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October 2023 by Mike J.
Pismo, fish and chips is the greatest. It never fails to give me a great meal every time I go there.
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February 2023 by Paul Malarik Jr
This is one my favorite smaller Farmers Markets along the entire Central Coast. There are typically several vendors year round, and they generally have the basics, plus seasonal goodies. For example, even in Jan., a smooth variety of Avocados come into season. They generally have fruit, veggies, baked goods, and more. Even though it is really in the middle of town, mostly only locals know about it....thus few tourists come by. Since it is in front of the Farm Supply Store, that adds to the local ambiance. What is nice is that if you do not already know some of the farmers and vendors from their often many other FM appearances, this is a great chance to get to these great people better, and get details and tips about all sorts of things. It is such a pleasant and relaxed experience, that is totally different than the more hectic crowded FM's where people are in long lines. In general, there are really no lines here, and even if there is one person in front of you....you can generally strike up a conversation with someone else.The farmers come from Cambria to AG to Central Valley, so one gets a diverse sampling of goodies.Before or after grabbing some essentials here, one can easily add to one's haul, by hitting TJ's afterwards. If one is hungry, then the many eats at SLO Public Market is just down the road about a block or two.
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August 2022 by Don H.
Great fun for all. Produce, food and local goods all can be found at the Downtown market every Thursday night. Since the governor locked down the state a few years ago, clearly social gathering is making a strong comeback. Remember, Twitter is not a place so come interact with people that share the same interests.
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March 2021 by Paul M.
A small but mighty handy Tuesday Farmers Market that I have causally been looking for about several years or so....ever since they relocated & I had not visited since their old location a few miles away.There is really no good way to see nor even suspect that there is a FM hiding here for the past two years, unless it is word-of-mouth or you happen to see it listed somewhere. To my confusion, I did recall someone telling me causally a year or two ago that they were at a Farm something or another, and did not connect the two.Even if you happen to drive in partway, you can still miss this market, especially at low season with fewer vendors.The good thing was not only were several there, but I knew two of them that are really good. I was also introduced to the organizer and another Farmer who was supernice & also has a tent up in Baywoods FM, and they sell some mean Dill Pickles & Prune Jam. Another Vege vendor is at about 4 or more other FM's. The Baker is at almost all of them too...[Breakin Bread].The only other Tuesday FM is down in little Orcutt, which is just below Santa Maria, which I will also have to visit soon.In any case, it this FM here at the Farm Supply is kind of pleasant since you can explore all the really nice plants/flowers that are on sale at the Farm Supply Store. You may even wind up buying something really unusual, like us, with a rare Purple Lupine plant....which we only see rarely once on a hike in the areas mountains. What a cool local wildflower!On this particular Tuesday we were able to snag a variety of Avocado that we never tried before...I think it's name was "Sir-something or another".I have heard that there are at least 2 dozen different varieties of Avos & Supermarket Haas is likely one of the blandest of all.From one of our fav. Vege-Farmers, "Willy" [which I think is a nickname], we scored a nice huge Califlower, Spinach, & some other veges. He always has a great attitude and sunny disposition & is a pure pleasure to deal with.It is definitely worth a stop if you are in the area around Tank Farm Rd. or going to Trader Joes anyway. After this we headed for a total workout hike on Islay Hill which turned out to be a 6 mile ordeal for me.It is a good thing that we stocked up on some eats before that.In any case, this is a nice serene little FM run by super-nice people in a real nice setting. As the season progresses and more things rippen, it is likely to double or triple in size based on the size of their last location. The best thing was that it seemed to be mainly a local's secret...of course this post may alter that theory.
