Brentwood Farmers’ Market

Great variety of organic produce, baked goods, fresh eggs, local honey, flowers and more. Easy parking and never too crowded. I like the live music as well. Fun place to spend your Saturday morning.

As a professional house sitter with a fresh food fetish, I get into many different Bay Area communities where I’m a regular at the various farmer’s markets. This is my absolute FAVORITE market because of the variety of high quality inexpensive produce. I love the diversity — traditional American favorite fruits and veggies (heirloom tomatoes to lust after, delicious melons…), along with the often hard to find Asian offerings (chrysanthemum leaves, jujubees, shallot scallions and assorted bok choys), plus fresh & smoked fish, wonderful baked goods, locally produced cheeses and great ethnic hot meals. A rotating group of craft vendors balances the offerings. I look forward to house sits in Brentwood just so I can go to this market.

Great community event spanning the seasons.
J C’s Holey donuts are a must and their flavored milks are a favorite of the children. For adults, Mimosas at CoCo County Wine are a Farmers Market tradition. Organic choices, lots of vendors, live music, the Brentwood Farmers Market is the place to be on Saturday mornings from 8:00 — 12:00.

Best Farmers Market ever! love all the farmers, food and crafts! amazing soap at this market!
This is a destination market!

Thank You so much for all the fresh fruit and vegetable varieties that your vendors offer. It’s often cheaper and better tasting that your traditional supermarket. I am here every week buying something new and I never leave disappointed!

This is a must — go every Saturday morning. Beautiful fresh strawberries, huge blackberries, and freshly made kettle corn.
There’s usually some type of music and the atmosphere is fun with lots of people.

More like 3.5 stars. Cute and easy parking, but not a lot of food vendors. And since near so many u-​pick farms I expected more produce stalls.

My new favorite thing to go to on a Saturday morning! People are friendly. The choices of fresh fruits and veggies are great! Items are reasonable priced!

Love all the great veggies and fruits. I know we are the land of the free, but I do not like the fact that there is a booth promoting Islam. Especially during this time and all the turmoil. Having the booth there I am sure is scaring customers away.

Cutest farmers’ market ever! You can get anything from flowers to fish to honey to veggies and fruits. GREAT prices as well! Vendors are all ran by people who really care about the quality of their food, flowers or what have you, and the live music is always a pleasure to hear.
Didn’t get to go too much in 2014, but will definitely be going more this year!

I took my 1^st jaunt through the Brentwood farmers market after discovering that a few key ingredients for my gumbo recipe were not to be found at Safeway.
Very pleased to report that even on a holiday weekend the Brentwood farmers market was well represented by a variety of stands and offerings. Lots of beautiful produce — and NOT overpriced as many of these venues tend to be.
I would say I’ll be back every saturday — much better selection of fresh produce than the market and plenty of other things to enjoy.

Although small, this is a terrific Farmers Market. The produce is as good as it gets — with great prices, friendly vendors and huge variety. The flowers spectacular. Fresh fish in Brentwood? Yes! Having just moved here and looking forward to guests from the San Francisco and neighboring towns, I can’t wait to bring them to this delightful market. We can shop for everything we will need for a fabulous dinner ! I love a Farmers Market that truly benefits both the consumer… and the farmer. Job well done Brentwood!

Great location. Great variety. I love local produce… local jams & jellies … local honey. It’s all good and in cute downtown Brentwood. Make a day of it and go to MJ’s for breakfast and pop in to the bookstore too.

Unlike what other Unilocalers have said this Farmers Market is NOT Dog Friendly at all! In fact they just kicked me out with my sweet gentle Golden puppy. He wasn’t doing anything except walking next to me while my other family members picked out food. Although I do see other little dogs wandering around and they’re not being rude to those people. This farmers market is awful. The people who run this are completely rude. The vendors are throwing their ice and garbage all over the side walks and flower pots.

I love how intimate the setting is at this farmer’s market. Not as big as others but definitely has some good varieties of fruits, vegetables, pastries, kettlepop (yum). Most customers know each other and they lirerally are high– fiving in the middle of the street, I thought this was pretty cool. The young asian guy selling vegetables (he was right next to the guy selling awesome eggs) sells pretty legit veggies! one of the best farmer’s around.
Ps. Check out that breakfast place, they serve really big portions.

This is a wonderful, cheery Farmers Market that I am sure all will love.
The fruit and vegetables are plentiful. You’ll also find freshly baked goods, hummus/​naan, fresh honey and honey products, cheese products, and my personal favorite: FLOWERS!
Swing on by on a sunny morning and grab some fresh goods to take home and prepare a divine meal with. Support your local farmers!

Small, but growing, this Farmer’s Market has a lot to recommend it. For one thing, you can actually find parking, unlike a lot of the larger farmer’s markets.
And, unlike a lot of the more «commercial» farmer’s markets in the Bay Area, there is a palpable sense of community at this market. Lots of people seem to be regulars and they know the names of the people working the booths. I love the vibe!
When I visited, there were many families out enjoying the weather, chatting with friends, and filling up on some of the freshest produce I have seen in a long time.
I bought some kale, spinach, and swiss chard that looked as if they had been picked that morning, as well as some farm-​fresh eggs. I admit, I was a little taken aback at the $ 7 a dozen price. However, when I ate them for breakfast the next day. I could taste the difference. Really great eggs!
Downtown Brentwood is a very agreeable place to spend the morning, a safe place to walk and picnic with your fresh Farmer’s Market lunch.
Highlights for me:
1. The Ma Petite Cherie European pastry booth. I am 99% gluten-​free and the 1% goes to Ma Petite Cherie.
2. Soy candles booth. If you love candles– this is the way to go.
3. Enos Family Farms– for local honey, almonds. etc.
4. The Indian curry place– Buy yourself some Naan and spreads– they are fantastic!
5. Goat cheese. If you haven’t tried it– it is decadently creamy, salty and delish.
OK, Bay Area. If you are looking for a reason to check out Brentwood, come on over to the Farmer’s Market. Get some breakfast at MJ’s on Second Street. Take in a movie with the family for CHEAP at the theater just down from the Farmer’s Market, shop in some of the great mom and pop stores lining the downtown area.

I grew up in SF and remember the farmers market held near City Hall. I remember a lot of asian vendors and prices being dirt cheap.
Then we moved to Oakland and I visited the farmers market at Oakland Chinatown a few times. Again, lots of asian vendors and dirt cheap prices.
Then I went to college in Berkeley and checked out the farmers market there once. No asian vendors and the prices were exhorbitant to my mind.
Then I moved to Antioch and tried the Brentwood FM. I must admit that I was still comparing it to the Oakland & SF farmers markets that I remembered, and so selection seemed limited and prices high. I did like the idea of buying local and fresh and it made me feel just a little bit superior to supermarket produce shoppers. But not so much that I became a regular.
Fast forward a few years and now I can fully appreciate this place. Yes, selection still isn’t as great as what you’ll find in SF or Oakland and prices are comparatively higher BUT compared to what you find at local supermarkets in this area, the Brentwood FM offerings are a steal. I used to not do very much of our household shopping so I just didn’t know. Now I’ve seen the light.
For the quality you get at the Brentwood Farmers Market, I would expect to pay a lot more than at the supermarkets. But that’s not the case at all. Even the bargain supermarkets like Winco can be more expensive, and they offer mostly older produce that’s been transported long distances, refrigerated or frozen, and NOT picked at its ideal ripeness. At the Brentwood FM, you’ll find organic produce options, locally grown, freshly picked at amazing deals. Prices of course vary between vendors and seasons, but to give you an example of what we scored last weekend:
3 baskets of strawberries $ 4-​$ 6
2 huge bunches of broccoli (probably 4lbs at least) $ 3
2 huge cabbages $ 3
2 huge cauliflower heads $ 3
heirloom tomatoes $ 1/​lb
zucchini/​squash $ 2/​lb
lettuce of all kinds 3 bunches for $ 5
sweet corn 3 for $ 1
There are a couple of asian vendors that offer hard-​to-​find «asian» produce too, like bok choy, chinese broccoli, asian basil, shitake mushrooms.
I hate shopping for produce at supermarkets now and will be very bummed when the FM season closes for the year. I used to think that the farmers markets on this side of Caldecott were somewhat elitist, and maybe that’s true in some cities, but definitely not Brentwood. I don’t think many people realize just how affordable produce here can be.
While some of the produce does come from the Brentwood area, many come from farther distances (like Gilroy). So you’ll find stuff that you can’t get at the farm stands in Brentwood.
And of course the FM offers more than just produce. Home made jerky, bread, desserts, naturally raised meats, flowers, seafood to name just a few.
Here’s a little tip: Come near the end of closing. Selection won’t be as great but some vendors lower their prices so they don’t have to haul their food back home.
And Phở Vietnam is right there!

First time here! Plenty of fresh local fruits, vegetables, cheese, seafood, cut flowers, and baked goods, oils and honey. Mostly all of the food stands offer samples.
I bought some local honey and just love how it sweetens up my morning cup of joe! Also bought some freshly cut lily’s and as of 2 and a half days later the buds are slowly opening up to reveal a beautiful lily. 4 buds on each stem. $ 4 bucks for 2 stems.
I will be coming back! Friendly folks too!

The Brentwood Farmers’ Market rocks! You’ll find the girls and I shopping here most Saturday mornings April-​October. This place has pretty much everything you might need to get you though the week.
Everything is always so fresh, cheap and appealing. Whether you are searching for locally grown fresh fruits/​veggies, eggs, olive oil or honey… this place has it. There is also seafood and meat which I have yet to try. And… if you get hungry while you are there… there are many delicious food options to choose from. Today, my girls and I filled up on kettle corn, carne asada tacos and nachos.
It’s also one of the better people watching areas I’ve found in Brentwood.
High quality local food at reasonable prices. Really, the best place to get produce during the summer months.