Laura W.
Yelp
Every weekend, a variety of farmers, vendors, and locals converge on the 43rd side of Clark Park for what I believe to be one of the city's better Farmer's Markets. Even better, this market is year round! In the summer months, the market is at its best, with stands selling everything from Mushrooms (flavorful crimini, and jumbo portobello), fresh cut flowers (big, colorful blooms of hydrangeas, sunflowers and snapdragons make a very nice bouquet), fresh herbs in pots for growing (fresh basil grown in the sun on my own balcony is far better than anything I've had anywhere else, hands down), chocolates (hand made with elaborate decorations and fancy flavors), and then there's the produce. Long tables with pints upon pints of fresh blueberries, strawberries, cherries, string beans, cucumbers, squash, juicy beefsteak tomatoes, apricots, and peaches. During the winter, these are replaced with every type of apple imaginable, ciders, kale and preserves of every summer crop you could think of.
Year round there is also bread (Slow Rise Bakery makes an amazing baguette loaf which is essential french bread in loaf form), pastries, the famous Amish Whoopie pies (sweetened whipped cream between two crisp oatmeal or pumpkin cookies!), homemade fruit pies, and organic pork cuts, cheese, goat milk, grass-fed beef cuts, eggs and homemade yogurt.
Every Saturday, I am one of those converging locals. This market has something for every palette. More importantly, the produce is fresh and organic, and far tastier than anything you'd ever find at a grocery store. If you like to cook fresh and in season like I do, then the Farmer's Market at Clark Park is worth every single trip. Definitely a five stars!