Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, Best Saturday

My personal favorite way to spend a Saturday in San Francisco is at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. Since 1992 the growers better called artisans have been selling heirloom vegetables that cannot be beat, anywhere. They also are California certified and the market follows a sustainable food system in operation and education. One interesting thing is the incredible variety of produce; tomatoes have names such as Lemon Boy and Purple Thunder. I learned that because of the industrialization of agriculture, almost 96% of commercial vegetable varieties available in 1903 are now extinct. Thank god the market strives to preserve the amazing products left. I also tried some amazing cheese from the Achadinha Cheese Company that has won numerous awards. It is said that a true San Franciscan can tell just where the heirloom tomato on his plate comes from, I could make studying that every Saturday a must if I lived here!