Beyond The Market

A video series created to highlight farmers, products, and recipes!

From Farm to Market with Lujan Farms

Meet Jilma Lujan, owner of Lujan Farms. Located in Hughson, California, Lujan Farms has specialized in growing diverse seasonal fruits since 1998.  After moving to California from Mexico as a teenager, Jilma worked in the Monterey Canneries - it was during this time she met Lucio. The two quickly fell in love and decided to get married after only three months together! At the time, Lucio was working on a huge commercial grape farm - and when the opportunity presented itself to lease their own plot of farmland, Jilma and Lucio decided to use their collective knowledge and experience to start Lujan Farms. Today, Lujan Farms grows over 20 varieties of fruits, everything from grapes and apples to cherries and nectarines, which can be found at more than 15 farmers’ market locations around the Bay Area and beyond! 
A Visit to Pescadero's Blue House Farm
Meet Ryan Casey, owner of Blue House Farm - a certified-organic farm in Pescadero, California. Located right along California’s famous Highway 1, Blue House Farm grows a wide variety of vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowers year-round. Ryan and his team pride themselves on farming with care - care
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Kid Friendly Egg Scramble
What’s not to love about scrambled eggs for breakfast? Especially when all of the fresh ingredients come from the farmers’ market! In today’s installment of Beyond the Market, Chef Andrew whips up some fresh farm eggs and potatoes with a little bit of cheese to make a fluffy egg scramble perfect for
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Video Title Season
Air Fryer Thai Inspired Brussels Sprouts Fall, Winter, Spring
Farmers' Market Air Fryer Pizza Challenge Fall, Winter
Microgreens Slaw Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
The Family Behind Sunrise Nursery Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Becoming a California Bee Keeper: Miss Bee Haven Honey Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
An Inside Look with Medina Berry Farms Spring, Summer
Alhambra Beef & Pears: Raising Grass Fed Beef in the Bay Area Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Super Duper Microgreens: Backyard Farm in the Heart of the Bay Area Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Frozen Cherry Bites Spring, Summer
Beyond the Market - 2021 Year in Review Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Mushroom Pizza Cooking Demo Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Mushroom Adventures Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Bautista Ranch Summer
Farming During California's Driest Years Fall, Winter
Gotelli Farms Spring

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Air Fryer Thai Inspired Brussels Sprouts
Full of flavor and ready in a hurry, these crispy Thai-inspired Brussels Sprouts make for the ideal appetizer. Bust out your air fryer and grab your favorite varieties of hot peppers to prepare a snack that’s healthy and simple, and ready to eat in 20 minutes or less. For an added kick we’ll be
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Farmers' Market Air Fryer Pizza Challenge
Have some fun with our chefs as we discover who makes the best pizza at PCFMA! Using Stepladder Creamery’s Lumberjack and Big Sur Brie cheeses, Andrew and Jacob get creative with fresh ingredients from our local to make a quick air fryer pizza. Who’s pizza will be the best? Watch to find out
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Microgreens Slaw
Learn how to make tasty, healthy Microgreens Coleslaw using fresh microgreens, grown only 15 minutes from our kitchen! We will use certified-organic microgreen blends for this recipe, produced exclusively by Super Duper Microgreens and sold locally at the farmers’ market! Oliver Gayo, owner and
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The Family Behind Sunrise Nursery
In this installment of Beyond the Market, learn how the farmers’ markets helped propel this family flower business into a brighter future. Meet the Fernandes family! Jose and Maria came to the United States as young adults from the Azores region of Portugal, and with some help from friends, they
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