Veteran’s Garden at the VA
Sepulveda at Wilshire, just east of the 405
It’s the peak of summer and the nectarines are delicious. The Westwood Farmers Market, located in the picturesque Veteran’s Garden just off Wilshire, provides a succulent, seasonal respite from L.A.’s muggy city heat and incessant traffic hubaloo. In fact, despite its proximity to many of the West-side’s main thoroughfares, this Thursday afternoon market is surprisingly slow-paced and serene with the ultimate spread of in-season and organic edibles.
Showcasing a range of vendors, spreading from fresh berry-sellers (a 3-pack for $10!) to preservative-free tamales, the Westwood Farmers Market is the perfect place to enjoy an afternoon lunch get out of the office! and stock up your kitchen for the coming week. The winding marketplace proffers a festive atmosphere, welcoming visitors with grilled corn on a stick ($3), samples of juicy Valencia oranges, and an open area bright with both cut and blossoming flowers. Local artisans and craft-makers also contribute to the market the second and fourth Thursdays of each month.
Past the opening area and lining the path to the shaded garden, enter festive homemade pasta-sellers; hummus, pita, eggplant, olives, and dolmas on toothpicks; sausages of every creative variety grilling amidst delicious smells; and much, much mouth-wateringly more. It’s healthy. It’s delicious. It’s intrinsically L.A.: multi-ethnic food with experimental and nutritional variations.
Throughout the afternoon, local performers provide a melodic background serenade for a meal shared around brightly-clad picnic tables and a thriving succulent collection. The atmosphere is undeniably sociable. With its new extended summer hours, running from 12-7 every Thursday, the Westwood Farmers Market is the place to get and eat (semi)local produce (who doesn’t love Nipomo strawberries?) and take a big bite out of what down-to-earth L.A. has to offer.
(Moreover, it’s a market for a good cause: the Westwood Farmers Market helps the vets who provide it a home with rehabilitation, training, and employment programs.)
Check out the official W.W. Farmers’ website.
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1 Dan Vastola // Aug 3, 2008 at 2:13 pm
I love a good farmer’s market and this one sounds better than most. I’ll be heading over there the next time i’m in LA.
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