Goleta Farmer’s Market

Nearing summer they’ve extended the farmer’s market a little ways, so there’s more to choose from. This last time, I saw a lot of apricots and avocados. They’ve the usual honey and hummus stands, always great. I look for the old lady selling potted plants… She sell em for so cheap. Last year I got 6 tomato plants for $ 1. This year, I got 3 kinds of basil for around $ 3… Fabulous Veggies, fruits… Anything you could want from a farmers’ market without the parking drawback. Parking is right in the lot, stress free.
I usually come on Sunday around noon, to shop just before or after lunch. They usually start packing up around 1pm.

What an awesome place to visit ! They have everything here from peanuts, to honey to potatoes and all the usual vegetables, and flowers too. Oranges are awesome. The lady who had the Orange stand was so nice and very friendly !! Everything looked so good and I think I bought so much !!! Lol. Pricing is not bad. It’s great to support local business.

About 24 or so vendors, but any farmer’s market, small or ginormous, is a friend of mine. In the parking lot next to lots of things, Home Depot and Best Buy, also Natural Café and Starbucks if you don’t get your fill.

Great selection of organic farms.

I am at the Sunday market every week. For $ 50/​week you can feed a family of 4 organic and delicious food all week. I get minimal meat and fish from local butchers and the Santa Barbara fish market to supplement.
Joelle olive oil is the best. I buy the Barouni by the gallon. It’s $ 75 now. Lasts 4 – 5 months based on the amount of cooking that goes on at my house
Chapala gardens has the best arugula and greens. They only sell at the market monthly or so, but you can visit their rooftop garden downtown otherwise.
Make sure you walk around and check prices, especially for strawberries. Most everyone allows you to sample their offerings. Enjoy!

I’m loving the Goleta Farmer’s Market. The Sunday iteration takes place from 10am-​2pm, which is my kind of farmer’s market. Who wants to wake up early on a Sunday? I hear there is also a Thursday night market too, but I haven’t tried it out.
This is conveniently located right in the shopping center in front of Starbucks off Hollister and Storke. They close down a bit of the street and put up tents, and the location means there is plenty of parking for those wanting to drive.
The farmer’s market has a great selection of produce, but you will also find some non-​fruit and veggie items here like olive oil, baked goods, nuts, cheeses, etc. As you walk you might enjoy music from a performer, and you will more than likely get some nice free samples. So far I have purchased carrots, avocados, mix and match cherry tomatoes (red! green! yellow! orange!), nectarines, humongous white onions, and some crazy hot jalepenos. Everything has been incredibly flavorful and fresh so far. When you bite into a bunch of carrots so fresh that the guy just tore the greens off the top in front of you, the taste is unbelievable… it just doesn’t compare to a dried out grocery store carrot. You remember, geez, carrots are naturally sweet and enjoyable! Food without chemicals and processing has real taste!
Obviously the taste and freshness is the upside, but the prices are a-​ok too. Avocados for $ 1, a pint of cherry tomatoes for $ 2, and lots of other things reasonably priced by weight. Yay for Sundays.

Its a pretty good place to get fresh vegetables.
The people are friendly and nice.

I think it would be a better experience if there wasn’t the rain.
There are quite a few venders that day discarding the rain. But maybe the best one didn’t come. I bought grapes for $ 10, surprisingly there is still grape in so Cal in December! Not too sweet, but it was better than none.
The hummus vender only carry hummus, no pita chips sold along? that’s really a con.
I wish the pie shop had come that day!

This is a nice Farmer’s Market but they lack stands that serve prepared foods. Maybe it’s against some code or something but while I found the selection of fruits and vegetables and legumes and mushrooms to be plentiful, I was really hoping to find a salad stand, or a locally grown grilled something-​something.
The ambiance here is great! Lots of kids playing, families enjoying themselves. I would probably come here again.

This is the best farmer’s market I have ever been to. The fruit, nuts, flowers, honey and many other vendors are friendly and are always friendly and love to talk about their product.

Went to the Sunday afternoon market– plenty of parking and room to walk. Found some beautiful produce– left with beets, white corn, chard, and some ollalieberry preserves. They had some good looking eggs and olive oil too– wouldn’t mind seeing more «non-​produce» items (there was only one stand for cheese and beef).

Wow has this place grown! I bought a peach and ate it on the spot… used to come here every weekend during my college days. Back then I think the number of proprietors was ¹⁄₃ of what it is now.
The color, variety, smells and tastes were definitely mind-​blowing AND they added free range eggs and a beef/​meat stand (don’t worry, it’s all refrigerated)! I would say that the only thing I’d like to see is a local bakery that sells bread.
Check out the downtown SB market on Saturdays too (on Cota). :)

I love the Thursday FM because its little but hearty. I can get in and out within 20 minutes and get a ton of produce for a great price. I absolutely LOVE the sprout chick. She sells a beautiful bag of mixed sprouts that I take home and DEVOUR. They are so tasty.
All the vendors are super friendly and sweet to my three small humans in tow. I really appreciate everyone bringing their fantastic produce to the Thursday FM. Thank you!

$ 1 for 6 honey sticks, $ 2 tulips, $ 3 for a small box of large red strawberries, beautiful orchids, succulent plants, asian veggie farms participate where you can grab fresh green onions, bak choi and more! :)

Yum! Just stopped by and picked up some strawberries, oranges, tomatoes and lettuce. I always get my lettuce here it’s fresh and inexpensive! The market also offers flowers, fruits, veggies, juices, pies, nuts, eggs, cheese, honey, and hummus. Not everything is cheap but if you walk around you can find which stand has the bet deals and best looking produce.

This market isn’t huge, and the prices are slightly high, but all of the farmers are friendly and the produce is fresh and delicious.
My favorite in the fall: the grape stand! Try the big, crunchy grapes and the lychee flavored ones! Yummm…
My favorite in the winter: crunchy persimmons! Available at a couple of the booths, all tasty, and such a gem for an off-​season fruit.
My favorite in the spring/​summer: white nectarines!
I like stopping by Thursday afternoons, if I’m away for the weekend and can’t make the great weekend markets.

Thursday afternoons and Sunday mornings (this is the new location for Goleta’s Thursday market.
While not the biggest market in town, this a a nice, simple farmer’s market with all the basics I expect (fruits, vegetables, eggs, & flowers), although not an over abundance. It is a handy place and day for me when I can’t wait for Saturday’s market in Santa Barbara.