The Downtown SLO Farmers’ Market has been cancelled this week due to forecasted rain, which has caused some disappointment for attendees and vendors alike.
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Cal Poly students introduce Pop-Up Resilience Room at Downtown SLO Farmers’ market
The Pop-Up Resilience Room, designed by Cal Poly students, is a relaxing, dimly lit environment at the weekly Downtown SLO Farmers’ Market that offers a space for neurodivergent individuals to find peace in an overwhelming environment.
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Growing together: Meet the team behind Cal Poly’s Organic Farm
Most Cal Poly students navigate the bustling concrete campus, weaving through crowds and clanging bells to get to class. Environmental management and protection senior Moe Lee’s schedule looks a bit different. Their usual route is along a lengthy gravel path, past endless rows of fruit trees. After walking through a fence, Lee arrives at their […]
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Cal Poly alumnus brings Korean food to San Luis Obispo
Audio by Trevor Baumgardner When Cal Poly alumnus Matt Yoon first moved to San Luis Obispo in 2011, he said he immediately noticed the lack of Korean food. Having moved from the Los Angeles area, he found himself miles away from the nearest H Mart, a Korean-American supermarket chain, and more importantly, his mother’s home-cooked […]
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Farmers’ Market reopens in Downtown San Luis Obispo
Bustling voices, the smell of fresh strawberries and the distant sound of live street performers. After more than a year of being closed due to COVID-19 safety regulations, the Downtown San Luis Obispo Farmers’ Market welcomed this experience once more, opening for visitors on Thursday, May 6. The grand re-opening of the Farmers’ Market took […]
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Downtown SLO farmers’ market reopening over a year after it closed down
From Halloween costume contests to bike nights to first dates, many who have crossed paths with San Luis Obispo have a cherished Farmers’ Market story. The Downtown SLO Thursday Farmers’ Market, which has been closed since March 2020, will return in limited capacity beginning May 6. This first phase revives the certified farmers’ market with […]
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What COVID-19 means for the future of SLO’s Thursday night farmer’s market
The San Luis Obispo Thursday night farmer’s market, suspended since March 12, is restructuring in order to reopen. The downtown San Luis Obispo farmers market is the only market in the county to close during shelter-in-place orders because of its unique nature and size. “Our market is a little different, it’s giant,” Downtown SLO farmers […]
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Downtown SLO Farmer’s Market cancelled through the end of March due to COVID-19
Thursday night Farmers’ Market in downtown San Luis Obispo is suspended through the end of March because of COVID-19 concerns.
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The birth of Farmers Market was the death of ‘cruising’
This tradition came to an end once the Downtown Association decided that cruising was deterring patrons from visiting the core of downtown
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Farmers market debuts on Mustang Way, featuring produce from both Cal Poly and local vendors
Students no longer need to weave through a crowded Higuera Street to enjoy fresh, local produce. Campus Health & Wellbeing held the grand opening of the Cal Poly Farmer’s Market Tuesday, May 7 on Mustang Way. The market will be held on the first and third Tuesday of each month, from 3:30-5:30 p.m., according to […]
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What’s up, SLO? Here’s what’s happening this weekend
Rain may be in the forecast, but San Luis Obispo still has plenty of events this weekend to keep you busy. Here’s a preview of what’s happening this weekend.