Market Update for December 13th

Only two more shopping Saturdays left this year!

Shopping at the farmers market for your holiday meals means bringing the freshest, most flavorful ingredients straight to your holiday table. When you buy from local farmers and artisans, you’re supporting families in our own community and helping small businesses thrive during an important season. You’ll find unique harvest produce, handmade goods, and specialty items you won’t see in big stores—all picked, baked, or crafted with care. It’s a wonderful way to celebrate the holiday by giving thanks to the people who grow and make the foods we love.

–
–
–

–

Meet our new Market Mascot! (made by Michelle Cronk of Little This That Gifts) 🥑 Our little avo-cuddle is called Mark-ado.

Each week, he’ll be hanging out at a different vendor’s booth. When you spot him, stop by the Market Tent to let us know — we have fun reward stickers waiting for you!

–
–

–

Over the next few weeks, we’ll have extra artisans joining us, plus plenty of festive specials from our food vendors and farmers to help make your season bright. Two new vendors will join us this week — scroll down for more information.

We’re excited to welcome a new vendor this week–Tiger Bao. Scroll down for more information!

🧁👓 Craving something sweet to go with your coffee from Bonito Coffee? Swing by the market and treat yourself! Cup My Cakez and France Café, each bring their own delicious twist to baked goodies and candy—there’s something for every sweet tooth!

–
–

🪴Aventura Gardens has great plants (indoor & outdoor), along with their holiday herb garden special!
–
🥧Deya at Bliss Street Baked Goods is taking special holiday orders. Click here to see her menu and reserve your favorites. The deadline to place your order is December 20.
–
🥣 Bonjour Yogurt has holiday-themed shopping bags for shoppers who spend $20 or more at its booth — that’s easy to do with its assortment of yogurt (including sheep’s milk and vegan options), hummus, aioli, crispy chips, and fluffy pita bread.
–
🍊🍰 France Café is bringing a seasonal treat to the market — their delicious fruit cake is here! Made with real fruit and classic French flair, it’s the perfect sweet bite for cozy mornings, afternoon coffee, or a special dessert to share. Stop by their booth and grab a slice before it’s gone!
–
🎁🧺Halaby & Verni are your holiday heroes! Stop by their booth to build a custom gift basket filled with delicious goodies like flavored almonds, olive oil, dates, almond butters, and fresh or dried seasonal fruit. Perfect for gifting — or treating yourself!
–
🥚Henry’s Egg Ranch has tips on holiday baking with their chicken, duck, or quail eggs. Click here to learn more!
–
🥣Kettlestones has delicious soup to take home and reheat. Try their Lemon Chicken and Lentil flavors — and keep an eye out for new flavors dropping soon. What a tasty way to save time during the holidays.
–
🍓Rodriguez Berries is returning!
–
🐖YouBITE Sausage is ready to help you get into the holiday spirit with their delicious Christmas Roast. It’s juicy, flavorful, and super easy to make. Click here to pre-order your roast or stop by their booth at the market.

It’s week fifteen of our second quarter. Be sure to stop by the market to update your card to collect visits to qualify for our next drawing on January 3. We added a few weeks to make up for the days the market is closed in November and December.
–
It’s also Bag Week for shoppers who check in for the fifth time this quarter!
–
Stop by the Market Tent for details.

New Vendor – Tiger Bao

We’re thrilled to welcome Tiger Bao to our market family! 🐯🥟 Stop by and treat yourself to their amazing lineup of 11 freshly made bao, with flavors for every craving — savory and sweet alike. Choose from BBQ Pork, Teriyaki Chicken, Cabbage & Pork, Spicy Pork, Spinach, Mushroom & Spinach, Taro Paste, Turnip Strip, Black Sesame, Custard Piggy, and Red Bean Paste. Come hungry and discover your new favorite bao at the market!

The clever students from RCMakes are at the market this week. They’ll have products to purchase and are happy to take special orders. Stop by and support these industrious students.
–
📣 This is a reminder that our market opens at 8 a.m. For safety reasons, vendors are not allowed to sell before the market opens. We ensure that everyone is set up and all vehicles are moved from inside the market before opening. We appreciate your kindness to the vendors.
–
🐕‍🦺 Remember, dogs or other animals are prohibited in the market area during market hours. Service animals on leashes are exempt from this policy.
–
Need help finding what you’re looking for? Please stop by the Market Tent and chat with our friendly volunteers!
–
Please visit our Instagram page for the latest updates.
–
In addition to the freshest fruits and vegetables, you’ll find fresh coffee, home-kitchen baked goods, freshly baked bread, cheese, cookies, pastries, jam, honey, nuts, dried fruit, organic eggs, fresh flowers, and live garden plants, hummus and salsa, pasta and sauce, fresh local seafood, seasoning blends for dips, marinades, and rubs, microgreens, mushrooms, tamales, soups, tea, yogurt, and sausage.
–
Don’t be disappointed if your favorite treat sells out! Instead, you can contact any linked vendors ahead of the market to reserve your order and pick it up on Saturday.
–

Agricultural Vendors

Acosta Farm & Vineyard, Adaboy Acres, Alcantar Farm, Anders’ Acre and Apiary, Arreola Farm, Angelo Ranch, Aventura Gardens, Azteca Farm**, Cardenas Farms/YNT Farms/Cuyama Orchard, Chuy’s Berries**, F&F Farm, Halaby & Verni**, Henry’s Egg Ranch, J&J Farms, Los Padres Orchids, Mulberry Lane Farm, Myriad Flowers, Ojai Microgreens, Rodriguez Berries (returning), and Underwood Farms.
–
** Participate in the WIC/Senior Nutrition Program.
–

Food Vendors

Bonito Coffee, Bonjour! Yogurt, Brothers Products, Cup My Cakez (returning) France Café, Fresco Pasta (returning), Kashlie Krunch, Kettlestones, La Montaigne De Saveurs (cheese!), La Vita Kitchen, The Lucky Lab, Mr. Corn Tamales, Nalwaya Foods (returning), Santa Barbara Channel Seafood, Teawaves, Tiger Bao, and YouBite Sausage.
–

Artisans

We’re pleased to have 10 local artisans crafting their products at the market this week! Addicted to Hemp (jelly roll rugs, rope bowls, and hemp creations), Doray’s Bib Up (handmade bibs, adult & child aprons, crocheted items, and plushies), Earth Element (hand-painted soy candles), Log Creations (planters, boxes, and tables from Woolsey Fire burned trees), Maggie’s Boutique (crochet clothes, purses, and accessories), MAS Jewelry (handcrafted silver jewelry – check out their silver ring holiday specials), Mermaid With Love (art and jewelry pieces), Oats & Ivy Farm (goat milk soap and other bath products), Succulentry (unique succulent arrangements in fun, one-of-a-kind planters), and Tabor Crafts (unique wood creations from reclaimed and locally sourced material).