First, there are a lot of vendors offering high quality food that's locally grown, caught or prepared. I love getting up on saturday morning and heading down there, shopping list in hand, to see what surprises I'll find and to replenish my cupboards with the foods I love. Fruits, veggies, flowers, eggs, teas and fair trade coffee are all available, and I know they're going to be fresh and grown sustainably. I can do virtually all my shopping for the week here.
The venue itself is easy to find with lots of free parking and is handicapped accessible.
The Aptos market is family oriented, to be sure. I look forward to meeting friends there as well as talking to the farmers and vendors that have become friends over the years.
This market also has regular cooking demonstrations and the web site is a resource that always let's me know what new crops are in, (and the farmers that grow them) as well as a physician's column that helps inform and educate about things that matter to me: health, fitness, stress reduction etc.
This market is a true community event, and I highly recommend it to locals and visitors alike.