Diablo Valley Certified Farmers' Market

Diablo Valley Certified Farmers' Market is part of the California Farmers’ Markets Association network, tying this Walnut Creek stop to a longtime Bay Area operator of certified markets. Set at Mitchell Drive and North Wiget Lane in Shadelands Business Park, the market runs on Saturdays and brings a weekly produce market into an office-park setting. The market lists about 40 vendors and accepts SNAP EBT, which makes it a practical grocery stop as well as a weekend browse. Family-friendly programming also shapes the visit, with a Kid’s Craft Corner scheduled on Saturdays.

Why it matters locally

Shadelands Business Park gives this market a distinct Walnut Creek role: it places a certified farmers market at Mitchell Drive and North Wiget Lane rather than in a downtown plaza or fairground. That location is paired with the California Farmers’ Markets Association, which describes its Bay Area markets as places that foster healthy eating habits and connect shoppers with certified farm sales.

The certified piece matters here. Certified Farmers’ Markets and Certified Producers are described as certified and regulated under State of California law, and a Certified Farmers’ Market is described as a location certified by the Agricultural Commissioner. The market’s own agritourism emphasis also points to the local value proposition: farm-fresh fruits and vegetables with a shorter farm-to-table trip, direct purchases from family farms, and access to cultural or specialty produce.

What you'll find there

This market’s public materials emphasize the structure around the shopping trip more than named individual sellers: a certified market with roughly 40 vendors, a weekly produce focus, and recurring Saturday features that help shoppers time their visits. Expect the strongest clues here to be about how the market operates and what kind of shopping it supports.

• -Shop among about 40 vendors at the market each Saturday.
• -Look for farm-fresh fruits and vegetables highlighted as a core consumer benefit of the market experience.
• -Find cultural and specialty fruits and vegetables called out in the market’s agritourism emphasis.

Weekly CROP WATCH is designed to help shoppers find out exactly when favorite varieties come into season, which adds a planning tool to the regular Saturday market. Kid’s Craft Corner also runs weekly on Saturdays and gives families a dedicated activity during the market. At Diablo Valley Certified Farmers' Market, the most distinctive thread is how the market blends practical produce shopping with light Saturday programming in Shadelands. The setting is explicitly Shadelands Business Park at North Wiget Lane and Mitchell Drive, so the market arrives in a business-park landscape rather than a scenic square. Against that backdrop, the market’s recurring features shape the atmosphere: Kid’s Craft Corner makes Saturdays family-friendly, while Weekly CROP WATCH is there to help shoppers track when favorite varieties are actually in season. The result is a market visit organized around timing and routine—arrive on Saturday, shop certified farm goods, see what is coming in, and let kids peel off toward a craft table while the grocery part gets done.

Know before you go

No dogs is the clearest policy detail to plan around here. The market is held at Mitchell Drive and North Wiget Lane within Shadelands Business Park, so map that intersection rather than looking for a central civic plaza. It runs on Saturdays from 9am to 1pm and continues year-round, which makes it a steady weekly option instead of a short seasonal run.

This is also a market with about 40 vendors and two recurring Saturday features: Kid’s Craft Corner and Weekly CROP WATCH. One other practical note: restrooms are not available on-site, so that is worth factoring into a longer family stop.

Payments & SNAP

SNAP EBT is accepted at Diablo Valley Certified Farmers' Market, an important detail for shoppers planning to use food benefits on market day. The market also flags payment information clearly in its visitor details, which helps set expectations before you arrive.