^Chart LegendPORTLAND FARMERS MARKET
at Portland State University
Portland, OR
Local specialties: Pears, cranberries, morels, chanterelles, truffles, blackberries, abalones, clams, crabs, and oysters
Star stands: Gathering Together Farm for salad greens and herbs; Viridian Farms for peaches, asparagus, and chicories; Gilson Marine Farms for bivalves; SuDan Farm for lamb; Two Tarts for peanut-butter oatmeal cookies
Scene: Portland natives are quick to brag about their hometown exports—think Nike, Powell’s Books, and Elliott Smith—and the market at PSU is a recent addition to this ever-growing list. “Many Portlanders have become quite possessive about the market and are asking for it to become year-round,” says Scott Dolich of Portland’s Park Kitchen.
Read more: http://www.good.is/post/farmers-in-the-city/#ixzz0i1cxvfS9
FERRY PLAZA FARMERS MARKET
on the Embarcadero
San Francisco
Local specialties: Strawberries, artichokes, apricots, figs, almonds, pistachios, grapes, persimmons, pomegranates, oranges, grapefruits, kumquats,, guavas, dates, crabs, avocados, olive oil
Star stands: Dirty Girl Produce for radicchio, tomatoes, and beans; Yerena Farms for berries; Brokaw Nursery for avocados and citrus; Shogun Fish for salmon; Pt. Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company for blue cheese
Scene: The Ferry shoppers are hard core. They show up long before the brunch hour on Saturdays and bombard the coffee stand (local organic roaster Blue Bottle Coffee) before moving onto the produce—and attack it so aggressively that you fear for the lives of nearby children. According to Chris Cosentino, chef of Incanto, “It’s really serious: It’s like [fighting to get] the last Cabbage Patch doll for your kid to get a basket of strawberries.”
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