It’s Farmers’ Market Season! Take SamTrans, Caltrain to a Local Market
By Matt Wilson, @WilsonSTComms Hot weather came and scorched the Bay Area this weekend, which to me is a clear sign that summer is coming soon. There’s great debate about […]
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By Matt Wilson, @WilsonSTComms Hot weather came and scorched the Bay Area this weekend, which to me is a clear sign that summer is coming soon. There’s great debate about […]
By Matt Wilson, @WilsonSTComms
Hot weather came and scorched the Bay Area this weekend, which to me is a clear sign that summer is coming soon. There’s great debate about which season is our personal favorites here among some of us on the communications team, though really are there truly any *real* seasons in the Bay Area? My friends from Wisconsin and Canada have a good chuckle when I talk about my love of Bay Area “winters.”
One thing we can agree on is that sunnier weather has us itching to head to our local farmers’ markets to catch some rays, hear some live music and pick up locally grown produce. This discussion got us thinking: how many of these local markets are easily accessible via Caltrain and SamTrans? We did a little research and found that many, many, many are!
Location: Caltrain Parking Lot at El Camino Real and O’Neill Street
When: Sundays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Public Transit: Caltrain to Belmont Station, SamTrans routes 397, 398, ECR
Location: Community Park, 11 Old County Road
When: Thursdays, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Public Transit: SamTrans routes 292, 397
Location: Park Road starting at Burlingame Avenue
When: Sundays from the third week of January through the Sunday before Christmas, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; and every Thursday from May through October from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Public Transit: Caltrain to Burlingame Station
California Avenue Farmers’ Market in Palo Alto
Location: California Avenue at El Camino Real
When: Sundays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Public Transit: Caltrain to California Avenue Station
Location: Serramonte Mall (behind Macy’s), 133 Serramonte Center
When: Thursdays and Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1p.m.
Public Transit: SamTrans routes 121, 122, 130
Location: 3O6O S. Delware St. in San Mateo.
When: Sundays, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. through October
Public Transit: Caltrain to Hillsdale Station
Location: 1010 Metro Center Blvd.
When: Wednesdays, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Public Transit: SamTrans routes 54, 251, 256
Half Moon Bay Coastside Farmers Market
Location: Shoreline Station, 225 Cabrillo Highway S
When: Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., through December 21
Public Transit: SamTrans route 17
Location: Chestnut Street, between Santa Cruz and Menlo avenues, in downtown Menlo Park.
When: Sundays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Public Transit: Caltrain to Menlo Park Station, SamTrans route ECR
Location: Downtown Mountain View Caltrain Station Parking Lot, 600 West Evelyn Ave.
When: Sundays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Public Transit: Caltrain to Mountain View Station, VTA light rail to Mountain View Transit Center
Pacifica Coastside Farmers Market
Location: Rockaway Beach, Old County Road
When: Wednesdays, 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Public Transit: SamTrans routes 110, 112, 118
Palo Alto Farmers’ Market – Downtown
Location: Gilman Street and Hamilton Avenue
When: Saturdays May 12-Dec. 8, 8 a.m. to noon
Public Transit: Caltrain to Palo Alto Station, SamTrans route ECR
Redwood City Kiwanis Farmers Market
Location: 500 Arguello St.
When: Saturdays, 8 a.m. to noon, April through November
Public Transit : Caltrain to Redwood City Transit Center, SamTrans routes 296, 397, 398, ECR
Location: 700 block of Laurel Street
When: Sundays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Public Transit: Caltrain to San Carlos Station, SamTrans route ECR
San Mateo – Farmers Market at Bay Meadows
Location: 3060 S. Delaware St.
When: Sundays, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Public Transit: Caltrain to Hayward Park, SamTrans route 292
Location: Murphy and Washington avenues
When: Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Public Transit: Caltrain to Sunnyvale Station
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