Mountain View Farmers' Market — Attraction in Mountain View

At last we were very excited to go back to Mountain View Farmer's Market after 2 yrs . We love going to different Farmers Market all over from SFO to Danville but Mountain View still remains our favorite , I think we love it so much due to fact that it's still close to our place plus the variety of fresh vegetables & fruits are more here .... having said that we also love SFO Ferry Plaza & Alemany Farmers Market too!!!

We came here pretty early but the market opens @ 8.30 am on Sunday so had to wait patiently for all the stalls to be open that was the hardest part of us....

We first strolled around the market checking all the vendors booth produce , fresh Heirloom Tomatoes, Strawberries, Nectarines, Peaches , Plums , Beans , Swiss Chard, Peas , Mushrooms, local Honey etc.... I can just go on & on ... u need to come down & check for yourself I bet you will not be disappointed with this market.

So happy to see the fresh organic fruits passing by the market & tasting the fresh fruit sample given by all the vendors we fell in love with the plums & nectarines it was too good to resist so bought some for us.

As we were buying our produce one of the booth caught our eye the vendor was selling fresh mulberry fruits this was first for us so we stopped & tasted it there were 2 different types.... Baam !!!! Our whole world changed.... I swear we have never ever eaten fresh mulberry fruit in our entire life & this was sweet as honey My God !!!! Can't believe we missed on such an amazing experience.... instantly we decided to buy it was 3 for 20$. This thrill was just like a treasure hunting for us !!!!

Then we bought some Tamales again he had various choices like Chicken, beans, eggplant, cheese & Chilli etc I bought 3 for 25$ each pack has 2 medium size Tamales. I can't resist Tamales!! It's one of my favorite.

There were many food vendors selling fresh Bread, pastries, Biscotti, Bolani, dumplings, Taco Empanadas etc... speaking about Empanadas we bought some from the vendor Out Law Kitchen we bought chicken , Artichoke mushroom & a Birra Taco we ate it there itself pipping hot all were amazing !!!! Then on our way back we bought some more to have it at home later...

All the vendors are very friendly here , we have our regular vendors whom we missed chatting for past 2 yrs so we were very happy to talk to them .

We do believe all the Farmers Market are very unique that's the beauty of it & get to know about the local vendors do talk to them they will love to give you any information u want regarding their produce.

Our treasure find for the day was fresh mulberry fruit & empanadas!!!

Hope u too get to find ur own treasures in the market & have a fun experience buying it. Go...

I love farmer markets in general, and this one is my favorite down in the general San Jose area. Second only to the San Francisco Farmers market at the Pier 1 terminal building.

They have plenty of options to choose from, excellent French pastries, great Russian food choices such as blintzes and peroshki, fresh pastas, wine, olives and nuts, cheeses, tons of great produce, and one of my favorite chocolate suppliers - Bisous Chocolates.

Make sure you taste the free samples of fruit that you will find, with blood orange as a great treat. The thick hot chocolate that Bisous sells is always a treat, as are their dark chocolate coated lemon and orange peels.

There is an excellent choice of pastries to choose from the French pastry booth, you can grab one and bring it to a nearby coffee shop, such as Red Rock Coffee - just a couple of blocks away.

They almost always have musicians playing, most of the good ones with CDs to sell, usually located right next to the wine tasting booth - perfect to grab a glass of wine and listen to the music.

I've only touched on the highlights, there is plenty to choose from and I recommend you go and see...

This market is so good that we plan the weekends and travel plans accordingly! Rain or shine-even during torrential rain periods, all year round.

Apart from the VTA's parking lot and the street parking along Evelyn Ave., there are 2 additional parking lots on Hope street-just 1 or 2 blocs further down Evelyn Ave.

All the produce is local, and the vendors sell what they grow. Dominantly certified organic. Recently, there are more and more juice vendors, fermented foods vendors, coffee vendors, a French bakery vendor, Bay Area's popular bread vendors, processed food vendors, tofu vendor, not counting the pasture raised egg, chicken, meat vendors.

I really love the idea of knowing where my food comes from, chat with the farmers who are open to accommodate your reasonable requests, and answer your questions on how they grow the produce.

I have been to a farmers' market in a relatively big city in the East coast, which was a five-month disappointment, I must emphasize the fact that we are blessed to be living close to farming valleys, have moderate climate and accessible to local, fresh produce. We have every reason to be in this market...