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Gearing up to host this holiday season? Prepping a big pot of soup to get you through a cold week? Looking for staples to tide you over during the Berkeley Farmers’ Markets winter break? Make sure celery is on your grocery list! Celery is one of those ingredients with a million uses that seems to last forever in your fridge. We can count on it to add depth and aroma to so many of the dishes that comfort us this time of year – dishes like minestrone soup, gumbo, or a classic stuffing.
Whatever you choose to whip up this next week, we hope it is delicious and shared with those most important to you. Thank you for choosing to include small California farmers at the center of your tables and traditions, and Happy Holidays from the Berkeley Farmers' Market team!
Find celery at Oya Organics, Narci Organics, Golden Rule Organics, Avalos Farm, and Full Belly Farm this winter. Tomorrow, Saturday, December 21 is the last market of 2024. We’ll be back in full swing on Thursday, January 2, 2025.
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- 1 bunch celery, coarsely chopped, plus leaves for serving
- 1 large potato, coarsely chopped
- 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- Salt
- 3 cups low-sodium chicken or veggie broth
- ¼ cup chopped dill
- ½ cup heavy cream
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Celery Soup
Adapted from Epicurious. Serves 4.
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- Combine the celery, potato, onion, and butter in a medium saucepan. Season with kosher salt. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened, 8–10 minutes.
- Pour in 3 cups low-sodium broth and bring to a simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally, until potato is fork-tender, 8–10 minutes.
- Transfer celery mixture to a blender; add ¼ cup chopped dill. Blend on low speed until puréed, then increase speed to medium-high and blend until smooth. Strain soup through a fine-mesh sieve into a medium bowl. Add ½ cup heavy cream and stir to combine.
- Divide soup among bowls. Drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil and top with celery leaves.
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If you would like to acknowledge the Berkeley Farmers' Markets,
please write our name in the notes section of the donation form.
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Downtown Berkeley
Achadinha Cheese Co.
All Things Sharp
Andy's Thai
Avalos Farm
Bariani Olive Oil
Bolani
Big Little Bowl
Bun Bao
C+M Farm
Coracao Confections
Dirty Girl Produce
Edith's Pie
Flying Disc Ranch
Four Sisters Farm
Frog Hollow Farm
Gattonelli
Good Faith Farm
(every other week)
Golden Rule Organics
Happy Boy Farms
Higher Land Coffee
Joodooboo Tofu
Kaki Farm
Kashiwase Farm
Laguna Garden Bakery
Lifefood Gardens
Little Fish
Massage
Morell's Bread
Obour Hummus
Pomo Tierra Orchard
Phoenix Pastificio
Primavera Tamales
Queen of Sheeba Honey
Riverdog Farm
Roli Roti
Smit Farms
Solano Mushroom
Stepladder Creamery
Tamales La Oaxaqueña
Three Stone Hearth
True Grass Farms
Vang Family Farm
VIO Pastry
Your Granola Garden
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South Berkeley
Andy's Thai
Alexandre Family Farm
Basecamp Bakery
Billy Bob Orchard
Brokaw Ranch
Blossom Bluff Orchard
Bun Bao
Donna's Tamales
Dirty Girl Produce
Frog Hollow Farm
Full Belly Farm
Flying Disc Ranch
Golden Rule Organics
Kaki Farms
Kashiwase Farm
Lucero Organics
Massa Organics
Muzhik the Traveling Tailor
Narci Organics
Oya Organics
Phoenix Pastificio
Queen of Sheeba Honey
Riverdog Farm
Roadside Rotisserie
Rufi's Cacao
Sea to Sky Farm
Solano Mushroom
Smit Farms
Stepladder Creamery
Summer Solace
(every other week)
The Fruit Tree
Three Stone Hearth
Yume Boshi
(every other week)
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North Berkeley
ALD & Y Organics
All Things Sharp
Big Little Bowl
Blossom Bluff Orchards
Bun Bao
Crane Creek Growers
Donna's Tamales
E&H Mushroom Farm
Edith's Pie
Farmor's Dressing
Frog Hollow Farm
Golden Rule Organics
Kashiwase Farm
Lifefood Garden
Little Fish
Massa Organics
Massage
Morell's Bread
Muzhik the Traveling Tailor
Phoenix Pastificio
Pomo Tierra Orchard
Rasa Rasam
Riverdog Farm
Roadside Rotisserie
The Fruit Tree
Uplands Apiary
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Stop by Locavore Wonderland tomorrow | Time's running out to buy gifts for loved ones in your life. Accomplish two goals in one visit, gather ingredients for a wholesome family dinner and pick out a unique gift from a local craftsperson. Tomorrow at the Downtown Berkeley Farmers' Market from 10a to 3p. | |
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The EcoStore is open through December 23 | |
The EcoStore is brimming with a wonderful selection of gifts and every day essentials!
Now through December 23, we're open:
Saturday 12/21: 12 pm – 6 pm
Sunday 12/22: 10 am – 3 pm
Monday 12/23: 12 pm – 6 pm
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Shop in the rain, get a free pin! | The Berkeley Farmers' Markets are open rain or shine, and our vendors count on loyal customers to sustain their businesses year round. Pick up a pin from the information booth on a rainy market day as a thank you for supporting our farmers in all weather. | |
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Photos from left to right: Ecology Center Food & Farming team join partners from across the state at rally for Save Market Match, a campaign that led to the reinstatement of $35M in Market Match funding for CA's food safety net. Community members at fundraiser for the Berkeley vs Big Soda campaign. | |
We Need Your Support to Scale Up Local Efforts to Create Lasting Change | |
At the Ecology Center, we understand that local victories can be leveraged to create global solutions. When we successfully enact change at home, we not only improve life in our own community but also create a ripple effect that extends worldwide.
The most recent example of this is our grassroots campaigning to help renew Berkeley’s tax on Big Soda, which passed by over 80% — many cities have and will follow suit. This tax funds local health equity work, which aims to reduce the consumption of sugary drinks, increase the consumption of water, decrease obesity, and build resilient communities.
Whether through increasing healthy food access, cultivating the local food system, leading waste reduction initiatives, or building health and climate equity, our efforts show how local actions can catalyze far-reaching change. We need your support to make this happen. Now more than ever, the urgency of these issues is being felt at home and abroad. Help us stand strong in these challenging times. Please give this year—Your contribution makes our work possible!
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Last market of 2024: Saturday, December 21, 2024
CLOSED: Tuesday, December 24, 2024
CLOSED: Thursday, December 26, 2024
CLOSED: Saturday, December 28, 2024
First market of 2025: Thursday, January 2, 2025
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Upcoming Events at the Berkeley Farmers' Markets | |
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Saturday, December 21: Locavore Wonderland
Thursday, January 2: Kids Art Table
Saturday, January 4: UCB Blood Pressure Group Tabling
Tuesday, January 7: Kids Art Table
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Farmers' Market Hours & Locations
EBT and WIC Fruit & Vegetable checks gladly accepted and Market Match incentives distributed at all markets.
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South Berkeley
Tuesdays, 2–6:30 pm
Adeline St. at 63rd St.,
Berkeley
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North Berkeley
Thursdays, 3–7 pm
Shattuck Ave. at Rose St., Berkeley
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Downtown Berkeley
Saturdays, 10 am–3 pm
Center St. at MLK Jr. Way, Berkeley
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