West Hollywood Farmers Market

This has become a weekly tradition for my boyfriend and I since we moved down the street in July.
Always a range of my weekly staples: variety of kale, citrus fruit, broccoli, onions, herbs, tomatoes, ginger, jumbo eggs, and of course tamales. I also love their seasonal kumquats, persimmons, and grapes. The honey and coffee are great gifts. The olive oil tin is a good value and super good quality. If I could indulge on bread, cheese, and meats I would because they look amazing as well!

It’s such a convenient location for me. The Raw Juicery is there and they have the 3 for $ 20 deal which I get every other Monday. She takes cards so it’s nice. They also have a fresh pasta vendor and a tapenade vendor; I love both of them. Cheap prices, not a grand thing so don’t expect too many merchants.

This is, no doubt, the worst looking produce I have ever seen. There was only one vendor who had broccoli which was obviously old and dried-​out. I asked him when was the product was picked and he replied…“yesterday”. What does he take the average consumer for… stupid…I guess so. Well, of course, knowing that his response was an obvious lie, I just left this booth. There was also a vendor selling seafood, who couldn’t look you in the eye and upon inquiring about the prices, I immediately knew why… everything was priced so high that it would make Whole Foods seem like a discount store… not to mention that the all the seafood was improperly being displayed with insufficient ice.
Never again will I waste my time going again.

Great honey and produce selection. Great prepared food selection but a bit pricey, across the board. Street parking only but conveniently located to most LA neighborhoods.

Does not accept market dollars – monopoly money issued by information booths at most other markets’ throughout LA for those on EBT. Kind of a shame. Just another hidden issue of access for low-​income folks.

One of my favorite farmer’s markets! At the far end of the market you’ll find a vegetable stand with bundles of veggies and greens for only $ 1. I just grabbed beets, lemon, kale, carrots, and cilantro and whipped up a delicious stir fry with plenty of leftovers for only $ 5. Hard to beet. Apologies for the pun.

I used to live down the street and it was such a treat to get a Monday off to visit. There’s not a ton of vendors, but that also means there’s not a ton of people. Stress-​free, cheap produce, The thing about this small market, is that the vendors have time to talk to you about the crops because they’re not overwhelmed with customers. There’s also a really great BBQ truck that may still come out. There’s a mix of organic and non-​organic so you can choose what you want to spend. I wouldn’t drive over here, but if you’re in the area it’s great. As a «transplant», I’m loving how LA values their produce and has farmers markets running in virtually every neighborhood in town.

This is a small market with not a lot of organic on offer. I’m sure it’s good for the neighborhood and as a utilitarian market, but don’t expect much atmosphere. I got a few nice stone fruit, but that was pretty much it. There’s plenty of parking in the neighborhood, but of course, just check the signs to make sure there’s not street sweeping

It’s OK. It’s nearby. The Greek food is awesome. The vendors are willing to cut you a deal and you don’t even have to ask. The guy with the veggie samosas is outstanding. And the cheese… oh my the cheese cart. But if you don’t cook (and I don’t really), it’s not as great as some other FM’s that I’ve been to.
Still, it’s local and it’s something I plan to go back to again and again… hope more vendors come! We’re hungry in WeHo!

I just come for the mushrooms nom nom

I like this farmers market, although I don’t get to visit often since the hours don’t work with my job. It’s grown since I moved out of Weho and you can usually find some deals – herbs for a dollar etc, but it’s more expensive than the Echo Park one, so I usually go there. Echo Park also has an amazing stand that carries pretty much everything but fruit, so I tend to go there. And the parking isn’t great in Weho. But I do like it and it’s pretty small so if you don’t want to commit to something like the Hollywood FM insanity, it’s worth a visit!

Dear We Ho Farmers Market, I miss you! Walking to visit you each Monday to purchase some goods and mingle with the local farmers was a part of my weekly routine and now that I live clear across town I realize how much I truly enjoyed it.
Now to explore the Sunday market in my new part of town…

I like that its not to crowded but wish there where more vendors

TINY!
Which doesn’t have to be bad, as long as everything you want can be found there. For me, I guess I’ve been spoiled by the Beverly Hills one (which is my local farmers market), which is very manageable in size, but has MUCH more variety.
I went there just for honey, and got it, so I shouldn’t complain… but I was trying to think of it as a go-​to FM and it just isn’t. It’s fun if it’s convenient to you, but don’t go out of your way.

We went by on a whim at 1:45 (15 mins before closing) to grab lunch. Only one guy was really packed up, so we got to see it all. Probably about a dozen vendors. I’ll comment on what I saw.
Flowers were gorgeous.
Dave’s Gourmet Korean Food. Vegan Asian fare. Had kombucha and spring rolls and other dishes, all cold. I bought tempha, which I flipped over when he sampled me. Just now noticed a ton of folks also flipping over it on his Unilocal page. Dig it.
Indian fare w/​vegan options. I bought masala naan and a tomato/​potato dish. Was lightly frozen when purchased.
Barbeque sandwiches truck, rotisserie chickens, cheese truck (!!), & of course lots of fresh veggies & fruits.
Bring cash. There is a canteen stand by the tennis courts that sells tap Coke products, chips, nuts, etc.

«The Great Los Angeles Farmers Market Tour Continues: A Haiku»
Free parking is neat
But the market is so small
Kind of a let down
.

Don’t make the same mistake I did! Don’t wait two years to finally find parking and go. I got tons and tons and tons of lovely sweet snap peas for $ 2. A sweet seller gave me an extra orange. These aren’t any oranges, they are like from another planet. I don’t eat oranges! But these were so ripe the orange was almost red!
Not only did it satisfy my deep need to get a good deal. It satisfied that need to feel like I am doing something healthy for myself. Somehow buying fruits and vegetables at a farmer’s market makes me feel like a better human being; like I did my good deed for the day.
I say go do your good deed:
Monday
Ends at 2 pm.
Bring a bag,
Be patient with parking.

What could possibly make a girl feel more special than an organic farmer holding up a bunch of parsley and declaring, «I saved two for you!» because last week you lamented that the only bunch he had left was wilted? Granted, I got that bunch for ½ off because of the wiltiness, but still– it was damn sweet of that farmer to save me parsley today. I was totally touched.
This market is much, much smaller than the Hollywood one, yet still has several organic stands (full stands with a wide array of produce), an Asian veggies one, plenty of prepared foods, and lots of single-​product (avocadoes, grapes, etc) stands.
I come here every Monday b/​c I live a block away, and get the bulk of my produce here– I only go to the Hollywood market for hard to find items like sapote and purple cauliflower, the WeHo one has everything else you could possibly need… and this is coming from a girl who eats a crapload of raw vegetables, and likes variety.
Oh and the Dave’s Gourmet Korean Food stand has an amazing selection of fermented veggie products, and a really sweet girl running it, both of which render it worthy enough to deserve its own review (coming shortly).

Oh, WeHo Farmers’ Market, how I love thee. Let me count the ways…
You’re there for me when I’m too hungover or busy to make it to the Hollywood Farmers’ Market on Sunday.
You have everything I could want but not so much that it takes an age to find what I need.
Your parking is never a chore and always free.
You make everyone from the Russian babashki and the Frenchy cheese monger to the parking lot attendants and the locals so pleasant I sometimes think they’re pumping ludes into the park.
You’re like Prozac for the Monday blues.
You have a vegan Korean vendor. (No shit folks. Vegan Korean!)
Here’s the skinny…
The market has every vendor you could ask for — multiple fresh produce stands with lots of seasonal and organic options, a Greek specialty with fresh feta and other goodies, an organic honey farmer, fresh free range, organic eggs, an awesome Frenchy artisinal baker (amazing fresh baguettes for two bucks), a florist, a very knowledgeable fish monger with great selection, the cheese mobile (who I recently discovered will special order cheeses for you), and, last but not least, the vegan Korean! They make a tasty tempeh that reminds me of kimchi pancake, and if you like kimchi, they have plenty of that, too.
The unmistakable smell of meat and heat wafts deliciousness from the fresh rotisserie chicken vendor near the western end of the market. If you’re looking for lunch on the run, they sell reasonably priced quarter chicken meals to-​go, or you can have the whole chicken with plenty of limes for about ten bucks. It’s one of the tastiest seasoned birds I’ve had anywhere, including my own.
You can find the WeHo Farmers’ Market every Monday from 9a to 2p at Plummer Park in the parking lot just north of the tennis courts. There’s enough turnover that even if you have to wait a lil’ bit, you WILL get a parking space making this an easy lunch break run. Whether you’re there early or on the late side — we often stop in after noon — there’s plenty of selection.
Put this market on your to-​do list and you’ll never have a miserable Monday again. Promise.