We made it to April and to the 2021 edition of the Arcata Plaza Farmers Market’s main season, which started the first Saturday of this month. This is always a festive event for me, and this year was no different. While summer produce is not exactly around the corner, I can start dreaming of strawberries, […]
Warren Creek Farms
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A Farmer with Deep Roots
Anyone who has shopped at the Saturday Arcata Farmers Market likely knows Paul Giuntoli’s face. Before he and his wife Carla scaled back from intensive production to focus on Warren Creek Farms Pumpkin Patch on Mad River Road, he sold his produce there for 31 years. Giuntoli started Warren Creek Farms in 1987, stocking the […]
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Shopping the Farm Stands of the North Coast
The one place that’s closer to the source of our scrumptious North Coast fruits and vegetables than our fabulous farmers markets is the farms themselves. And fortunately for us, an increasing number of local farms have produce (and sometimes farm-raised meat) for sale to the public right on their farms. Some also offer pick-your-own, or […]