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Tiny flying-saucers have descended into the farmers’ market, signaling the arrival of summer! The Patty Pan variety of summer squash has everything going for it: it’s got a fun, scalloped shape; it’s affordable; and its quick cook time makes it easy to incorporate into a weekday meal. We think it’s out of this world.


You can find Patty Pans at all three markets. Just head to Riverdog Farm and Lucero Organics. 


Easy Eating: Roast it simply, stuff it with wild rice and veggies, or eat it over noodles with the recipe below. If June Gloom is delaying your urge to reach for summer squash right now, hang onto this Patty Pan Squash Panzanella recipe for when there is enough sun to ripen this season's tomatoes.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 3/4 cups hot water
  • 2 tbsp gochujang paste
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1-3 tsp sriracha or hot chili oil
  • 1 tsp miso (optional)
  • 10 oz noodles
  • 2-3 patty pan squash, sliced into matchsticks
  • gochugaru (Korean chile powder) or hot sauce to serve

Gochujang Peanut Noodles with Slivered Patty Pan Squash

Adapted from the Curious Chickpea

Instructions

  1. Make the gochujang peanut sauce: Whisk together all the sauce ingredients until smooth. Thin with additional water as needed.
  2. Cook the noodles according to package directions.
  3. Toss the noodles in the sauce along with the patty pan squash, setting some aside to top for garnish.
  4. Serve with chile powder, hot sauce, or hot chile oil. Enjoy warm or cold.
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Current Vendors

Saturday Downtown Berkeley


Achadinha Cheese Co.

All Things Sharp

Andy's Thai

Avalos Farm

Bariani Olive Oil

Beber Almond Milk

Bolani

Big Little Bowl

Brokaw Ranch

Bun Bao

C&M Farm

Cafe Zambala

Coracao

Crane Creek Growers

Dirty Girl Produce

Flying Disc Ranch

Four Sisters Farm

Frog Hollow Farm

Gattonelli

(every other week)

Good Faith Farm

Golden Rule Organics

Happy Boy Farms

Higher Land Coffee

Joodooboo Tofu

Kaki Farm

Kashiwase Farm

Laguna Garden Bakery

Lifefood Gardens

Little Fish

Massage

Mill Valley Pasta Co.

Morell's Bread

Obour Hummus

Phoenix Pastificio

Primavera Tamales

Queen of Sheeba Honey

Riverdog Farm

Smit Farms

Solano Mushroom

Stepladder Creamery

Tamales La Oaxaqueña

Three Stone Hearth

Tony's Kettle Corn + Crepes

Triple Delight Blueberries

True Grass Farm

Vang Family Farm

Your Granola Garden 

Tuesday South Berkeley


All Things Sharp

(every 2nd & 4th week)

Andy's Thai

Avalos Farm

Basecamp Bakery

Brokaw Ranch

Bolani

Blossom Bluff Orchard

Crane Creek Growers

Chay's Farm

Donna's Tamales

Dirty Girl Produce

Farm Chocolate

Frog Hollow Farm

Full Belly Farm

Good Faith Farm

(every other week)

Habitera Farm

Kaki Farms

Kashiwase Farm

Lifefood Gardens

Little Fish Co.

Massa Organics

Oya Organics

Phoenix Pastificio

Puorro Oats

Queen of Sheeba Honey

Riverdog Farm

Roadside Rotisserie

Solano Mushroom

Soul Flower Farm

Smit Farms

Stepladder Creamery

The Fruit Tree

Three Stone Hearth

Thursday North Berkeley


All Things Sharp

Big Little Bowl

Blossom Bluff Orchards

Brown Cap Soft Serve

Chay's Farm

Crane Creek Growers

Donna's Tamales

E&H Mushroom Farm

Frog Hollow Farm

Golden Rule Organics

Little Fish

Massa Organics

Mendoza Organics

Morell's Bread

Phoenix Pastificio

Riverdog Farm

Roadside Rotisserie

Summer Solace

The Fruit Tree

Uplands Apiary

*Lists subject to change. Refer to our website for the most updated vendor list.

Vendor Ins

Vendors back from seasonal breaks:

  • Saturday market: Sierra Cascade Blueberries (return tomorrow!)


New Vendors:

Vendor Outs

Vendors taking seasonal breaks:

Learn More About the Berkeley Farmers' Markets

New Season, New Vendors

Summer's finally here! It's the perfect time of year to explore what's new in your neck of Berkeley:


South Berkeley Farmers' Market:

  • Puuro Oats - The creamiest & dreamiest ready-to -eat, Nordic-inspired oats! (pictured)
  • Habitera Mulberries – Sugar-sweet, 3-inch long mulberries. Their short season is almost over so be sure to pick them up this week.

North Berkeley Farmers' Market:

Coming soon to the Downtown Berkeley Farmers' Market:

  • VIO Pastry: Delicious donuts and pastries, that just so happen to be vegan.
  • Sugarmama Sugar Cane: Naturally sweetened seasonal juices sure to keep you cool this summer.

Together We Can—Create a Healthy, Sustainable, and Just Future


Over the years, your community support allowed us to establish the nation’s first curbside recycling program, to lead on Berkeley’s Soda Tax, to help pass Berkeley’s Disposable Foodware Reduction Ordinance, to support regenerative small-­scale agriculture through California farmers’ markets, and to make our voice heard at the United Nations Basel Convention that ended the export of toxic plastic waste. We leverage your financial contributions to make significant systems changes that redefine what is possible.  


With your donation today, we can advance new solutions like getting the whole City of Berkeley off of methane gas, addressing inequity in climate funding, sustaining regenerative small farms, making every farmers’ market affordable for low income shoppers, ending plastic pollution, and cultivating new leadership in Berkeley’s insightful youth. When we join your financial contributions with our skilled board and staff, we achieve amazing results. 

DONATE TODAY!

Plastic Free July 2023

Event Lineup

Join the Ecology Center as we celebrate Plastic Free July! There's lots going on at the South Berkeley Farmers' Market and around Berkeley:


July 12: Chasing Arrows: The Truth About Recycling, Virtual Watch Party and Panel Discussion

July 18: South Berkeley Farmers' Market Recycling 101

July 22: Road to Refill: A Walking Tour

July 25: South Berkeley Neighborhood Cleanup

July 29: Beyond the Curb: Berkeley Recycling Center Tour

Raffle

Oh, and did someone mention a raffle? For more than 50 years the Ecology Center has helped lead the charge toward a plastic-free world. The support of our members and community have made this possible; by purchasing a ticket to our Plastic Free July Fundraising Raffle, you can help as well. Oh, and check out our list of amazing prizes here!


Tickets are available for purchase at the EcoStore, Tuesday–Saturday, 11am–6pm, or at select Plastic Free July Events and farmers’ markets through July 31, 2023. 

Upcoming Events at the Berkeley Farmers' Markets

Saturday June 17: AC Master Gardeners tabling

Saturday June 17: AC Registrar of Voters Tabling

Saturday June 17: Berkeley Public Library Storytime

Tuesday June 20: Kids Art Table

Tuesday June 20: Fire Safe Berkeley Tabling

Thursday June 22: Food & Water Watch Tabling

Saturday June 24: CLEAR Tabling

Thursday June 29: Berkeley Public Library Bike Library

Saturday July 1: AC Master Gardeners tabling

Farmers' Market Hours & Locations
EBT and WIC Fruit & Vegetable checks gladly accepted and Market Match incentives distributed at all markets.
South Berkeley
Tuesdays, 2 - 6:30 pm
Adeline St. at 63rd St., 
Berkeley
North Berkeley
Thursdays, 3 - 7 pm 
Shattuck Ave. at Rose St., Berkeley
Downtown Berkeley
Saturdays, 10 am - 3 pm
Center St. at MLK Jr. Way, Berkeley

510.548.3333 | farmersmarkets@ecologycenter.org | ecologycenter.org/fm 

 

[Photo credit: Berkeley Farmers' Market Staff, Curious Chickpea],