The Farmers Market is a wet market located at the Araneta City in Cubao, Quezon City. The market opened in 1975 and serves as one of the best and largest fresh produce markets both in Metro Manila and in the country. The market is owned by the ACI, Inc., and is monitored by the Quezon City Government.
Farmers Market
The Farmers Market at dawn, with portions of Gateway Mall 2 in the foreground and Farmers Plaza in the background, January 2023.
The construction of the market began in 1974, before being completed in 1975. The market is formerly located in the Farmers Plaza basement area from 1969 to 1975, before moving into its present location located across the mall. The market was also featured by numerous chefs, food critics, TV personalities, and local government officials, such as Anthony Bourdain, Rick Bayless, and Margarita Forés.[1][2][3]
The market has a total floor area of 12,000 m2 (130,000 sq ft) and is occupied by over 50 tenants.[4] The market features a variety of local shops that primarily sells fresh products, ranging from fishes, meat, and fruits and vegetables, and also features the Fishmoko section a fish market highlighting live fish stored in freshwater tanks, and the Dampa sa Farmers Market (Dampa at the Farmers Market), a food court offering fresh foods and freshly cooked meals from the market stalls. The market is also occupied by various merchandise shops, a barbershop, a hair salon, bakeries; and fast-food chains, such as Jollibee, McDonald's, Chowking, Tokyo Tokyo, Tapa King, and King Sisig; and Mercury Drug.[5]
Due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, the market also accepts online transactions and payments in order to promote cashless payments, while enforcing strict safety protocols and standards.[6]
Awardsedit
The market was awarded numerous times by various organizations, including the Quezon City Government, where the market is included in the city's Cleanest Market Hall of Fame.[7]
Referencesedit
^"We Went on a Tour of Farmer's Market with Margarita Fores and Asia's 14th Best Chef Hiroyasu Kawate - Pepper.ph - Recipes, Taste Tests, and Cooking Tips from Manila, Philippines". Pepper.ph. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
^Espino, Giselle (15 January 2019). "It's palengke day for Margarita Fores | Bilyonaryo Business News".
^. cnn. Archived from the original on April 7, 2017.
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