Month

February 2026

A Sweet Welcome: Santana Rodriguez of Qouign Pastries Joins the Aptos Farmers Market

We are delighted to welcome Santana Rodriguez, owner of Qouign Pastries, to the Aptos Farmers Market. While some of our customers may already know Santana from her time at the Monterey Farmers Market, she is newly joining the Aptos community — and the excitement goes both ways. “I had such a wonderful time at the...
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Chef Andrew Cohen: Our Oracle, Our Teacher, Our Friend

If you’ve ever stood at the Aptos Farmers Market holding an unfamiliar vegetable and wondering what on earth to do with it, chances are Chef Andrew Cohen appeared at your elbow with a smile. “Oh, that? You’re going to love it,” he’d say — and before you knew it, you had not one recipe, but...
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