The Big, Little World of the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market

For 25 years, the Bay Area community has cultivated a mini-ecosystem where small food businesses flourish

The Ferry Plaza Farmers Market is a mecca of fresh, local foods and other treasures. Crystal Shi/The Epoch Times

SAN FRANCISCO—At 5:30 on a Saturday morning, the plaza behind San Francisco’s iconic Ferry Building is empty—the world, dark, and the air, silent, save for the sound of the water on the nearby pier.

Then, the trucks come rolling in.