenue
San Jose/Alum Rock, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., 57 N. White Road
San Jose/Evergreen, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Evergreen Village Square
San Jose/Blossom Hill, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Oakridge Mall
