The Cupertino Farmers Market in 2024. The market takes place every Sunday year-round at De Anza College’s parking lot. But a longtime farmers market in the city might be temporarily uprooted following unexpected miscommunication between the market’s director and a community college that hosts the event– potentially leaving dozens of vendors out of work and locals without a convenient place to buy fresh produce.
Under an agreement with the Foothill-De Anza Community College District, the association was allowed to operate the market on the college’s parking lot every Sunday. The agreement — first entered into in 2022 — typically gets extended every six months, and the most recent one expires on July 1. Now, Lami is asking the district to make an exception to let them stay throughout the summer, and seeking help from Cupertino to relocate the market elsewhere in the city if the district refuses.Norsell said the district is “exploring ways to provide space for a farmers market again in the future, and is currently soliciting proposals through a new public bidding process.”
Longtime marketgoer Rhoda Fry said she wants West Coast to stay at De Anza, and is helping Lami appeal to the district and council. The Cupertino resident likes how close the market is to her home, and often buys fresh fruits from the vendors.