We love weird vegetables, and Romanesco ranks high on that list. If you’re unfamiliar, Romanesco is that striking chartreuse brassica you’ve seen at the farmers’ market with the trippy, logarithmic spirals (click here to geek out on its fractal patterns). This Italian heirloom is more closely related to cauliflower and can be used to replace cauliflower in any recipe. We like that its florets are a little smaller and more compact, often making it even easier and less messy to break down than a cauliflower. 

Find Romanesco at all three Berkeley Farmers’ Markets at the Oya Organics and Golden Rule Organics farm stands.

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Current Vendors

Downtown Berkeley

Achadinha Cheese Co.

ALD&Y Organics

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

Fully Foods

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

Rosalind Bakery

Smit Farms

Solano Mushroom

Stepladder Creamery

Tamales La Oaxaqueña

Three Stone Hearth

True Grass Farms

Vang Family Farm

VIO Pastry

Your Granola Garden 

South Berkeley

Andy's Thai

Alexandre Family Farm

Avalos 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

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

The Fruit Tree

Three Stone Hearth

Yume Boshi

(every other week)

North Berkeley

Achadinha Cheese Co.

ALD&Y Organics

All Things Sharp

Big Little Bowl

Blossom Bluff Orchards

Bun Bao

Crane Creek Growers

Donna's Tamales

E&H Mushroom Farm

Farmor's Dressing

Frog Hollow Farm

Golden Rule Organics

Kashiwase Farm

Lifefood Garden

Little Fish

Massa Organics

Morell's Bread

Phoenix Pastificio

Pomo Tierra Orchard

Rasa Rasam

Riverdog Farm

Roadside Rotisserie

Rosalind Bakery

The Fruit Tree

Uplands Apiary

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

Learn how to make pickles and kimchi – from a fermentation expert! Owner of ChouAmi fermenting kits, Karen Wang-Diggs will lead this demo, tasting, and Q& A session. This event is free. All experience levels welcome!

As a program that strives to support small California farms, the looming threat of mass deportations is making us anxious to say the least. We stand in firm solidarity with immigrants, who are the backbone of all food systems and countless agricultural communities.

The Cal ACLU chapter will be joining us at the Downtown Berkeley Farmers' Market on Saturday March 8th to provide resources where community members, regardless of their status, can learn how they can protect themselves or aid as allies. You might also consider donating to ACLU if you can.

One of our favorite events is back for another year! Join us at the Ecology Center Store for a fun and festive Annual Seed Swap hosted by the Bay Area Seed Interchange Library (BASIL). Attendees can trade heirloom vegetable and native plant seeds, learn about plant breeding, and get advice from seasoned gardeners. The event is open to all, from beginners to experienced gardeners. 

The 36th Annual Bioneers Conference is back in Berkeley, California! And we're pleased to offer you a 20% discount on your ticket(s). Use this discount code to apply your discount: Biopartner25

Once a year, the Bioneers Conference invites you to join a dynamic community of visionaries committed to justice and regeneration. With inspiring talks, hands-on workshops, and transformative connections, this gathering is your chance to engage with the ideas and people shaping a better future.

If you're on the fence about attending, stop by the Berkeley Farmers' Markets to learn more! Bioneers organizers will be tabling every Tuesday and Saturday leading up to the event.

Upcoming Events at the Berkeley Farmers' Markets

Saturday February 22: Berkeley Ready, Kidney Screening, & Bioneers tabling

Tuesday, February 25: Kids Art Table, Bioneers Tabling

Thursday, February 27 : Kids Art Table

Saturday March 1: AMWA, UCB Blood Pressure Project, & Bioneers Tabling

Tuesday, March 4 : Kids Art Table, Bioneers Tabling

Thursday, March 6: Kids Art Table

Saturday, March 8: ACLU Tabling

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, FamilyStyleFood]