The Castro Farmers Market is operated by PCFMA and runs Wednesdays from 3pm to 7pm at Noe Street at Market Street, from March through November. The evening time slot is its defining character — this is not a Saturday morning ritual market but a weekday-dinner market. Shoppers typically arrive after work, select vegetables and proteins for that evening's meal, and walk home to cook them.
With roughly 20 vendors, the Castro market is mid-sized by SF standards — large enough to offer variety, small enough that a single pass covers everything. The Castro neighborhood brings an engaged, food-literate customer base. CalFresh EBT and WIC are accepted. The first hour of the market (3–4pm) is reserved for seniors and those at elevated health risk — a PCFMA practice at several of their markets.