We are excited to announce the return of McLellan Botanicals, our orchid vendor, to the Aptos Farmers Market at Cabrillo College on Saturday, July 15. With a wide array of stunning orchid varieties including Phalaenopsis, Dendrobium, Cynbidium, Paphiopedilum, Oncidium, Odontoglossum, Cattleya, and Mitonia, orchid lovers are in for a treat. As one of the world’s...Read More
The Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) representatives will be present at the Monterey Farmers Market, located at the Del Monte Shopping Center, on Friday, July 21, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Their primary objective is to provide support to seniors aged 60 and above who have limited incomes and assist them in obtaining...Read More
After a brief retirement, we are thrilled to welcome back The Great Morgani this coming weekend, July 1! Frank Lima, a beloved icon in the Santa Cruz community, is better known by his street performer persona, “The Great Morgani.” Behind the flamboyant costumes and the mesmerizing accordion tunes lies a passionate fashion enthusiast and a...Read More
The Sunday Del Monte Farmers Market, hosted by the Del Monte Shopping Center, opens Sunday, June 4, from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. The open-air farmers market is located in the back parking lot behind California Pizza Kitchen and Yama Sushi. The Sunday farmers market is a more relaxed-pace market and a lovely way to...Read More
From Market to Table cooking demonstrations at the Aptos Farmers Market will feature professional chefs, caterers, and cookbook authors who will provide seasonal cooking demonstrations using locally grown seasonal produce. The cooking events will be the second Saturday of each month, from May through September, 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Our first guest chef will...Read More
The news of long-time farmers market vendors La Marea of the Sea opening a new restaurant in April spread like hot salsa among their legion of customers. Rudy and Maria Figueroa and family’s new bricks and mortar venue was a major achievement for the family that began years earlier. “I originally learned about food from...Read More
The Friday Monterey Farmers Market at the Del Monte Shopping Center will be temporarily moving its location starting on May 5, 2023. The shopping center is making repairs to the parking lots. We don’t know exactly how long it will take, but we are anticipating two – six weeks. The farmers market is moving two...Read More
Thank you Good Times readers for voting our Aptos Farmers Market at Cabrillo College the BEST FARMERS MARKET in Santa Cruz County for 14 consecutive years! We don’t take our farmers market customers for granted — thank you for your ongoing support of our many small family farmers and artisans who work hard every day...Read More
Springtime on the Central Coast reignites the unbridled optimism of home gardeners eager to grow their own food and flowers. The first question every home gardener usually asks is: “What to grow?” Scott Bender, founder and owner of Green Planet Organics, offers a wide variety of locally produced fruit and vegetable transplants as well as...Read More
The circus is coming to town this weekend— that is the Big Circus Media company from the UK! Matt Baker, co-founder and creative director of Big Circus Media, will visit Schoch Dairy with his production team to see their farmstead cheese operation. Additionally, they plan to visit a local artichoke grower. On Friday, January 27,...Read More
