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Davis Farmers Market offers free baskets, wrapping on Saturdays
The Davis Farmers Market turns into Gift Basket Central for the first three Saturdays in December, offering free baskets and wrapping of market items. On Dec. 7, 14 and 21, shoppers can compile items for custom gift baskets, and have them wrapped for free at the...
Dessert adds English tradition to holiday tables
By Ann M. Evans, author of "The Davis Farmers Market Cookbook, Revised Edition." In 2019, she will be at the Dec. 14 and Dec. 21 markets, where she will sign copies. In English cuisine, a trifle is a layered dessert made with fruit, custard and whipped cream. It is a...
Hours extended for Pre-Thanksgiving Market
The Davis Farmers Market extends its hours on Wednesday, Nov. 27 for its annual Pre-Thanksgiving Market. The market will open from noon to 6 p.m., with a bounty of seasonal produce, table décor, meats, cheeses, olive oil, honey and wine. Fresh-baked items include...
Oct. 26 market is a pumpkin patch
Pumpkins, plants, face painting and a petting farm. Those are just a few of the highlights at the annual Pumpkin Patch, Saturday, Oct. 26, at the Davis Farmers Market. The event, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., has all of the usual Saturday market vendors, with fruit,...
Market featured in Farm to Table podcast
"One of the earliest Farmers Markets in America, in Davis California, is also widely recognized as one of the best." Listen to Rodger Wasson interview Executive Director Randii MacNear about what makes our market shine. The 22-minute podcast, recorded at the Saturday,...
New vendors bloom at Sutter Davis Hospital Farmers Market
Two new vendors are adding color and flavor to the Sutter Davis Farmers Market. Zamora Flora and Montoya Tamales join several other sellers each Thursday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Sutter Davis Hospital Farmers Market continues through Oct. 24. In its ninth year, the...
National Farmers Market Week is Aug. 4-10
The Davis Farmers Market celebrates National Farmers Market Week Aug. 4-10, to raise awareness about the positive impact the market has on the community. Farmers markets not only provide a nutritious boost to local residents, they help the economy, protect farmland,...
Sutter Davis Hospital Farmers Market returns
Davis – The Sutter Davis Hospital Farmers Market returns on May 9. The market is open Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., through Oct. 24 In its ninth year, the Sutter Davis Hospital Farmers Market brings farm-fresh, local foods and produce to the hospital’s main...
Picnic in the Park: March 13-Oct. 30
One of the rewards of daylight saving time is the annual return of Picnic in the Park, when the Davis Farmers Market extends its Wednesday hours, transforming into a festival of food, music and fun. Picnic in the Park returns on Wednesday, March 13, at Central Park,...
Get or make crafts at the market
Holiday shopping is a treat at the Davis Farmers Market, where patrons can cross off their gift and grocery lists with one stop. Along with the farm-fresh produce, eggs, meat and baked goods, there are local crafts, free gift baskets and holiday music on Saturdays,...
Free gift baskets on Saturdays
The Davis Farmers Market turns into Gift Basket Central for the first four Saturdays in December, offering free baskets and wrapping of market items. On Saturdays, Dec. 1, 8, 15 and 22, shoppers can assemble custom gift baskets, wrapped for free at the market’s Gift...
Everything but the turkey
The Davis Farmers Market extends its hours on Wednesday, Nov. 21 for its annual Pre-Thanksgiving Market. The market will open from noon to 6 p.m., with a bounty of seasonal produce, table décor, meats, cheeses, olive oil, honey and wine. Fresh-baked items include...
‘Farmers Markets: Love at First Bite’
This 26-minute 2011 documentary stars the Davis Farmers Market
