How can you say no to locally grown farm fresh fruits and vegetables?…read more I found out about Saturdays PLACERGROWN Farmers' Market by attending the Sutter Faith Farmers Market that happens on Thursdays. There are about twice the vendors here than at Auburn Faith. So let's see what we can get into! I picked up Leah around 9 a.m. and after waiting for her to finish getting ready, we pulled into the parking lot by 9:15. The parking lot is near the beautiful courthouseand was full. There is some street parking available and some parking a little farther away in downtown Auburn. It was a gorgeous morning for a walk. There were so many people! Some had their wagons filled with produce, eggs, crafts. They were walking their dogs... I even saw a few kids on leashes! As we walked up and saw, we were two very excited women to spend some money! We started with Rodriguez farms. They have BEAUTIFUL! GORGEOUS!! THE MOST AMAZING LOOKING STRAWBERRIES I HAVE EVER LAID EYES ON!! They looked so perfect, I most certainty had to get some. For $23, I picked up 3 over filled baskets... yes, it did seem expensive... but these strawberries were gorgeous, red throughout, and sweet. Worth every penny! Next, we were at Natural Trading Co, and they have organic produce. They were also pulling out so the stops with watermelon being displayed sliced open. Gorgeous fresh herbs in bundles... the sunflowers looked like they couldn't have been real, but they were (one of my favorite flowers). There were chili's and peppers, flowers.. and much more produce. It was a different vibe than next door, but they had a lot of produce Rodriguez farms didn't have. The mushroom tent was pretty amazing because they were showcasing their mushrooms and had information that described what each of their mushrooms tasted like... they've got one that tastes like chicken!!! That woman was fun and making deals as we were reading up. Next, the popular Zena foods! I have already had the pleasure of purchasing Zena Foods hummus before and the spicy and lemon dill I bought last time were so good, I decided to buy more on this visit. This man has every flavor available for you to sample. Do not hesitate to try a sample. If you check out the pics below, the sample is not some tiny thing. On this visit, I bought 2 regular hummus, 1 spicy, 1 jalapeno orange, and one that dip that had grape leaves wrapped about a flavored rice. When you buy 4, you get the 5th one free. Yum Yum Yum!!!!! The kettle corn tent was out here, too, but a about $3 more at this location than at Auburn Faith for the same size... I still have some leftover on my counter at home from my last trip to the midtown farmers market. Bella Familia was out there with their food truck making fresh wood fired pizzas. Maria's Mexican tacos was out there, too. If I didn't have to go to work right after, I might have stayed for tacos! We were walking out of this Farmers Market close to 10:15 a.m. and there were fresh eggs at the very end. Fortunately for him, he had sold out (unfortunate for us). This was a very successful Farmers market trip. Rodriguez Farms strawberries and Zenna Foods hummus and dips were the big highlight of my trip today. I am so excited to go back tomorrow and replenish my dips and strawberries!

On Saturday morning hubby and I decided to take a roadtrip out to this farmer's market after seeing…read moreit was one of the top must sees to visit in Auburn! It's a small farmers market, but still a lot of great vendors including 2 of my personal favorites, Greatful Bread and Zena Foods! The market also had booths selling fresh brewed coffee, tempting looking packaged teas, bakery items, cheese, spices and of course lots of fresh produce and for all those boujee folks out there, yes even eggs! You cannot leave less than 5 stars for bringing this market to the community that helps support small local businesses and farmers! We ended up purchasing some Chive Pockets for breakfast. After seeing a woman frying up this delicious looking option at Han-Yu Taiwanese Food we knew we had to try it! What are they? A traditional Chinese chive pie or flat dumpling, it was filled with fresh chicken, egg, rice noodles and chive. She asked if we wanted sauce for dipping and I'm sure glad we said yes, because it's VERY good and gave just the right amount of oomph the pocket needed! My hubby absolutely loved his! I would recommend this farmer's market and I'd return! You can find more farmer's markets in Placer County at @liveplacergrown on Instagram! SYOY! :-)

Very good sandwiches whether you create your own or off the menu. The pasta and potato salads were…read morevery tasty. Friendly staff. A good variety of specialty stuff to purchase. The store is clean and well stocked.

Lots of yummies, both savory and sweet. Always fun to walk in and see what goodies are behind the…read morecounter. Such a clean and charming space, along with a friendly staff.

The place is great-but the patrons it attracts are a problem. Very entitled type of people. The…read morevibe is wrong for me. If that type of energy, nose-in-air-better-than-you-entitlement, is not a problem for you, then you will love it here. The older people were great- it's just the 35 and under crowd that just ruin the vibe they are trying to create. So, as I said, just not for me. Love the decor and the whole idea of this place, just can't get down with the patronage.

Fowler Ranch Farm Brewery definitely earns top marks for its family-friendly environment. The…read moreoutdoor space is massive, beautiful, and gives off a great farm vibe with plenty of room for kids to run around while parents relax. The playground area and open fields are a huge plus if you're bringing the whole family along for an afternoon outing.

A smaller style boutique that happens to have organic food/produce/small amount of Organic…read moreproducts. GORGEOUS COLORFUL LOCAL FRESH EGGS!! The thrive on REAL CLEAN PRODUCTS The lady that was working there was very nice and helpful!! ORGANIC EVERYTHING!! I'm trying to eat as clean as I possibly can. I was born in the late 60's and my Mom went back to work in the early 70's. So we bought pre ready to make foods. Well after 50 years of basically eating crap for the most of my life I FINALLY realized "You ARE what you eat"!! OH and she was tasting these organic tallow beef potato chips! WOW!!! Reminded me of when I was a small child. I have not have REAL CLEAN potato chips since I was a toddler! Haha! I bought them too! Oh and their expensive lasagna noodles were soooooo great! I did not realize the little bag can make 3-9x13 casserole dish. So it wasn't as expensive as I assumed. I will be back!! And soon!!

Adorable Market! So many things you can't find elsewhere. I get regenerative bacon here, no grains…read moreno soy... Just pasture raised pigs. Almost impossible to find. I also get my corn chips and potato chips from here and they fry them in tallow instead of seed oils! They have connections with all the local farms, organic produce, dairy, eggs.....a must see.

Martynse Family Farm is open to the public on weekends 10 am to 5 pm. I hope one day to visit and…read morewalk around the grounds, which looks family friendly. So far, I have only visited the self service station outside the gate. The mandarins are lovely and uniform in size. The imperfect oranges still look great and appetizing to me and are the best bargain I have found. This farm is located close to Lincoln, CA and is closest to home! I think this will be my go-to mandarin farm. Martynse Family Farm is on the west end of English Colony Way, part of the mandarin orange trail in Placer County.

Placer County has a wine trail and also a mandarin trail! We've been coming here for over a decade…read moreand it's great to see how much this farm has added on. They have a small petting zoo with goats and bunnies. They have a covered picnic area where you can pack a picnic basket and take in the views of the fall foliage and orchard. They have Satsuma and pearl mandarins, so sweet and seedless. What I love and miss here was the farmer's dog Teddy, who has passed on. He would always greet me when I would stop in. RIP, Teddy.

Willow Creek Ranch produced one of my favorite mandarin oranges at the 2024 Mountain Mandarin…read moreFestival. Farmers are friendly to chat with. You can sample a mandarin while you're there. You can see them packing bags of oranges. Currently, you can buy 5 lb for $10 or 10 lb for $20. Mandarins are juicy and sweet. You may be able to buy other fresh farm produce here, such as lemons, Cara Cara oranges, blood oranges, or walnuts. You can find products from other local farms, like honey or Newcastle Mandarin Ranch sauces. You can pay by credit card. It's easy to spot the signage and drive to Willow Creek Ranch on English Colony Way, part of the Mandarin Trail. Good luck competing in the upcoming 2025 Mountain Mandarin Festival!

This is one of my primary "go to" places for fresh mandarins when they're in season. It's fairly…read moreclose to my house, easy to get in and out of, manned by friendly people - and about as close to "fresh off the tree" as you can get! When mandarins are in season, you can pretty much be assured that what you're buying here is no more than a day or two from being picked from the trees. It's the end of the season now, and I picked up probably one of the last 10 pound bags they'll be offering for now. Even though it was end of season, the mandarins are just the way I like them - the best variety (in my opinion) - easy to peel, seedless, juicy. So glad I have something like this nearby!