In mid-November, the Sonoma Valley Certified Farmers Market expresses the intersection of the seasons, with the last of summer’s tomatoes, peppers and grapes surrounded by fall’s bounty. Several vendors, including The Patch, Ortiz Farms, Paul’s Produce, Hector’s Honey and Oak Hill Farm , are harvesting both late summer and mid-fall [...]
The Wednesday afternoon Healdsburg farmers market, which takes place from 3:30 to 6 p.m., is just what we need mid-week, when the bounty from weekend markets is running low. It’s a focused, no-nonsense market, with around a dozen vendors--not all attend every week--providing a huge array of seasonal produce, pastured [...]
On Saturday morning, not long before the kick-off of the Rose Parade, a new farmers market opened in the west parking lot of the Santa Rosa Veterans Building. The Redwood Empire Farmers Market is the fourth farmers market in Santa Rosa. For a summary of Santa Rosa markets, [...]
There's a new farmers market in Santa Rosa, in Oakmont on Tuesdays from 5 to 8 p.m. This seasonal market, which runs from early June through the end of September, provides both fresh produce for mid-week stocking up and a gathering place for friends and neighbors.
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