Alturas Farmers' Market

Alturas Farmers' Market serves Alturas and the surrounding California community by creating a direct marketplace between local producers and the people who depend on fresh, locally sourced food.

Open Sat 8am-12pm, the market welcomes shoppers throughout the season. Schedules may shift around holidays — check ahead.

Alturas Farmers' Market draws vendors who specialize in Vegetables and Fruits, giving shoppers a well-rounded selection of locally grown and crafted goods.

What makes Alturas Farmers' Market worth visiting is not just the products available — it is the context those products come with. Each vendor at the market has a story: which farm they operate, how long they have been growing, what they specialize in, and what is coming next week. That knowledge is freely shared at a farmers market in a way that never happens in a conventional grocery setting.

Seasonality shapes everything at Alturas Farmers' Market. Unlike a supermarket that stocks tomatoes in January, farmers markets are honest about what is actually ripe. What you find at Alturas Farmers' Market today reflects what the farms in the Alturas region are currently producing — nothing more, nothing less. This connection to the actual growing season is something that many regular market shoppers come to value deeply.

Alturas Farmers' Market also serves as a gathering point for the Alturas community. Regular shoppers often describe the market as much a social outing as a grocery run. Familiar faces, known vendors, and the rhythm of a weekly market create a kind of community continuity that is increasingly rare. For many families, a Saturday morning at Alturas Farmers' Market is as much about being part of the neighborhood as it is about what ends up in the bag.

Alturas Farmers' Market contributes to Alturas's food ecosystem by offering an alternative to large grocery chains — one where shoppers know exactly where their food comes from.

SNAP and EBT benefits are accepted at Alturas Farmers' Market, which means more families in the community can access fresh, locally grown food each week.