Valley Area Has 10 Certified Farmers’ Markets

The Northridge Fashion Center’s Farmers’ Market & Family Festival is one of 10 Certified Farmers’ Markets in and around the San Fernando Valley, and one of 50 in Los Angeles County

Certification, which is controlled by each county’s agriculture department, signifies that the produce is California-grown by the farmer who is selling it. Farmers must also meet quality standards to receive certification, but are freed from some of the packaging requirements imposed on grocery stores.

The following certified markets operate in the San Fernando Valley and nearby:

* Agoura Hills, Whizin’s Shopping Center, 3-7 p.m. Tuesdays

* Burbank, 3rd Street and Orange Grove Avenue, 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturdays

* Calabasas, Calabasas Road and El Canon Avenue, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays

* Encino, 17400 Victory Blvd., near Balboa Boulevard, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Sundays

* Glendale, 100 N. Brand Blvd., 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Thursdays

* Montrose, 2200 block of Honolulu Ave., 5-9 p.m. Thursdays

* Northridge, parking lot, Northridge Fashion Center, 5-9 p.m. Wednesdays

* Palmdale, Courson Park at Q-12 and 10th Street East, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays

* Valencia, parking lot “A,” College of the Canyons, 8:30 a.m.- 1 p.m. Sundays

* Studio City, Ventura Place near Laurel Canyon Boulevard; 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Sundays