Downtown Santa Cruz is a hub of commerce, culture and food. While the main drag is on Pacific Avenue, one would be remiss if you didn’t peel off into the side streets. How else would you find the Downtown Santa Cruz Farmers Market? Downtown Santa Cruz Farmers Market Run by Santa Cruz Community Farmers’ Market, […]
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Westside Setting Makes for Low-key Market
Westside Santa Cruz Farmers Market On the outskirts of Santa Cruz’s Westside is an industrial area housing businesses, restaurants and wineries. The area is quiet and tame compared to downtown and the wharf. But each Sunday, the droll hum of cars passing along Highway 1 is punctuated by the sounds of children laughing. One of […]
Live Oak Farmers Market
Live Oak market brings energy without the large crowds Locals know the Live Oak Farmers Market as a neighborhood staple. Organizers know it as one of the largest and oldest in its lineup. Santa Cruz Community Farmers’ Market started the Live Oak location in 2000. Surrounded by residential homes, local grocery stores and other small […]
Aptos Farmers Market
The Aptos Farmers Market is pushing past middle-age into its golden years. At 41 years old, the market holds the title as the longest running farmers market in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties. Far from the hub of downtown Santa Cruz and the culture of Watsonville, the farmers market is nestled in the hills of […]