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Photos: First Glimpse of New Farmers Market

Mission Viejo kicks off the new year with a healthy start and a new Farmers Market.

Oliver Yu, Neighbor
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Mission Viejo's new farmers market hit the Civic Center Friday morning, providing the local residence with a source of healthy and sustainable food.

To see a slide show of the event, check above.

Mission Viejo is a Healthy Eating and Active Living (HEAL) city. The farmers market helps reach that goal by supporting the local economy with fresh produce and a variety of food items that are grown and produced locally.

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The Mission Viejo Farmers Market will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Friday at the Mission Viejo Civic Center located at 200 Civic Center.

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And as requested by another reader, here's a list of the vendors at the market, plus what they sold:

VENDORS WHAT THEY SOLD Abigail’s Smokehouse Smoked Fish, Spreads, Fish Jerky Abigail’s Fresh Fish Catch of the Day Angel Bite Cookies Gourmet Cookies Apson Farmers Vegetables & Herbs Baba Foods Hummus/Mediterranean Food Basement Table Gourmet Chef Basil Top Basil Buma Farms Produce Chubby’s Concession Lemonade Dolce Manachelli Gourmet Cakes Do Le Ranch Meat, Poultry Drake Family Farm Goat Cheese, Fresh Baked Gourmet Bread Gary & Nancy Matsuoka, Laguna Hills Nursery Plants Gaytan Farms Inc. Produce Hopkins Almonds Flavored Almonds Jamie Taylor Kettle Korn Jessie Vegetables Kokopellis Wellness Natural Oils, Soaps Mangi Con Amore Italian Prepared Foods Mr. Arelgo Flowers Mr. Corn Tamales Mexican Tamales Natures Tasty Treasures Pure Raw Honey & Fresh Roasted Peanuts Riverside Farm Produce Salsa by Liz Chips and Salsa Smith Organic Fruit Summerland Catering Gyro Sandwiches SunnyCal Farm Produce The California Olive Company Olive Oil, Avo Oil Ti Amo Biscotti Biscotti Cookies, Gift Baskets TJ Pizza Pizza

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