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Farmers Market

How to Save On Produce at The Farmers Market

August 16, 2010

The best way to save on produce, IMO, is to patronize the local farmers market (or grow your own ). I felt so thankful every time we visit the Sacramento Farmers Market. The hustle and bustle, sights and sounds really jazz me up. Flowers, children, old and young, everyone busy and happy. The best thing? [...]

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In Season: Cherries (Sweet Rainiers, Intense Bing)

June 12, 2010

Cherries are in season, in June (now)! At farmers market, u-pick patch and grocery stores. We brought some from the Davis farmers market (Rainier, as shown) – VERY sweet, excellent flavor! Interesting observation: We were at the market around closing time (12 noon), and prices fell from $5/lb to $3/lb in a matter of minutes. [...]

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Capay Valley Free Organic Farm Tour (Saturday)

June 11, 2010

Free Organic Farm Tour! Farm Fresh to You, with their organic farm located in Capay Valley, CA (40 minutes from Davis, near Cache Creek Casino), is having a FREE Farm Fest tomorrow, Saturday, June 12, 11am-3pm. Click HERE, enter zip for event info. Come visit the farm, take a trailer ride, meet the farmers that [...]

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Locals: Davis Strawberry Stand Open for Season!

April 19, 2010

The Strawberries Stand at Davis, at County Rd 98 and Covell (Road 31) is open! We usually buy 4 baskets ($7.5). Super fresh and yummy. They also sell some veggies (e.g. sweet peas) grown at the fields next to the stand, and sold as soon as they’re picked (or picked on request, like they did [...]

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Sacramento Farmers Market, Fruit Prices 3/22

March 22, 2010

Every time I went to the Sacramento Farmers Market I noticed something different, which didn’t mean they weren’t there before, it just means that there are so many stands that I can’t notice them all at one trip! And we’ve been there at least once a month for the past few years now. I learned [...]

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Locals: Pig Day at Davis Farmers Market 3/6

March 5, 2010

Tomorrow, 3/6 Saturday is the 20th Annual Pig Day Celebration at the Davis Farmers Market from 9am to 1 pm rain or shine! Celebrate pigs, food and local agriculture. Pet baby pigs and check out farm animals raised by Davis High School’s Future Farmers of America. Farm breakfast of pancakes, bacon, eggs, juice, proceeds benefiting [...]

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Savings from the Farmers Market- Bless the California Bounty

November 29, 2009

Over 20 lbs of persimmons, pomegranates and satsuma mandarin oranges: $25 Opportunity to chat with growers: Priceless (Prices from the Sacramento Farmers Market) Apples: Organic $2/lb, Conventional from Apple Hill Patrick’s Garden $1/lb Pomegranates: $1 – $1.5 /lb, from Bradburn Farm in Madera, CA. I asked the grower why the price difference, and he said [...]

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$10 off Organic Produce – Farm Fresh to You

November 9, 2009

Farm Fresh to You is a local Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm located in Capay, CA. They also have a store in the Ferry Building in San Francisco. After you signed up, every week you get a 100% organic produce box delivered to your home, in the San Francisco Bay, Sacramento and Los Angles area. [...]

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Davis Farmers Market Fall Festival this Saturday

October 29, 2009

The Davis Farmers Market will be having their free annual Fall Festival this Saturday Oct 31, which will be Halloween-themed, events include pumpkin patch, piggies and rescue birds from the California Raptor Center, face painting, craft and science activities, craft faire, live music, food vendors, plant sale, free flower seeds, eco-friendly demo, and more!

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Sacramento Farmers Market Fall Bounty ($4/flat Organic Eggs)

October 25, 2009

This week is P&P (pear and persimmon) week. As always, the fabulous Sacramento Sunday Farmers Market under the freeway is packed. There is a reason why major Sacramento chefs, such as Patrick Mulvaney, are regulars. I felt that I could keep writing about this place – so many vendors and such variety! See a previous [...]

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Pedrick Produce – Fresh and Cheap

October 17, 2009

I love that at where we are, we have access two of the best local “road-side” produce stand – Pedrick Produce and Yolo Fruits Stand. Pedrick Produce is located between Davis and Dixon, on 6850 Sievers Road, Dixon, CA 95620, next to a gas station. Look for the circular roof building. Similar to Yolo Fruits [...]

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Yolo Fruit Stand, Thoughts on Organic Grapes

October 2, 2009

Some of what I got from the Yolo Fruit Stand today. It’s one of the “best kept secret” in the area I believe. It’s is between West Sacramento and Davis, just after you crossed the Yolo Bypass near the Davis side. It sells locally sourced vegetables and fruits to maintain competitive prices, and also have [...]

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Sacramento (under the freeway) Farmers Market

September 15, 2009

Location: huge parking space under the freeway, on 8th and W St. Time: From 8AM to Noon Open all year, every Sundays Someday there will be a website for it, just like the hugely popular Davis Farmers Market. Before I became a fan of the Sacramento Farmers Market (under the freeway), when we first moved [...]

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