California Foodways

California Foodways


While the Bay Area sleeps, the Oakland Produce Market bustles with life

July 12, 2025

When most of California is asleep, a few square blocks on the edge of Oakland’s Jack London Square come alive with people, produce and machinery. It’s the Oakland Produce Market, and it’s been supplying grocers and restaurants for more than 100 years, despite fears that it might not survive.