Farmers' Market Holiday Guide
The holiday season is upon us. Make this one fresh and local! The gift list is long, with the to-do list even longer, and the market has a wide variety of goodies and ingredients to suit this busy time. You’ll find your local farmers’ market can be a quick, no-hassle, one-stop shopping experience. You’ll find interesting gift ideas, quality fresh produce for holiday dinners, treats for yourself, and much more!
Put together a vibrant basket of fresh California winter fruit or a gift box of locally crafted olive oils, balsamic vinegar, and bread, or a sampling of homemade soaps, bath salts, and lotions, or even a selection of herbs to make your own fragrant wreaths! Many artisans have gift sets already boxed and ready to take home and wrap up. Other purveyors can help you gather a variety of items to create your own basket of goodies! Here are a few of our farmers’ market favorites:
Olive oil from Olivina, Atlas Peak, Big Paw Olive Oil, or Colomba Bianca.
BBQ sauces, jams, and salsa from Red Barn Ranch Foods.
Handmade soaps, body lotions, bath salts, and beeswax candles from Delta Moon Soapworks, Pamela Soaps, Human Soap, Simply Natural Madagascar, and Harji Naturals.
A gorgeous orchid or bouquets of cut flowers grown by Sunrise Nursery, Santa Rosa Flowers, Jose’s Flowers, and Bay Area Orchids.
Local honey produced by Dave’s Backyard Bees, Sweet Beezus, Alex’s Family Bee Farm, We Be Honey, Goldrush Bay Area Honey, Double R Bees, The Honey Ladies, Miss Bee Haven Honey, Ramirez Family Apiary, and Bay Area Bees.
Fresh-baked bread, jams, and jellies from Miss Bee Haven, Night Heron Bread, Beckmann’s Bakery, As Kneaded Bakery, Little Sky Bakery, Bernal Bakery, East Bay Bakery, and Adorable Bakery.
A big basket filled with delicious California citrus—tangerines, oranges, grapefruit, lemons, and limes grown by Allard Farms, Castellano Farms, Diaz Farms, F.T. Fresh Produce, J&J Ramos Farms, Ken's Top Notch, Lujan Farm, Resendiz Farms, Rojas Family Farm, Three Brothers, and Villanueva Farms.
Cookies, muffins, and pastries from the market, a sweet treat for yourself or friends from Dore Bakery, Sugar & Spice Bakery, and Greenlees Bakery.
House Plants from Hernandez Nursery, Secret Garden Designs, and Peace Love Plant.
A selection of pasta, sauces, olive oil, and olives from Home Made Ravioli and Pasta Rey Foods.
A selection of dried fruits and nuts from the market from Winters Fruit Tree, Souther Walnuts, Fontana Farms, Del Real Dates.
A spread of locally made cheese, salami, and smoked salmon made by Oakdale Cheese, Pacheco Family Farms, Frenchy Gourmet, Stepladder, Ranch, Salami Lady's Cash And Carry, Hanson Family Farms, and Coastside Farms and Specialties.
Specialty chocolates from Go To Chocolate.
A basket of locally grown apples and fresh-pressed cider by Rainbow Orchards and Hidden Star Orchards.
Vegetable soup fixings like carrots, celery, onions, potatoes, kale, and mushrooms, along with a soup bowl, recipe, and soup spoon J&M Farms, Borba Farms, Swank Farm, Mushroom Adventures, and Jacob's Farm.
