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Saturdays, 8 AM to Noon, Year-Round
Cabrillo College on top of the parking structure; follow the signs
This is the time of year when more and more foods come into season, with different vendors returning to the Market every week.
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 |
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Bar D Ranch |
Elkhorn |
Strawberries, potatoes, broccoli, carrots, beets, spinach, arugula, 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 |
|
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 avocados, pixie-like mandarins, nagami meiwa kumquats, navel & moro blood oranges | |
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C E Farm (Tate) |
Paicines |
Flowering ornamental plants, especially geraniums |
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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, spinach, radishes, shallots, baby leeks, carrots, beets, fennel, purple kohlrabi, Red Russian kale, purple asparagus, lavender flowers, dill, white sage, tarragon, mint, bay leaves, rosemary, thyme, Meyer & Eureka lemons, scallions, summer squash, broccoli raab, rhubarb, strawberries |
|
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 |
|
Four Sisters Farm |
Aromas |
Certified organic greens: watercress, upland cress, red Russian kale, Siberian kale, sylvetta, "Surrey" arugula, Asian red mustard, rainbow chard, erbette chard, sorrel, purslane, baby collards; Bacon avocados, flowers; 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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Jurevich |
Hollister |
Cherries |
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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, Japanese & Indian eggplant, green beans, long beans, Italian frying peppers, amaranth, other interesting greens |
|
Kashiwase Farms |
Winton |
Certified organic apricots, pluots, white & yellow peaches, white "Yen Yen" flat peaches, nectarines |
|
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, white peaches & nectarines, Flavorosa pluots; fresh Stockton Red onions; almonds & walnuts, almond butter, almond bark & brittle, flavored almonds & walnuts; apricot & pluot preserves |
|
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 |
|
(Manuel) Netto Farm |
Watsonville/Aromas |
Summmer squash, favas, loquats |
|
New Natives (Ken & Sandra) |
Aptos |
Certified organic sprouts, micro greens, wheat grass, sprouted beans & peanuts |
|
Cayucos |
Certified organic Bacon avocados, navel oranges, lemons, orange juice; 100% grass-fed beef, pork, lamb and goat; eggs | |
|
Ortiz Produce Mushroom Farm |
San Benito County |
Certified organic tree oyster & conventional shiitake mushrooms |
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Pacific Rare Nursery (Wally) |
Watsonville |
Unusual plants and flowers |
|
San Juan Bautista |
Certified organic red & yellow onions, garlic, broccoli, romanesco, white & yellow cauliflower, carrots, leeks, turnips, curly kale, chard, Tuscan kale, lettuces, fennel, red & gold beets, sugar snap peas, baby bok choy, Napa cabbage, cilantro, parsley, potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers | |
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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, spinach, chard, red & Chioggia beets, herbs (parsley, sage, thyme, rosemary, dill, cilantro, mint), fennel, Japanese eggplant | |
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Stackhouse Brothers |
Hickman |
Almonds, peaches, nectarines |
|
Davenport |
Certified organic strawberries; preserves | |
|
Tashiro Nursery |
Salinas |
Cut flowers (a wide selection), arrangements |
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Aptos |
Sustainably grown flowers; early garlic, baby summer squash, peaches, potatoes, red onions | |
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Triple Delight (Mark) |
Fresno |
Blueberries |
|
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 |
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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 |
|
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 snook (white seabass), red snapper, sardines, Hawaiian tombo & ahi, scallops, farmed British Columbia 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 (not present this week) |
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Pensi Pasta |
Marina |
Fresh pasta, sauces, hummus, olives, roasted garlic, pasta entrees, salsas, dips and spreads |
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Sharp Quick (Terry) |
Santa Cruz |
Knife sharpening service, knives, knife rolls (at market again 6/14) |
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Sweet Elena's Bakery |
Sand City |
Baked goods: cookies, filled croissants, vegetable pies, quiches, pies, tarts, biscotti, granola |