| featured foods: |
| Avocados |
| Blueberries |
| Carrots |
| Cherries |
| Chile Peppers |
| Cruciferous Crops |
| Dates |
| Figs |
| Heirloom Vegetables |
| Peaches |
| Persimmons |
| Pomegranates |
| Roots |
What's Special
Cherries
The cherry’s name has been linked to Cerasus, a Turkish city now known as Giresun, and earlier to the Greek root kerasos. Turkey was the original exporter of cherries to Europe, and French settlers brought them to America in the 1600s. Turkey remains a top exporter of cherries, along with the United States.
Between the two types of cherries--sweet and sour--you will mostly find the former at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. But within the sweet category lies a dizzying array of colors and tastes, from rich crimson to blushing sunshine, lushly sweet to pleasantly tart. California ranks second in United States sweet-cherry production, behind Washington, and farmers’ market visitors are treated to our state’s abundance every year, from early May through June.
*cherry text by Christina Nunez*