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At first look, the idea of a farmers’ market in Hollywood might seem a little antithetical to the place. It’s one of the world’s largest cities, and urban centers are typically displacing farmland, so that any agriculture in the city has to be grown on the rooftops. But then again, considering the size of the homes, there’s lots of room for growing fresh things, until the idea of a rich and famous celebrity hoeing the ground knocks away that idea entirely. Los Angeles is an unusual place by any standards, so anything goes here, although the markets have a pretty reasonable explanation.

There’s plenty of markets in town, because this is Southern California, close enough to most of the huge expanses of farmland that make up a large part of the state. In the 1930s, the city was just getting into its glory, right before the war years when it became the central city for filmmaking in the world. This was also the time when one of the most famous markets in town, on 3rd and Fairfax was starting. It developed out of an idea to centralize all the people who would bring their wares into town on trucks, and it took off from there to become one of the city’s great attractions.

That one’s not just a place to buy produce and other goods, but a major meeting place for the city’s celebrities. Deals go down all the time here, and it’s even rumored that James Dean had his last breakfast here before a car ride that would end the icon forever. There are actually dozens and dozens of other farmer’s markets , and there’s certainly one open every day of the week somewhere. It’s some of the most interesting people watching, to go from 4 star hotels in Los Angeles , to find out how people live here, and it’s obviously very, very well.

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