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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, bicolor corn, arugula, zucchini, zucchini blossoms, sugar snap peas, chard; 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, basil, carrots, radishes, baby bok choy, cucumbers, broccoli, fennel, collards, Red Russian, Tuscan & curly kale; flowers | |
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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, shallots, carrots, beets, fennel, kohlrabi, fingerling potatoes; lavender flowers, basil, tarragon, mint, bay leaves, rosemary, thyme; Meyer lemons, navel oranges, tangerines; scallions, red summer onions, summer squash, treviso; blue lake, yellow wax, French & fava beans; Shiro plums, strawberries, eggs |
|
Aromas |
Organically grown vegetable seedlings & herb plants, eggs | |
|
Cortez Farms |
Santa Maria |
Strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, carrots, beets, green onions, fresh red onions, crystal onions, cucumbers, green cabbage, summer squash |
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Eva's Begonias |
Watsonville |
Begonia plants |
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Four Sisters Farm |
Aromas |
Certified organic greens: watercress, upland cress, red Russian kale, sylvetta, arugula, rainbow chard, erbette chard, sorrel, purslane, baby collards, Bellesque endive; Bacon avocados; 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, dried cherries, Blenheim apricots |
|
K T Farm |
Fresno |
Asian vegetables: daikon, basils, baby bok choy, Chinese broccoli, cucumbers, green kohlrabi, Chinese, Japanese & Indian eggplant, green beans, long beans, peppers & chiles, amaranth & other interesting greens, tomatoes, okra, opah, bitter melon, ridged gourd |
|
Kashiwase Farms |
Winton |
Certified organic pluots, plums, white & yellow peaches, nectarines |
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McLellan Botanicals |
Aromas |
Orchid and anthurium plants |
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Mello-Dy Ranch (Darlene) |
Watsonville |
Blackberries, potatoes, summer squash (several types); green, yellow wax & Italian beans; herbs (mint, tarragon), apricots, rhubarb, loquats, preserves |
|
F & J Minazzoli Farms (Fred & Joann) |
Stockton |
Apricots, pluots, plums, peaches, nectarines; almonds & walnuts, almond butter, almond bark & brittle, flavored almonds & walnuts; apricot & pluot preserves |
|
Munak Farms |
Paso Robles |
Certified organic tomatoes, melons |
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A. Nagamine Nursery, Inc. (Judy) |
Watsonville |
Certified organic greenhouse grown English & Japanese cucumbers, cilantro, basils, tomatoes, French filet beans |
|
(Manuel) Netto Farm |
Watsonville/Aromas |
Summmer squash, tomatoes, green beans, lemon cucumbers, loquats |
|
New Natives (Ken & Sandra) |
Aptos |
Certified organic sprouts, micro greens, wheat grass, sprouted beans & peanuts; conventional shiitake mushrooms from Ortiz Produce Mushroom Farm in San Juan Bautista & organic tree oyster mushrooms from Tehama County |
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Cayucos |
Certified organic Hass avocados, Valencia oranges, orange juice; 100% grass-fed beef, pork, lamb and goat; beef jerky, broth & lard; eggs | |
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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 |
|
San Juan Bautista |
Certified organic white & yellow onions, garlic, lettuces, cilantro, potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers, red & gold bell peppers, sweet corn, melons | |
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Prevedelli Farms (Geri & Sam) |
Watsonville |
Certified organic blackberries; green & yellow wax beans; sweet yellow & yellow gage plums; 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, chrysanthemums |
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Santa Cruz |
Certified organic lettuces, radicchio, dandelion, chard, carrots, herbs (parsley, sage, thyme, rosemary, dill, cilantro, mint), fennel, Japanese eggplant, basil, tomatoes, peaches; sunflowers, gladiolas, salpiglossis, dahlias | |
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Stackhouse Brothers |
Hickman |
Almonds, peaches, nectarines, pluots, plums |
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Davenport |
Certified organic strawberries, artichokes, broccoli; preserves | |
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Tashiro Nursery |
Salinas |
Cut flowers (a wide selection), arrangements |
|
Aptos |
Sustainably grown flowers: sunflowers, dahlias, cosmos, Asiatic lilies, larkspur; peaches, Jersey Mac apples, plums;garlic, elephant garlic, onions; summer squash; potatoes | |
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Upstarts |
Santa Cruz |
Certified organic vegetable seedlings & herb plants |
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V & V Farms |
Gonzales |
Organic Hass avocados, no-spray Eureka lemons, asparagus |
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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, dandelion, carrots, kales, green cabbage, sugar snap peas; 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, 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 |
Fresh local black cod, halibut, red snapper, sardines; California yellowtail; wil Alaskan sockeye salmon (recommended by Monterey Bay Aquarium's sustainable seafood watch); Hawaiian ahi; wild scallops; 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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Sharp Quick (Terry) |
Santa Cruz |
Knife sharpening service, knives, knife rolls (at Market second & third Saturdays of each month) |
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Sweet Elena's Bakery |
Sand City |
Baked goods: cookies, filled croissants, vegetable pies, quiches, pies, tarts, biscotti, granola |