This is a very small farmers market compared to what I am used to. There was a variety of vendors…read morethough. Some were selling jewelry, cutting boards, fresh fruit and vegetables. The vendors were all very kind and welcoming. It is also a rain or shine market! It happened to be sprinkling when we were here. Overall, if you're looking for fresh fruits and veggies in Calistoga, it seems like a good stop on your Saturday morning.

There are a ton of fresh, beautifully colored fruits and veggies available and what got me was the…read morefresh seafood that was also available for purchase. We got some smoked salmon and poke. There were a few booths that had an assortment of items for sale such as painted rocks that would glow in the dark, pottery, fabrics, and jewelry. Everyone here was extremely nice and welcoming. Each vender was proud of their work and was more than exited to display their items. It's a small Farmer's Market but it was a delight to walk through.

Rome Beauty apples! These apples are the crack cocaine of the apple world. I eat them raw, throw…read morethem into my get-off-your-ass-conquer-the-world organic Irish oatmeal, bake pies, core & stuff 'em for baked apples, push them on strangers like an old-time Mormon getting rid of spare daughters and slice them into fruit salad, too. Foodie wise, I live for Rome season between September and as late as December if the gods are smiling on us. The apples are organic, and as you might have guessed, the stand also sells a whole variety of organic herbs and flowers outside of apple season, which are also excellent. The staff also knows all about the plants and happily answer your questions. Okay, the original reason why I started patronizing Flatland Flower Farm's stand at the Berkeley Farmer's Market was because of Hedy, the beautiful woman who worked at the stand. She was not only gorgeous, but friendly and knowledgeable about all the plants she sold. Talking to Hedy got me to taste the apples. She is gone (sigh!), transitioning into a career as a midwife, but the stand is still there. Hedy, we miss you!

I completely agree with Michael R. Their apples seriously make me cry out in joy! The secret,…read moreFlatland Flower Farm uses a method called dry-farming which results in crisp, alarming flavorful apples. After eating one of these, all other apples will taste watered down. They have a very small stand at the Berkeley Farmers Market. Try them and you will see.

The ice cream sample tasted really good but I was going all the way to Fremont so I couldn't by any…read moreas it wouldn't keep. On the other hand I was kind of underwhelmed with the blueberries as they should have tasted sweeter. The drive off the main road down though is worth it in and of itself. If you are a fan of blackberries they had some really nice looking ones. Essentially this is just a stand in someones garage so make sure you know that when you come looking for it.

I've been buying their berries at the Palo Alto Farmer's Market for years. The freshness and…read morevariety is unparalleled. These are berries that really taste like berries -- marions, blackberries, amazing blueberries, and red/orange/yellow/black raspberries in season. Oh, and don't forget the boysenberries in season. This is a small family farm and they really care about producing the very best.

This is a tiny little farmers market on Thursday morning in Yountville from 8 am to 12 pm. They…read morehave a honey booth but the lady was coughing so I didn't try any honey. There's also a Middle Eastern **booth with hummus. It's all very cute but don't expect much

This is a pretty small farmers market and on our Sundayvisit there were only eight vendors in…read moreattendance. It sits directly next-door to the Velo deli which is part of the ranch market too. You might get lucky in the parking lot, but I'd suggest street parking. If you're looking for some food items, they do have artisan bread, produce, honey, and smoothies. CBD, botanicals and craft items were also featured. On our visit there were no made to order or cooked fresh items offered here, for that, you'll have to go into the deli. No covered dining area and not much in the way of shade. If you're in Yountville, it's worth stopping by. Some informative photos included.

This farm stand has some of the best seasonal produce in the county in my opinion. Their carrots…read moreare crazy good - so sweet, crunchy and flavorful. I currently munch on at least one a day and will be sad when they go out of season. I have also recently enjoyed their winter squash, kale, tomatoes and orange cauliflower. In addition to vegetables they also sell pantry goods like dried beans, pepper sauces, eggs, bread and tortillas. I think the tortillas are a must-buy when they are available, they are delicious and come in a variety of unusual colors. Staff are very friendly and helpful, and have some cute dogs that are sometimes around.

Wanted to try this stand as we often admire the tall corn as we drive by. Parked far away from…read moreentrance near a pile of tanbark. While my husband went in, I took our pup out , on his leash, to give him some water behind the car. As soon as we exited 2 shelties barreled out of the stand and raced up in a very threatening manner. A woman raced behind them , blamed ME for taking the pup out of the car, and said they were trained. She said I should have told her before taking dog out of the car--/ which was at least 25-30 yards away from the entrance the dogs raced out of towards us... I responded they obviously were NOT trained. They did not follow her commands and had to be physically brought inside one at a time while I kept the remaining one away from us My husband bought two ears of corn. We got them home and BOTH have worms in them !! If there was a negative number possible that is what I would give this establishment. Uncontrolled dogs running amok, rude customer service, and worms in the produce guarantee no return for us. I included a picture of one of the worms. The other has crawled back inside the ear of corn for now. We won't be eating either ear.

First Light Farms is an amazing CSA that provides a bounty of locally grown vegetables and fruit 50…read moreweeks a year. Every week we pick up our vegetables at our local pick up point here in Santa Rosa, and are absolutely amazed. The produce is beautiful, plentiful and delicious. Along with the weekly produce you get recipes that are easy to follow, simple and fantastic. You also get a heads up on what you'll be getting so you can start to prepare your own recipes in advance.

Surrounded by hundreds of pots of assorted peppers Kevin McEnnis speaks fondly about his produce,…read moreand he displays an unmistakable passion in describing his New Mexican chiles and his Poblano chile peppers. He should. For these, his mixed sweet peppers and his Early Girl tomatoes are the crops that his Quetzal Farm are best known for. Kevin and his business partner, Keith Abeles, operate the 10 acre farm in Santa Rosa, and they recently took time out from their busy weekend schedules to offer our Berkeley-based group a tour of their farm. Kevin started the farm in 1999 and his farm has been certified organic since 2002. Kevin tells us he named the farm after the national bird of Guatemala for it was there where he planted his first farm. He is the core farmer at this site while Keith promotes sales and administrative duties. The location of the farm is key to the produce harvested here. Here they have the intense Santa Rosa heat coupled with a prominent marine layer to successfully produce warm weather crops such as tomatoes side by side with cold weather crops such as lettuce. Kevin tells us the unique weather helps his produce to mature slowly creating a more vibrant flavor. We took a walking tour into one of their greenhouses, and as soon as we entered the enclosure we noticed it was like walking into a sauna. Inside the greenhouse our group marveled at the specialty herbs, brightly colored radishes and a field full of green garlic with many of us stopping to take a photo or two. Two dozen in my case! Back outside Kevin described in detail some of their sustainable farming techniques and showed us why they use raised soil beds to take advantage of the unique climate and better drainage. Like many organic farms they create their own compost here and the farm grows cover crops to protect their soil as good soil is a vital part to any successful farm. While the farm is well known for only specific types of produce Keith told us that their recent trials with lemon cucumbers and English cucumbers have done exceptionally well. In addition the farm dries their own chiles and sells these and freshly made salsas at local farmers markets. Following our tour Kevin and Keith led us into the barn, broke out some tortilla chips and allowed our group to sample some of their tasty salsas. I loved both their Chipotle Salsa and Hot Salsa so much I purchased a pint of each along with some super fresh produce that was picked for our group that morning. Produce from Quetzal Farm can be found locally at the Thursday Berkeley Farmer's Market, the Saturday Berkeley Farmer's Market and the Sunday Marin Farmer's Market. In addition, their dried chiles are sold at Bi-Rite Market in San Francisco, Rockridge Market Hall in Oakland, the Santa Rosa Community Market and selected Whole Foods markets in the North Bay.

Wandering around the Berkeley Saturday Market a few weeks ago, my purchase of the day was the…read moreQuetzal Farm Chipotle Salsa. The label screams HOT! and almost scared me off but it's just the right combination of roasted sweet fresh tomatoes and spice. I just had the perfect low carb dinner: grilled salmon, fresh avocado both covered with Quetzal Chipotle Salsa. Delicious! I had to write this review.

A local organic farm with a weekend farmstand. It is run by Sequoia and Farmer Tom. Very friendly…read moreand down to earth folks. They had all kinds of fresh veggies when I was theretoday. Zucchini, eggplant, and some nice sweet peppers for me. They have a huge selection of hierloom tomatoes for like half what wholefoods was asking when I was there this morning to get coffee. They have a llama in the animal haven :)