Santa Barbara Farmers Market // Saturday — Local services in Santa Barbara

This is my favorite farmers market in the United States. I lived in the area for several years, and went almost every Saturday, sometimes I went to the Thursday market on State Street. I'm visiting in August 2023, and one of my main things I have planned to do is go to the Saturday market. I am flying to Santa Barbara, to go to a surprise 90th birthday party, and since I know my dear friend at 90 has everything she needs, I'm going to bring her a basket of fresh fruits and veggies from the market.

It's a fabulous large farmers market, just go, you...

Santa Barbara is so blessed in so many ways, and the Saturday Farmers market is one of them. There are a lot of different farmers from the local area with a huge variety of seasonal fruits and vegetables. There's also nuts and fruits, breads and pastries to fill out your shopping list. This is a local's standard shopping place, I would definitely bring guests and visitors just to see how extraordinarily lucky we are to have amazing selection of fresh organic fruits...

Many farmers markets that I've seen are populated mostly with booths selling prepared food and gimcracks. This one is the real deal, featuring a wide selection of organic produce, plus fresh local seafood, meat, and baked goods. It's big enough that you can comparison shop for the best tomatoes or peaches, and compact enough to navigate easily. Great for people watching and listening to more- or...