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Eat Local
apples
cabbage
cauliflower
celery
green beans
hard squashes
leeks
limes
persimmons
pomegranates
pumpkins
quince
shelling beans
sweet potatoes
wild mushrooms
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Community News
The Super Green Seafood List:
Check out the Monterey Bay Aquarium's new Super Green List to learn which fish dishes are best for you and the ocean
Upcoming Workshop:
Soil Building & Water Managment Systems
Nov. 1 - 3rd
Local Children's Dance Group to Perform
CA Agribusiness Pressures School to Nix Michael Pollan's Lecture
"Health is your responsibility, not politicians'"
Alice Waters
"Mother of the organic food movement"
Read the article
"In Winter, What's a Locavore to do?"
Get some hot tips for the cooler seasons
"Chef/owner of Aziza wears his past on his skin"
from the SF Chronicle
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MFM is Grateful for...
Operation Chef for their participation at the Sunday Civic Center Market - inspiring our customers to make healthy food choices.
Green Sangha and their fleet of dedicated volunteers who challenge market goers to rethink their use of plastic.
Life's Ingredients for their work educating our SF community on the importance of fresh, local foods and for giving tours of the Stonestown Farmers Market to customers.
Bioneers for their dedication to supporting local agriculture - putting their values into action!
Last but not least, you, for your continued support. The success of our local food system depends on eaters hungry for fresh healthy food and positive social change.
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 Trick or Treat! Come fill your bags and baskets with all your favorite treats from the farmers market this Saturday, October 31st. Who says Halloween is just for kids?
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Market Moola Expires Oct. 31st
 "Market Moola," a program of Community Child Care Council of Sonoma County (4Cs), ends this Saturday, Oct. 31st. Thanks to a grant from First 5 Marin, 4Cs distributed $5,000 worth of vouchers to daycare providers and families in Marin to purchase fresh foods from MFM's farmers markets.
If you still have "Market Moola" in your wallet (pictured above), be sure to come to the Thursday Marin Civic Center Farmers Market today to put it to good use! Many thanks to 4Cs and First 5 Marin. This is one of many efforts in the Bay Area, along with EBT Food Stamps and WIC, to make fresh and local produce accessible to all. |
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Thanksgiving Thursday Market Moooves to Wednesday, November 25th
 Mark your calendars - the Thursday Civic Center Farmers Market will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 25th in observance of Thanksgiving. Bring home the freshest ingredients of the season for your family's favorite recipes!
MFM invites you to join us in taking the locally-grown Thanksgiving challenge! Make this year's feast a local one, even down to your centerpieces. We promise you'll feel an especially deep sense of gratitude having met the farmers who grow your food. Check out our recipe page for seasonal dishes with a twist, like Chef Eric Gower's Soy Brined Roasted Turkey or Ginger Sweet Potatoes. |
Bringing Local Farm Fresh Food to Bioneers
Marin Farmers Markets and Marin Agricultural Institute have been working with the Bioneers conference since 2006, enabling thousands of conference participants to walk their talk when it comes to supporting a local food system and reducing their eco-footprint. Over the past three years, Bioneers has purchased more than $37,500 worth of local food from MFM farmers and food purveyors through MAI's Farm to Fork local distribution program.
 This year, Bioneers sourced $14,500 of locally grown fruit, vegetables, meats, cheese, and prepared foods from more than 43 MFM farmers and specialty food purveyors. Bioneers worked with Epicurean Group and Embassy Suites to prepare over a dozen unique seasonal menus for the multi-day conference at the Marin Center in San Rafael. A delicious job well done.
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 Marin Civic Center Thursday: New to the market this month is Easy Living - making raw foods with many ingredients from their very own mini-farm in West Marin. Also new to the market is Santa Cruz Pasta Factory with various homemade pastas and sauces.
Thursdays 8am - 1pm |
 Oakland-Grand Lake: Visit us in Splash Pad Park to enjoy the fall harvest and its abundance of winter squash and pumpkins! And a big welcome to our newest vendor - McClelland Dairy has joined the market from Petaluma with wonderful European style organic butter.
Saturdays 9am - 2pm |
 Hayward: The market was recently awarded a grant by stopwaste.org for a recycling and composting program. Green and blue bins are heading to a market near you!
Saturdays 9am - 1pm |
 Marin Civic Center Sunday: Has two new North Bay vendors to introduce -McClelland Dairy with organic butter from Petaluma and Pt. Reyes Compost Co. "purveyors of premium poop".
Sundays 8am - 1pm |
 Newark: Would like to welcome a first-timer, Charlie's Corn, to our market. They offer scrumptious fully-loaded baked potatoes. Stop by and give 'em a try!
Sundays 9am - 1pm |
 Stonestown: A big welcome aboard to K&J Orchards with asian pears, County Line Harvest with organic specialty greens, and Oak Acre Farms with organic persimmons and winter citrus!
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 Novato/Fairfax: Our seasonal markets are hibernating for the winter. We look forward to opening again in May 2010! | |
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