What’s in at the market this week: Saturday December 8, 2012
Do you envy people whose Christmas gifts are beautifully wrapped? Yours are in the bag from the store with a little tissue paper… This Saturday get someone else to wrap up your holiday gifts — for a good cause. The Sonoma County YMCA will be wrapping gifts to support their Christmas giving programs.
You can wrap up your shopping at the market too. You cannot go wrong with a gift of a great ingredient. A gift that will be remembered long after the holidays are over — give the gift that will always be a perfect fit — market gift certificates. Your friends will thank you for introducing them to the Santa Rosa Farmers Market.
Franco makes cotechino sausage for the holidays. His brother Dennis calls it the “King of sausages” It is in the market now.
The Chestnut guys will be back this week with chanterelles as well as chestnuts. Sometimes they have “lazy persons” chestnuts already peeled. You can freeze them. K &K are back — some say the best walnuts around. Black Sheep meat is back – heritage beef and pork. And if you haven’t stopped by Branch and Brine – you are in for a treat – olives cured on the branch perfect for the martini drinker on your list. Bumble Bee has fresh crab – ready to eat!
Meats, Fish, and Eggs:
Salmon Creek Ranch
Carson’s Catch
Bumble Bee
Franco’s One World Sausage Co.
Williams Ranch
The Black Sheep Ranch
Owen Family Ranch
Pepper Ranch
Cheese:
Weirauch Ranch
Two Rock Goat Cheese
Veggies, Fruits & Nuts:
Work Horse Farm
Branch & Brine
Laguna Farms
Sonoma Coast Organic Produce
Offerings of the Land
Hectors Honey
First Light Farm
Singing Frogs Farm
Foggy River Farm
Orchard Farms
Bohemian Well Being Farm
Armstrong Valley Farm
K&K Farms
Bernier Farm
Twin Peaks Orchard
Min-Hee Hill Farm
New Family Farm
EGB Farms
Beet Generation
Walkers Apples
Ma & Pa’s Garden
Seedlings and Nursery Items:
Natures Spirit Garden
Daffodils, Dahlias and Lilies Oh My
Baked Goods:
Costeaux Bakery
Dominique’s Sweets
Raymond’s Bakery
Cosmic Cookie Jar
Mama Baretta
Full Circle Baking Company
Canned, Packaged, and Bottled Edibles:
Water Horse Farm
Not Yer Mamas Granola
Alive & Healing
Bruno’s Red WineVinegar
St Rose Winery
Stonehouse Olive Oil
Hue De Laroque Farm
Gandolf’s Fine Chocolates
Mi Fiesta
East West Gourmet Foods
Prepared Foods:
Lata’s Indian Cuisine
Green Grocer
Penang Kitchen
Run Around Brew
GaGa Café
Gift and Craft Items:
Willow – Jewelry, scarves, aprons
Vicki Kemp – clothing and knitwear
Royal Hare – yarn and knit wear
Gary Chappell – jewelry
Hilltop Honey – soaps & lotions
Almas Oilcloths and Churcherias
Aroma Floral – wreaths
By the Elvin Moon – carved wooden bowls
Earth Temple – stones and fossils
Threads of Time – clothing
Sonoma Woodworks – wine barrel garden furniture
California Coops – chicken coops
Varda Rose – knit hats
Hydrosouls – lotions and essential oils for people and pets
Sonoma Garden Designs – wooden furniture
Edgeworks Sharpening Services
Special Guest:
Sonoma County Family YMCA – Gift Wrapping services