Photo essay: Mission community market kicks off spring season

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The intersection at 22nd and Bartlett smelled of rotisserie chicken again, as Mission community market returned after a winter hiatus.

Mission community market, a farmers market on 22nd and Bartlett Streets for over 10 years, returns after a winter hiatus. Photo by Junyao Yang on March 14, 2024.

Meserve Platt, a 33-year Mission resident who lives a few blocks away, has been “almost exclusively shopping at farmer’s market” for decades.Platt has no problem detailing what’s in season: artichokes are at their peak, it’s almost the end for the brussels sprouts, but root veggies are still going strong.Meserve Platt, a Mission resident for 33 years, visits the market with his dog, Ruby. Photo by Junyao Yang on March 14, 2024.

Rudy Jimenez of Green Thumb Farms sells more than 60 varieties of produce from San Juan Bautista. Photo by Junyao Yang on March 14, 2024. Even though the Mission market takes a break from November to March, most farmers stayed busy working in the field or running around in other markets across the city.

The Winters Fruit Tree sells in farmer’s markets all around the city — from Ferry Plaza to Fort Mason, Outer Sunset to Civic Center. As Medrano and his wife Rosa wrapped flowers for customers, teens working at the Urban Sprouts across the street, brought them some soap they made. In turn, the couple wrapped some red tulips for them to take home. Rosa, wearing floral bracelets, wraps flowers with newspaper. Photo by Junyao Yang on March 14, 2024.

 

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