The Saturday market just got voted California's best again

The Midtown Farmers Market at 20th and J was just voted California's No. 1 farmers market for the third year in a row by the American Farmland Trust's America's Farmers Market Celebration. It is also about 0.9 miles from 2814 F Street, which means the house's Saturday morning ritual is already sorted. Here is what the market is and why it keeps winning.

What started in a parking lot

The market opened in April 2013 with a few dozen vendors in a parking lot. Today it stretches across six city blocks between J and L streets, with 200 to 300 vendors and more than 5,000 visitors on a typical Saturday morning. Local produce, fish, meat, eggs, honey, olive oil, cheese, flowers, baked goods, street food, and a rotating cast of artisans and vintage sellers fill the streets.

The recognition is a national vote

American Farmland Trust runs an annual celebration that asks shoppers to vote for their favorite markets across the country. Midtown took No. 1 in California, No. 1 in the Southwest, and No. 3 in the nation in 2025, and it repeated the California win this fall. That is a national nonprofit's vote, not a local tourism brochure.

Why it matters from this block

From 2814 F Street the market is roughly 0.9 miles by street, an 18 to 20 minute walk or a 5 to 7 minute bike ride. Saturday mornings, year round, you can load a backpack with the week's produce and be back on the porch before lunch.

November extras

The market runs special programming through the month: a Diwali art station, a Native American Heritage Month craft, a Thanksgiving gratitude display, and live music at 20th and K. Worth showing up a little earlier than usual in November.

"Voted California's best farmers market, three years running."

American Farmland Trust, America's Farmers Market Celebration

The short version: the house is a walk from one of the best Saturday markets in the country. Steve can time a tour to include a market stop, or just point you at the right corner for coffee first.