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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 EAT SEASONALLY, 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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Ariel Mushrooms |
Watsonville |
White, crimini & portabella mushrooms |
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Astone Proteas |
Aptos |
Cut protea, leucodendron, and banksia flowers, wreaths & arrangements, plants |
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Bar D Ranch |
Elkhorn |
=Broccoli, sugar snap peas, strawberries, spinach, arugula, red mustard, Russian & Tuscan kales, Swiss chard, carrots, Meyer lemons, lettuce, green cabbage; Meyer lemon & Damson plum preserves, zucchini relish; grown without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides. |
|
Belle Farms (Marguerite) |
Watsonville |
Sustainably farmed estate-grown extra virgin olive oil, 2008 harvest |
|
Watsonville |
Certified organic lettuce, radishes, carrots, collards, kales, leeks, braising mix; ranunculus | |
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Bradburn Farms |
Madera |
Navel oranges |
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Bulb Baron (Bill) |
Carmel Valley |
Narcissus flowers |
|
Santa Paula / Watsonville |
Hass avocados, pixie-like mandarins, nagami meiwa kumquats, navel & moro blood oranges, Eureka lemons | |
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C E Farm (Tate) |
Paicines |
Flowering ornamental plants |
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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, curly endive, escarole, spinach, sorrel, treviso & castlefranco radicchio, chard, kales, collards, green cabbage, radishes, carrots, beets, celeriac, Jerusalem artichokes, spring onions, shallots, fennel, purple asparagus; bay leaves, sage, thyme; Meyer & Eureka lemons, eggs |
|
Aromas |
Organically grown vegetable seedlings & herb plants | |
|
Cortez Farms |
Santa Maria |
Strawberries, blueberries (greenhouse-grown), lettuces, broccoli, cauliflower, green cabbage, Brussels sprouts, celery, crystal onions, leeks, carrots |
|
Four Sisters Farm |
Aromas |
Certified organic greens: sorrel, upland cress, red Russian kale, Asian red mustard, sylvetta, Erbette chard; kiwis, kiwi vines; non-certified roses |
|
Bob & Sue Harris |
Las Lomas |
Eggs; honey for Amen Bee |
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Hog Farms |
Hollister |
Asparagus |
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McLellan Botanicals |
Aromas |
Orchid and anthurium plants |
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Mello-Dy Ranch (Darlene) |
Watsonville |
Apples-Fuji, Braeburn, Gala, Red & Golden Delicious, Mutsu, Newtown Pippin; Meyer lemons, limes, preserves; no spray |
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F & J Minazzoli Farms (Fred & Joann) |
Stockton |
Walnuts, almonds, almond butter, flavored almonds; pluot butter (next at Market in April) |
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A. Nagamine Nursery, Inc. (Judy) |
Watsonville |
Certified organic greenhouse grown English & Japanese cucumbers, cilantro, parsley, green onions, mizuna, tomatoes, spinach, lettuces, mustard greens |
|
New Natives (Ken & Sandra) |
Aptos |
Certified organic sprouts, micro greens, wheat grass, sprouted beans & peanuts, flowering ginger; organic shiitake & oyster mushrooms from Ortiz Produce Mushroom Farm in San Juan Bautista |
|
Northridge Rarms |
Castroville |
Artichokes |
|
Cayucos |
Certified organic Valencia oranges, lemons, limes; orange juice, marmalades, elderberry jelly; conventionally-grown Bacon avocados; 100% grass-fed beef, pork, lamb and goat; beef jerky, beef, lamb & chicken broth, lard | |
|
Ozzie's Orchids |
Soquel |
Exhibition-quality orchid plants |
|
San Juan Bautista |
Certified organic onions, garlic, shallots, leeks, green garlic, lettuces, chard, kales, collards, red potatoes (beginning to sprout), romanesco, red cabbage, carrots, red & gold beets, red & white turnips, watermelon radish, parsley, fennel, fuji apples | |
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Ramon Del Real |
Winterhaven |
Medjool dates |
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Rocket Farms |
Salinas |
Orchids, foliage plants, colored callas |
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Rodoni Farms |
Santa Cruz |
Certified organic brussels sprouts, artichokes, Meyer lemons |
|
Santa Cruz |
Certified organic lettuces, dandelion, chard, collards, kales, beets, red & green cabbage, herbs (parsley, thyme, rosemary, sage, mint, cilantro), fennel, sunchokes, meyer & eureka lemons | |
|
Schletewitz Family Farm |
Sanger |
Citrus: navel oranges, grapefruit, clementines; grapes (from LONG storage--no thank-you!), raisins, walnuts, sweet potatoes |
|
Stackhouse Brothers |
Hickman |
Almonds |
|
Davenport |
Certified organic strawberries, artichokes; preserves | |
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Tashiro Nursery |
Salinas |
Cut flowers (a wide selection), arrangements |
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Aptos |
Certified organic flowers: tulips, anemones, ranunculus, Dutch iris, flowering plum branches; dahlia tubers | |
|
Upstarts |
Santa Cruz |
Certified organic vegetable seedlings & herb plants |
|
Windmill Farm (Ronald) |
Moss Landing |
Strawberries, chard, beets, spinach, dandelion, carrots, kales, collards, red & green cabbage, braising mix, gourds; organic practices |
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Non-Farmers |
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Catering Magik (Jeannie) |
Marina |
Baked goods: cookies, fruit pies & cobblers, filled croissants, muffins, quiches, tamales, chile rellenos, enchiladas, pizza focaccia bread |
|
Coalition for Nicaragua/Tres Americas |
Santa Cruz |
Fair-traded Nicaraguan coffee |
|
Santa Cruz |
Canned salmon, tuna, shrimp; wild Alaskan salmon, sashimi tunas; crab cakes | |
|
Golden Sheaf Bread |
Watsonville |
Breads |
|
H & H Fish (Hans & Heidi) |
Santa Cruz |
Fresh fish from sustainable fisheries: Monterey Bay petrale sole, black cod, red snapper, fresh squid, seabass (corvina); California yellowtail, Hawaiian tombo; Maine wild scallops, British Columbian lake-raised steelhead; previously frozen wild coho salmon & Texas gulf wild prawns; Hawaiian-style poke; smoked fish |
|
Lily's Roasted Corn |
Watsonville |
Roasted corn, baked potatoes, peanuts; source of vegetables unknown |
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Malabar Trading Company (Anneliese) |
Santa Cruz |
Chai, tisanes, teas |
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La Marea of the Sea |
Santa Cruz |
Oyster Bar, clams; seafood tostadas (reported to contain surimi) |
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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 |