Farmers Market to Close if Low Attendance Continues

Attendance at the Castro Valley’s Farmers’ Market is low, according to Bob Swanson, Constituent Liaison for Supervisor Nate Miley. If the attendance doesn’t increase, the farmers’ market could close for good. 

The farmers’ market usually shuts down at the end of October and reopens in May, but it remained open year-round starting in October 2013.

Swanson believed by bringing in food trucks to the farmers’ market, it helped the market to have enough business to be open all year.

The Castro Valley Farmers’ Market is held every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Castro Valley BART parking lot.

Do you want the market to stay open? Or do you prefer to shop for your fruits and vegetables at a local grocery store? Let us know in the comment section below.