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Saturdays, 8 AM to Noon, Year-Round
Cabrillo College on top of the parking structure; follow the signs
Visit the official Farmers' Market website at http://www.montereybayfarmers.org.
Don't forget to Buy Fresh, Buy Local and support your local small farmers!
This a list of the vendors who were at the market, their farm locations and some of the products that they brought to the market:
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Certified Farmers |
Farm location |
Products |
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Amen Bee (Lynne) |
San Martin |
Local honey, bee pollen, honeycomb |
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Ariel Mushrooms |
Watsonville |
White, crimini & portabella mushrooms |
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Astone Proteas |
Aptos |
Cut protea, leucodendron, and banksia flowers & plants |
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B & R Farms (Elsie) |
Hollister |
Dried Blenheim apricots, preserves, gift packs; Meyer lemons |
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Bar D Ranch |
Elkhorn |
Strawberries, potatoes, broccoli, carrots, zucchini; Meyer lemon & strawberry preserves; grown without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides |
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Belle Farms (Marguerite) |
Watsonville |
Sustainably farmed estate-grown extra virgin olive oil, 2007 harvest |
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Watsonville |
Certified organic lettuce, carrots, radishes, red & white turnips, baby spinach, beets, basil, fennel, collards, Red Russian, Tuscan & curly kale; flowers | |
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Bradburn Farms |
Madera |
Navel oranges |
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Santa Paula / Watsonville |
Hass & fuerte avocados, pixie-like mandarins, nagami meiwa kumquats, navel & moro blood oranges | |
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C E Farm (Tate) |
Paicines |
Flowering ornamental plants |
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Cavanaugh Color |
Watsonville |
A beautiful assortment of flowering plants |
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T L Coke Farm (Tom and Laurie) |
Aromas |
Certified organic vegetables: lettuces, frisee, chicory, escarole, arugula, treviso, spinach, radishes, shallots, baby leeks, green garlic, carrots, beets, fennel, purple kohlrabi, celeriac, gobo, Red Russian kale, purple asparagus, lavender flowers, dill, white sage, tarragon, mint, bay leaves, rosemary, thyme, Meyer & Eureka lemons, scallions, suger snap peas, English peas, summer squash, broccoli raab, strawberries |
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Aromas |
Organically grown vegetable seedlings & herb plants | |
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Cortez Farms |
Santa Maria |
Strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, carrots, radishes, green onions, fresh red onions, crystal onions, spinach, red turnips, summer squash |
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Four Sisters Farm |
Aromas |
Certified organic greens: watercress, upland cress, red Russian kale, Siberian kale, arugula, sylvetta, "Surrey" arugula, Asian red mustard, rainbow chard, sorrel; kiwis; non-certified roses |
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Globe Produce |
Castroville |
Artichokes, broccoli, cauliflower |
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Bob & Sue Harris |
Las Lomas |
Eggs |
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Hog Farms |
Hollister |
Asparagus |
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K T Farm |
Fresno |
Asian vegetables: daikon, cilantro, basils, mint, baby bok choy, Chinese broccoli, zucchini, summer squash, cucumbers, red & yellow onions, green kohlrabi, Chinese eggplant, green beans, long beans, amaranth, other interesting greens |
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Kashiwase Farms |
Winton |
Certified organic almonds, apriums, apricots, pluots, white & yellow peaches, nectarines |
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McLellan Botanicals |
Aromas |
Orchid and anthurium plants |
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Mello-Dy Ranch (Darlene) |
Watsonville |
Raspberries, herbs (mint, tarragon, oregano, sage, rosemary), rhubarb, preserves, dried apricots |
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F & J Minazzoli Farms (Fred & Joann) |
Stockton |
Cherries, apricots, apriums; fresh Stockton Red onions; almonds & walnuts, almond butter, almond bark & brittle, flavored almonds & walnuts; apricot & pluot preserves |
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A. Nagamine Nursery, Inc. (Judy) |
Watsonville |
Certified organic greenhouse grown English & Japanese cucumbers, cilantro, Italian parsley, green onions, spinach, mustard greens, lettuce, tomatoes, French filet beans |
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New Natives (Ken & Sandra) |
Aptos |
Certified organic sprouts, micro greens, wheat grass, sprouted beans & peanuts |
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Cayucos |
Certified organic Bacon avocados, navel oranges, Bearss limes, lemons, orange juice; 100% grass-fed beef, pork, lamb and goat; eggs | |
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Ortiz Produce Mushroom Farm |
San Benito County |
Certified organic tree oyster & conventional shiitake mushrooms |
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Pacific Rare Nursery (Wally) |
Watsonville |
Plants and flowers; this week featuring succulents, clivias |
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San Juan Bautista |
Certified organic red & yellow onions, garlic, broccoli, romanesco, white & yellow cauliflower, carrots, leeks, purple-top turnips, curly kale, chard, Tuscan kale, lettuces, fennel, red & gold beets, sugar snap peas, baby bok choy, Napa cabbage, cilantro, basil, parsley | |
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Ramon Del Real |
Winterhaven |
Medjool dates |
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Rocket Farms |
Salinas |
Orchids, colored callas, foliage plants, citrus trees |
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Santa Cruz |
Certified organic lettuces, radicchio, dandelion, chard, Chioggia beets, herbs (parsley, sage, thyme, rosemary, dill, cilantro, mint), fennel, variegated Eureka lemons, Japanese eggplant | |
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Stackhouse Brothers |
Hickman |
Almonds, peaches, nectarines |
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Davenport |
Certified organic strawberries; preserves | |
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Tashiro Nursery |
Salinas |
Cut flowers (a wide selection), arrangements |
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Aptos |
Sustainably grown flowers: sweet pea, sweet William, calendula, sunflowers, Asiatic lilies; early garlic, baby summer squash, Early Treat peaches | |
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Triple Delight (Mark) |
Fresno |
Blueberries |
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Upstarts |
Santa Cruz |
Certified organic vegetable seedlings & herb plants |
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Vasquez Farms |
Moss Landing |
Strawberries, both conventional & organic, organic raspberries |
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Windmill Farm (Ronald) |
Santa Cruz |
Strawberries, chard, beets, spinach; organic practices, non-certified |
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Non-Farmers |
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Andrea's Market Cheese |
Scotts Valley |
A changing selection of California artisan cheeses, yogurt, butter |
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Catering Magik (Jeannie) |
Marina |
Baked goods: mini cheesecakes, cookies, fruit pies & cobblers, filled croissants, angel food cakes, muffins, doughnuts, tamales, enchiladas, pizza focaccia bread; chocolate dipping sauce, strawberry glaze, fresh strawberry pie kits |
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Coalition for Nicaragua/Tres Americas |
Santa Cruz |
Fair-traded Nicaraguan coffee |
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Corralitos Market & Sausage Company |
Corralitos |
Famous applewood-smoked bacon and sausages, ham, turkey, marinated chicken & beef, fresh sausages, Vella dry jack cheese |
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Dave's Albacore |
Santa Cruz |
Canned salmon, tuna, shrimp; wild Alaskan salmon, sashimi tunas |
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Golden Sheaf Bread |
Watsonville |
Breads |
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H & H Fish (Hans & Heidi) |
Santa Cruz |
Locally fished rock sole, black cod, black snapper, California yellowtail, Hawaiian tombo & ahi, Alaskan halibut, farmed steelhead salmon, previously frozen wild prawns, smoked wild salmon |
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Lily's Roasted Corn |
Watsonville |
Roasted corn, baked potatoes; source of vegetables unknown |
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Malabar Trading Company (Anneliese) |
Santa Cruz |
Chai, other teas & tisanes |
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La Marea of the Sea |
Santa Cruz |
Oyster Bar, clams; seafood tostadas |
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Parrot Ranch Pottery (James) |
Carmel |
Hand-made pottery |
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Pensi Pasta |
Marina |
Fresh pasta, sauces, hummus, olives, roasted garlic, pasta entrees, salsas, dips and spreads |
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Sweet Elena's Bakery |
Sand City |
Baked goods: cookies, filled croissants, vegetable pies, quiches, pies, tarts, biscotti, granola |