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Fresh From Our Farmers: Tierra Vegetables

Sunday, at 7:35 by

Although you wouldn’t realize it by looking at the wooden boxes and bins filled with colorful chiles, cucumbers and eggplant, Tierra Vegetables hasn’t yet hit its 2012 stride. The peak of its harvest is still about three weeks away. “This is due to colder than normal night temperatures about a month ago,” Evie Truxaw, wife of farmer Wayne James, explains. Even with the delay, the current harvest is bountiful: There are Sungold cherry tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, tomatillos, Globe and Japanese… Read More »

Fresh From Our Farmers: Tierra Vegetables Farm Stand in Santa Rosa

Wednesday, at 7:21 by

When you can’t get to a farmers market, there are several local farm stands that provide excellent alternatives to supermarkets. Tierra Vegetables is one of the best for anyone who lives in northern Santa Rosa, Windsor or Healdsburg and for anyone who passes along the Highway 101 corridor. Produce sold at the farm stand is grown on site, within just a few few feet or few yards of the stand itself. Prepared foods are made in a nearby kitchen in… Read More »

Fresh From Our Farmers: Sebastopol

Friday, at 12:27 by

  The first Sebastopol farmers market of the year opened under a huge bowl of clear blue sky with no promise of rain. The chilly morning warmed quickly; by 11 a.m., shoppers were loosening their scarves and shedding their coats. The market has gone year-round for the first time and local folks still express surprise that it is up and running. But it is thriving. Paula Downing, manager, has reduced the number of vendors; all fit in the parking lot.… Read More »

Fresh From Our Farmers: Santa Rosa

Wednesday, at 7:22 by

In January. farmers are reading seed catalogs and planning their spring strategies. Many are farming, as well; we are blessed with year-round farmers markets with plenty of freshly-harvested produce. The Santa Rosa farmers market is our largest and it thrives in the winter. In addition to market regulars, heavy hitters like Triple T, Bernier Farms and Orchard Farms, which attend weekly with a great diversity of crops, others come and go, as their harvest and the market’s space allows. In… Read More »