As the holiday season approaches, Monterey Bay Certified Farmers Markets would like to share a few important schedule changes for our Aptos and Monterey farmers markets. Whether you’re shopping for Thanksgiving dinner or stocking up on seasonal favorites for the December holidays, we encourage you to plan ahead and visit our farmers and artisan vendors...Read More
Temporary Vendor Spaces Now Available at the Aptos Farmers Market! A special opportunity to grow your business and connect with the Aptos community this winter! For the first time, Monterey Bay Certified Farmers Markets (MBCFM) is opening a limited number of temporary vendor spaces at the Aptos Farmers Market at Cabrillo College for the winter...Read More
On September 17, 2026, the Monterey Bay Certified Farmers Market community lost one of its most familiar faces, its most enthusiastic teachers, and one of its dearest friends. Andrew Cohen — Chef Andrew to many of us — had been part of the farmers market for so long that it is difficult to imagine the...Read More
By Elizabeth Borelli, Good Times Saturday mornings at the Aptos Farmers Market at Cabrillo College are a favorite way to start the weekend. I go not only for the sheer sensory delight, tables overflowing with vibrant flowers and fragrant herbs next to colorful displays of ripe fruit and gorgeous vegetables, but also to say hi...Read More
As summer gives way to fall, two Monterey Bay Certified Farmers Markets will soon wrap up their seasons for the year. The Del Monte Farmers Market at the Del Monte Shopping Center will hold its final Sunday market on September 27, and the Carmel Farmers Market at The Barnyard final Tuesday market will be September 29....Read More
Think all apples taste more or less alike? One bite may change your mind. Join Prevedelli Farms for a delicious guided tasting at the Aptos Farmers Market celebrating the remarkable flavors, textures, and histories of apples grown right here in the Pajaro Valley. The Prevedelli family has been farming its Watsonville land for more than...Read More
Three consecutive years of international Gold Medals are something to celebrate. But for Belle Farms’ Marguerite Remde, the truest measure of a good olive oil is still found much closer to home—in the customers who return year after year. There is something wonderfully fitting about the way Marguerite talks about Belle Farms’ latest accomplishment. In...Read More
Bring lasting color to your garden with beautiful, locally grown irises! The Monterey Bay Iris Society will hold its Annual Iris Rhizome Sale at the Aptos Farmers Market at Cabrillo College on Saturday, August 8, beginning at 8 a.m. Gardeners are encouraged to arrive early for the best selection. The sale features healthy iris rhizomes...Read More
Visitors to the Aptos Farmers Market at Cabrillo College recently received a wonderful surprise: a performance by the talented young dancers of Viv Ncaus Koom Siab, whose name means Sisters in Harmony. Dressed in beautiful, carefully coordinated attire, the dancers brought music, movement, color, and an unmistakable sense of joy to the market. Their performance...Read More
The Aptos Farmers Market received special recognition from Santa Cruz County Supervisor Kim DeSerpa in celebration of 50 years of bringing the community together. Supervisor DeSerpa surprised MBCFM Executive Director Catherine Barr with a proclamation honoring the market’s long-standing role as a beloved Saturday gathering place in Aptos — filled with fresh local produce, beautiful...Read More
