World Farmers Market Week

World Farmers Market Week

Celebrate World Farmers Market Week By Cara Mae Wooledge Since 1999, we’ve celebrated coast-to-coast during the first full week of August in recognition of National Farmers Market Week. Now, for the second year in a row, the World Farmers Market Coalition and its...
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...
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...
Salad Time at the Napa Farmers Market

Salad Time at the Napa Farmers Market

by Janet Fletcher Napa Valley Register One advantage of shopping at the farmers market is that the vendor can advise you how to select, prep, store and cook whatever you’re buying. If you’ve never cooked leeks, or turnips or fennel before, ask the farmer for advice,...