Sunnyvale Farmers Market — Attraction in Sunnyvale

Lovely place to walk around on a Saturday morning. It can get crowded in the main area on Murphy, so if you have a young child I'd suggest wearing a carrier over a stroller.

The produce prices are the same or more expensive than at the grocery store so don't go expecting the kind of farmer's market where you save money buying straight from the source. However the produce does look quite beautiful.

There are plenty of produce stalls to choose from as well as prepared food such as crepes and kettle corn. There are also bakery stalls with beautiful breads. There used to be a flower booth that wrapped in newspaper so you could avoid wasting plastic like in a grocery store, but at my recent visit I saw that all the flower stalls just had flowers in plastic just like at a normal store. Very...

I don't come here often but today I did and I was surprised at how big and popular this market has become. Do yourself a favor and come early or not at all; the parking lot in front of Macy's is totally full by noon. I drove around the lot until I got dizzy, finally found a spot and hurried to the Oaxacan Kitchen truck; they are pretty awesome: they are catering and organizing cooking classes. From their menu: molotes (a sort of empanadas), tamales, vegetarian and vegan burritos, breakfast burritos, quesadillas, empanadas, super yummy vegetarian tostadas and amazing mole sauce. I also bought Thai eggplant and basil, some of the first apples of the season from my favorite booth, Prevedelli Farms and a few more things. I love this market but next time, I'll ride...

Lots of variety of food ready to eat, other food products, produce, and even a knife service (Finest Edge, who is there occasionally). We love going to the Farmer's Market. I even appreciate the new layout during COVID, allowing Murphy Ave to seat people outside on the street.

What I am not a fan of is how cramped and understaffed many of the produce vendor's stalls are. People not social distancing or wearing masks properly and no security or enforcement on behalf of the city to make sure they do. If the event or the city really wants to perfect this, they should enforce these things to help others feel safer. I personally feel like I'm on alert the whole time as I'm watching for people who aren't practicing proper safety...