Slow Food Nation '08

Civic Center Plaza | Friday, August 29 – Sunday, August 31 | 9am – 4pm | Open to the Public

The Market at Civic Center Plaza showcases more than 60 California farmers and producers from 30 counties in the state who grow and produce good, clean and fair food. Visitors to the Market can buy dry-farmed Early Girl tomatoes, muslin-wrapped cheddar cheese and sweet potato pie directly from the producers and learn about the next generation of farmers, water conservation and biological and cultural diversity in California’s food system.

All vendors at the Market have been approved by Slow Food Nation staff and curators for their commitment to using good (delicious), clean (environmentally friendly) and fair (socially just) production practices.

We ask that you help minimize the Market’s waste and carbon footprint by bringing your own reusable tote bags, used paper or plastic bags to hold fruit and vegetables and your own bottle for water from the Water Stations. Market vendors are discouraged from using plastic packaging or bags and are asked to compost all food waste.

THE MARKET will feature:

Alameda

• Blue Bottle Coffee Company, Coffee
• Charlie Frank’s Pies, Sweet Potato-Peach Pie
• Oaktown Herbals, Herbs

Calaveras

• Loulou’s Garden, Blueberry and Cherry Jam

Chico

• Massa Organics, Medium-Grain Brown Rice

Contra Costa

• Frog Hollow Farm, Peaches
• G & S Farms, Corn

Fresno

• Blossom Bluff Orchards, Elephant Heart Plums
• Marian Farms, Biodynamic Raisins
• Organic Pastures Dairy, Raw Milk and Butter

Kern

• Weiser Family Farms, Potatoes

Lake

• Bodega & Yerba Santa, Goat’s Milk Caramel

Los Angeles

• M & M Peach Ranch, Desert Peaches

Marin

• Ancient Organics, Ghee
• Point Reyes Preserves, Raspberry Jam
• Straus Family Creamery, Cream on the Top Milk
• Three Twins, Ice Cream
• Cowgirl Creamery, Red Hawk Cheese

Mendocino

• The Apple Farm, Fruit Chutneys

Merced

• Koda Farms, Heirloom Variety Rice
• Vista Almonds, Almonds

Monterey

• Far West Fungi, Specialty Mushrooms
• J & P Organics, Strawberries
• Catalan Family Farm, Squash

Napa

• Elixir Olive Oil, Italian Varietal Olive Oil
• Katz and Co (Katz Farm), Orleans Method Vinegar
• Marshall’s Farm Honey, Honey

Placer

• Beauty Ranch, Asian Pears

San Benito

• Four Sisters Farm, Greens
• Pinnacle Organics, Melons
• Coke Farm, Meyer Lemons
• Happy Girl Kitchen, Vinegar Cucumber Pickles
• Hain Ranch, Walnuts

San Francisco

• We Love Jam, Apricot & Plum Jam
• Pan-o-Rama, Bread

San Joaquin

• Lagier Farms, Paw Paws or Bronx Grapes

San Luis Obispo

• Windrose Farm, Heirloom Apples

San Mateo

• Blue House Farm, Dry-Farmed Early Girl Tomatoes
• Iacopi Farms, English and Sugar Snap Peas
• Harley Farms, Goat Cheese

Santa Barbara

• Santa Barbara Pistachio Co., Pistachios

Santa Clara

• Van Dyke Ranch, Dried Blenheim Apricots

Santa Cruz

• A Nagamine Nursery, English Cucumbers
• Route 1 Farms, Peppers
• Live Earth Farm, Berries
• Yerena Farms, Strawberries
• New Natives, Microgreens

Solano

• California Vegetable Specialties, Endive

Sonoma

• Beekind, Herb-Infused Honey
• Dry Creek Peach & Produce, Peaches
• Nana Mae’s Organics, Gravenstein Applesauce and Juice
• Valley End Farm, Rare Melons
• Vella Cheese Company, Dry Jack Cheese
• Grindstone Bakery, Spelt, Rye and Barley Bread
• Gabriel Farm, Pears

Stanislaus

• Fiscalini Cheese Company, San Joaquin Gold Cheese

Tulare

• Bravo Farms Handmade Cheese, Silver Mountain Cheddar

Tuolumne

• Farmhouse Culture, “Holy Smokes” Sauerkraut

Ventura

• McGrath Family Farms, Beans

Yolo

• Capay Organic and Farm Fresh to You, Heirloom Tomatoes
• Full Belly Farm, Heirloom Melons

Yuba

• Apollo Olive Oil, Mission Olive Oil