Every Saturday morning, Santa Barbara locals gather at the intersection of East Carrillo Street and State Street, leaving with bags full of fresh produce. Vendors line the streets with brightly-colored tents and tables heaped with fruits, vegetables, flowers, nuts, and honey. Everywhere, people chat and dance along to the sound of buskers.
Here, the Santa Barbara Farmers’ Market feels less like a place to shop and more like a place to belong.
“I feel it is like a local community which I have a connection to,” said Ilya Olyunin, who works at the Vista del Mundo table…