Fullerton Certified Farmers Market

I live near this market. Its outside in the parking lot of a public park. nice selection of veggies, etc.etc. Wasn;t happy when i saw a big sign near the little info desk stating «No Dogs»… not even leashed well-​mannered dogs… The city of Fullerton allows dogs at the Thursday downtown Fullerton farmers market… but not here. Too bad, I like the merchants and their wares. For now, not going back due to this…

Selection is OK. You won’t find interesting vegetables or fruit but what’s available is decent enough. Not cheap but I don’t mind supporting the local farmers. Good quality product overall. Will be back

have been coming to this FM for years. it has gotten smaller over the passed few years but still have quality farmers and their goods. Prices are reasonable. Farmers are friendly.

I used to shop here every Wednesday, now maybe once a month. Wednesday mornings are hard to go when working! Thursday night market is more fun, and seems to have more choices. Saturday mornings tend to have bigger and varied markets, so I try to go to those ones first. This one is good to just quickly get produce staples and not deal with a big Saturday crowd. Easy to find and easy to park.
They don’t seem to have a lot of vendors, and not a lot of organic choices.
Most vendors are friendly, with super friendly ones being kettle corn people, the people in the red enclosed canopy selling oranges, the orchid and organic produce stands, and many more. The only annoying ones are the hummus guy who constantly catcalls to try his hummus at one end of the market and at the other end a grumpy guy selling things like onion.
Apples — I buy Ha Farm’s apples from other markets, but I’m not too thrilled with the organic apples as the quality isn’t as good as the Ha farm stand at the Cerritos farmers market. I’m not sure why the quality isn’t the same.
Eggs — usually buy the brown ones — delicious, but lately I’ve been getting at least one cracked egg and many with red stuff in the white part. We buy grade A, or AA which isn’t suppose to have that stuff in it. Ladies aren’t as friendly as the previous lady.
Orchids — I kill orchids — so I buy the $ 5 or $ 10 for just the orchid and replace the dead one in the existing pot. I also buy the potted ones for gifts, great but compared to Sprouts.
Fruits — several fruit vendors, but since we prefer local and organic I only buy periodically.

I had been waiting for a Wednesday off to shop here and I was disappointed. Not a whole lot of variety and vendors are a bit pricey I went like two weeks ago and there were like 20 vendors Max! The only thing I really liked was the kettle corn lol and it sucks that it’s in the middle of the week in the morning. I mean HELLO like 70% of us have day jobs COME ON!

It’s been awhile since me and my gf have been to a farmers market and this was the closest one to where she lives.
I judge farmers market on three simple factors:
— Price
— Environment
— Selection
— Amount of dogs (optional)
This particular market sold fruit (strawberries, blueberries, apples, peaches, strawberry orange, and sweet lime). The strawberries were not sweet at all, they were actually a little tart and had little flavor. We went in March so that was probably the problem. There was an assortment of vegetables which we weren’t really looking for but bought two tomatoes. We also saw local eggs, honey, plants, fresh roasted nuts and various types of breads and baked goods including muffins, cookies, and sweets.
There were about 25 or so vendors and the assortment was not so great. The prices seemed pretty reasonable. We left with tomatoes, chocolate drop cookies, strawberry orange (sweet orange), and a sweet lime. There weren’t too many people in attendance and there was no entertainment of sorts i.e.- local bands, no dogs.
This market is only open on Wednesdays from 8 a. m til 1 p. m

Quality produce at a reasonable price!
I love it!

If your in the area, you mind as well stop by. Don’t plan on getting much shopping done here. Its a fun atmosphere and a great location, just not a great selection of venders.

I will definitely become a regular for as long as we live in the area. It seemed to be small. but I’m usually a Trader Joes /​Fresh N easy shopper, so what do I know? & I try to live life with no expectations. so, it in fact was juust right. My husband said it best. You leave feeling good with what you spent. I get the sense that the fresh selection is a given. The extra plus is the personal relationship and first hand knowledge we can gain from these dedicated farmers & sellers. I love people with passion and I definitely feel it walking into each new booth. The almond lady, jenny, even had beautiful photos of their almond farm and cherry blossom trees on display. And omg the honey roasted almonds are so yummy! It’s so great getting to taste almost anything you want to while being there.
This morning some deals and buys were: 6 avocados for $ 5. Delicious Tangerines ($ 1/​lb) & Pears ($ 3/​lb) steep on the price, but he travels 3 hours from Tehachapi and did I mention they were delish! Ciabatta bread, cinnamon swirl French toast bread & jalapeño cheese (sellers personal fav bread) all for $ 10. 3 crates of strawberries $ 6. Ground Flax seed (16oz) for $ 4. (2) Yummy hand sized packs of Almonds & half container of Almond butter for $ 15. I think it’s pricey but she was just so knowledgeable and enthusiastic we couldn’t resist :) Making grilled cheese on Jalapeño cheese bread for lunch & so excite to make french toast tomorrow morning!

Go.
There is a difference between a «Certified Farmer’s Market» and a «Farmer’s Market.» These people grow their own. Some of it is organic.
From Chino (nice and hot, should be great for anything): organic free-​range eggs $ 3/​dz., strawberries $ 3/​pt, $ 5/​3-​pk, or $ 9/9-pk…smaller = sweeter. (right across the way are gorgeous large strawberries from Santa Barbara. SB = fog, not much sun. taste theirs, then taste the ones from Chino. you’re welcome.) Tomatoes on the vine in clusters for $ 2.50/lb., beefsteak tomatoes literally picked «this morning» for $ 2/​lb.
The Avocado Whisperer is worth the trip himself, and I told him I plan to go back, video his presentation, post it to Youtube and Unilocal him. He said fine. Watch for it.
This guy, the Avocado Whisperer sells your standard Haas avocados, but he also sells a strain I’m not familiar with… it’s those that I’ve gone back for. They’re bigger than a softball, the taste is amazing (smooth and light on the tongue, deep finish). You can cut a slice from this avocado the size and shape of a large hamburger bun. No bruises, no black spots. 3 of those for $ 7, and he numbers them for you so you have ripe avocados over the next week. Perfect.
The Avocado Whisper and his beautiful wife also sell enormous sweet figs full of flavor, $ 4/​basket. worth it.
I bought a $ 5 hybrid orchid from a Westminster nursery last week, she told me how to care for it and this week I bought a second one. Seriously? $ 5? You can’t even buy a Corona for $ 5 any more. These flowers will give you far more pleasure. And she’ll tell you how to grow them, how to water them, etc. Just ask.
I bought organic Fuji Apples and organic white Gaya melon from Snow Mountain. So sweet, so flavorful, it tasted like a combination of cantaloupe and honeydew melon. $ 1.50/lb. I brought home two, and we ate half of the first one standing around the kitchen sink.
My pit-​stop was at Mr. Corn Tamale’s stand. Last week my friend bought one and gave me a bite. This week I woke up and thought, «It’s Wednesday. Tamales.» I don’t think it matters which one you order, because the thing I could just DRINK is the red sauce. Oh man. I had a tamale ($ 3) and a can of regular coke (no diet… coke or water $ 1 works for me). For $ 4, I had a natural, no trans-​fat, no lard lunch that I couldn’t finish. I took it home, warmed it up later with diced beefsteak tomatoes and diced avocado on top. Wow. So, so delicious. Mr. Corn Tamales is also worth the trip alone.
Only one bad thing to report, but there’s always one bad apple in the bunch, right? I will not shop from Bonillo. Their adenoidal tongue-​thrusting representative would not answer my question about peaches, and was extremely rude. Change out your hickey-​boy spokesperson, put someone who actually knows what they’re selling up there, and you guys might have good fruit. Until then, I’ll never know.
You’ll know these guys… I always look at the side of their trucks to see the farm name, but these guys also have many many samples out for many many hands to touch, with a sign on the sneeze guard that says, «Samples. Not Breakfast.» I’d give those guys a pass. Nothing worse than bad-​karma peaches, and that’s from a girl who spent half her childhood in Parker county, Texas.
This market adjoins a small park, so take your tamales and coke, go sit down and watch the kids play and enjoy the birds, then take home your treasures like you got away with something. In the midst of a city, certified produce from the hands of those who grew it is a gem indeed.

It’s just OK. I went for the 1^st time yesterday, and I’ve been to much better local markets. It was REALLY small, and I didn’t think the prices were that great. I got 2 sort of wimpy packs of asparagus for $ 4, which I didn’t think was a great price at all. But I am making something with asparagus this weekend, so I had to do it. I also got 1 basket of strawberries for $ 3, which I thought was a rip-​off at a farmers market. The strawberries were delicious though. I think the prices are better at Pete’s Produce on St. College. I just moved to Fullerton and am anxiously awaiting the Thursday Downtown market to open on April 1^st, hoping for better selection and prices, plus I can walk to that one.
I did see the Asian produce stand and that did look interesting, I will have to gather some recipes and maybe give him a chance, as the other reviews noted his stand was great, and we like different foods.
I guess if I am in the area on a wednesday I will check it out again, but I am not making a special trip over there, it just wasn’t worth it for me.

As entertaining as the downtown market is, this Fullerton Market (next to the DMV) is the place to go for vegetables and fruit.
No beer, no rides, just a few «prepared food» vendors, but what you would expect in a farmers market — local vendors, mostly pesticide free (a few organic) produce, reasonable prices and accessible (parking is plentiful).
Open until 1:30 on Wednesdays (I always forget, and then assume I missed it). With the green open city park behind, it is certainly more pleasant than some of the other city farmers markets (found in mall parking lots, etc.).
Friendly staff, and if you come a few times, you get to know some of the vendors (and some will even remember you).

On a Wednesday this is the place to go to. It is a small farmers market but it pretty much covers most areas. U have ur fruits and veggies and meat (fish/​chicken)
My favorite is the asain veggies, especially when they are FRESH. Which these farmers always have fresh produce.
All of the farmers are pleasant and enjoy bringing Fullerton their produce.
Only wish it was larger

After reading Animal, Vegetable Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver, I was on a let’s-eat-locally high… so I dragged my mother at 8 in the morning to the Independence Park where they have a certified farmers market on Wed from 8am-1:30pm. I’ve been to the superbig, supercharged markets in the Bay area, and unfortunately this is not as super or charged as I hoped for. But that’s what you get in Fullerton…
There were about 10 vendors selling a variety of fruits and veges, including ethnic varieties as well. Making Chinese or Indian food? They’ve got a great selection of bitter melon, chinese eggplant and other leafy goodies. I picked up a dozen of cage-​free, natural brown eggs for 3 bucks (cheaper than at the store), a few pounds of juicy asian pears and yellow nectarines, and a couple pluots. I also picked up a huuuuge basil bunch, italian parsley and a delicious looking tomato for 50 cents each… not bad. Overall I spent a little over 15 bucks, which is about the same I’d spend at Henry’s down the street for the same amount.
It’s not spectacular, but it’ll do in the meantime!
Common people… let’s do the LOCAL thang~!
I made some delicious ravioli with the basil and parsley… yum! Find me here next week!