Local Food Resources

Eat Local: Links and contact information

~ MONTEREY COUNTY FARMERS MARKETS


CARMEL

The Barnyard Farmers Market
Tuesdays May-Sept. | 11am-3pm | The Barnyard Shopping Village Parking Lot, Carmel | 728-1878

MARINA

Everyone’s Harvest Certified Farmers Market
Sundays year round | 10am-2pm | empty parking lot at 215 Reservation Road | 384-6961

MONTEREY

Monterey Peninsula College
Thursdays year round | 2:30-6pm | Parking lot A, Monterey Peninsula College, Fremont Street off Aquajito Road | 728-5060

Old Monterey Marketplace
Tuesdays year round | 4pm-8pm (until 7pm in winter) | Alvarado Street | 655-8070

SALINAS

Northridge Farmers Market
Sundays year round | 8am-noon | Northridge Mall at Main Street and Boronda Road | 728-5060

Alisal Community Farmers Market
Mondays and Fridays June-November | 9am-4pm | 632 East Alisal Street | 796-2888

Oldtown Salinas Marketplace
Saturdays May-November | 8am-6pm | Main Street and Central Avenue | 758-0725

Milk Farmers Market
Every other Wednesday, June-September | 1:30pm–3:30pm | Martin Luther King School Lot, 925 North Sanborn Road | 761-8507

~FOOD RESOURCES FROM “MILES TO GO BEFORE I EAT”


Claravale Farms Raw Milk
Watsonville | claravalefarm.com • 722-7779 | available at Whole Foods (Monterey, 333-1600)

Hillard Hives
Salinas | 455-2404 | available at Cornucopia (Carmel, 625-1454)

Clear Madness California Moonshine
Gonzales | kaizermedia.com/X1039/cnc.html • 809-5841 | available at Monte Vista Market (Monterey, 373-3737)

Petaluma Poultry
Petaluma | petalumapoultry.com • (707) 763-1904 | available at Whole Foods (Monterey, 333-1600)

Cowgirl Creamery
Point Reyes | cowgirlcreamery.com • (415) 663-9335 | available at The Cheese Shop (Carmel, 625-2272), Whole Foods (Monterey, 333-1600)

Carmel Valley Olive Oil
Carmel Valley | 659-1406 | available at Whole Foods (Monterey, 333-1600)

PL Bar Ranch
Gonzales | plbar.com or 675-2419 | available at Star Market (Salinas, 422-3651)

~OTHER RESOURCES


Tastes Like Chicken Ranch (organic free-range bacon and eggs) | Watsonville | 254-7159

S/K Cattle Co.
King City | 595-5105

Serendipity Farms
Monterey | serendipity-organic-farm.com • 484-2729

Corralitos Market & Sausage Co.
Watsonville | 722-2633

Whole Foods
Monterey | wholefoodsmarket.com • 333-1600

Gizdich Ranch
Watsonville | gizdich-ranch.com • 722-1056

~COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE


ALBA Organics
Salinas | albafarmers.org • 758-5958

Catalan’s Laughing Onion Farm
Hollister • 210-1170 | $20/week or $780/year | County areas served: Salinas, Carmel, Monterey, Pacific Grove

Live Earth Farm
Watsonville • 763.2448 | liveearthfarm.com | $30/week, $990/33 weeks; $25/week, $825/33 weeks | County areas served: Los Gatos, Santa Cruz, San Jose, Monterey.

Serendipity Farms
Carmel Valley | serendipity-organic-farm.com • 484-2729 | $20/week | Pick up available in Carmel

Two Small Farms
Watsonville • 786-0625 | twosmallfarms.com | $80/4-week trial; $104/ trial with flowers; $180/8 weeks; $234/8 weeks with flowers | County areas served: Monterey

~HELPFUL INTERNET LINKS


ecologycenter.org
A great site for information, tools, technical assistance, referrals, political strategies, and models for sustainable living. Also available here: great resources for searching out CSAs, farms and restaurants.

localharvest.org
This website makes it easy to find farmers markets, family farms, and other sources of sustainably grown food in your area, where you can buy produce, grass-fed meats, and many other goodies.

locavores.com
A group of concerned culinary adventurers attack the local challenge from the Bay Area. They also post a group blog at EatLocalChallenge.com.

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