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Thursday, May 24, 2012

Altadena Farmers Market announces grand opening Wednesday

from the Altadena Farmers Market

Alta farmers market bugNext Wednesday, May 30, 3-7 PM, the certified Altadena Farmers’ Market  (sponsored by Altadena Heritage) will fill verdant Loma Alta Park with farmers and food vendors, bringing fresh fruits and vegetables to Altadena.
“The launch of our (Sub)Urban Backyard Farmer Project has been a huge success thanks to the Market’s “Assistant Secretary of Urban Farming,” Elizabeth Bowman,” says Market Manager Joseph Shuldiner. “Elizabeth has certified seven backyard farmers with the Los Angeles County Agricultural Commissioner and they will debut their homegrown produce at the Market Opening on Wednesday.” Ms. Bowman will continue to coordinate the Market’s (Sub)Urban Backyard Farmer Project, whose mission is to “harvest the city,” as well as develop resources and workshops to incubate new backyard farmers for the market.
Our most recently updated roster of sellers features the following sources for the best in fresh produce and unique prepared foods, after the jump:
Farmers:
• The Garden of…- organic produce and flowers, Los Olivos
• Kenter Canyon Farms – Salad green mixes and herbs
• Suncoast Farms – Dried beans, asparagus, Brussels sprouts and other cruciferous vegetables.
• Elsers Country Farm – Organic family farm, Yucaipa
• Farquhar Farms – Family farm, Redlands
• Muir Ranch — John Muir High School garden, Pasadena
• Drake Family Farm — Farmstead goat cheese, Ontario
• Jubilee Farm — Berkshire Pork, Grass fed beef, chicken, turkey, eggs. Sacramento
• The Growing Home — Diamond Bar (sub)urban farmer
• Flora Ito’s Garden – Glassell Park (sub)urban farmer
• Silver Lake Farms  – Local (sub)urban flower grower, Silver Lake
• Etheridge Organics — Organic stone fruit, citrus, cherries, Dinuba

• Ellwood Canyon — Organic produce, Santa Barbara
• The City Farm — (sub)urban farmer Reies Flores, chicken and duck eggs, Glassell Park
• Whittier Backyard Farms — (sub)urban backyard greens, Whittier
Prepared food vendors:
• Big Mista’ BBQ — Pulled Chicken & Pork, Brisket, Turkey Tri-Tip, Pastrami
• Plow & Gun Coffee — Hand-roasted drip coffee bar, coffee soda, Altadena
• Pine Street Products — Handmade soaps, Altadena (sub)urban farmer
• Molonay Tubilderborst— Wild-yeast artisanal breads, Downtown L.A.
• Sqirl Preserves– farm-centric artisinal jams, Silver Lake
• Deisy’s Tasty Food — Salvadoran Pupusas made of thick, hand-made corn tortillas with fillings
• Beyond the Olive – California olive oils with a fill-it-yourself station
• Fox Pizza Bus — A double-decker London bus kitted out with a wood-fried pizza oven, Los Angeles
• Mother Moo – Organic Ice Cream, Sierra Madre
• Twist and Jar — Handmade wild-yeast pretzels and homemade mustard, Glendale
• Gary’s Knife Sharpening — Expert knife and garden tool sharpening while you shop
• Shucked Oyster Bar — Fresh oysters, muscles, clams and prepared fish

Altadena Heritage (Market Sponsor)
Altadena Heritage is a non-profit, volunteer-based advocacy organization dedicated to protecting, preserving, and raising awareness of the rich architectural, environmental, and cultural heritage of our foothills community.

Joseph Shuldiner (Market Manager)
Shuldiner is director of the Institute for Domestic Technology, a Modern Home Ec University headquartered in Altadena, a Master Food Preserver with the UC Cooperative Extension and one of the original co-organizers behind the Altadena Urban Farmer’s Market. 

 

 

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Our most recently updated roster of sellers features the following sources for the best in fresh produce and unique prepared foods, after the jump: