Sebastopol Farm Market

🍂🎁 It's officially that time of year! The air is getting crisp, the holidays are just around the corner, and it's never too early to start checking off that gift list!

Did you know that the Sebastopol Farmers Market is full of wonderful gifts, handmade treasures, and stocking stuffers? From our talented artists and craftspeople to our farmers and food producers, there's something special for just about everyone on your list. 💚

✨ Start with a stroll through the Plaza! Browse the beautiful textiles at Penny's Aprons and Susie Blair , find something sparkly and one-of-a-kind at Jungle Maiden Jewelry and MJ Jewelry, or treat someone to some lovely skincare goodies from Beekind ® Honey - “The Bee Store” and Biophilia Botanicals

And don't forget about all the delicious gifts tucked among our farmers' stalls and food vendors!

🌶️ Radical Family Farms has hot sauce and chrysanthemum tea for the adventurous food lovers in your life.

🍎 Dean Family Farm has delicious apple butter and fruit leathers that make perfect little stocking stuffers.

🔥 Hei Ma makes the best chili crisp around, and Mendocino Baking Company has wonderful gluten-free crackers for the gluten-free folks on your list!

There's something especially lovely about giving a gift that was grown, made, or crafted by someone in your own community. And when you shop at the market, you're supporting the small farmers, artists, and makers who bring so much creativity and care to Sebastopol every week.

And a little heads-up! As we get closer to the holidays, the market will be transitioning into our smaller holiday configuration. So come enjoy the market in all its expanded glory throughout November, while we've still got plenty of room for all our wonderful vendors! 🍁

Bundle up, bring your shopping list, and come wander the market with us this Sunday! You might just find the perfect gift for someone you love (and maybe a little something for yourself, too). 🎁💚

Every Sunday | 9 AM–1:30 PM | Sebastopol Town Square

🎃🍂 It's time for our annual Halloween festivities at the Sebastopol Farmers Market!

This Sunday, October 25th, we're celebrating with pumpkins, costumes, candy apples, and a whole lot of fall fun! Here's what's happening:

🎃 VENDOR PUMPKIN-CARVING CONTEST!
Our vendors have been hard at work carving their pumpkins, and now it's YOUR turn to choose the winner!

Pick up a ballot from your favorite vendor, vote for your favorite pumpkin, and drop your ballot in our red and gold treasure box at the Info Booth.

The winning vendor will receive a $125 gift card to the restaurant of their choosing! It's one of our favorite ways to thank our vendors for all the hard work, heart, and creativity they bring to the market week after week. 💚

👻 VENDOR COSTUME CONTEST!
Our vendors are getting dressed up, too! Market management will choose the winner, but we want to hear your favorites. Be sure to admire everyone's costumes and let us know who you think should win!

🧙 CUSTOMER COSTUME CONTEST — 12 PM!
This year, we're inviting YOU to join the fun! Come dressed in your Halloween best and meet us at the Info Booth at noon for our informal customer costume contest.

The winner will be chosen by the applausometer (that's YOU cheering for your favorite!) and will take home a $50 Farmers Market gift certificate!

🍎 CANDY APPLES!
What's Halloween without a little something sweet? Stop by our Demo Tent next to the Info Booth for candy apples!

And of course, our farmers will have plenty of beautiful fall bounty waiting for you. The mornings are getting chilly, so bundle up, bring your Halloween spirit, and come spend a festive Sunday with us!

📍 Sebastopol Town Square
🗓️ Sunday, October 25th
⏰ 9 AM–1:30 PM

We can't wait to see everyone's costumes and pumpkins! 🎃💚

🎃🍂 It's time for our annual Vendor Pumpkin Carving Contest!

We're handing out pumpkins to our vendors today, and they'll have the week to get creative and carve their masterpieces! Next Sunday, we'll put their creations on display, and YOU get to vote for your favorite! 🎃

This little tradition is one of our favorite ways to celebrate and thank the incredible people who make our market what it is. Our vendors pour so much time, heart, care, and love into what they do, showing up week after week to share the fruits of their labor with our community.

This is our way of celebrating them, having a little fun, and letting their creativity shine beyond their usual market offerings! 🧡

So be sure to stop by next Sunday, admire their handiwork, and cast your vote for the best pumpkin! 🍁

Colors of the day? Orange and yellow! 🧡💛

When summer meets fall… ☀️🍂🍅

The last of summer’s bounty mingles with the first flavors of fall, and our market tables are overflowing with the best of both seasons! From juicy tomatoes and colorful peppers to crisp apples, winter squash, and all things autumn, there’s a little something for everyone.

Come savor the changing seasons with us! 🍎🌻

See you at the market!

Hello, October! 🍎🍂

The seasons are shifting, and so are the market tables. Come see what early October is bringing to the market this Sunday — crisp apples, fall produce, beautiful flowers, locally made goods, and plenty more to discover.

Come hungry, bring a basket, and spend your Sunday morning with us. 💛

📍 Sebastopol Plaza
🗓️ Sunday
⏰ 9 AM–1:30 PM

If you’ve spotted this beautifully bumpy vegetable at the market and wondered what is that — and what do I do with it? Meet bittermelon! 💚

Bright green and true to its name, bitter melon is bitter! But that distinctive flavor is exactly what has made it such a valued ingredient in Asian kitchens for generations.

Bittermelon holds an important place in many Asian food traditions, where you’ll find it stuffed, stir-fried, simmered in soups, paired with eggs or meat, and prepared in countless other ways.

And you can find it right here at the market! 🌱 Leslie of Radical Family Farms is our only vendor growing bitter melon. Her farm specializes in Asian heritage vegetables, including culturally significant ingredients that can sometimes be difficult to find locally.

If it’s unfamiliar to you, this is your invitation to get curious! In this post, Leslie shares a little about this fascinating vegetable and her favorite ways to cook it. And one of our loyal market customers has generously shared her recipe for Chinese Stuffed Bittermelon so you can try it for yourself.

One of the beautiful things about a farmers market is that the produce on the tables can hold so much more than nourishment. Food carries history, culture, family traditions, and memories - and gives us an opportunity to learn from one another thought what we grow and eat. 💚

Keep an eye out for those unmistakable bumpy green fruits at Radical Family Farms — and maybe take one home to try something new! 🌿

What a beautiful way to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at the market! ❤️🌿

This past Sunday, two of our wonderful market vendors, Cita of Cita’s Kitchen and Silvia of Mi Fiesta Catering, stepped out from behind their regular booths and into our Chef Demo space to share a little of their food, knowledge, and culture with all of us.

🍌 Cita celebrated the plantain in two very different — and equally delicious — ways. She made patacones, crispy fried green plantains topped with her very own sofrito, followed by sweet fried plantains topped with crema and cheese for the perfect sweet-and-salty bite.

Plantains can now be found in so many of our local grocery stores, and Cita wanted to show us just how much you can do with this one beautiful ingredient. Whether green and savory or ripe and sweet, there’s so much possibility!

🌶️ Silvia brought the heat with a brand-new Salsa Casera, made with chile de árbol for just the right kick. She walked us through how she makes this flavorful homemade salsa and, lucky for all of us, she shared the recipe! You’ll find it on the last slide so you can bring a little of Silvia’s cooking into your own kitchen.

Hispanic Heritage Month gives us an opportunity to recognize the incredible richness and diversity of Hispanic cultures — the food, traditions, stories, recipes, and knowledge carried through families and generations. We feel especially fortunate that at our market, we don’t only get to celebrate that richness once a year. Cita and Silvia are part of our market community every Sunday, sharing their food and traditions with all of us week after week.

You’ll find Silvia and Mi Fiesta Catering in our Prepared Food Alley and Cita’s Kitchen in the Plaza every Sunday. Next time you’re at the market, be sure to swing by, say hello, and try something delicious. 💚

Thank you, Cita and Silvia, for sharing your food, your knowledge, and a piece of your heritage with our community. What a wonderful Sunday! 🌿❤️

We just got word! 📣 The Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program has some leftover coupons they’d like to get into the hands of local seniors who can use them! 💚

They won’t be distributing at the Sebastopol Farmers Market this time around, but there are several other upcoming distribution locations and times in the area.

🥕 Check the slide for all the details — and please share this post to help spread the word!

The first distribution is Wednesday, so don’t wait! 🍎🌽