Corralitos & Berkeley Pop-Ups
I’m very happy with our 2025 season Dry Farmed Early Girl Tomato crop. The plants are happy, the fruit is ripening well and it tastes great.
A big “Thanks!” to our friends and neighbors at Corralitos’s own Jet & Rose Boutique for inviting our farm to their event this coming Saturday. Tomatoes, herbs, flowers, and other goodies. Come by the stand and visit us and the other vendors.
This informal cherry tomato mandala is only half a basket’s worth.
Hello, Everybody: We’ve been blessed with good weather so far this season. We did the field prep and planting work on time, the plants were cultivated and weeded well, and now our summer coastal tomato season is upon us. Fresh tomatoes and basil are a nice distraction from the infinite number of stupidities and cruelties to negotiate in this spastic, reactionary political moment. At least the sun and moon have been above it all, shining away and helping our crops.
Our first pop-ups will be a couple of “first come, first serve” affairs. We are excited to share these events with other vendors. The first pop-up will be at the Jett & Rose Boutique in Corralitos, only two miles from our farm. We will bring a rainbow of fresh tomatoes, plus basils, herbs, fruits and flowers, and elaborated products.
We will be picking baskets of Shisito peppers for the pop-ups.
Our second pop-up will be at The Sesame Tiny Bakery. The Bakery calls itself “A pocket sized bakery down a secret alley at 2533 Seventh Street in Berkeley.” Who doesn’t love being “in” on a secret? I’m looking forward to their pastries too. We will also be sharing the event with our friend, Chef Carlo of @linger___longer . It’s fun to be back in Berkeley and fun to work with Carlo again. He and I have worked together for many years in Santa Cruz, SF, and the East Bay! Thanks, Carlo, for being such a long time supporter of our farm.
These Dahlias in the packing shed easily outshine the bright Mariquita Farm truck in the distance. Yes, we have a “Truck Farm.”
With all their diverse shapes, sizes, and colors the dahlias are so much fun. We even have a tree dahlia!
As the season progresses we plan on scheduling pop-up events in Los Gatos, Palo Alto, San Francisco, and West Berkeley. We look forward to seeing you. As our sacramental marigold crop comes into focus we will announce a series of U-Pick Marigold events. Thanks, Starr & Andy
Lemon juice is essential for basil pesto, and luckily we are harvesting Lisbon Lemons right now.
Black-Eyed Susan is looking at you.
The 2025 San Marzano crop is starting to ripen. We will have a few cases to bring to our first pop-ups and after that the fields promise a big main crop this year!
A big “Thanks” to Corralitos’s Deer Creek Farm for her still and guidance and to Farm Cat Marmalade for their help distilling lavender oil & hydrosol from our 2025 crop. Farm Cat Marmalade often “pops up” with us to display their wide range of marmalades and preserves.
Not all the tomatoes that we grow are destined for the dinner plate; these tiny-fruited wild cherry tomatoes are harvested for their foliage and sold into the LA Flower Market thru our friends at GatherFlora LA to be used as an aromatic and fun filler in bouquets.
Phlox is becoming one of our favorite flowers to grow.
Here’s a view looking out across our first marigold row of the season. This is “Chedi Gold.” Chedi Orange & Chedi Yellow are here as well. Keep an eye out on the newsletter for details if you’re interested in coming to one of our Fall marigold U-Pick events.
Chedi Orange sacramental marigolds coming out of the field and getting ready to go to market.
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