Since adopting Kaya the wonder dog, we’ve had to change up our schedule to accommodate husky club. Husky club is a group of Siberian Husky and other types of sled dog owners going to Point Isabel park, the largest off-leash dog park in the country. It has stunning views of the city of San Francisco [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘farmers market’
August 10, 2009
Grand Lake Farmers Market
We definitely have become fans of the Grand Lake Farmer Market. We’ve known it existed but we’ve never gone there until we moved to North Oakland. Upon the recommendation of our server at B, we decided to go the week after we moved into our house. It was a blast. The vendors are almost uniformly [...]
January 30, 2009
It’s all in the Vibe – Berkeley Farmer’s Market
If you blindfolded me and took be to the Berkeley Farmer’s Market, I could tell you in two second we were smack dab in the middle of Berkeley. White folks with dreadlocks, ethnic scarves, smelling of patchouli abound. There’s even a bodywork area for anyone interested in releasing tension from their chakras. That said, there [...]
November 21, 2008
The overlooked Farmer’s Market – Jack London Square
The Jack London Square Farmer’s Market is an interesting beast. It’s got all the elements of a good farmers market, good location (for those of us who live in downtown Oakland), good vendors, and a decent variety but it’s really hampered by the layout. And let’s face it, Jack London Square itself feels [...]
August 15, 2008
The Big Kahuna – Ferry Plaza Farmer’s Market
This is the big kahuna, the landmark, the farmer’s market by which all other farmer’s market’s will be judged. It does have an unfair advantage since it does have the ferry plaza retail shops as well. But let’s see how it matches up.
Convenience –4.5
Blocks away from the Embarcadero BART station, [...]
August 5, 2008
A service to our dear readers
I do wonder if a requirement for living in the Bay area is that you frequent a Farmers Market. They are everywhere and unlike Farmers Markets in the East Coast, the produce is significantly cheaper than what you get in the grocery store. Given the climate of Northern California, you can get an abundance [...]
