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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; last week until October, while the plants are resting |
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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, sugar snap peas, green beans, radishes, Russian kale, rainbow chard; Meyer lemon, strawberry, rhubarb & plum 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, Japanese cucumbers, carrots, radishes, baby bok choy, 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; dill flowers, basil, tarragon, mint, bay leaves, rosemary, thyme; Meyer lemons; scallions, summer squash, Tuscan kale, chard; blue lake, yellow wax & Italian beans; strawberries, eggs |
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Aromas |
Organically grown vegetable seedlings & herb plants, eggs | |
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Cortez Farms |
Santa Maria |
Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, carrots, beets, green onions, fresh red 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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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, peanuts |
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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, raspberries, potatoes, bi-color corn, summer squash (several types); green, yellow wax & Italian beans; herbs (mint, tarragon), rhubarb; Gravenstein & Ginger Gold apples; preserves |
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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 |
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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, parsley, basils, tomatoes, French filet beans, mizuna |
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(Manuel) Netto Farm |
Watsonville/Aromas |
Summmer squash, tomatoes, green beans, lemon cucumbers, loquats, white corn, sweet red peppers |
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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 Olive Seven Mushroom Farm in Tehama County |
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Cayucos |
Certified organic Hass avocados, Valencia & navel oranges, orange juice, orange & elderberry coolers; 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 |
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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 Gravenstein apples, blackberries; green & yellow wax beans; yellow gage plums; berry & apple preserves (plum soon!) |
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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, Italian beans, green bell peppers, yellow Finn potatoes, basil, tomatoes, green gage plums, peaches; sunflowers, gladiolas, dahlias | |
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Salsi Ranch (Donna) |
Watsonville |
Salt-cured capers, organically grown (with Bar D Ranch) |
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Silva Orchards |
Watsonville |
Certified organic peaches & Gravenstein apples |
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Stackhouse Brothers |
Hickman |
Almonds, peaches, nectarines, pluots, plums |
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Davenport |
Certified organic strawberries, artichokes, cauliflowere, broccoli; preserves | |
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Tashiro Nursery |
Salinas |
Cut flowers (a wide selection), arrangements |
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Aptos |
Sustainably grown flowers: sunflowers, dahlias, gladiolas, Asiatic lilies; peaches, late Santa Rosa & green gage plums, Gravenstein apples; garlic, elephant garlic, onions; summer squash; potatoes | |
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V & V Farms |
Gonzales |
Organic Hass avocados, no-spray Eureka lemons |
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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, leeks, 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; crab cakes | |
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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, English sole; California yellowtail; wild Alaskan sockeye salmon (recommended by Monterey Bay Aquarium's sustainable seafood watch); Hawaiian ahi; 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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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 |