The Pico Market happens every Saturday from 8:00 - 1:00 on Pico and Cloverfield. It's so great to have a farmer's market in walking distance from our house. I sometimes bike over, or walk with my son who scooters alongside me. Today I biked over with an empty backpack, and came back with one crammed within an inch of its life with celery, tomatoes, little round yellow squash, asparagus, berries, garlic and honey.
The things that make this farmer's market stand out from the Promenade farmer's market - it's shorter, simpler and a lot less crowded. It's in the middle of Virginia Park, right near the playground and basketball court. There are dedicated stalls set up so the vendors have their set spaces every weekend. Like the other farmer's markets there is a great selection of flowers, fruit, veggies, nuts, honey, eggs, fresh meat and bread. But I love the shelled peas you can buy by the pound, unique to Virginia Park. Also at Virginia Park you can get fresh hot tamales, with or without rice and beans. There is a French guy with amazing croissant, and homemade quiches. Whenever you are feeling like L.A. is a soulless wasteland where people travel to and from in their cars, oblivious to the rest of the world, stop by the farmer's market and walk around. It will give you a warm fuzzy feeling, and remind you there is a lot of great, local produce and also some great local people with a lot of soul.
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