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It’s that time of the year where many of us gather to enjoy the excitement (and mayhem) the holidays bring. As such, it’s also the time of year for pesky colds and flus. Here in California, nature seems to provide us with an abundance of winter fruits packed with vitamin C to help us combat the season of sickness. Kiwifruit are among the most immune-boosting, with even more vitamin C than oranges!
We at the Ecology Center especially love kiwi for its very cute and fuzzy sustainable packaging. Their sweet notes of melon and berry also help tide us over until next summer.
Select a kiwifruit as you would a peach. The sweetest ones are plump, soft to the touch, and fragrant. Find them at Brokaw Ranch, Smit Farm, Blossom Bluff Orchards, and Four Sisters Farm right now.
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Kiwi, Persimmon, & Walnut Salad
A bright winter side. Serves 4.
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- 2 heads little gem lettuce, chopped
- 1 Fuyu persimmon, thinly sliced
- 2 kiwi, peeled and sliced
- 1/2 cups walnuts
- 1/4 fennel bulb, sliced thinly
- 1/2 cup pomegranate seeds
Dressing
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1.5 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- salt and pepper to taste
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- To make the dressing, whisk the olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper to combine.
- In a large bowl, layer the remaining ingredients, coat with dressing, and toss.
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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
Little Fish Co.
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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Shop sustainably this holiday season! | |
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Locavore Wonderland: a farmers' market gifting series
At all farmers markets in December!
| Farmers' markets aren't just a place to buy groceries–they're a great place to buy gifts! Locavore Wonderland is our yearly holiday gifting series featuring weekly pop-up vendors. Find handmade jewelry, stained glass, soaps & body care, pottery, and other handmade goods alongside everything you need to make a family meal at all of our markets through the month of December. | |
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Ecology Center Store
Extended hours this month!
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The store is brimming with a wonderful selection of gifts and every day essentials, and we've updated our hours to give you plenty of time to shop!
Now through December 23, we're open:
Wednesday – Saturday: 12 pm – 6 pm
Sunday: 10 am – 3 pm
December 23: 12 pm – 6 pm
Now through Sunday December 8, use the code GREENGIVING to get 15% off your purchase!
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LBA Holiday Open House
Tuesday, December 10, 2024; 2–5p
South Berkeley Farmers' Market (at the corner of Alcatraz Ave. & Adeline St.)
| Get to know the South Berkeley's Lorin District with an event sponsored by the Lorin Business Association. Pick up a passport at the north end of the South Berkeley Farmers' Market, and get it stamped at 6 local participating businesses to get a prize! | |
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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 7: UCB Blood Pressure Group Tabling
Saturday, December 7: Locavore Wonderland
Tuesday, December 10: Kids Art Table
Tuesday, December 10: Locavore Wonderland
Thursday, December 12: Kid's Art Table
Thursday, December 12: Locavore Wonderland
Thursday, December 12: UCB Blood Pressure Group Tabling
Saturday, December 14: Locavore Wonderland
Saturday, December 14: UC Blood Pressure Group Tabling
Tuesday, December 17: Kid's Art Table
Tuesday, December 17: The Instrument Petting Zoo
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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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