Motor Avenue Farmers Market

This farmer’s market is perfect if you live within walking distance and are just looking to pick up a few essential veggies and fruits. Unfortunately there’s not a lot of variety and only a couple vendors there to choose from. I’m literally a block away and prefer to drive to the Mar Vista Farmer’s Market because they have tons of veggie and fruit vendors so i can shop around a bit, and get more of what I need.

Awesome little Farmer’s Market on Motor & National. They’ve got great little food stands to pick up something hot and tasty — try the tamales! There’s also a few awesome produce stands. I got the BEST strawberries here last week! Check out the honey guy — he rescues bees and makes local honey with it – yummmm. I also get beautiful flowers here every week. The arrangements are gorgeous and usually last for quite awhile. Local produce is the best!

We love our local Sunday farmers market. Unlike the «big guys» this farmers market truly caters to our community.
There is a great mix of fresh seasonal produce and prepared foods. While not being overwhelming.
My favorite part of this market is its community feel and family friendly atmosphere. There is a bounce house and kids tent with activities for the little ones. We always bump into people we know or meet new great people from the neighborhood!

It’s a small market, but it has all you need. Fresh, local produce that is just delicious. The food vendors are great, too; I especially like the Tamale Guy. I also LOVE the fact I can take my pooch along as they have free doggy daycare.
Their community engagement is awesome, I have been able to meet in more than one occasion with my congresswoman and my councilman, and most recently was able to get my rain barrels through them.

This is a wonderful little neighborhood market. You CAN find every vegetable you want you just may not have 50 vendors to choose from. Here is the deal, this is a small but growing market. The produce is local and most grown without pesticides, there are a great variety of vendors for such a small market, fresh vegetable juices, middle eastern prepared food, tamales, lots of fruits and veggies, and some locally hand made products as well. The Motor Avenue Market is working hard to grow and serve an important purpose in a great neighborhood. NO– this market is not as large as Mar Vista– the same way that Palms Market is not as large as Vons but so what– you can find everything you need in a non-​crowded neighborhood environment. Stop by– you won’t be sorry!

Love this market. First off: No its not as big as others established farmers market. Not like the one in Culver city a couple blocks awat and that’s because its NEW. It’s a small community that’s building itself up. They still have the same fresh local produce for the same prices as any other place though. And the people here are so nice. I’ve never been to a farmers market that’s as friendly where everyone knows each other and loves seeing new faces. All the vendors are wonderful.
They also have the BEST tamales ever from the tamale guy. And Alex’s fruit and nuts are to die for! I come here to support the local community and get fresh fruit on Sunday mornings. It’s also very kid friendly with a bounce house and music. Again, yes it’s small but it’s dependent on the people to come back and help it grow so don’t knock it before you try it!

Fun local farmer’s market. Not super huge but just right for my needs. Lots of kids activities. Good selection of vendors. Great environment to support local farmers. Sometimes crowded.

I love this little farmers market. I have been coming here for quite some time to get my veggies for the week. I don’t mind that it’s small because I get everything I need from three vendors. What I love about it — parking is easy, prices are great, very friendly vendors, and super close to my home. Yes, the Tuesday Culver City farmers market and Sunday Mar Vista market are much bigger and more bustling, but I prefer this one as the prices are better and it’s just easier to get in and get out. I look forward to returning again next week!

This is the worst farmers market I’ve ever been to, and I’ve been to plenty. It’s a farmers market in my neighborhood, so It’s nice to be able to walk there on Sunday mornings. However… The number of vendors that sell at the farmer’s market, particularly fresh produce, doesn’t even take up half a block, even with ample space between each stand. The Mar Vista farmer’s market, which takes place at the same time as this one, is far more popular and bustling with customers and produce vendors; I think vendors opt to sell at that location instead.
Edit to add: I’ve now been to this farmer’s market 3 times. Once about a year ago I went around 9:30 and many of the vendors were still setting up, the Sunday of Memorial weekend this year (5÷24÷15), and again on June 7^th. This farmer’s market was pitiful each of those time.
Edit: A response to the organizer Lee’s comment on my post– For the farmer’s market it’s sort of a «which comes first, the chicken or the egg;» Do you grow by first increasing the number of vendors or by first increasing the number of patrons. If there are more vendors, will more people come… or is it that if more people come, the number of vendors will grow? I don’t know. But at this point in time, if you go to this farmer’s market, you’ll likely still have to complete your shopping somewhere else.

It seems to be getting smaller. I wish there was more variety. Sorry. Also, traffic still sucks.

Small number of produce vendors, yet I still can get 80% of my vegetables and fruit for the week here. The vendors are personable, always willing to answer my questions — where do you grow; how do you eat/​cook; what season will red onions/​strawberries/​avocados be available; how do you transport the produce; do you work on the farm or are you hired for the day?
It’s beautiful to get a connection with my food. I get to know Robert, a produce vendor, and his wife and children who help out. He rents his farmland, yet would love to own land. I’ve been his customer since the farmers market opened Labor Day weekend 2011 or 2012.
Free parking on Motor, south of National at Imam Cultural Center. All produce vendors are pesticide-​free. Dog sitting is available for a nominal fee. Great place to find a holiday/​birthday gift quickly!

This market is such a great addition to the neighborhood. It gives people the opportunity to get to know people in the community and is very kid friendly.

Small but got what I needed at a fair price.
I came here to check out my friends’ new endeavor Tasty Seconds. Gluten free pizza balls that are delicious. I may be biased but you’ll see me here regularly. $ 4 for three giant dough balls filled with ooey gooey delicious cheese and choice of veggie or pepperoni. Please and thank you. Oh and they use proceeds to buy produce from vendors on site and then donate it to a local food bank. Feed you to feed others.
The iced coffee at the booth next to Tasty Seconds was fantastic. I was buzzin with joy. I wish I could remember the name. Look for the dudes with giant glass jugs of coffee.
I scored a basket of baby squash and cherry tomatoes for $ 4. Those baskets were FULL. I’m going to have some flavorful pasta this week. My friend scored a huge bag of kale for $ 1. Bye, Ralphs. That said, I can’t justify the $ 5.50 price tag at one of the juice vendors (yes, it’s organic).
Although limited, this market is less overwhelming and a delight to navigate.

Small selection, but there is a great sense of community amongst the customers AND the vendors.
Nothing particularly spectacular about this farmer’s market, other than the fact that it has a petting zoo for all the children that come by. Solid selection of market goods, hot foods, nuts & jams & honeys. It seems to be improving every time I stop by, and I love the raffle of featured vendors’ goods!

Won’t go back as long as they continue to bring in pony rides & petting zoos. With so many great rescues out there, they could be trying to support their community & finding homes for abandoned or abused animals. Instead they make these poor ponies sit out in the heat & parade kids around on the concrete & support all these animals being shipped around from place to place. They look miserable and doesn’t give our kids the right message on how animals deserve to be treated.

Love the handcrafted pickles!!! The first taste was intriguing. The second visit was a solid purchase of one large jar of vampire slayer garlic dillpickles and one large sliced bread n butter pickles. Both are delicious both jars stare at me in the fridge each time, when I’m hungry. If I am in need of a quick snack before I pass out from hunger, a garlic dill spear is simply a delightful refreshing guilt free snack attack!
And the bread n butter chips are perfect in sandwiches. Make your homemade lunch w a touch of artisan flavor!!! I took a bite and thought my sandwich tasted better than bought at a restaurant.
The Honey tabletop is always a large Safflower jar sell to my fiancé and we both like supporting hard working, work to live, bees. It’s almost $ 15 a jar but the taste is ridiculous in tea Mmm, and again, the bees.
It’s a small market, to me, it’s perfect… Get in get out enjoy the shared smiles, some tunes, jewelry, and of course, fresh veggies and fruits. In the summer the strawberries were amazing!

Recently, I started to get into Farmer Markets and luckily this Farmers Market is down the street from me. The Motor Avenue Farmers Market runs every Sunday. You can easily find free street parking in the neighboring side streets. As an added bonus, it is never crowded or at least the time I go in the early AM.
Now onto the vendors… I have to admit that this farmers market is small, but there is one veggie vendor that I always frequent. Also, I did some price comparisons between the vendors and all the prices are pretty much the same. They also have a hummus/​Mediterranean dip vendor that I always frequent.
I gave this review one star off because I wish they had more vendors and vendors that sell apples! No one sells apples there!

Great Sunday farmers market on National Blvd. and Motor Avenue that is walkable to hundreds of people! The vendors are all super friendly and always give out free samples of their fruits and veggies. The produce is FRESH (like out of the ground or picked off the tree the day before), seasonal, and as local as it gets. I try my best to come every Sunday!
If you don’t feel like cookin’, they also have booths with prepared foods for breakfast and lunch. I like to get iced tea or coffee from one of the booths there and walk around while I’m looking at all of the fruits and veggies.
For the kids there is often a petting zoo and sometimes even pony rides!
They also accommodate other vendors that make crafts, sell clothes and give massages! (still gotta try that one).
This market makes a great effort to give hundreds of people the opportunity to get local fresh produce, and you can tell the people that run it really care about their community and making the world better :)
This little community market is super cute. Bring your reusable bag and try this market out!

Sunday’s, 9am-​1pm. You can’t eat burgers, pizza, and burritos everyday.
This might be one of the smallest farmers markets in the world, but you won’t find a sweeter one. About a dozen vendors, 4 of which are hot food (yum), a live band, a petting zoo, and a couple of non-​food items. Each and everyone was so nice and friendly. Nice and friendly, in terms of vendors, it’s all about the samples. I had several types of juicy plums, perfect avocado, mouth-​watering strawberries. It’s like Costco!
It’s a newish addition to the area, and from what I was told — it’s on the rise… getting better and better each week. Good! What I liked most about the Motor Avenue Farmers Market is the vibe. It’s relaxed, wide enough that walkers/​shoppers/​lookee-​loos have plenty of space, and with the live band playin’, you got room to get your groove on, too.
Personally, I made out like a bandit. Humungoid heirloom tomatoes (I’m talking beaut’s) for $ 1 each, amazing strawberries (basket $ 2), HUGE avocados for $ 2, 2+ lbs of baby zucchini for $ 2. I also nibbled on some fried eggplant from the Indian stand… and OMG… it was amazing.
C’mon now. Well, Sunday’s that is.

I am so glad that this market has come to our little corner of Los Angeles. It is still on the small side, but absolutely worth a trip. I would like to see more fresh produce stands, as opposed to food and craft stands — but hopefully this will come with time.
They offer pet sitting services, if you would like to bring your furry friend.