Bluefin Rawbar

The Kendall Square Farmers Market, in the area’s canal district, has colorful characters and captivating tales accompanying its locally sourced products.

Jason Tucker, owner of Bow Market’s Bluefin Rawbar in Somerville and head of market operations for seafood distributor Red’s Best, is one of the characters – and confirms it’s, in part, the stories that keep his customers coming back. “They want to meet the farmer,” or in his case, the fisher, he said. “My customers count on me having a lot of stories from the water, whether they are just complaints about bad weather or the boat breaking down. It’s an important part of our business.”

“I’m just a former chef trying to be a fisherman in my dreams. Really, every one of my efforts in business is trying to free me up to do more fishing,” Tucker said.

Tucker said his followers, like other market shoppers, come for distinctly local goods. “Not only do we offer the best of the best in Boston in terms of fresh product, but you can also be assured that it is what we say it is, and it’s coming from a local fisherman,” Tucker said.