Grab your Instant Pot and get ready for another Beyond the Market cooking demonstration! Today, we’re preparing Bavette Tacos using locally raised grass-fed beef. The Instant Pot is perfect for cooking the budget-friendly bavette steak, also known as flank steak, because it helps give the meat a
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Today we’re putting our farmers’ market twist on the traditional Mexican dish, Salsa Verde . Salsa Verde is beloved for its bold flavor and unique color, both of which can be attributed to the complexity of its key ingredient: tomatillos! Don’t be fooled by their name, tomatillos are not “little
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In this installment of Beyond the Market, learn about Stepladder Ranch & Creamery and their delicious varieties of goat's milk cheeses. Located just minutes from scenic Highway 1, nestled in the gorgeous coastal valley of Cambria, California, Stepladder Ranch & Creamery raises a small herd of La
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Want to put some heat in your dish? Try making yourself some spicy Homemade Sriracha with our Beyond the Market recipe! Using both Fresno and Thai chilies from the farmers’ market, you can customize the spice level to your liking and blend a sauce that packs a bigger punch than the brand name
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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
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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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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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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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Meet Kelly Knapp, the founder, and head beekeeper at Miss Bee Haven Honey . Beyond the Market team met up with Kelly at Frog Hollow Farms this spring to learn how she switched career paths and became a full-time beekeeper, selling honey at her local farmers’ markets. Located in Brentwood - a small
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Learn more about Medina Berry Farms in this Beyond the Market feature! When Pedro and Angelica Medina first immigrated to the United States from Mexico in the 1970s, they began working in the fields for a commercial berry grower here in Watsonville, California. After helping the couple to gain their
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