Aug 5, 2020 | Community, Vendor Profile
An interview with Erica Esquivel of Esquivel Farms, a California Certified Organic Farm in Santa Clara County. How did you get your start with Esquivel Farms? My son, Jonathan, started Esquivel Farms in 2016, when he graduated from high school. We are three...
Jul 29, 2020 | Community, Vendor Profile
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...
Jul 2, 2020 | Community, Recipes, Vendor Profile
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...
Jun 24, 2020 | Community, Vendor Profile
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...
Jun 18, 2020 | Community, Vendor Profile
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....
Jun 10, 2020 | Community, Recipes, Vendor Profile
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...
Jan 14, 2020 | Napa Valley Register Article, Recipes
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,...
Jan 12, 2020 | Napa Valley Register Article, Recipes
by Mimi Adams Napa Valley Register So begins another year, and what an exciting few months lie ahead for the Napa Farmers Market. As the new assistant market manager, I’ve had a lot to learn, and it has also been my first year in Napa. I couldn’t have picked a better...
