Hector Alvarez of Hector’s Honey now has grass-fed beef, in addition to shell beans, melons, tomatoes and beautiful garlic braids. Triple T has padron, shishito and jalapeño peppers, along with their fiery hot sauces, greens and more. The Patch sells both their hybrid and heirloom tomatoes, sweet white corn, walla walla onions, red onions, sweet peppers, zucchini, garlic, blue lake and Romano green beans, figs, basil and lemon cucumbers that have a lovely pink blush. The market’s long-term heavy hitters are doing well. and sales are prohibited until that time. Until recently, the market officially opened at 10 a.m., but farmers were allowed to sell before that time to anyone who showed up. Hom has brought in several new vendors, and the market seems to be operating seamlessly these days. The market’s current manager, Barbara Hom, best known as a chef and caterer, has gotten her sea legs after taking over the farmers’ market when the previous new manager suddenly quit. Only watermelon seemed missing - local watermelons will not ripen for several more weeks. From little padron peppers to plump muskmelons and big ears of sweet corn, nearly everything summertime beckoned from bins and boxes and tables at the market, a dizzying array of deliciousness. Naked lady lilies in July suggest it may be an early autumn.Įven as we feel the days speeding toward fall, summer’s bounty is upon us. This harbinger of fall typically appears in late August, right about the time afternoon light takes on its golden glow and the first pomegranates appear.

As I drove to the Sebastopol Farmers’ Market on Sunday, I noticed a patch of naked lady lilies, standing straight and tall, their flowers still tight buds.

Golden farms market address