News from the front line:
Happy Boy Farm which has been with us for almost 20 years is really coming on strong for the July 4th weekend. They have fresh organic corn, melons, potatoes and the start of their famous tomato selection. As always, they have a huge selection of greens, pre-washed lettuces, beets, cucumbers, peppers,basil,herbs,onions,eggplant and so much more. Get to the markets early for the best selection! Remember, Happy Boy sells at all three of our markets.
Dirty Girl Farm has returned to the Westside market and is located on the south end of the market next to Ridgecrest blueberries. They have also retooled their crop plan so they can participate in the Santa Cruz (Wednesday) market year round! Stop buy and try there specialty greens, beans, strawberries and root veggies.
ORGANIC CORN UPDATE: Pinnacle Farms (Santa Cruz market only), Happy Boy Farm (All three markets).
Sorenson Farm ( aka. Triple Delight Blueberries) will be ending their season at the Santa Cruz market Wednesday, July 2nd and will be replaced with by Ridgrecrest Farm which sells organic blueberries grown in the Santa Cruz mountains.
Molino Creek Co-Op. has returned to the Santa Cruz market and has been selling flowers and english snap peas on the back wall (next to Brokaw Nursery) for the last two weeks. They will be moving into the spot Hog Farm has been occupying for the last few months. If you do not see them on the back wall, check the third row. Joe Curry from Molino Crk. estimates mid to late July for their world famous dry-farmed early girl tomatoes.
The Live Oak Market is open for the 2008 season . The market starts at 10am and runs until 2pm.The market is opening a month early this year so the bulk of the produce will not be seen until late May, early June.
The Santa Cruz Farmers Market music series is up and running. We only offer music along with our cafe seating at our weekend markets: Westside and Live Oak. The music calendar has been updated and is current. We will update it through the summer…check the “google” calendar link we have in the upper left hand corner of the “What’s New” page.
Website news:
The SCCFM website is undergoing major changes this summer. We plan on giving you much more information about the individual members that participate in our markets along with links to important websites that help shoppers understand more about the food they eat and the farms they support. In addition, we will be providing interested parties detailed information about how to apply to the markets and what is required to get admission.
The SCCFM office number is 831-454-0566 or you can email us at manager@santacruzfarmersmarket.org.
***The Santa Cruz County Health Department does not allow animals in a Certified Farmers Market. If possible, please leave your pets at home. If you do decide to bring your pet, you will need to secure them outside of the market. This does not apply to service animals. Thank you.***