East siders: Get the Farmers' Market delivered to you

A guest post from Katie Ricketts, community / market organizer at Southland Farmers' Market Association.

Eat fresh and buy local with the Farmers' Market Basket Program -- now with a new drop-off location on the east side at Occidental College!

The Farmers' Market Basket Program is a weekly farmers' market delivery service offered by the Santa Monica Wednesday Farmers' Market and the Southland Farmers' Market Association.  The program is intended to make shopping at farmers' markets and supporting sustainable California agriculture and small local farmers more convenient to North-East Los Angeles residents and businesses. Every other week, participants receive a basket full of fresh fruits and vegetables, hand-selected from the market based on taste, quality and seasonality.

New this month is a drop-off location at Occidental College for east-side Angelenos looking to get farm fresh produce direct from local California farmers. Delivery for April and May at Occidental College will occur every other Friday beginning on April 4. Participants may pick up their basket anytime after 1 pm. 

Each basket costs $35, and comes with a newsletter that includes recipe ideas, farmer bios, farm news, and information about market happenings and restaurant/chef events around L.A.

Interested individuals: Email me at katie@sfma.net for more information and to receive a sign-up packet.

Photos by Katie Ricketts