Santa Monica Farmers Markets - Wednesday Downtown

The Santa Monica Farmers Markets will remain open as an option for local agricultural product only at this time. Any additional type of product such as prepared or prepackaged food and retail has been suspended effective immediately. The markets will also discontinue any non-essential programming such as entertainment and community activities. The Farmers Markets will be an option for shoppers to continue to have access to fresh produce in an open setting to maximize social distancing. All markets will continue offering CalFresh – ebt for low income shoppers to access healthy produce. The market’s continuation of service will also minimize economic impacts to participating small Farmers, so they remain able to serve the market community in the months and years to come. All vendors and customers are requested to avoid the market for non-essential visits, if ill, and if concerned of potential covid-19 transmission. Any updates to market programming will be provided on both the City of Santa Monica & Santa Monica Farmers Market social media and website. (Twitter/Facebook/Instagram: smfms) If you’re coming to smfms, please practice safe social distancing, use hand sanitizer or wash your hands with soap and water, and cover your cough. If you are sick, please stay home. Thank you for helping promote community health and California’s farmers. Thanks for being vigilant and helping prevent the spread of illness.

Established in 1981.
The Wednesday Market opened in Santa Monica’s downtown retail district with the modest goals of providing reasonably priced, high quality produce to the city’s population, and bringing more foot traffic into the area. The market met with instant success and now hosts over 75 farmers weekly and is visted by thousands of shoppers.

Jackie R.
Manager
A native & 3rd generation Angeleno, Jackie is a lifelong fan of local farmers’ markets and has over a decade of experience working w/ numerous CA Certified farmers’ markets in LA County from micro (10 or less vendors) to mega (over 150 vendors). In 2005 she began working at Sustainable Economic Enterprises of Los Angeles (SEE-LA), & held various positions including Market Manager, Grant Writer, & Social Media specialist; most recently, she served as the Program Director at SEE-LA w/ a focus on nutrition access & assistance programs for the non-profit’s six farmers’ markets. Jackie has additionally worked closely w/ the LA Food Policy Council, CA Alliance of Farmers’ Markets, CA Market Match Consortium, CDFA Specialty Crop Block Grant Technical Review Committee, & the CA Small Farm Conference. Her work’s main thread has been to support local family farms, as well as to inclusively connect communities to the good food and uplifting activity that a farmers’ market provides”