Lots of fun last Saturday, kids decorating sugar skulls and carving pumpkins.

Day of the Dead Decorations are from Alma’s Oil Cloth and Chucherias.

Alma will be at the Wednesday market.   Her store in Healdsburg is open most days 10-5

McClelland ‘s Dairy has a great pumpkin patch.   They bring their wonderful butter to the Wednesday and Saturday market.   They have pumpkins perfect for carving

Whether it’s a classic or something unusual, the market the has the perfect pumpkin for you.

Make sure your pumpkin carving knife is nice and sharp — easier and safer.  Edgeworks Knife Sharpening will be at the Saturday Market.

Pumpkin & Candy Skull Decorating:
We have some SPOOKTACULAR fun activities happening on the northwest side of the market!
Beginning at 9:30am kids can decorate/carve a pumpkin – first 50 pumpkins are FREE!
(Parental supervision is required)

Alma with Alma’s Oilcloths will demonstrate candy skull decorating techniques.
Free candy skulls for the first 50 kids to decorate!

Music by Trio Bonnejoie

Saturday, 10/26 Vendors:

Produce:
Armstrong Valley Farm

Bernier Farms

Bohemian Wellbeing Farm

Canvas Ranch

First Light Farm

Foggy River Farm

Hectors Honey

Laguna Farm

Leap Frog Greens

Ma & Pa’s Garden

Min-Hee Hills Garden

New Family Farm

Offerings of the Land

Orchard Farms

Singing Frogs Farm

Sonoma Coast Organics

The Beet Generation

The Patch

Meats & Fish:
Franco’s One World Sausage

Freshway Fish

Karlonas Farms

Owen Family Farm

Pepper Ranch

Salmon Creek Ranch

Williams Ranch

Fruits & Nuts:
Bella Ridge Farm

EGB Farm

Nut-N-Other Farms

Sebastopol Berry Farm

Twin Peaks Orchards

Walkers Apples

Williamson Farm

Dairy & Eggs:
Armstrong Valley Farm

Bellwether Farms

Hectors Honey

McClelland’s Dairy

Pepper Ranch

Salmon Creek Ranch

Two Rock Valley Cheese

Weirauch Farm & Creamery

Sweet Treats:
Crumb Hither Bakery

Dominique’s Sweets

Gandolf’s Fine Chocolates

Grizzly Bear Sweets

Mama Barretta
Starting from Scratch

Beverages:
Gaga Café

Nourish

Pure Puer Tea

The Beet Generation Juice

Baked Goods:
Crumb Hither Bakery

Costeaux French Bakery

Dominique’s Sweets

Full Circle Bakery

Mama Barretta

Raymond’s Bakery

Specialty Items:

East West Gourmet

Home Maid Ravioli

Hue de Laroque

Leon Day Condiments

Local Spicery

Not yer Mommas Granola

Stonehouse Olive Oil

The Philosophers Stoneground

Waterhorse Ridge

Prepared Foods:
Chef Henderson Catering

Green Grocer

Guerilla Foods

Lata’s Indian Cuisine

Penang Kitchen

Starting from Scratch

Ultimate Souvlaki

Plants & Fresh Flowers:
Daffodils, Dahlias, Lilies Oh My!

Natures Spirit Garden

Neve Roses II

X-oticals

Garments:
Damselfly Designs

Silk Winds

Threads of Time

Varda Rose

Jewelry:
Kirstin’s Kraft’s

Willow Designs

Home Decor:
Alma’s Oilcloths

Aroma Floral Designs

Debbie’s Crafts
Sia Baskets

Pampering Items:
Gifted Touch Bodywork

My Comfort Zone
The Garden Wild

Specialties:
Earth Temple

Edgeworks Sharpening Services

Music is singer Barbara Thompson

Produce:
Armstrong Valley Farm

Bernier Farms

Bohemian Wellbeing Farm

Canvas Ranch

First Light Farm

Foggy River Farm

Hectors Honey

Laguna Farm

Leap Frog Greens

Ma & Pa’s Garden

Min-Hee Hills Garden

New Family Farm

Offerings of the Land

Orchard Farms

Singing Frogs Farm

Sonoma Coast Organics

The Beet Generation

The Patch

Meats & Fish:
Franco’s One World Sausage

Freshway Fish

John Ford Ranch

Karlonas Farms

Owen Family Farm

Oz Family Farm

Pepper Ranch

Salmon Creek Ranch

The Black Sheep Farm

Williams Ranch

Fruits & Nuts:
Bella Ridge Farm

EGB Farm

Nut-N-Other Farms

Sebastopol Berry Farm

Twin Peaks Orchards

Walkers Apples

Williamson Farm

Dairy & Eggs:
Armstrong Valley Farm

Bellwether Farms

Hectors Honey

McClelland’s Dairy

Pepper Ranch

Salmon Creek Ranch

Two Rock Valley Cheese

Weirauch Farm & Creamery

Sweet Treats:
Cookie…Take a Bite

Dominique’s Sweets

Gandolf’s Fine Chocolates

Grizzly Bear Sweets

Mama Barretta

Starting from Scratch

Beverages:
Gaga Café

Nourish

Pure Puer Tea

Run Around Brew

Baked Goods:
Cookie… Take a Bite

Costeaux French Bakery

Dominique’s Sweets

Full Circle Bakery

Mama Barretta

Raymond’s Bakery
Starting from Scratch

Specialty Items:

East West Gourmet

Home Maid Ravioli

Hue de Laroque

Leon Day Condiments

Local Spicery

Not yer Mommas Granola

Stonehouse Olive Oil

The Philosophers Stoneground

Waterhorse Ridge

Prepared Foods:
Chef Henderson Catering

Green Grocer

Guerilla Foods

Lata’s Indian Cuisine

Penang Kitchen

Starting from Scratch

Plants & Fresh Flowers:
Daffodils, Dahlias, Lilies Oh My!

Neve Roses II

X-oticals

Garments:
Created by Vanae

Royal Hare

Victoria Kemp

Outdoor Items:
California Coops

Sonoma Garden Designs

Home Decor:
Alma’s Oilcloths

Aroma Floral Designs

Architectural Ceramic Designs

JF Pottery

Peggy Parr Pottery

Pampering Items:
Peter Bailey Designs

Gifted Touch Bodywork

Princess Aisha

Specialties:
Edgeworks Sharpening Services

Quillfully Yours

Sia Baskets

October 26th the market is having a kid’s pumpkin decorating event.   There will be free pumpkins for the first 50 kids.    There will be other fun too.

This time of year, people are celebrating Halloween and Day of the Dead.

Gandalf’s Fine Chocolates has chocolate skulls.  Alma’s Oil Cloth has wonderful paper decorations and sugar skull decorating kits.  Alma has some great pictures of of her Day of the Dead alter and decorations on her facebook page

There are plenty of pumpkins of all sizes , shapes and colors.

Looking for great treats to avoid tricks — Give out Gandalf’s candy or toffee from Grizzly Sweets and you will be the most popular house on the block.

Threads of Time’s seasonal aprons are so cute especially the kid sized apron with Halloween on one side and Christmas on the other.  Very clever.

The Wednesday market pops up bigger and better

The Dream Catcher Ranch has wonderful beef and pork only at the Wednesday market
Freshway Wild Fish is now at the Wednesday market
Penny Royal Farm produces awarding winning cheeses – only at the Wednesday market

14 farmers bringing the best of Sonoma grown seasonal produce
Still tomatoes, cucumbers and beans but there are also pumpkins, persimmons, pomegranates and pears.

The best cup of coffee in Sonoma County at Gaga Cafe and you can buy the beans too.

Juice Runner  – local fruit and vegetables tuned into juice

Wednesday has four great chefs Starting from Scratch has Paul Bunyan sized omelets and cup cakes too.

The Green Grocer fabulous flavors everything from within 150 miles most things from the market.

Penang Kitchen serves up Malaysian Street Food – some say the best street food in the world. If you like a little heat they have some great sauces. You can buy them to take home. The peanut sauce is good on everything

Mi Fiesta – They have hot tamales you can not get a better lunch for the price. There it is: a plump, moist tamale covered with guacamole and the salsa of your choice. They have tamales and enchiladas packaged to go.

You can get a little shopping done too

And music too!

Music by Hank Levine

Hectors Honey

Armstrong Valley Farm

EGB Farms

The Patch

Sebastopol Berry Farm

Min-Hee Hill Gardens

Ridgeview Farm

Leap Frog Greens

Farm Sinclair

McClellan Creamery

The Beet Generation

Dreamcatcher Ranch

Penny Royal Farm / Navarro Vineyard

Village Charter School

Bohemian Wellbeing Farm

Gaga Café

My Comfort Zone

Quillfully Yours

I’m Sew Sure

Full Circle Bakery

Mi Fiesta Catering

Willow Designs

Juice Runner

Alma’s Oilcloths

Freshway Fish

The Garden Wild

Green Grocer

Penang Kitchen

Starting from Scratch

Ariel from Tusque Farms    “In my opinion, October is the most magical month in Sonoma County.  Warm days, cool nights, golden light, and a huge diversity of produce to be found at the farmers’ markets.  Farms are harvesting the last of their Summer crops and the first of their Fall crops, making your wildest seasonal culinary dream a near certain possibility.  There’s no other month when you can get tomatoes, peppers, melons, chestnuts, and pumpkins alike, all grown in the same county”   Greens of all kinds from luscious lettuce to hardy winter greens, cauliflowers, broccoli.

At the market Saturday  October 12

Music: Dave Hamilton

Produce:
Armstrong Valley Farm

Bernier Farms

Bohemian Wellbeing Farm

Canvas Ranch

First Light Farm

Foggy River Farm

Hectors Honey

Laguna Farm

Leap Frog Greens

Ma & Pa’s Garden

Min-Hee Hills Garden

New Family Farm

Offerings of the Land

Orchard Farms

Singing Frogs Farm

Sonoma Coast Organics  Chestnuts, quince and chanterelles

The Beet Generation

The Patch

Tusque Farms

Meats & Fish:
Franco’s One World Sausage

Freshway Fish

Karlonas Farms

Owen Family Farm

Oz Family Farm

Pepper Ranch

Salmon Creek Ranch

The Black Sheep Farm

Williams Ranch

Fruit:
Bella Ridge Farm

EGB Farm  unpastuerized bulk items, pomegranates

Sebastopol Berry Farm

Twin Peaks Orchards

Walkers Apples

Williamson Farm

Dairy & Eggs:
Armstrong Valley Farm

Bellwether Farms

Hectors Honey

McClelland’s Dairy

Pepper Ranch

Salmon Creek Ranch

Two Rock Valley Cheese

Weirauch Farm & Creamery

Baked Goods:
Costeaux French Bakery

Crumb Hither Bakery

Dominique’s Sweets

Full Circle Bakery

Mama Barretta

Raymond’s Bakery

Beverages:
Gaga Café

Nourish

Run Around Brew

Pure Puer Tea

Sweet Treats:
Crumb Hither Bakery

Dominique’s Sweets

Gandolf’s Fine Chocolates

Grizzly Bear Sweets

Mama Barretta

Poppies

Specialty Items:

Bruno’s Italian Red Wine Vinegar
East West Gourmet

Home Maid Ravioli

Hue de Laroque

Leon Day Condiments

Local Spicery

Not yer Mommas Granola

Stonehouse Olive Oil

The Philosophers Stoneground

Waterhorse Ridge

Prepared Foods:
Chef Henderson Catering

Green Grocer

Guerilla Foods

Lata’s Indian Cuisine

Starting from Scratch

Plants & Fresh Flowers:
Daffodils, Dahlias, Lilies Oh My!

My Wild Iris Rows

Neve Roses II

X-oticals

Garments:
Created by Vanae

Royal Hare

Silk Winds

Threads of Time

Victoria Kemp

Wood Crafters:
by the Elvin Moon

California Coops

Sonoma Garden Designs

Sonoma Woodworks

Home Decor:
Aroma Floral Designs

by the Elvin Moon

Sia Baskets

Pampering Items:
Hilltop Honey

My Comfort Zone

Willow Designs

Specialties:
Earth Temple

Edgeworks Sharpening Services

Shopping list for the Wednesday market
Figs and blue cheese are such a great combination. Several vendors have figs and Penny Royal Farm has award-winning blue cheese.

Start your shopping trip with a gentle massage from Body Balance Massage. While you listen to Hank Levine plays the accoustical guitar. Then further relax with a great cup of coffee from Gaga Cafe (and you can take beans home!)

Chefs in the house today are Penang Kitchen – have a great taste of Malaysian voted the best street food in the world and the Green Grocer everything is locally sourced and really really good.

Start your Day of the Dead Holiday shopping. Alma’s Oilcloth and Chucherias has wonderful decorations and this year sugar skulls to decorate yourself. Although the Day of The Dead falls around Halloween. The holidays are not similar. Learn more about this wonderful holiday. It is a great way to honor your ancestors and past along their history. Alma’s Oilcloth and Chucherias also has items that would make nifty holiday gifts.

In fact you can do a lot Christmas shopping at the Wednesday market. Quillfully Yours has lovely holiday cards. Willow Designs features hand-crafted jewelry. Ask to see the vegetable line of earrings and bracelets- perfect for the foodie in your life. I’m Sew Sure has lovely bags, napkins, and baby blankets.

Another vendor with great gifts is My Comfort Zone — especially gifts for yourself. Susan has pillows of comfort in sizes for your eyes to body pillows. They are filled with different things – and most can be heated or chilled. Imagine after a particularly stressful day being able to put a chilled pillow that fits perfectly across your eyes —

Franco’s One World Sausages is now a regular a the Wednesday market. The Dream Catcher Ranch brings a good selection of beef and pork.

The Wednesday market has a great selection of Sonoma grown produce including the best selection of locally grown mushrooms on any day of the week. Bread, butter, jams, eggs, micro-greens, all kinds of lettuces, hardy greens, carrots, cabbages, potatoes, berries, onions, green beans, eggplants, cucumbers — all kinds it is not too late to make pickles. There are still tomatoes and lots and lots of peppers. Summer squash is still the market but winter squashes are here too. Garlic and herbs are also available nuts too. And there is a lot more.

Beautiful seasonal bouquets are still available from Ridgeview Farm

The Wednesday line-up:

Music by Hank Levine

Hectors Honey

Armstrong Valley Farm

EGB Farms

The Patch

Sebastopol Berry Farm

Min-Hee Hill Gardens

Ridgeview Farm

Leap Frog Greens

Farm Sinclair

McClellan Creamery

The Beet Generation

Dreamcatcher Ranch

Penny Royal Farm / Navarro Vineyard

Village Charter School

Bohemian Wellbeing Farm

Gaga Café

My Comfort Zone

Quillfully Yours

I’m Sew Sure

Alma’s Oilcloths

Full Circle Bakery

Edgeworks Sharpening Services

Willow Designs

Body Balance

Franco’s One World Sausage

Green Grocer

Penang Kitchen

Summer is slowly leaving town still lots of tomatoes , cucumbers and green beans. But fall is here. That means chestnuts and chanterelles — Jim and Dave are back.

There is a new fish monger in town Freshways Wild Fish – right now they have salmon, halibut, dungeness crab, shrimp, and black cod.    Always wild caught.

Chef Jennifer Una is cooking up some dishes from the market. It’s always a great place to hang around a taste.

10/5 market:

Music – Hank Levine

Cooking Demo – Jennifer Una

Vendors:

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Armstrong Valley Farm

Bella Ridge Farm

Bellwether Farms

Bernier Farms

Bohemian Wellbeing Farm

Canvas Ranch

Daffodils, Dahlias, Lilies’ Oh My!

EGB Farms

First Light Farm

Foggy River Farm

Hectors Honey

John Ford Ranch

Karlonas Farms

Laguna Farm

Leap Frog Greens

Ma & Pas Garden

Min-Hee Hill Gardens

My Wild Iris Rows

Napa Valley Botanicals

Nature Spirits Garden

Neve Roses II

New Family Farm

Offerings of the Land

Orchard Farms

Oz Family Farm

Pepper Ranch

Salmon Creek Ranch

Sebastopol Berry Farm

Singing Frogs Farm

Sonoma Coast Organics

The Beet Generation

The Patch

Tusque Farms

Twin Peaks Orchard

Two Rock Valley Cheese

Walker Apples

Weirauch Farm and Creamery

Williams Ranch

Williamson Farm

Chef Henderson Catering

Green Grocer

Guerilla Foods

Penang Kitchen

Starting from Scratch

Alma’s Oilcloths

Architectural Ceramic Designs

Aroma Floral

California Coops

Costeaux French Bakery

Created by Vanae

Dominique’s Sweets

East West Gourmet

Edgeworks Sharpening Service

Franco’s One World Sausage

Full Circle Bakery

Gaga Café

Gandolf’s Chocolates

Gifted Touch Massage

Grizzly Bear Sweets

Hilltop Honey

Home Maid Ravioli

Hue de Laroque

Kirsten’s Krafts

Leon Day Condiments

Local Spicery

Mama Baretta

Mi Fiesta Catering

Not yer Mommas Granola

Nourish

Philisophers Stoneground

Pure Puer Tea

Quillfully Yours

Raymond’s Bakery

Run Around Brew

Scott Wilson Pottery

Sia Baskets

Sonoma Garden Designs

Stonehouse Olive Oil

The Beet Generation Juice

Waterhorse Ridge

Willow Designs

Thank goodness it’s almost Wednesday. Weather reports say Wednesday will be wonderful. Perfect for getting breakfast or picking up some lunch. You might even think about doing a little early Christmas shopping.

Sonoma grown produce:
Jim and Dave are back — chestnuts, grapes and chanterelles — a gift of the first rain

Hectors Honey

Armstrong Valley Farm

EGB Farms

The Patch

Sebastopol Berry Farm

Min-Hee Hill Gardens

Sonoma Coast Organics

Ridgeview Farm

Leap Frog Greens

Farm Sinclair

McClellan Dairy

The Beet Generation

Dreamcatcher Ranch

Penny Royal Farm

Village Charter School

Gaga Cafe

My Comfort Zone

Quillfully Yours

I’m Sew Sure

Alma’s Oilcloths

Full Circle Bakery

Mi Fiesta Catering

Willow Designs

Starting from Scratch

Penang Kitchen

Green Grocer