San Joaquin Certified Farmers’ Market

Boycott this association! Treats vendors like crap, won’t allow them to sell at any farmers markets outside of his association! Threatens vendors who attended other markets and forces them to drop them! This association is not about supporting the community and it is not about supporting the vendors! NO MORE SAN JOAQUIN CERTIFIED FARMERS MARKET!!! support non profit cfms people! Just not this guy!

Usually I am such a fan of this small time farmers market. Today I was bummed bc they were «open,» however there were only 5 vendors today.
Any other day, this place gets 5 stars. They’re by no means the best, but it’s very close to my house and I can usually get the necessities quickly. It gets a ⁵⁄₅ for what it is, in my book. Except for today, unfortunately.

Nice fruits. Wish I could take them on the plane. My daughter in law would love the limes.

Love this farmers market! Lots of variety and at a very good price. If you love fruits and vegetables and trying to buy a bus load of them bring a rolling basket to carry all that weight. Otherwise, you may have to go back and forth to your car and if it’s summer time good luck because it is scalding HOT. Unless, you’re trying to lose weight then this may do it for you.
I just tried to sample some nectarines today and they were delicious! All the vendors are super friendly and eager to tell you about their products. You may even run into someone who you can trade recipes with!

Honestly the best farmers market I’ve ever been to. I’ve been to farmers markets all over the Bay Area and on Oahu. Great prices can be found. My favorites are the huge veggie booth at the end. The family who runs it is so friendly. Sometimes you will catch kids practicing their math skills. Check out the but ladies. The pistachios are yummy. Buy 2lbs. Trust me. Another family fav are the apples and citrus. There is also a great tamale stand. They do custom orders. A sweet couple runs it.

After moving to Texas, I find that I truly miss the farmers’ markets in California. Nothing like fresh produce from farms merely 10 – 20 miles away!
Seriously, summer farmers’ markets are absolutely pnenomenal. Peaches, white peaches, plums, nectarines, white nectarines, blueberries, strawberries, cherries, oranges. Texas just doesn’t do it like California. My method of finding the best white peaches is to walk around to every booth and try every sample. This is very important. The booth with the best peaches one day may not be the best the next day. VERY VERY IMPORTANT! Most days, their stone fruits will be mix n’ match, $ 1.50/lb. You can’t beat that.
Hummus Heaven is a must. The guy who mans the booth hands you samples faster than you can put it in your mouth! I like the spicy black bean, cilantro avocado, and garlic. But honestly, everything is delicious. And if you’re a hummus fiend, go buy yourself more than 3 tubs, because those delicious containers will not last long! Their lemon salted pita chips are also yummy!
Farmers’ market is cheaper and better tasting than Safeway and S-​Mart. There’s no excuse for not coming here! Plus, it’s fun :)

My favorite farmer’s market ever! While I was in school in Stockton, I would visit sometimes twice a week… even if I didn’t need anything! It’s a small market, but has a ton of fruit and veggies, and is competitively priced. I almost threw up in my mouth when I went to Safeway later that day and saw peaches for like $ 3/lb…WTF. I seriously believe there is a difference in taste/​quality from buying at a farmer’s market.
They also sell the MOST AMAZING HUMMUS. I think it was called Hummus Heaven. They are SO generous with samples, and will let you try things multiple times if you «can’t decide» ;) The more you buy, the cheaper it gets too! I believe I got 3 hummus and 1 packet of pita bread for only $ 12! WHAT A STEAL! I bought the hummus for a potluck, and everyone raved about it. The bread is very soft, and even comes in a whole wheat, or even half wheat/​half white pita option!
Other things you can pick up at the market are local honey (which is supposed to actually help if you have allergies… or so I’ve heard), eggs, flowers, flavored nuts, and dried fruit!
ALSO, a QUICK TIP: if you go near the end of the market (1230 – 1), many places will have «grab bags» for $ 3, which is a bag stuffed with fruit (sometimes mix/​matched), and is a wayyy better deal than buying them individually. The downside is that there may be bruised fruits hidden in the middle, but I still think it’s a great deal.

Small but still an awesome farmer’s market.
The vendors are friendly and give out free samples of their produce so don’t hesitate to try them out. I saw that most of the fruits are priced at $ 1.50/lb. The plums/​pluots were especially tasty and succulent so I did pick a few up. Hummus Heaven is another great find! They have about 20 different types of hummus and all are rich and creamy. One of the best I’ve had!
A definite must!

FIND. HUMMUS HEAVEN.
Okay wait, I’m toootalllyy getting ahead of myself, let me start over.
So I stopped over at my friend’s place a couple of days ago and she let me try the most AMAZING homemade hummus and I was ridiculously surprised when I heard that she got it from the Stockton Farmers’ Market. I had gone to the one at the Stonecreek Village on the weekend and was EXTREMELY disappointed. But that’s a completely different story. So I decided to check out the one at the Weberstown mall, hoping that it would be different. And boyyyy was it! And thank GOD it was!
It’s located right behind in the back parking lot of the Weberstown mall and the parking is super easy to get as it’s right next to the huge cluster of tents in the UEI college parking lot. From ice cream to baked goods to olive oil and philly cheesesteaks and hotdogs, they have EVERYTHING here!
I found Hummus Heaven almost instantly! There was some dude playing the fiddle passionately while singing right in front of his booth (really strange in my opinion). He had a huge variety of homemade hummus types from lemon, beet, to artichoke. Anyway, I want to go on and on about Hummus Heaven on here, but if you’re still curious I’ve written a separate review for his Unilocal page.
My favorite is their variety of delicious fruits. I went to the tent where it was $ 1.50/lb for a mix of fruits including white peaches, nectarines, apricots, plums, etc. They were all sooooo ridiculously sweet and cheap at the same time! I paid $ 3.75 for 6 different fruits! And they give you a bunch of samples if you’d like. The people who work here are super friendly too.
I’m really sad I didn’t discover this place earlier because it’s so awesome! They’re here over the summer months from 8 am to 1 pm and it’s not too crowded. Come get your veggies, fruits, ice cream, olive oil, whatever you want here! They have practically everything and it’s great!

Wish I had been getting my produce at this FM location instead of Trinity Parkway’s. Here, there are more vendors and much better quality fruits and greens. Last week I picked up some cherries which were plump, firm and so sweet! $ 3/​LB and locally grown, it’s a steal! I’ll definitely be back.

Love this farmers market. It is easily accessible wherever I’m going on Sunday mornings. I love beets. The downtown Friday market sells them for $ 1 a bunch and the Mall market sells them for $ 2 a bunch. But I did notice that the beets at the downtown market were smaller and the ones at the mall were bigger. Either way they were still good. There’s plenty of parking too that’s easy to get in and out of. It’s just good to have another market I can patronize in the event I don’t find something or forget to buy something downtown. This market is a real gem.

WHAT A GEM IN STOCKTON!!!
I wish I have gone to this before this year! All of the fruit and veggies are amazing and on top of it CHEAP. My favorite things to get from the farmer’s market are the cappuccino almonds, peaches, and the almond croissants. The almond croissants there are THE BEST. Also, my boyfriend and I discovered this little family that sells olive oil. These olive oil are so good! It is on the pricier side though. 20 dollars for a bottle but if we bring back the bottle we get it refill for ten dollars instead of 20. The boyfriend got sucked into buying it without knowing the price but after bring it home, there was no regret. :)

This is the San Joaquin Certified, not, the Stockton Certified Farmers Market-​thought I’d get that straight from the get-​go. Located directly east or behind the Weberstown Mall (JC Penney parking lot) makes this FM highly convenient for some one-​stop shopping on a Sunday morning or after church! I haven’t seen my favorite organic farmer this year but hope to soon. There’s the lady that makes handmade aprons and smocks with every fabric imaginable to man or woman. Her seasonal aprons, summer, 4^th of July, Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving will expand you cooking apron wardrobe without emptying your wallet.
There are 2 – 3 bakeries every Sunday, a nice olive oil vendor from Lodi, a great place for local fruit and nuts: Lagorio Farms out of Linden; you cannot beat the price and freshness on the walnut halves-​way cheaper than your grocery store no matter where you go.
Occasionally there is a fresh flower vendor and weekly a nursery/​plant vendor.
Bring cash and your favorite big reusable shopping bag or rolly cart so you don’t get loaded down with bags hanging off your arms.
Enjoy the bounty that is the San Joaquin Valley-​breadbasket of the world!