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Farmer's Markets
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| Farmer's Markets are seasonal... the hours change throughout the year. We list these as a courtesy. When winter arrives, these markets tend to close for the season! www.montereybayfarmers.org
Aptos (Monterey Bay Area Certified Farmers Market), Saturdays, 8 am - noon, at the Cabrillo College Parking Garage, Lots B and C, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos, 728-5060 www.montereybayfarmers.org,
Live Oak: Sundays, 10 am-2pm, East Cliff Shopping Center parking lot; 831-454-0566, SC
Felton: Tuesdays from 2:30-6:30 pm, Hwy 9 and Russell Avenue at St. John's Catholic Church parking lot, 831-425-3331
Santa Cruz (Downtown), Wednesdays, 2:30-6:30pm, Cedar and Lincoln Streets, downtown SC, 454-0566
Santa Cruz (San Lorenzo Park), Saturdays, 10-6 pm, Dakota Avenue and Ocean Street, SC
Westside Santa Cruz: Saturdays, Sat. 9-1; 2801 Mission St.
UCSC: Fresh organic produce and flowers are available twice a week at the Farm & Garden's Market Cart stand. Tuesdays and Fridays, 12 noon - 6 pm, mid June through October, at the base of the UCSC campus (corner of Bay & High Streets). Farm and Garden open daily 8 am til 6 pm for a tour for a fee, www.ucsc.edu/casfs
Watsonville, Fridays, 3-7pm, Peck and Main Street, Watsonville, 726-7266
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Locally-Owned not necessarily organic
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| Black Hen Farm www.blackhenfarm.com, Branciforte Drive, SC, free-range eggs, 831.459.7568 |
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The Fish Lady, 2510 Main Street in Soquel, 831-475-6044
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Sunnyside Produce, at 2520 Main Street in Soquel, 476-8904
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Community Supported Agriculture
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| Camp Joy Gardens is a small, organic family farm that is run as an educational non-profit organization. Since 1971 we have been teaching ourselves and others how to live more sustainable lives through gardening, animal husbandry, food preservation, and other skills of simple living. We offer eight month garden apprenticeships as well as shorter classes on a variety of topics, for children and adults. The fruits of our labor are sold to people in the Santa Cruz Mountains through our CSA. We also sell honey at several local stores, and arrange flowers for weddings and other special events. Teri Chanturai, 831-338-3651, 131 Camp Joy Road, Boulder Creek. |
High Ground Organics
Members pick up their shares in Santa Cruz, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Seaside, La Selva, Aptos, Capitola, Soquel, Corralitos, Scotts Valley, Watsonville, Prunedale, Salinas, Aromas, San Jose, Cupertino, Los Gatos, Los Altos, Palo Alto, Saratoga, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Blossom Hill, Campbell, Willow Glen, Santa Clara, Morgan Hill, Gilroy, San Francisco, and peninsula sites.
Jeanne Byrne, 831-786-0286 www.highgroundorganics.com |
| Homeless Garden Project pick-up location is at 30 West Cliff Drive, SC, 831-426-3609 |
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Live Earth Farm is an organic farm which offers membership shares to the community. Share boxes of produce may be ordered and delivered to a location near your home or work on a weekly basis. Located at 172 Litchfield Lane in Watsonville, Live Earth Farm has various celebrations, family campouts and farm work days through the season. The farm was started in 1995 by Constance, Tom and their son, David. Call 831-763-2448 for more information or register online at www.liveearthfarm.com |
Mariquita Farm is a small family farm located near Watsonville, CA. We grow organic specialty vegetables, greens, strawberries and herbs for our Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) members in Santa Cruz County, Silicon Valley, and San Francisco.
Julia Wiley, 831-786-0625
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Two Small Farms is a collaboration between High Ground Organics and Mariquita Farm in Watsonville and Hollister. We grow organic specialty vegetables, greens, strawberries, flowers, and herbs for our Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) members in Santa Cruz County, Monterey County, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley
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Pick-Your-Own and Other Fun Places
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Seaside Pumpkins is located 1/2 mile north of Davenport on Hwy 1, on the ocean side of the road, open in October
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Glaum Egg Ranch is located at 3100 Valencia Rd, Aptos, and features an egg-vending machine with a dancing chicken, open every day from 8 am til 4 pm, 688-3898, www.glaumeggranch.com
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Ambling Ambystoma Farm is a U-pick farm with thornless blackberries at 500 Peaceful Valley Drive, Watsonville, 831-345-8866 and 786-9469 www.localharvest.org/farms/M13895
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Corralitos Market is a smokehouse which features ham, bacon, sausages and salmon at 569 Corralitos Road in Corralitos. 831-722-2633, open 7 days
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| Hayrides November 1 through December 31. Call ahead for reservations. |
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Gizdich Ranch 55 Peckham Road, Watsonville 831-722-1056 Tours for school groups. Open daily 361 days a year, 9 am - 5 pm. Closed on New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas |
Pick your own fruit....Strawberries (May-Sept) Olallieberries in June, Boysenberries in mid June, Raspberries in early July, Apples in September |
Prevedelli Farm is a farm featuring over 26 varieties of apples, Asian and American pears, olallie berries, black berries, raspberries, gift packs and preserves, 831-724-9282 or 722-6279, 375 Pioneer View, Watsonville, http://www.prevedelli.com
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Bella Farms has two locations in Aptos, 610 Pleasant Valley Rd, Aptos, and 1520 Valencia Road, Aptos, open September to November 8-6 pm, 763-1747. Apples, dahlias and pumpkins.
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Roses of Yesterday and Today 831-728-1901, 803 Brown Valley Road, Corralitos, display garden is open daily 9-4 pm, specializing in old, rare and unusual roses.
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Crystal Bay Farm 724-4137, 40 Zils Road in Watsonville, organically grown and certified farm stand with veggies, herbs, pumpkins and flowers
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Rodoni Farms U-Pick Em Pumpkins 4 miles north of Santa Cruz on Hwy 1, just beyond Four-Mile Beach, follow the signs. 426-6438, Santa Cruz' largest pumpkin patch
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| Kid-Friendly Cookbooks and Recipes |
| Rawsome Recipes, by Robyn Boyd are featured in her book, "Holy, Wholly. and Raw" . This is a wonderful introduction to using raw foods in tasty recipes, even for kids' lunchboxes! Robyn gives a workshop every month sharing her wonderful recipes, including the cost of the book and lunch in her workshop fee of $95. Give her a call at 831-689-0609 or email her at wrboyd@earthlink.net |
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More Resources and Links
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| http://www.localharvest.org |
| http://www.csacenter.org/csaorgs.htm |
| http://www.spatulatta.com/ (cooking for kids online) |
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