With the Farm to Fork movement taking root in Sacramento, locally-grown food options are becoming more available to our community. The Oak Park Farmers' Market will kick off this Saturday, May 4th, and is issuing the Eat Local Challenge to encourage the public to eat only locally-sourced food for the following seven days. Participants in the Eat Local Challenge will be given an Eat Local kit at the event on Saturday. Throughout the next week, participants are encouraged to post to the Oak Park Farmers' Market Facebook and Twitter pages about their experiences during the challenge. The Oak Park Farmers' Market, which features over 20 local growers, live music, and family activities, curre

Saturday was the second of many more Farmers Markets in Oak Park since it happens every Saturday through October 27, 2012. It's location is great at McClatchy Park. While shoppers bought and sellers talked, a 220 lb pig was roasting and a variety of interactive activities, including live music from local bands, activities for children (story-telling, face painting, art projects) were happening. Jubilee Farm hosted an annual Pig Roast, a fundraiser, to help suport local food and local farmers. Here's some photos of the roasting pig and more: Chef Brad put together a fantastic, local menu: Jubilee Farm Berkshire Pork including: Roasted Whole Pig Salt Roasted Pork Grilled Rack of Pork Roa

Opening day of the Oak Park Farmers Market is still three weeks away but the three-year-old market is already tempting me with at least three reasons to switch my farmers market shopping day from Sunday to Saturday starting May 5. Reason 1: Site improvements. The market site in McClatchy Park at 35th St. and 5th Ave. has been spruced up for its 2012 opening, with improvements like concrete walkways, granite paving for vendor stalls, landscaping, shade trees and benches. Reason 2: Dollar-for-dollar food stamp match. Market customers can use their EBT cards to purchase tokens that are redeemable for purchases from market vendors. Thanks to a contribution from Rabobank, the farm-friendly le

Throughout the summer, access to fresh and local produce has been offered in several locations around Sacramento, but the change of the season means less availability as many farmers markets close until May or June. The remaining markets for the year: Open All Year Sacramento Central Certified Farmers’ Market Eighth and W 8 a.m. to noon Sunday Sacramento Florin CFM Florin road and 65th St 8 a.m. to noon Thursday Sacramento Country Club Plaza CFM Watt and El Camino Avenues 8 a.m. to noon Saturday Open through October Sacramento Chavez Plaza CFM 10th and J streets 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday Del Paso Heights CFM Norwood Avenue and San Juan Road 7:30 a.m. to noon Saturday Natomas CF

Article by Denise Coleman   Oak Park's Farmers' Market will continue throughout the summer every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 34th and Broadway across from Old Soul Coffeehouse . During yesterday's inaugural market there was aribbon cutting ceremony and live music as well as all the wonderful fresh produce of the season. The residents of the Oak Park community have been working for years to bring a farmers' market to this, at times, troubled neighborhood. The Oak Park Farmers' Market is a project of NeighborWorks Sacramento, in partnership with community residents, community garden advocates, backyard growers, and fresh produce sellers. Together they have loosely formed the Oa

Fresh produce from Farmer's markets are a sweet taste of the Sacramento community, especially in the hot summer months. Farmer's markets are about to kick off the summer season with a colorful array of favorite fruits and vegetables, flowers and produce. Though flocks of people may arrive in shorts and skirts, by bicycle or walking under the city's famous trees, Sacramento farmer's markets supply local produce year-round. Dan Best, coordinator of Certified Farmers' Markets of Sacramento, said there is a significant jump in attendance during the summer. "It's because people are starting to buy more hand and mouth kind of fruit, like peaches," he said. "I think people who shop in the wint