Sherman Oaks Farmers Market

This is a WONDERFUL market! Unlike other Farmers Markets, this market isn’t overcrowded or overpriced. Ample parking is available in the parking structure off Hazeltine. While this market isn’t huge, all of the vendors offer a good variety & the market has added more vendors. Perhaps with a larger turnout of shoppers, the market could offer a lot more, so please support this market & spread the word!

I love this little market — there is a good selection of fruits and vegetables and the vendors are friendly. You can become a well known «good customer» pretty fast. I also like the variety — it is just the right size for me.

This is a very small farmers market held on Tuesdays. It runs late, until 7, which is nice.
Parking here is atrocious. The last time I was here, I was lucky to find a spot after a good amount of time. When I came back from shopping, someone had parked so close to me, I had to put my baby in from the other side! It seems the white lines are invisible of on farmers market Tuesday’s :P
I’m rather surprised this farmers market has such good reviews. Maybe it has changed since we started coming here but there are very few vendors, and many of the ones here have only a handful of items to choose from. Literally, a number of vendors have no more than a dozen or so vegetables… More than one had 3 of x, 2 of y, & 3 of z to choose from. So that’s different.
There are a few vendors that have unique items, like bison milk Greek yogurt & fresh kombucha.
I definitely prefer Studio City’s farmers market on Sundays (from «earlier than I get up» to 2 pm), but I hope this one gets some new life into it.

Went over to this farmers market to check out grilled «Cheezus». I think that’s the cutest name for a grilled cheese vendor, obviously a take off on Kanye West. They had a great selection of artisan sandwiches on fresh sourdough bread. I tried the grilled goat cheese with strawberry and lemon preserves, it was so delicious! They are there Tuesdays from 3 to 7 PM.
The parking was super convenient, right in front of Macy’s and there is a two-​story parking structure right next to their booth all you have to do is go up to the second level and there was tons of parking. You just use the stairs and you’re right in the middle of the farmers market.
Everyone who works in the booth is super friendly make sure to say hi to Ian and Kevin they’re both so adorable!

Not sure if it is because I came later in the day, but the market was very small. Couple of stands sold hot food, but nothing that caught my attention.
Thought it would be fun to walk my dog here and purchase some tasty snacks, but apparently dogs are not allowed. Random lady kicked me out for having a dog.

Eh. Perhaps the day we went there were just fewer vendors than usual, as a number of the ones people have listed here weren’t there when we went. But it was alright. Pricey as all farmers markets are, but every sample I tried was pretty good. Still, very few vendors.

This Farmers Market has moved further in, right next to the mall’s car-​wash behind Macy’s, without warning. Having shopped here weekly for a few years (I buy almost all my food here), I felt like I was in a Twilight Zone episode when I drove there that first Tuesday night to find an empty lot, no signs, like it had disappeared. The vendors are great and were not fore-​warned about the move enough to warn us. The signs the management posted about the new location were practically identical to, moreover placed next to «customer only» parking signs so not noticeable and ill placed far from where we expected to find the market. I’m posting this mainly for the many customers who have not yet found them again, who might look here for a clue. In the new location, the parking is now a lot more crowded and stressful, but I think I’ll get used to it. Although the market is smaller than many others, it has served my needs for convenience and fresh local food for years, as I can swing by here on my way home from work, thus allowing me to live green, talk the talk and walk the walk.

Still a very condensed farmers market, doesn’t stand a chance next to Studio City’s selection but worth an update after discovering a farm that has watermelon radishes! I’d been searching high and low for these for months now and had no luck until today. Super excited about those and picked up a roasted red bell pepper hummus that was pretty tasty too.

Tomato guy and asparagus guy and the fresh fig guy. Go as soon as you can. Great market and lots of parking. People are super nice. I drive over from Weho, so it’s worth it. Ask for extra basil from the tomato guy.

My favorite farmers market. I come here for the fruits from L.A. area. Look for Korean lady who sells variety of peaches. Their peaches are so fresh and sweet. I make fruit & veggie juice every morning for my husband. And my gas money trip to Sherman Oaks is totally worth it.

Ack! I wish I could write a more favorable review but each time I come, I’m more disappointed. Not with the vendors; they’re friendly, helpful, well-​rounded.. .but the fact that there are only two dozen (maybe?) is a severe shortchange for Sherman Oaks residents, especially those spoiled by Sundays at Studio City’s robust FM. Perhaps the afternoon/​evening has something to do with the lack of bountiful produce — it is tough to head to the steamy valley (90+ degrees on a typical summer Tuesday evening) and sell your product as ‘fresh’ and ‘crisp.‘
Also woefully lacking is seating — there are about ten hot food vendors, which is sufficient, but nowhere to sit. Well, nowhere outside of the (literal) seven chairs surrounding ONE elongated table on the east end of the Market. Parking is on the backend of a mall so that gets pretty crowded as well, and you’ll be leaving the market right into a maelstrom of mall/​rush hour traffic (adjacent to the 101 freeway).
I really, really want to love this market but it needs more support/​promotion/​seating/​a tent, perhaps?

This spot is right by my cousin’s and I like it a lot. fresh produce and reasonable prices, friendly vendors. I love that I can go in the evening after work /​work out when popping by to visit family.
This is not a large farmer’s market with many specialty vendors or prepared foods but it is a go-​to for those that cook when in the valley for produce, breads, fish etc.

I swept through the Farmer’s Market in Sherman Oaks the Tuesday before Thanksgiving to grab the five bone grass fed prime rib from Novi Ranches I’d reserved weeks in advance.
It’s funny that other reviewers are saying this is a small market, it’s three times the size of the NoHo Farmers Market on Saturday mornings! It’s probably smaller than the market I’ve heard about in Hollywood, and definitely smaller than the one in Santa Monica on Wednesdays.
They had everything I needed, which was really nice. I only wish the Homeboy Bread guys were there, as I love their stuff! The baguettes I bought turned to stone and dust within hours of arriving home, but hey, I was gonna make bread crumbs and crustinis anyways, right?
There was a nice selection of organic produce, and overall the merchants were really friendly. I impulse bought a really pretty pumpkin from one stall, and the kid taking care of things gave me a chunk of fresh nutmeg and some sage to go along with it! Delicious!
I love everything about this market, except for the mall parking lot! ha!

So it is not the biggest farmers market out there but you can still load up on all the veggies that you need. They also have fresh whole chickens, eggs and tons of different cheeses. You can literally walk through this farmers market in a matter of minutes. Its small but very convenient.

Small but convenient location. Decent selection of fruits and veggies. Favorite non-​produce stops: Monamour cheese bread (bonus: it’s gluten free), Ensenada fish tacos (grilled) amd Livia’s dark chocolate (vegan) brownies. Yum… Favorite seasonal produce: cherimoyas in Spring and «feijoas», aka pineapple guavas, in the Fall. I wish they had more seating though for comfortable eating.

This is a small farmers market on Riverside and Woodman on Tuesdays. They had some great produce and finally found some Shishito peppers. I will be back.

A-​OK but SMALL farmer’s market. But still has a good enough selection of seasonal veggies. Got a slew of veggies for a good price.

Is this the biggest Farmer’s Market in the San Fernando Valley? No. But for me, it has all the essentials I’m looking for neatly laid out every Tuesday in the back of a shopping mall parking lot off Woodman & the 101.
In particular, there’s the Dave’s Gourmet kiosk where I inevitably spend all my cash on tempeh, seaweed salad and spicy pickled daikon. If you’ve never tried anything by Dave, you’re seriously missing out! I’m a big time carnivore but his vegan concoctions are out of his world.
Then there’s the Ensenada fish taco kiosk which is also something to write Unilocal about. You may wonder, «how can a fish taco at a Farmer’s Market be that good?» I urge you to go discover for yourself. I opt for the grilled variety but others seem to rave about the fried version. Incidentally, my butt doesn’t rave about fried anything but I can only imagine how tasty a fried fish taco would be.
Finally, there is Livia’s gluten vegan cookies. While I’m not vegan nor gluten intolerant, if I was, I wouldn’t be sad about it. These cookies are simply outstanding.
Other than these three above mentioned vendors, the Farmer’s Market is small compared to nearby Studio City or even Beverly Glen per se and minuscule in contrast to Saturdays in Santa Monica. However if you’re looking to get in and out quickly to pick up a few quality products and some fresh fruits and veggies, this is your Farmer’s Market. Tell all your friends :)

Picked up a pair of sweat pants at Ross and mosey’d on over to see what Sherman Oak’s Farmer’s Market offered. Average amount of produce vendors, two jewelry stands, yet nothing really exciting when it came to food vendors. However, two stands to watch for is this dude from OC/​San Diego selling seafood. One of the best Poke I’ve ever had. Also, this hummus company called Brother’s (I think). Their garlic hummus is freakin amaaaazing!
Out of the farmer’s markets in the valley, I would rank this as number 2 with the NoHo one as my fave and the Studio City one as my least fave.

You want to know what my favorite mall in the valley brings forth to me?
It brings me amazing food vendors and local farm vendors to present the one and only Sherman Oaks Farmers Market!
FYI: Their last day is November 30^th due to holiday season coming up. They will return Jan 4^th 2011!
I’m a quiet person. I like to shop with as much little noise as possible. I feel comfortable shopping on immense grounds while feeling intimate with my spendings. This farmers market does just that.
There’s such a feeling of community here and while visiting here periodically; you’ll make friends who once upon a time were strangers.
Variety is key here. There are many choices of tents presented by family farms loaded of free samplers of fruits, vegetables, and candy. You also have crafts and homemade artifacts being presented to you by other vendors.
You’re bound to get hungry so don’t worry! Food tents are available with delish smells of different cultures. They even have a pupusa/​tamale station that my mom has me buying every tuesday for dinner! But my favorite is the kettle corn station with fresh lemonade.
Parking is definitely easy. Space is huge and never crowded. At this farmers market you’ll remarkably end up leaving with something and never with nothing. I love this place.