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More from FoodLove strawberries but don't want to battle the crowds at this weekend's California Strawberry Festival in Oxnard to get them? Snap up all the red berries you can eat (plus assorted other fruits and vegetables) at these farmers markets taking place in Ventura County and beyond.
WEDNESDAYS: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Pacific View mall parking lot facing Main Street, Ventura (529-6266). 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Second Street at Arizona Avenue, Santa Monica (310-458-8712). 2 to 6 p.m., La Cumbre Plaza, 3800 block of State Street, Santa Barbara (962-5354).
THURSDAYS: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Plaza Park at Fifth and C streets, Oxnard (483-7960). 2 to 6:30 p.m., 403 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks (529-6266). Noon to 7 p.m., VA compound off Sepulveda Boulevard, Westwood (310-861-8188). 4 to 7 p.m., 800 block Linden Avenue, Carpinteria (962-5354).
FRIDAYS: 3 to 8 p.m., Simi Valley Town Center, 1555 Simi Town Center Way, Simi Valley (643-6458). 8 to 11:15 a.m., 1100 and 1200 blocks of Coast Village Road, Montecito (962-5354). 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Bank of America Plaza, 333 S. Hope St., downtown Los Angeles (818-591-8161).
SATURDAYS: 8 a.m. to noon, 2220 Ventura Blvd., Camarillo (482-1507). 8:30 a.m. to noon, Palm and Santa Clara streets, Ventura (529-6266). 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Old Town Calabasas at 23504 Calabasas Road, Woodland Hills (818-591-8161). 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Santa Barbara and Cota streets, Santa Barbara (962-5354). The "organic market," 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Third Street at Arizona Avenue, Santa Monica (310-458-8712).
SUNDAYS: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 300 E. Matilija St., Ojai (698-5555). 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Harbor and Channel Islands boulevards, Oxnard (643-6458).
MONDAYS: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Plummer Park, 1200 N. Vista St. at Fountain Avenue, West Hollywood (323-848-6502).
TUESDAYS: 4 to 7:30 p.m., 500 and 600 blocks of State Street, Santa Barbara (962-5354).
— Lisa McKinnon
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