Located in the Vista, the Farmers Market Xchange offers a spot to buy local produce, enjoy a freshly-brewed coffee or sit down to a homemade meal.
The Farmers Market Xchange first opened on Sept. 1, 2023, started by USC professor and director of the Applied Sciences Center for Applied Innovation and Advanced Analytics, Neset Hikmet.
Neset Hikmet started the market to meet the need he saw in the community for reliable, local produce during COVID-19, he said. His family had a farm, Tom Creek Family Farm, and he knew a farm-to-market store could provide what people were lacking, he said…