About the Farmers

Farmer

Farm Location

Markets

Attended

Representative

Product List

Martin works for

Jodi Ackerson

House of Bread

San Luis Obispo

· Spencer’s AG

· Morro Bay

We use fresh, natural stone-milled wheat flour for all our products

o Breads: many kinds eg basil, parmesan, challah, dakota, honey whole wheat & french baguettes

 

o Other products: eg cinnamon rolls, muffins, & scones

  Vincent Antonio

Antonio Gardens,

Arroyo Grande

· Spencer’s AG

· Arroyo Grande

o Avocados: 4 types, eg Hass

o Beans:4 kinds, eg romano

o Lemons: several kinds, eg Meyer

o Lettuce: several types, eg Romaine

o Peaches: Babcock

o Raspberries

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Asbell

Nipomo

 

· Oak Plaza

· Gottschalk's

· Arroyo Grande

o Cymbidium Orchids in Winter and Spring

  Avila & Sons

Hanford

· Spencer’s AG

· Downtown SLO

o Cherries

o Dried fruits

o Figs

o Nuts: peanuts & pistachios

o Peaches

Lupe & Iris

work for

 

Apolonia & Manuel

Bautista

Arroyo Grande

· Spencer’s AG

· Morro Bay

· Downtown SLO

· Gottschalk's

· Arroyo Grande

o Beets, cabbage, carrots, chard

o Flowers: many eg gladiolas & tuberose

o Salad Mix:10 kinds

o Snow, snap, & English peas

o Squash: 4 kinds eg crookneck

o Strawberries: eg chandler

o Tomatoes: cherry & shady lady

  Kim Bell

Bell Farms

Coalinga

· Morro Bay

· Downtown SLO

o Armenian cucumbers

o Cantaloupe, watermelon

o Nuts: pistachios & almonds

o Oranges: navel & Valencia

o Tomatoes & peppers

Mary, left, works for

Terri Blanchard

Old Creek Farm

Cayucos

· Spencer’s AG

· Morro Bay

· Gottschalk's

Certified Organic

o Avocados

o Free-range chicken eggs

o Grass-fed beef

o Oranges and orange juice

  Diane Boyd

Arroyo Grande

· Spencer’s AG

· Morro Bay

· Arroyo Grande

different kinds of

o Corn: sweet

o Cucumber

o Lettuce

o Melons: Crenshaw & passport

o Onions garlic

o Salad: italian

o Tomatoes

o Winter squash

 

  Anthony Brown-Silva

Arroyo Grande

 

· Arroyo Grande

 

o Carrots very sweet garden

o Cukes: salad and pickling 

o Greens: kale, mustard, Swiss chard

o Pumpkins: sugar peg

o Squash: summer, zucchini,

o Winter squash: acorn, banana

  Busalacchi

Stockton

· Morro Bay

· Downtown SLO

· Gottschalk's

May -June

o Cherries: 8 kinds, eg tartarian, bing

larian, rainegr, brooks & tulare

Cal Poly

San Luis Obispo

· Morro Bay

· Downtown SLO

· Gottschalk's

· Arroyo Grande

 

Cal Poly has two groups that come to the farmers’ markets

 

o Citrus & avocado

 

o Vegetables

 

Catarino & Lupe

Chavez

Chavez Farms

Santa Maria

· Spencer’s AG

· Morro Bay

· Downtown SLO

· Gottschalk's

· Arroyo Grande

o Beans: green

o Broccoli, cauliflower & cabbage

o Cilantro & jalapenos

o Dried beans: peruano

o Onions,

o Potatoes

o Squash

o Strawberries: chandler & gaviota

  Michael Cirone

Cirone Farms

See Canyon & HWY 41

 

· Downtown SLO

· Gottschalk's

o Apples:70 kinds eg spitzenberg

o Apricots: blenheim

o Peaches:15 kinds eg O'Henry

o Sapote: white

  Jose & Roberto, & Francesca

Cortez Farms

Nipomo

· Spencer’s AG

· Morro Bay

· Downtown SLO

· Gottschalk's

· Arroyo Grande

o Beets: red & yellow

o Carrots, cilantro, celery, cucumbers

o Leeks, lettuce 5 kinds,

o Nopales, tomatillos

o Peas:4 kinds,  beans:2 kinds

o Peppers: bell, chili& jalapeno

o Strawberries:

o Tomatoes: 6 kinds

  Pete & Michele Cramer

PC Cattle Co.

San Luis Obispo

· Downtown SLO

 

o Beef

 

Our British white steers, noted for lean tender meat, are born and raised in San Luis Obispo and are not given antibiotics or hormones.

 

Linda & Ellaine

Dela Cruz

Morro Bay

· Spencer’s AG

· Morro Bay

· Downtown SLO

o Broccoli

o French carrots

o Onions

o Peppers

o Spinach

o Sugar snap peas

  Marshal Dennis

Chadmark Farms

Paso Robles

· Downtown SLO

o Flash pasteurized premium juice blends eg apple, pomegranate & boysenberry

 

o Apple 8 kinds eg Anna & honey crisp

o Dried apples-no sulfites or preservatives,

o Grapes: zinfandel & concord

o Jujube

o Lemon cucumbers & corn

 

Nancy & Christina work for

Sandra & Mike Dimond

Pure & Simple Bread Bakers

Templeton

· Gottschalk's

· Arroyo Grande

o Variety of Bakery Items including

breads, breakfast pastries & pies

  Dennis Dobler

Nipomo

· Spencer’s AG

· Gottschalk's

Specializing in plants for the central coast.  Over 800 varieties of common, rare and unusual

trees, shrubs, vines succulents & tropicals

 

Just to mention a few: grasses, palms, monkey puzzles, conifers, kangaroo paws, colored flaxes, papyrus, & alstromerias

Lorraine, Christina, Rudy

Domingo

Arroyo Grande

· Spencer’s AG

· Morro Bay

· Downtown SLO

· Gottschalk's

· Arroyo Grande

o Anise

o Arrugula

o Basil

o Beets

o Carrots

o Flowers: in season, eg tulips & coreopsis

o Other row crop vegetables

o Spinach

 

Doug & Brian Bathe &

Evelyn Fernmaburg

Arroyo Grande

 

· Spencer’s AG

· Morro Bay

· Downtown SLO

· Gottschalk's

o Broccoli, cabbage & cauliflower

o Flowers: dahlias, many colorful kinds

o Guava: pineapple

o Lettuce

o Lettuce: romaine, red leaf

o Melons: crenshaw cantaloupe

o Pumpkins: big max

o Squashes

o Walnuts

  Ryan Fife

Fife Farms

Visalia

· Spencer’s AG

· Morro Bay

· Downtown SLO

· Gottschalk's

· Arroyo Grande

 

o Citrus: 10 kinds eg blood oranges & pummelos

o Grapes:4 kinds eg muscat-seedless

o Nectarines: 4 kinds eg  maygrand & fantasia

o Peaches: 4 kinds eg  Alberta & babcock

o Plums: santa rosa & friar

o Pomegranates: 2 kinds eg wonderful

Johanna Finley

Finley Farms

Santa Ynez

· Gottschalk's

Certified Organic