Fall Fest is coming! Thursday, October 30th:

*Pumpkin Patch
*Webb Ranch Train - 4 to 6 pm
*Big Blue Blocks
*Kid Crafts 3:30 - 5:30 pm
*Wine Tasting - Capay Vineyards from the Napa Valley joins us for the day.

If you are feeling festive, wear your Halloween costume or just come as you are!

Check the Portola Valley Farmers' Market Facebook page for a great recipe for Cold Sesame Peanut Noodle Salad from Saveur Magazine.

This week 10/23 at the market:

Phil from PV Bread is back after attending a week long intensive German breads workshop at SF Baking InstituteThis week's bread line up - Pain au Levain, Corn Porridge Bread,  Sprouted Wheat (100% whole-wheat), Danish Rye, Corn Porridge made with Gluten-free ingredients, Buckwheat with Figs and Walnuts, Quinoa Kamut, and two types of spelt scones: currant-orange and corn-asiago-jalapeno.

High Note Coffee first thing in the morning, keeps us all singing! Oscar's favorite coffee right now? Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Kochere Zonegediyo. Oscar describes this as "Floral jasmine, Earl Grey tea, cocoa nibs, plum and lemon, extreme cleanliness it's all here, and in droves! The aromatics give off such a perfumed scent of jasmine flowers, which are highlighted by cardamom spice and brown sugar notes....." How can I resist?

Sinbad Catering has ready made salads, spreads and dinner entrees like Vegetable Terrines (vegan ), Meat Lasagna, Butternut Squash Lasagna, Braised Beans, Chicken Kebabs and more.

Victorian Farmstead brings us farm raised meats and chickens. Ask Russell about ordering your holiday turkey. They have traditional and Heritage breed bird available for your feast!

One Ocean Seafood has Local/Alaskan Halibut, Ahi and Albacore Tuna, Scottish Salmon, Arctic Char and Steelhead and more. Crab season begins Nov 15th:) Feel free to special order any seafood. E-mail Patrick at 1oceanseafood@gmail.com

Haley's Sausage has handmade sausages made from pasture raised pork and chicken. 

Homemaid Ravioli has handmade organic pasta, boxes of ravioli, fresh sauces and lots of olives and tapenades to choose from. 

Love Morsels is with us this week. Diane makes over-the-top artisan family recipe fruitcakes. Try her chocolate dipped "morsels" as well.

FlourChylde Bakery (pronounced flower child) has luscious little individual cakes and cookies, breads and crackers, all gluten-free.

Kidding Around with Chocolate has a fresh batch of Semisweet and one of Espresso Bittersweet Fudge and jars of Maggie's Chocolate Syrup - great for hot cocoa. Handmade mini marshmallows to top off the mugs.

City Baking has pumpkin bread, pumpkin scones, holiday cookies and bars, croissants, ciabbata, pizzettes, sliced breads for those grilled cheese and PBJ's.

Nut 'n Bean has a flavor for every member of the family. Sample this week's selection including Vanilla Chai Cashew Butter and Dijon Mustard Cashew Cheese.

Webb Ranch has gorgeous eating pumpkins, corn, Ace tomatoes and ornamental corn and gourds too. 

Crescent Farm has farm fresh eggs in new bright green cartons:) 'Jimmy Nardello' peppers, tomatoes, eggplants and basil. Lemon cucumbers.

Old Dog Ranch is back from vacation this week with walnuts and walnut butters.

Smit Farm has several varieties of new apples, grapes, juices and flavored almonds.

Rio de Parras has a gorgeous array of veggies including cauliflower, head lettuces, fingerlings and brussel spouts.

Bounty of the Valley has organic farm eggs, baby greens, elephant garlic, red onions, leeks, purple kale and oodles of those really great Beefsteak Tomatoes!

Sunrise Farms has asian pears, pomegranates, fuji apples, fuyu persimmons, October Sun plums, super sweet grapes and oranges.

Artisans:

Zubrub and Jeanette from Dream Light Jewelry.