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Farmers Market Los Angeles

Eagle Rock Farmers Market: Fascinating Foods on Friday Nights [CLOSED]

There’s little doubt that the Wednesday Santa Monica Farmers Market assembles the most impressive produce in the Southland, but there are fringe farmers markets that actually offer more compelling prepared foods. Case in point:...
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Market San Francisco

Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Exploring the Bounty by the Bay

The Saturday farmers market that surrounds the Ferry Building is, along with the Portland Farmers Market, the best farmers market in the country. This isn’t just because of the bounty of produce and flowers,...
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Mushrooms Portland

Portland Farmers Market: Premium Produce and Prepared Foods

Portland Farmers Market has been ”bringing the best of the country to the heart of the city since 1992.” The Saturday market, located south of downtown on the Portland State University campus, features one...
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Bottle Shop Los Angeles

Galco’s Old World Grocery: Giving Choices Back to the People

Misters GALioto and COrtopassi opened Galco’s Old World Grocery in 1897, one of the first Italian delis in the city. Over the years, Galco’s occupied three downtown locations, the last location being Castella and...
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Olive Sign California

Olive Pit: Showcasing Oblong Mediterranean Fruit in Corning

Driving on I-5 south of Redding, en route to Sacramento, we spotted a billboard announcing Corning as “The Olive City,” and another billboard for the Olive Pit. Considering Allison and I are both such...
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Farm Sign Palm Springs

Shields Date Garden: Prolific Palm Trees Yield Sweet Products

A shield isn’t much use without a knight to wield it. This towering knight stands alongside Highway 111, pointing the way to Shields Date Garden, which has been supplying the Coachella Valley with dates...
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