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During this coronavirus crisis, farmers markets and agricultural producers are exempted from the “shelter at home” edict because they feed Californians.
“We are happy that farmers markets have been deemed essential services, allowing for
customers to shop for the best local produce available in a safe, stress-free environment,” Gail Hayden, executive director of the California Farmers Market Association, said Friday in a statement. “It’s what our bodies and minds truly need during these trying times.”
In all cases, market organizers say food sampling has been suspended, all vendors will wear protective gloves and disinfectant will be available at the information booths. They are reminding their vendors to maintain social-distancing space and customers to wash all produce and bags after each shopping excursion.
Here are the markets still operating, according to the Urban Village Farmers Market Association, the Pacific Coast Farmers Market Association, the California Farmers Market Association, the Berkeley Ecology Center, Champ Farmer Markets and the Agricultural Institute of Marin.
NOTE: The weekend markets in Campbell, Concord, Danville, downtown Palo Alto, Pleasanton and San Jose’s Berryessa, Japantown and Santa Teresa neighborhoods are temporarily closed.
OPEN TUESDAY
Berkeley, 2 to 6:30 p.m., Adeline and 63rd streets
OPEN WEDNESDAY
San Jose/Princeton Plaza, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 1375 Blossom Hill Road
OPEN THURSDAY
Berkeley, 3 to 7 p.m., Shattuck Avenue at Vine Street
Marin/San Rafael, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Marin Civic Center
OPEN FRIDAY
Richmond, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Barrett Avenue at 25th Street
OPEN SATURDAY
Alameda, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Haight Avenue and Webster Street
Berkeley, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Center Street at Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Brentwood, 8 a.m. to noon, First and Oak streets
Castro Valley, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., BART station parking lot
Daly City, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Serramonte Center
Foster City, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m, 1010 Metro Center Blvd.
Fremont/Niles, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Niles Depot
Hayward, 9 a.m. 1 p.m., Watkins Street between B and C streets
Morgan Hill, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Caltrain station
Oakland, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Grand Lake/Lake Park Boulevard
Pinole, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Fernandez Avenue and Pear Street
San Jose/Cambrian Park Plaza, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 14900 Camden Ave.
San Jose/Rose Garden, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Lincoln High School lot, Dana Avenue
San Jose/Willow Glen, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m, Willow Glen Elementary School
San Leandro, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Bayfair Center
San Mateo, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m, College of San Mateo
Santa Clara, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m, Jackson Street and Homestead Road
Saratoga, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., West Valley College parking lot
Sunnyvale, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Murphy Avenue at Washington
Union City, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Old Alvarado Park
Vallejo, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Georgia and Marin streets
Walnut Creek, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Shadelands Business Park
OPEN SUNDAY
Alamo, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., 3157 Danville Blvd.
Belmont, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Caltrain parking lot
Cupertino, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., The Oaks center
Fremont, Irvington, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Bay Street & Trimboli Way
Livermore, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Third and J streets
Los Gatos, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Town Plaza Park
Marin/San Rafael, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Marin Civic Center
Martinez, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Estudillo and Main streets
Milpitas, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m, Great Mall Drive
Moraga, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Moraga Center
Mountain View, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Caltrain station
Newark, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., NewPark Mall
Oakland/Montclair, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., La Salle and Moraga avenues
Oakland/Temescal, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., North Oakland DMV lot, 5300 Claremont Ave.
Palo Alto, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., California Avenue
San Jose/Princeton Plaza, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 1375 Blossom Hill Road
San Jose/Alum Rock, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., 57 N. White Road
San Jose/Evergreen, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Evergreen Village Square
San Jose/Blossom Hill, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Oakridge Mall
