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| About the Market: The Castro Farmers' Market brings you the best locally grown fruits, vegetables, and more. Learn more... |  Keep in Touch: Sign up for our monthly email newsletter, follow the market blog, or "like" the farmers' market on Facebook for regular market updates. Learn more... | | Know your Neighbors: The Castro Farmers' Market is proud to be part of the local community. Learn more... | | Take a Peek: It's the producers, product and people that make the farmers' market special. See for yourself in photos from the market. See more... |  Buy Fresh Buy Local: Support California farmers by buying locally grown food when you shop or dine out. Find the farms, markets, restaurants and other producers in your area that support local agriculture. Learn more... |
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Farmers and Other Producers Selling in the Castro Farmers' MarketFarms
Alpine Blue - Vacaville
 Arata Fruit - ByronArata Fruit is a family farm with 80 acres of fruit trees in Byron, CA. Learn more...
Bernard Ranch - Valley Center
Berry Licious - GilroyBerryLicious has nine acres of organic strawberries, blackberries, and raspberries, and nine acres of conventionally-grown strawberries in Gilroy. Learn more...
Calolea Olive Oil / Honey Bears Farm - Loma RicaCalolea grows olives to produce a high quality local olive oil. Learn more...
Cecchini & Cecchini - Discovery BayCecchini & Checchini grow world-famous delta asparagus in Brentwood. The season doesn't last long so when you see them in the market, snatch some up! Learn more...
Far West Fungi - Moss LandingFar West Fungi grows and sells high quality, organic mushrooms including Shiitake, Tree Oyster, Lions Mane, Maitake, and King Oyster. Learn more...
Fifth Crow Farm - Pescadero
Frog Hollow Farms - BrentwoodFrog Hollow Farm is located in East Contra Costa County, between Brentwood and Byron. They grow stone fruit, pears, and citrus all organically on their 133 acre farm and also offer sun dried peaches, nectarines, apricots, and cherries as well as a full line of preserves, chutneys, and marmalades. Frog Hollow Farms is certified organic by California Certified Organic Farmers . Learn more...Owner, Greg Beccio, has been farming organically since 1988. Greg started with 2 acres and eventually farmed over 1,000 acres, which are Certified Organic. In 1995 Greg sold the Riverside Farms operation and began Happy Boy Farms in order to focus on farmers' markets and direct delivery to food service, with the emphasis on quality and diversity. Learn more...
L&J Farms - San Ramon
Nyia Yi Farms - StocktonNyia Yi Farm is located in Sanger where the Ly family grows a variety of Asian vegetables and greens on their four acre farm. Learn more...
Rodin Farms - Oakdale
Serendipity Farm - Monterey
Nurseries
Rose Mae Orchids - Union CityRose Mae Orchids is the fulfillment of a lifelong dream that owner and operator Lilybeth Dayrit has had. A native of the Philippines, where orchids and tropical plants thrive, Lilybeth had often dreamed of seeing her Union City, Ca. backyard covered in orchids. Learn more...
Dairies and Eggs
Achadinha Cheese Company / Pacheco Dairy - Petaluma
Shelly's Garden - BrentwoodShelly’s Garden was “officially” started in 1999. They have 10 acres in Brentwood where they grow culinary herbs, greens, tomatoes, pluots and boysenberries. They also raise hens for egg production. Learn more...
Spring Hill Jersey Cheese - PetalumaLocated in Sonoma County California, a herd of 400 Jersey cows provides the milk for Spring Hill Jersey Cheese's growing line of farmstead cheeses. Larry Peter began his dairy in 1987, and started producing Spring Hill Jersey Cheese in 1998. Learn more...
Honey
Citybees - San FranciscoSince 1998, City Bees has used other people's backyards as the launching point for their fervently hardworking honeybee workers who fly into the sky, scout the neighborhoods, and bring back their nectar version of what the view tastes of: rosemary bushes, eucalyptus, pepper trees, and a long list of domestic garden standards in Bay Area backyards. Learn more...
Bakeries
Crepe & Brioche - San Francisco
Urban Bread - San Francisco
Meat and Seafood
Cap'n Mike's Holy Smoke LLC - Rohnert Park
Prather Ranch Meat Co. - San Francisco
Specialty Foods
Alive & Radiant Foods (Kaia Foods) - Oakland
East & West Gourmet Food - Livermore
Home Maid Brand - South San Francisco
Nana Joes Granola - San Francisco
Other
Pamela Soap - FremontPamela Soap produces gentle and fresh handmade soap created from pure, aromatherapy grade essential oils and organic botanicals. They are truly a cottage industry, with their handmade soap produced out of their home in Fremont. Learn more...
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| Musical performance by Beatnik Boogy (formerly Boogie Hop and Her House B
on May 22, 2013 | Live music in the market by Apryll Gilbert
on May 29, 2013 | Enjoy the music of Keenan Webster
on June 5, 2013 | Suzanne Holland performs live in the market
on June 12, 2013 | Enjoy the music of Michel Saga
on June 19, 2013 |
This farmers' market proudly accepts WIC-FMNP Coupons and CalFresh/EBT (food stamps). You can spend your WIC-FMNP coupons directly with the farmers. See the Market Manager to purchase tokens with your EBT Card to spend in the market. | This week the Market Match incentive program offers you a $5 bonus when you purchase at least $10 in CalFresh/EBT tokens at the Farmers' Market. The Market Match program continues until October 30, 2013. |
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