El Mercado, the farmers market operated by the Community Health Trust of Pajaro Valley at Ramsay Park in Watsonville, heads into its third year of a mission to improve access to healthy produce.
Farmers market coverage
Posted inFood & Drink
Spring refresh for Santa Cruz County’s farmers markets
Even as local growers and farmworkers face uncertainty after this winter’s storm siege, Santa Cruz County farmers markets are gearing up for the return of warmer weather with new vendors and expanded offerings from Aptos to Scotts Valley, Felton to the Westside to downtown.
Posted inFood & Drink
Santa Cruz farmers market expects to stay on Lot 4 through at least spring 2024
With the library/affordable housing project set to displace the downtown Santa Cruz farmers market from its longtime home on Lot 4, director Nesh Dhillon is targeting year’s end to select its permanent site and aims to choose an interim spot for the market during construction by this summer.
Posted inFood & Drink
EATERS DIGEST: Ice cream for breakfast, winter citrus and seeking out the cheeseburger from ‘The Menu’
As we enter the first week of February, stave off winter colds with a citrus smorgasbord, enjoy Ice Cream for Breakfast Day at the Penny Ice Creamery, and Lily Belli looks for a local take on an iconic burger.
Posted inFood & Drink
‘A hardier bunch’: Santa Cruz County farmers markets soldier on amid deluge
As wave after wave of storms took aim at the Central Coast, local farmers markets remained open for business.
Posted inFood & Drink
A bagel evolution: Holey Roller reborn as Laundromat Bagels, adds S.F. restaurant
A Santa Cruz County farmers market favorite, Laundromat Bagels (formerly Holey Roller Bagels) has officially opened its new restaurant, The Laundromat SF, in the Outer Richmond neighborhood of San Francisco.
Posted inFood & Drink
Farm-to-coffee cup: Three Americas
Given how ubiquitous coffee is — perhaps you’re drinking a cup as you read this — how often do you consider where it comes from? Three Americas, which operates a stand at the Aptos farmers market, challenges us to ask exactly that.
Posted inFood & Drink
The fungus among us: Sumano’s Organic Mushrooms fills a mycological niche
Sumano’s Organic Mushrooms sells about 40,000 pounds of mushrooms a month, and you can find them not only at the likes of New Leaf but also at the New Natives organic microgreens booth at a number of Santa Cruz County farmers markets.
Posted inFood & Drink
Ashby Confections: Small-batch, handmade treats to satisfy any sweet tooth
Jennifer Ashby’s team at Scotts Valley-based Ashby Confections offers up an array of confections made from locally sourced chocolate and draws inspiration for fruit-flavored candies from the berries and citrus grown on farms around Santa Cruz County.
Posted inFood & Drink
Could the downtown Santa Cruz library and the farmers market swap places?
If Measure O is defeated and the library/mixed-use project goes forward on Lot 4, then the downtown Santa Cruz farmers market’s permanent home could be part of a larger plaza project on the old library block. It’s not a new idea, but one some might have missed amid all the questions of downtown development.