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Crowd photo taken at the Aptos Farmers Market at Cabrillo College.

45 Years Old — and Still Going Strong!

A veritable institution on the Central Coast, the family of Monterey Bay Certified Farmers Markets will be celebrating 45 years in 2021. Despite a tumultuous year due to the pandemic including closing one market and moving to a new location, we have survived! We deeply appreciate our market customers who have weathered the many changes...
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Monterey Farmers Market Opens at New Location!

After a long and arduous week, we are pleased to announce that the Monterey Farmers Market (formerly held at Monterey Peninsula College) will be moved to the Del Monte Shopping Center in front of Chipotle and Starbucks in the parking lot. We will be reopening this coming Friday, March 27 from 9am until 2pm. The...
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Featured Vendor: Astone’s Protea

The Astones: A Life of Discovery through Protea Plants by Patty Bond Words that come to mind after meeting with Mike and Tina Astone are: curious, life-long learners, thoughtful stewards of the land, lovers of the great outdoors, and risk-takers. They live and work on their property overlooking a beautiful valley. It wasn’t always that...
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COVID-19 Updates 3-18-20

MARCH 18 UPDATE Good news! We are glad to announce that the Aptos Farmers Market at Cabrillo College will be OPEN this coming weekend, Saturday, March 21, 8am — 12pm. Farmers markets are now recognized as essential food outlets during this national emergency. Because our farmers markets are held on college campuses, we had to...
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Remembering Bill the Oyster Man

The sad passing of Bill Callahan on December 6, 2019 has no doubt been felt by many, leaving his family and friends to reflect on the sizeable impact he had on those who knew him. He was a big guy, though many would say he bigger than life in many ways. Bill and I met...
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December 3, 2013

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