Alemany Farmers Market Gleanings

We've become quite the farmers market enthusiasts this season, with Saturday's Alemany market being our favorite. We just learned that Alemany is the "grand daddy" of farmers markets and has been at its current location since 1947! Alemany is much more mellow than the Ferry Plaza farmers market, with lots of affordable organic and non-organic options. Alemany's downfall is that it's hard to get to as a pedestrian, and the layout is not conducive to good traffic flow. It was particularly crowded today, which means parking was very hairy. Even still, we were in and out of there in an hour. (Update: For transit-riders, the 23, 67, 9X, and Samtrans buses can all get you there.)

Every item in the photo above is organic, except for the pistachios. Whichever market we attend, we spend all the money in our wallets. Today it was around $50, but we think it's pretty bountiful.

Got any good pasta recipes using the heirloom tomatoes, ugly shitake mushrooms, and zucchini? Or how about a kale dish that beats this one (we are hooked on it)? Green bean ideas?

Tell us about your recent farmers market experiences. We especially want to know about the new Divisadero market that SFist Matt told us about. We heard there was indeed police activity near there the first day it was open.