Parnassus Certified Farmers' Market @ UCSF

Parnassus Certified Farmers' Market @ UCSF pairs a San Francisco medical-campus setting with PCFMA's long-running nonprofit mission to support California farmers and communities through farmers' markets across the Bay Area. At 505 Parnassus Ave., the market sits within the UCSF Parnassus area, giving shoppers a direct way to buy from certified farm and food vendors without leaving the neighborhood. The mix reaches from produce and orchard fruit to cheese, honey, oysters, baked goods, flowers, and prepared foods, so a visit can cover both groceries and a ready-to-eat stop.

Why it matters locally

PCFMA was founded in July 1988 with a mission to support California farmers and communities by providing farmers' markets for the Bay Area's diverse neighborhoods. That mission matters at the Parnassus market because the operator emphasizes certified farm sales, with county Agricultural Commissioners certifying the farms selling products at its markets. The organization also highlights nutrition access alongside farm support: CalFresh/EBT is used at PCFMA markets for Market Match, and PCFMA has advocated for continued California Nutrition Incentive Program funding. In practice, this market connects San Francisco shoppers to California growers, ranchers, dairies, and food producers under a structure built around both farm income and food access.

What you'll find there

The strongest throughline here is range: produce farms sit alongside orchard specialists, cheese makers, honey vendors, nurseries, seafood sellers, and prepared-food stands. That makes the market useful for stocking a kitchen, picking up a giftable item, or assembling lunch on site from multiple stops.

• -Andreotti Farms brings fresh, sustainable produce from the family's Half Moon Bay farm.
• -Stepladder Ranch & Creamery sells award-winning goat and cow's milk cheeses.
• -Pick up Oliver's Microgreens Slaw for a prepared slaw built around microgreens.
• -Browse nursery stock from A. Cozzolino Nursery.
• -Find orchard fruit from A. Mark Lewis Orchards.
• -Order dumplings from ACE DUMPLING.
• -Shop produce from Ace Fresh Produce.
• -Try packaged seasonings or sauces from Ace Of Flavors.
• -Add honey from Alex's Family Bee Farm.
• -Look for pears and beef from Alhambra Valley Pears & Beef.
• -Bring home citrus from Apricot King Orchards and Brentwood Citrus Company.
• -Choose fruit from Arata Fruit.
• -Pick up bagels from Bay Area Bagels.
• -Shop orchids from Bay Area Orchids.
• -Get bread and pastries from Beckmann's Bakery or Bernal Bakery.
• -Pour kombucha from Bleu Mountain Kombucha.
• -Buy greens and vegetables from Blue House Farm.
• -Find oysters from Bodega Bay Oyster Company.
• -Take home blooms from Bonny Doon Blooms.
• -Compare meat options from BR Beef and B&B Ranch.
• -Grab a sandwich from Big Sammies or shave ice from Aloha Aria's Shave Ice.

Know before you go

No dogs are allowed, which is the detail most likely to change how you plan your stop. Restrooms are also not available, so this is a market to approach as a focused shopping trip rather than a long hangout. The address is 505 Parnassus Ave. at UCSF, useful context if you're fitting the market into an appointment, workday errand, or campus visit. The operator also notes that the Department of Environmental Health regulates food trucks and booths selling non-agricultural products at its markets, which helps explain the mix of farm stands and prepared-food vendors you'll see here.

Payments & SNAP

SNAP/EBT is accepted here through PCFMA, and the organization states that CalFresh/EBT is used at its farmers' markets for Market Match. PCFMA also spotlights WIC-FMNP, EBT, and Market Match as tools that make fresh food more affordable, reinforcing that nutrition benefits are part of how this market operates year-round.