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The Market:
Marin County Farmers Market
Marin Civic Center, Hwy 101 and San Pedro
San Rafael, Calif.
8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
(800) 897-FARM
Market Notes: This is one of the
largest farmers markets in the state, and one of the best, featuring
many of the fruitful region's top growers. It also has an unusually
large craft section off to one side.
Market-Goer:
Mark Thompson, publisher of this Web site |
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What I Bought:
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Sittin'
on the Dock of the Bay:
left to right, cherries, peaches, plum, pluot,
apricots
I'm just passing through the San Francisco Bay Area
on a quick trip up the coast with my wife and my two
teenaged daughters, bound for Oregon. So I wasn't in a
position to stock up on any of the spectacular vegetables that
filled the market today, just fruit for the
cooler.
Price: $3/lb. cherries; $1.50-2.50/lb.
all others
black mission figs
price: $3/lb. basket
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Dried
stone fruit, multiple varieties These
strikingly beautiful dried peaches, plums and
apricots would be a more logical buy in the winter
rather than this time of year, when the market is
flooded with fresh stone fruit. But they are
perfect for a road trip. There were a couple
dozen varieties in all, from tart and chewy to soft
and sweet.
Price: $8/lb.
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