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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 |
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B & R Farms (Elsie) |
Hollister |
Dried Blenheim apricots, preserves, gift packs; meyer lemons, fuyu persimmons |
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Bar D Ranch |
Elkhorn |
Strawberries (end of season), potatoes, eggplant, lettuce, bicolor corn, arugula, zucchini, zucchini blossoms, green beans, sugar snap peas, baby bok choy, Russian kale, red mustard, Swiss chard, mizuna, dandelion, spinach, carrots; 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; olive trees |
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Watsonville |
Certified organic lettuce, basil, carrots, radishes, baby bok choy, fennel, collards, Red Russian, Tuscan & curly kale, cauliflower, green onions; flowers | |
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Bradburn Farms |
Madera |
Red & green seedless grapes |
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Santa Paula / Watsonville |
Hass & Reed avocados, mangos, bearss limes | |
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Bulb Baron (Bill) |
Carmel Valley |
Narcissus bulbs & flowers |
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C E Farm (Tate) |
Paicines |
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, escarole, carrots, beets, radish, celeriac, turnips, fennel, kohlrabi; basil, tarragon, mint, bay leaves, rosemary, thyme; Meyer & Eureka lemons, yellow cauliflower, leeks, summer squash; cannelini, fava, blue lake & yellow wax beans, parsley, peppercress, arugula, Tuscan & red Russian kale, Asian red mustard, scallions, Corno di Toro peppers, green cabbage, apples |
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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; red & green onions, green cabbage, summer squash, tomatoes, leeks, carrots, beets, spinach, celery, green beans, bell peppers |
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Four Sisters Farm |
Aromas |
Certified organic greens: watercress, upland cress, red Russian kale, sylvetta, arugula, erbette & rainbow chard, sorrel, purslane, Asian red mustard, baby collards, Malabar spinach, Genovese basil; 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, Chinese, Japanese, Thai & Indian eggplants, green & long beans, peppers & chiles, amaranth & other interesting greens, tomatoes, okra, opah, bitter melon, ridged gourd, sweet potatoes, carrots, jujubes, yellow onions, jicama, cabbage |
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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 |
Raspberries, potatoes, summer & winter squash; cranberry beans, tomatoes, chilis, herbs (mint, tarragon), rhubarb; apples-fuji, pippin, braeburn, macintosh, gala, golden & red delicious; bosc pears; preserves |
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F & J Minazzoli Farms (Fred & Joann) |
Stockton |
Pluots, plums, peaches, nectarines; grapes, figs; chestnuts; almonds & walnuts, almond butter, flavored almonds & walnuts; apricot & pluot preserves |
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Molino Creek Farm Cooperative |
Davenport |
Certified organic dry farmed tomatoes, violet bell peppers, red torpedo & other onions, assorted winter squash, red & green cabbage |
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Munak Farms |
Paso Robles |
Certified organic tomatoes, melons, lemon cucumbers, dried tomatoes |
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A. Nagamine Nursery, Inc. (Judy) |
Watsonville |
Certified organic greenhouse grown English & Japanese cucumbers, cilantro, parsley, spinach, green onions, tomatoes, several basils, haricot verts |
|
(Manuel) Netto Farm |
Watsonville/Aromas |
Summmer squash, tomatoes, white corn, sweet red peppers & chilis, green beans, yellow peaches, green Concord grapes |
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New Natives (Ken & Sandra) |
Aptos |
Certified organic sprouts, micro greens, wheat grass, sprouted beans & peanuts; conventional shiitake & oyster mushrooms from Ortiz Produce Mushroom Farm in San Juan Bautista |
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Cayucos |
Certified organic Hass avocados, Valencia oranges, lemons, limes; orange juice, marmalades, elderberry jelly; 100% grass-fed beef, pork, lamb and goat; beef jerky, beef, lamb & chicken broth, lard; eggs | |
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Pacific Rare Nursery (Wally) |
Watsonville |
Unusual plants and flowers; tomatoes & Concord grapes |
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San Juan Bautista |
Certified organic white, yellow & cipollini onions, garlic, shallots, lettuces, cilantro, potatoes, tomatoes, basil, cucumbers, red & gold bell peppers, melons, celery, winter squash, pumpkins, romano beans, white, yellow & purple cauliflower, romanesco, figs | |
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Prevedelli Farms (Geri & Sam) |
Watsonville |
Certified organic apples-gala, fuji, jonagold, empire, winter banana, braeburn, pippin, mutsu, bellflower, my jewel, red & golden delicious, pears-bosc, warren, asian; butternut & Marina di Chioggia squash; 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, tuberoses |
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Santa Cruz |
Certified organic lettuces, radicchio, dandelion, chard, carrots, beets, herbs (parsley, sage, thyme, rosemary, dill, cilantro, mint), fennel, Japanese & 'Fairy Tale' eggplant, potatoes, colored bells, parsnips, gala & rubenstar apples, pears, meyer & eureka lemons; sunflowers, dahlias | |
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Silva Orchards |
Watsonville |
Certified organic apples-jonagold, mutsu, Fuji, cameo, red delicious, black twig, comice pears |
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Stackhouse Brothers |
Hickman |
Almonds, peaches, nectarines, pluots, plums |
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Davenport |
Certified organic strawberries, artichokes, cauliflower, 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, Asiatic lilies, cosmos, amaranth, marigolds; tomatoes, golden delicious & Newtown pippin apples; garlic, elephant garlic; summer squash; potatoes | |
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Windmill Farm (Ronald) |
Moss Landing |
Chard, beets, leeks, spinach, dandelion, carrots, kales, collards, green cabbage, butternut squash; 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 Monterey Bay black cod, ling cod, black snapper, halibut; California yellowtail, wild Alaskan coho salmon, Hawaiian ahi & tombo, Maine wild scallops, previously frozen Texas gulf wild prawns; smoked fish |
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Lily's Roasted Corn |
Watsonville |
Roasted corn, baked potatoes, peanuts; source of vegetables unknown |
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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 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 |