The Berkeley Farmers Market, which is open on Saturdays in Downtown Berkeley, is a space where locals go to purchase organic fruits and vegetables as well as other delicious treats. Over the years vendors have been doing their job to make this market more sustainable, starting with their packaging.
May 12th, 2024
A sign advertising freshly hand picked blueberries that are available in plastic containers which people can reuse for storage of other items once they’re done with the blueberries.
Organic lettuce was displayed in cartons for people to purchase and carry out in their own tote bags. Much like the other vegetables, they were displayed in cartons that are reused every weekend, lessening the waste of plastic packaging in our environment.
Another image showing the sustainable ways vendors package their products at the Farmers Market. This vendor put the apples in compostable paper bags.
In this image, you see a stand advertising their organic green juice that can be seen being sold in reusable mason jars. This allows customers to reuse their containers for whatever they like or return them to the stand to be reused for more green juice.
