Mission Valley Certified Farmers Market

This farmer’s market is smaller than the rest (I frequent the one in Hillcrest). It has the standard stands, so it does get the job done. However, the couple times I’ve walked through nothing has really grabbed my attention so I’ve walked out empty handed. I’ll keep coming back since I live in the area to see if things improve.

Really tiny and more craft vendors than food/​produce, you’re better off waiting until Sunday for the Hillcrest market. Make sure you count your change too. «Eddie’s Sweetie Pies» shorted me 10 bucks and I didn’t notice until I got home.

So small small produce selection at high prices.

I’ve been going to this farmers market for several months now. It’s not huge but there are 4 – 5 farms that are there consistently and have some great deals on fresh produce. The number of food and craft vendors seems to vary a little more but that’s not why I go.
I noticed some reviews criticize the market for being small. This may be because they haven’t been recently or are used to the larger markets (like Hillcrest). I actually think this one is a great size! It has enough farms to offer a variety of produce each week without being overwhelming. I can get in on a Friday afternoon, grab the fruits and veggies I need for the week and be out quickly!
If you live in the area (or run errands in Mission Valley), I highly recommend this market. Decent size and very convenient!
The market also offers an affordable CSA box ($ 15/​week). It seems to vary in quantity each week but we always look forward to seeing «what’s in the box».

I agree with everyone when they say it’s a tiny one, but I’ve been going to this farmers market since they opened one in Mission Valley & when it used to near Bennigans parking lot which is now located on the other side of the mall near Target area. I must say, it has grown a lot bigger than it used to be. T
There used to be only one stall per type of item, but it’s starting to get as big as the one in Chula Vista & La Mesa. It’s great place & convient enough to opt out from shopping groceries at Target. Fresh vegetables & fresh fruits & some out of this world popcorn flavors.
I like trying the samples that the vendors offer, especialy try the Ethiopian food that they offer especially the samboussa. Or try the vanilla bean popcorn that Amanda makes. It’s delish!

This Farmers Market appears to be in its infant stages but its improving. Its open on Fridays from 3−7pm at the Mission Valley parking lot near the Target.
There are some really great vegetable deals here. I bought 3 small baskets of cherry tomatos for a $ 1, a bouquet of flowers for $ 3, and bought some flavored kettle corn that I never tried before like Blueberry kettle corn. Hmmm… not bad at all so I bought more. I like food vendors. There are BBQ dishes, Ethiopian and Ghana dishes; salsa and hummus stand, some baked goods.
There’s a vendor that sells unique wine bottle holders that I’ll definitely go back to buy as a gift for my wine loving friend.
Yeah…I see this place getting bigger and better with time. It IS small and let me tell you, if you’re just browsing and not taking your time to just stop, talk to the vendors, and buy things, you’ll pretty much have seen all of this Farmers’ Market in less than 5 minutes flat. No kidding. I’d get friendly with the owners. They’ll more than likely give you a great deal on their goods, especially towards the last hour.

Sheesh. I was so excited for another Farmer’s Market. I know you just got started. I know there are many Farmer’s Markets in town. But really? It took me 5 minutes to walk through. Less than a dozen produce stands? Really? I came looking for tomatoes. One vendor had them. He told me he would charge me over $ 25 to buy a box. Uh… no thanks.

This farmers market is improving. It’s moved over to the parking lot near Target (used to be on the other side). It also has more fruit and vegetable vendors than it used to, although still not as many as I’d like.
As far as prepared food goes — a few weeks ago, I bought a vegetarian plate «to go» from the Ethiopian vendor. It was awesome. One of the best meals I’ve had in a long time. I wasn’t very familiar with that cuisine, but I totally loved it. It reminded me of Indian food but without the curry flavor. I have no idea what spices were used but they were definitely used generously and deliciously.

Maybe it was because I came here early… but there wasn’t much to see… I was here around 3:30pm (still early) but on a very nice day. There weren’t many people walking around either. There was a decent amount of vendors, fruit, veggies, jewelry, other non-​food items, and hot food. But compared to the other farmers markets I have been to in San Diego, this one is very small. And overall, this farmer’s market just didn’t have the right feel.
But if you hate looking for parking, then this would be the most convenient one to go to. Lots of parking!

The farmer’s market is improving! It moved from the Bennigan’s/Seau’s side of the MVC parking lot to the Jared/​Chipotle/​Target side. More visible location which, I think, is bringing more business, and consequently more vendors.
Last visit there we scored this amazing popcorn with lemon pepper… never thought of that before but it was DELICIOUS!
Also scored some Snake Eyes salsa, which has grapefruit juice in it. Complex and yummy.
Funny, I bought everything except the fresh produce or flowers… and there’s plenty of that too.

This Farmers Market is held in the Bank of America parking lot so I usually stop by after cashing my check on Fridays. There’s a few tables that sell Jewelry, packaged foods, hummus, handcrafted goods, etc. They also have a good amount of hot food stands. I like the stand where I got a Falafel and Spinach pie from, and I always always must get a Churro. The Churro’s are really good, especially filled with caramel! The farmers market is relatively new and small, and while not as good as some of the other ones, it’s worth checking out!

This farmers market is in the parking lot at Mission Valley Mall… close to In N Out and Bed, Bath & Beyond.
Full disclosure — I went on a holiday, New Years Day, so maybe there weren’t many stalls or people there because of that.
There was only one stall with actual produce. The rest of the stands had handicrafts, jewelry, hot food and stuff like packaged pesto, olives and sausage. It is a pretty small market.
There was a good variety of hot food, including stalls from Ghana, Ethiopia, Egypt (where else can you find Egyptian food?!) There were also tamales and sushi/​Japanese. I got a giant plate of vegetarian Ethiopian food and it was delicious.
Obviously this doesn’t even come close to the Hillcrest, OB or Little Italy farmers markets… but if you are in the area on a Friday from 3 – 7 (I think) it’s worth stopping by, even if just for the hot food.

The Niederfranks Ice Cream is the best you will ever have. Give it a try.

Tons of parking (especially compared to other FM’s in SD), great and unique vendors. A perfect stop-​off before the weekend and after work, or bring the whole family to have the kids jump in the bins, eat out, do some shopping or catch a movie AND get great produce and goods all in one stop! It’s really great!