Vendor Appreciation: Golden State Pickle Works

Vendor Appreciation: Golden State Pickle Works

An interview with Sam Paone, owner and founder of Golden State Pickle Works. How did you get your start with Golden State Pickle Works? What inspired you? My cooking background in restaurants is where I first learned how to pickle. It’s a skill that’s necessary in a...
Farmer Appreciation: The Patch

Farmer Appreciation: The Patch

Interview with Fernando Calderon, The Patch, Sonoma, CA How did you get your start with The Patch? Really, it was my grandfather. We learned how to garden from my grandpa in Mexico. He was the one who taught us everything. My brother worked for The Patch for ten years...
Vendor Appreciation: Toasted

Vendor Appreciation: Toasted

Ariella Wolkowicz is the owner of Toasted, a Napa-based producer of handmade bagels. Toasted is at the Napa Farmers Market on Tuesdays and Saturdays. What’s the back story of Toasted? I moved to Napa about six years ago to do pastry, but I burned out on fine dining. I...
Farmer Appreciation: Bera Ranch

Farmer Appreciation: Bera Ranch

INTERVIEW IWTH MICHELE BERA How did you get started in the stone fruit business? Our family has been farming fruit in the Vacaville / Winters area since the 1930s. My husband’s family emigrated from Spain and came to this area, and began the family farming business....
Farmer Appreciation: Arceo Ranch

Farmer Appreciation: Arceo Ranch

INTERVIEW WITH ANNETTE ARCEO Q: How did you get your start with Arceo Ranch? My husband Robert and I both came from farming families. I grew up the daughter of an asparagus and grain farmer, and Robert’s father introduced him to all the practices of being a...

Napa Farmers Market opens at Napa Valley Expo Feb 8

Napa Farmers Market opens at Napa Valley Expo Feb 8 On Saturday, February 8, the Napa Farmers Market will move to its new home at the Napa Valley Expo. The market will be next to Zinfandel Hall, also known as the “Bingo Hall”, in the former grandstands area. Market...