I had always thought of urban foraging like a treasure hunt.  Sneaking through the bush, avoiding questioning eyes, searching high and low to seek my quarry – ripe fruit for the taking. Reality was slightly different.  In broad daylight, I pulled my car up to the curb, hopped out, and scavenged my first fallen fruit.  No fuss, no muss, and certainly no sneaking. Two little lemons saved from certain death by car tire, pulled off the street by a good Samaritan (me), and now destined for greatness in my kitchen.  Ok maybe not greatness, but at least a more purposeful demise than they could have expected otherwise. …read full article…

Fallbrook Certified Farmers Market takes place every Friday from 10am - 2pm and Sunday from 11am - 3pm at 102 S. Main St. (map).

Having been only to the Friday Market, I can not attest to the quality of the Sunday.  As for the Friday, it is small.  The Village Square setting is very pretty, but the contents of the market were mostly crafts - Tupperware, jewelry, handbags.  At my visit, there were only five food vendors, and one of those was selling prepared BBQ.