Fall Colors/You backed a winner!
The jalapeno pepper crop is turning red; perfect for sriracha, chipotle, or for jazzing up a salsa. They make a great jelly too.
Amana Orange Heirloom tomatoes are starting up this weekend. Other colors, shapes, flavors, and sizes are ripening too.
Piennolo tomatoes getting ready for a ride through the dehydrator. We can’t sundry these the way they do in Italy because no matter how much sun we have inj the day to dehydrate we always have fog in the night to rehydrate. But the dehydrator works perfectly.
The citizens of Santa Cruz County were blown away by our prize winning cucuzza gourd. It not only won 1st place, it also won best of class.
Baby Bear Pumpkins are in. They are real pie pumpkins and veritable ornamental edibles.
Dry-Farmed Piennolo tomatoes are so good. They taste great and if you don’t use them all at once they hang out in splendid shape for a long time. They make great dried tomatoes but they’re excellent fresh too, and I love them in sauces.
Hi Folks: Fall colors are here! The fields are full and the harvest is happening seven days a week now. We’ve got Dry-farmed tomatoes of all sorts plus sweet & hot peppers, ornamental gourds, pumpkins and flowers! On Saturday, September 13th, from 9 to 11, we will be popping up at The Pumpkin House in Santa Cruz, 827 California Street, off Walnut and directly across from the High School. Then, on Sunday, September 14th, from 10 to 1 we will be in San Francisco at Piccino in the Dogpatch, 1001 Minnesota Street. If you already know what you want to get just drop us an email to mariquitachef@gmail.com and we’ll confirm the order. As always, we appreciate cash, but we accept Venmo at pick ups too. Thanks.
Otto File corn is an heirloom Italian corn that is considered to be the best variety for polenta. I will be bringing whole ears of it in case anybody wants to enjoy it as a seasonal ornamental before grinding it up for polenta.
Galeaux d’Eysines, a sweet, heirloom, French cooking pumpkin that can serve as an ornament until it’s made into dinner.
Here I’m posing with an heirloom Italian Butternut squash cousin called “Tromba de Albenga.”
Sunday, September 21st, will find our mobile farmstand in West Berkeley on 9th Street at Willow’s House between Virgina and Cedar Streets, from 9-11. This is a day later than previously announced but we needed to make the change to work some kinks out of life and get some home work done. Thanks, Willow, for generously sharing your space.
On Saturday September 27th, we plan to be back in San Francisco’s Dogpatch, from 9-12, in front of Piccino Restaurant. Then, on Sunday, October 5th, we’ll be back in Palo Alto. On Saturday, October 11th, it’s back to Berkeley and on Sunday, October 11th, we’ll be in our own home city of Corralitos.
Past these dates I don’t want to tempt fate by offending the weather gods with my hubris. People ask me, “How long will the tomato season last?” Truly, if I could honestly and correctly answer that question my talents would be better employed at a weather bureau. Generally speaking, September is a great month for tomatoes and October can be great but it’s hard to predict how the season will progress. It’s worth noting that we produce a lot more than tomatoes and when we can do a pop-up that showcases our other crops and products we look forward to doing so. Also, as our sacramental marigold crop comes into focus we will announce a series of U-Pick Marigold events. Keep an eye on the newsletter for announcements as all dates are tentative by nature. (That’s a pun, LOL, because Mother Nature ALWAYS calls the shots.)Thanks, Starr & Andy
Red Anaheim peppers mix the sweet with the heat.
Red Bell peppers
Sweet Golden Bull Horn peppers aka “Corno di Toro”
Red Bull Horn Peppers; all sweet, no heat
Tusta, a Oaxacan pepper with an attitude
Starr shows off one of our Cuccuzi
Starr at the Santa Cruz County Fair. She took first for the White pumpkin, as well as for a pie pumpkin called “Winter Luxury,” and also a selection of gourds. It was a big day for Mariquita Farm.
Our flowers had a night out on the town at a party in Santa Cruz. We do flowers for events.
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