Sin Diep and family
Established in 1993, the Diep family’s Haney Egg Ranch offers farm-fresh eggs from their ranch in Ceres. Along with a flat of eggs, shoppers at the Alemany Farmers Market can also purchase Duck Balut, Salted Duck Eggs, and more.
Founder Joey Zhou, with 7 full- and 7 part-time employees
Joey Zhou grew up in the Fujian province of China, which is known for its production of world-class white, jasmine, oolong, and black tea. When he decided to study in the United States, he discovered an opportunity to introduce his hometown’s tea to an American community that had never tasted high-quality loose-leaf tea before.
At the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, shoppers can pick up Chafolio’s handcrafted blends, all grown in the birthplace of tea, along with a selection of herbal blends made with Californian ingredients.
Chafolio sources tea leaves from the Zhou family farm and other small family farms located in the Fujian province of China. Additional ingredients such as jujubes are sourced from farmers in California to create seasonal herbal blends.
Maria Gonzalez and Rudy Jimenez, along with their team
Cultiva is a restaurant in San Juan Bautista that offers a farm-fresh menu, hands-on workshops, and community events to get locals connected to the rich agriculture in their area. At their pop-up in the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, Cultiva sells fresh cold-pressed juices, salsas, and other seasonal snacks made with excess produce from their neighboring booth, Green Thumb Farms.
Rudy and Maria’s shared mission, both with Green Thumb Farms and with Cultiva, is centered around curbing food waste, creating opportunities for food education in the community, fostering land sovereignty, and cultivating food justice.
Cultiva sources all vegetables from its sister business, Green Thumb Farms. Fruit is sourced from Twin Girls Farm, Lucky You Orchards, and other farms near San Juan Bautista.
Floriencio and Hue Paredez, and their family
250 acres in Exeter, 246 miles to the Alemany Farmers Market
Established in 1980, Paredez Farm has been a part of the Alemany Farmers Market for over 40 years, offering a variety of seasonal fruit year-round.
Claudia Anderson and Rose East-Bratt
Founded in 2025, The Coffee Ladies sell brewed coffee and fair trade organic coffee beans from Vasquez Coffee Company, a woman- and minority-owned coffee roaster in San Francisco, along with baked goods such as cookies and chocolate and banana bread.
Amy Brown and Joe Wolf
Having both grown up with a deep love of cooking and baking, Amy Brown and Joe Wolf met when they were working together at the restaurant Nopa. The couple started a wholesale bakery in 2013 and later opened a brick-and-mortar bakery-restaurant in San Francisco’s Outer Richmond District. At their farmers market stand, you’ll find a seasonally rotating menu of breads, breakfast pastries, bagels, English muffins, tarts, and cookies. Their baked goods are made from scratch using local and organic ingredients and baked in their wood-fired oven, the “heart and soul” of their business. In 2021, they relocated their bakery to Santa Rosa.
Marla uses nearly 100% organic ingredients, including all grains, eggs, butter, and some meats and produce. Their flour comes from Central Milling Co. in Petaluma, and butter from Straus Family Creamery and Clover Stornetta. For produce, they source from farmers in the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market and use herbs grown in their patio garden.
Priti and Ramavtar Singh, with 5 part-time employees
12 acres in Fremont, 35 miles to the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market
When Ramavtar and Priti Singh first began farming 25 years ago, no one believed it was possible to grow avocados in Northern California. The couple first came to understand the importance of nutrition through their shared experience in the medical field, which drove their passion to grow healthy food. Despite being discouraged by other farmers, Ramavtar was determined to try growing avocadoes on the couple’s residential farm in Fremont. Decades later, their farm is now home to thousands of avocado trees.
At the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, shoppers can find organic Hass and Bacon avocados as well as passionfruit from the Singh family’s farm.
California Certified Organic Farmers
Sofía Adams
San Leandro
During the height of the pandemic, Sofia Jimenez began offering free meals to her community, an effort that was just as rewarding as it was costly. She hoped to start her own nonprofit, hire a crew, and distribute more meals, which led her to make her first batch of guava-filled coyotas as a fundraiser. Using her grandmother’s recipes, she sold coyotas to her immediate family and friends, and then to her larger community. Sofia then worked with Mandela Partners to launch her business and gain access to more sales opportunities in local farmers markets, including the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. Tutuli Mexican Bakery is still an active participant in a variety of local fundraising efforts.
Sofia uses locally sourced ingredients. Fruit is sourced both from local farmers, such as Yerena Farms, and from Sofia’s own fig trees and raspberry bushes.
Rufino and Belen Ventura, along with their family
16 acres in Hollister, 95 miles to the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market
Raised in Guerrero, Oaxaca, Rufino Ventura started his own farm in 2011, through working with ALBA (Agricultural and Land Based Training Association). Now, Rufino works with Kitchen Table Advisors to gain access to important market opportunities, as well as increased access to land and capital. At their booth in the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, shoppers can find organic sweet corn and Mexican tricolor corn, peppers, summer squash, leafy greens, beets, and more.
California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF)
Jeff Roller and Tim Hall, with 1 full- and 4 part-time employees
0.75 acres of greenhouses in Half Moon Bay, 30 miles to the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market
In 2011, Jeff and Tim, two former electricians, started Half Moon Bay Wasabi, determined to bring authentic wasabi to the U.S. They use custom-designed greenhouses and sustainable practices such as biological pest control to produce wasabi plants for local chefs and restaurants. Now, at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, shoppers can pick up fresh wasabi to grate and enjoy with their favorite foods.
Find Half Moon Bay Wasabi at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market on the second Saturday of every month.
