Edible Paradise celebrates the year-round abundance of the highest quality, freshest food grown on the Central Coast by our family farmers at the Monterey Bay Certified Farmers Markets. If you enjoy preparing and eating locally grown food, this blog is for you!
🐟 Market find today at MIF Seafood — scallops!
If you haven’t stopped by MIF Seafood lately, put them on your market list. We continue to be impressed by the beautiful selection and quality of seafood they bring to the farmers market—and our shoppers rave about them, too.
Today’s find: gorgeous scallops, perfect for a quick sear and an easy, restaurant-worthy dinner.
You’ll also find an ever-changing selection that may include wild-caught shrimp, Coho and Sockeye salmon, smoked salmon, Pacific cod, and more.
Stop by MIF Seafood and see what’s in stock today!
📍 Monterey Farmers Market at Del Monte Shopping Center
⏰ Open today until noon.
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❤️ Pomegranate season is here!
Beautiful fresh pomegranates and fresh-pressed pomegranate juice are available today from Rancho Padre at the Monterey Farmers Market.
Those jewel-like seeds add a bright, sweet-tart pop to fall salads, yogurt, grain bowls, desserts, and even cocktails and sparkling water. And if you’d rather skip the peeling and seeding, Rancho Padre’s fresh-pressed juice gives you all that wonderful pomegranate flavor by the glass or bottle.
Pick some up while they’re in season!
📍 Monterey Farmers Market at Del Monte Shopping Center
⏰ Open today until noon.
#MontereyFarmersMarket #Pomegranates #PomegranateJuice #RanchoPadre #FarmersMarket
Don’t overlook the cabbage!
Fresh, firm heads of organic cabbage are available today from Pinnacle at the Monterey Farmers Market.
Cabbage may not always be the vegetable that gets us excited—but it deserves a place in the kitchen. Crisp, economical, and wonderfully versatile, it’s one of those vegetables that can help turn what you already have on hand into dinner.
Shred it for a fresh, crunchy salad or slaw, quickly sauté it for an easy side dish, or slice it into ribbons and add it to soups, stir-fries, and skillet dinners.
Need a little inspiration? Visit our companion website, Edible Paradise, for delicious recipes and ideas. Link in bio.
📍 Monterey Farmers Market at Del Monte Shopping Center
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🧡 A beautiful burst of marigolds at Gatanaga Nursery today!
These brilliant orange flowers have a special place in Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), a Mexican tradition celebrated in late October and early November to honor and remember loved ones who have died.
Marigolds—known as cempasúchil—are traditionally used to decorate altars, gravesites, and pathways. Their vibrant color and distinctive fragrance are believed to help guide the spirits of loved ones home during the celebration.
Whether you’re choosing them for a Día de los Muertos altar or simply bringing a little autumn sunshine home, these gorgeous marigolds are hard to resist. 🧡🌼
Find them at the Monterey Farmers Market today!
#FarmersMarket #DiaDeLosMuertos #Marigolds #Cempasuchil #GatanagaNursery
Persimmon season has arrived! 🧡
One of fall’s prettiest fruits is making its first appearance at the farmers market! Look for fresh Fuyu persimmons from Schletewitz Family Farms this weekend.
Unlike the soft-ripe Hachiya, Fuyu persimmons can be enjoyed while they’re still firm and crisp. Sweet, mild and almost honey-like, they’re wonderful eaten out of hand—just slice them like an apple.
Try them sliced into fall salads, tucked onto a cheese or charcuterie board, spooned over yogurt or oatmeal, or paired with toasted nuts and a favorite cheese. And, of course, they’re pretty irresistible all by themselves.
Tap on link in bio ⬆️ for our favorite persimmon recipes!
🍂 It’s officially beginning to taste like fall at the farmers market.
#montereybaycertifiedfarmersmarkets #SchletewitzFamilyFarms #Persimmons #FuyuPersimmons #FallFruit
Have you tried fresh guavas?
Look for these beautiful tropical fruits from KT Farms at the farmers market this weekend!
As they ripen from green to a soft golden yellow, guavas become wonderfully fragrant, sweet and juicy. This variety has creamy flesh and tropical flavors reminiscent of pineapple and passion fruit, with hints of strawberry and papaya.
Enjoy them simply sliced and eaten fresh, or try them in smoothies, fruit salads, jams and preserves, syrups, sorbets, or sauces. For a deliciously simple snack, try slices of firmer guava with a squeeze of lime and a sprinkle of chile.
Tip: Let green guavas ripen at room temperature until they become more yellow and fragrant.
Want to know how to use fresh guavas? See link in bio ⬆️.
Pick some up from KT Farms this weekend and bring a little taste of the tropics home! 🌴
#MontereyBayFarmersMarkets #KTFarms #FreshGuava #Guava #FarmersMarketFinds
🌰 Fresh chestnuts are here!
Stop by the Monterey Farmers Market today and pick up fresh, California grown chestnuts from Minazzoli Farms.
If you’ve never roasted fresh chestnuts at home, it’s easier than you might think — and there’s nothing quite like their warm, sweet, nutty flavor on a cool fall day.
Not sure where to start? We’ve got you covered! Visit Edible Paradise for our step-by-step guide to roasting chestnuts. See link in bio ⬆️.
RECIPE: https://edibleparadise.com/culinary-resources/how-to-roast-chestnuts-2/
Pick up a bag from Minazzoli Farms today and give them a try! 🌰🍂
#MontereyFarmersMarket #MinazzoliFarms #FreshChestnuts #RoastedChestnuts #edibleparadiserecipes
🥜 Fresh peanuts and jujubes have arrived at KT Farms!
If you’ve never seen freshly harvested peanuts at the farmers market—or roasted your own at home—this is your chance! Fresh peanuts are a completely different experience from the packaged roasted peanuts most of us are used to, and roasting them yourself is surprisingly easy.
Not sure where to begin? We’ve got you covered! Visit Edible Paradise for our step-by-step instructions for roasting fresh peanuts at home.
And while you’re at the KT Farms booth, look for fresh jujubes, sometimes called Chinese dates. These little fall fruits are crisp and pleasantly sweet when eaten fresh, with a texture somewhat like an apple. As they mature, they become softer and sweeter—and they can also be dried and enjoyed like dates.
Two wonderfully different tastes of the season, all in one stop!
The Monterey Farmers Market is open until noon.
Visit Edible Paradise for our guide to roasting fresh peanuts. See link in bio ⬆️.
#MontereyBayFarmersMarkets #KTFarms #FreshPeanuts #Jujubes #ChineseDates
Good morning from the Monterey Farmers Market! ☀️
A sure sign that fall is just around the corner — the first pomegranates of the season have arrived at Schletewitz Family Farms!
These beautiful ruby-red fruits are one of those market treasures we look forward to every year. Enjoy the jewel-like seeds by the handful, scatter them over salads and yogurt, add them to fall cheese boards, or use their bright, sweet-tart flavor in sauces, drinks, and desserts.
Come stroll the market this morning and enjoy that wonderful moment when late-summer abundance begins to mingle with the first flavors of fall.
Find fresh pomegranates today at Schletewitz Family Farms at the Monterey Farmers Market!
#MontereyFarmersMarket #SchletewitzFamilyFarms #PomegranateSeason #FreshPomegranates #FarmersMarketFinds
🫐 Blueberries in September? Yes, really.
Fresh blueberries are at Cortez Farms today at the Aptos Farmers Market — a delicious reminder that our Central Coast growing season doesn’t always follow the calendar of the rest of the country. 🙃
Sweet, fresh, and perfect for snacking, yogurt, baking, or simply eating by the handful.
Stop by Cortez Farms and grab a basket! And don’t miss their other berries—so sweet and delicious!
#AptosFarmersMarket #CortezFarms #Blueberries #FreshBlueberries #FarmersMarketFinds
Now THIS is fresh lettuce! 🥬💚
Stop by Market Farms at the Aptos Farmers Market this morning and check out their gorgeous LIVING lettuces — sold with their roots still attached!
Market Farms grows these beautiful leafy greens hydroponically in the Salinas Valley as part of their HydroLeaf program. Their greenhouse growing system allows them to carefully manage growing conditions year-round while using approximately 90% less water than traditional farming.
And just look at these lettuces! Butter Lettuce, Summer Crisp, Oakleaf, Romaine and more — crisp, beautiful, and about as fresh as lettuce gets.
Keep the roots attached and treat your lettuce like the living plant it is until you’re ready to use it. Then turn those beautiful leaves into salads, lettuce cups, sandwiches, burgers — or simply dress them with your favorite vinaigrette and let the lettuce be the star.
Come meet the folks from Market Farms and pick up a living lettuce this morning!
The Aptos Farmers Market is open until noon. ❤️
#AptosFarmersMarket #MarketFarms #LivingLettuce #HydroponicLettuce #SalinasValley
Hurry and get in line…it’s Biscuit Day at Bay Living Culinary! 😍
Yep — those are hot, freshly baked biscuits, straight from Jody’s oven, with gravy to go with them. And they’re available while they last!
We might just be the only farmers market around where you can start your Saturday morning with a warm biscuit fresh from the oven before heading off to fill your basket with amazing local produce. ❤️
Honestly, can you think of a better way to begin a morning at the market?
Come early, grab a biscuit (or two!), and then enjoy your Saturday shopping at the Aptos Farmers Market.
We’re open until noon — but the biscuits definitely won’t be! 😉
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