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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 (not present this week) |
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Bar D Ranch |
Elkhorn |
Strawberries, potatoes, spinach, arugula, zucchini, zucchini blossoms, sugar snap peas, mizuna, red & green mustard, red Russian kale, turnip greens; 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 (not present this week) |
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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 (not present this week) |
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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, shallots, carrots, beets, fennel, purple kohlrabi, lavender flowers, dill, white sage, tarragon, mint, bay leaves, rosemary, thyme, Meyer & Eureka lemons, scallions, summer squash, broccoli raab, favas, treviso, fingerling potatoes, blue lake beans, baby turnips, strawberries, eggs |
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Aromas |
Organically grown vegetable seedlings & herb plants | |
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Cortez Farms |
Santa Maria |
Strawberries, raspberries, 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, 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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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, tomatoes, jalapenos |
|
Kashiwase Farms |
Winton |
Certified organic 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, olallieberries, potatoes, summer squashherbs (mint, tarragon, oregano, sage, rosemary), rhubarb, preserves |
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F & J Minazzoli Farms (Fred & Joann) |
Stockton |
Cherries, apricots, pecotums, pluots; almonds & walnuts, almond butter, almond bark & brittle, flavored almonds & walnuts; apricot & pluot preserves |
|
Molino Creek Farm Cooperative |
Davenport |
Certified organic English & sugar snap peas, summer squash, sunflowers, asters, (tomatoes probably mid-August) |
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A. Nagamine Nursery, Inc. (Judy) |
Watsonville |
Certified organic greenhouse grown English & Japanese cucumbers, cilantro, Italian parsley, green onions, spinach, mizuna, lettuce, tomatoes, French filet beans |
|
(Manuel) Netto Farm |
Watsonville/Aromas |
Summmer squash, favas, gree beans, loquats |
|
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, lemons, Bearss limes, 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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Ozzie's Dahlias |
Soquel |
Exhibition-quality dahlia plants |
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Pacific Rare Nursery (Wally) |
Watsonville |
Unusual plants and flowers |
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San Juan Bautista |
Certified organic red & yellow onions, garlic, broccoli, romanesco, 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, basil, green bell peppers | |
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Prevedelli Farms (Geri & Sam) |
Watsonville |
Certified organic olallieberries, boysenberries; green & yellow wax beans; berry & apple preserves |
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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, basil | |
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Stackhouse Brothers |
Hickman |
Almonds, peaches, nectarines, pluots |
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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; garlic, summer squash, peaches, potatoes, red & white onions | |
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Triple Delight (Mark) |
Fresno |
Blueberries (final week) |
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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 red & gold raspberries |
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Windmill Farm (Ronald) |
Santa Cruz |
Strawberries, chard, beets, spinach, dandelion, carrots, kales; 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 |
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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 sardines, whole ling cod & rock fish, black cod, black snapper, halibut, white seabass, CA yellowtail, Hawaiian tombo & ahi, scallops, wild Alaskan salmon, previously frozen wild prawns |
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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 (not present this week) |
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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 |
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Sweet Elena's Bakery |
Sand City |
Baked goods: cookies, filled croissants, vegetable pies, quiches, pies, tarts, biscotti, granola |