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Farmers’ Market Report: Mission Viejo

Posted on May 13, 2013 by ocgreenmama

The Mission Viejo Farmers’ Market recently moved to Saturdays from 9:00am to 1:00pm – it was formerly on Friday during the same hours. The market is at 200 Civic Center Drive, in the civic center courtyard directly in front of the Mission Viejo library.

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I went with my son last Saturday to check out the offerings.

It’s not a huge market, similar in size to Foothill Ranch, with some of the same vendors we’ve see regularly around Orange County, like Baba Foods, Chili Boys, and Rockview Farms.

The big find for me at this market was Robbie’s Fresh Seafood. Their fish comes straight from fisherman to customer, caught within 24-48 hours of sale. I tried the organic salmon, which was as tender, fresh and delicious as the salesman promised it would be.

There were a few other unique features to this market, including flowers and plants from Laguna Hills Nursery, a Friends of the Mission Viejo Library booth accepting donations of used books, and a cool display of locally-grown organic mushrooms.

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The market is not crowded and there is plenty of parking in the library lot. A quick stop on a Saturday morning and you can load up on fresh organic vegetables and seafood for dinner.

This farmers’ market features live entertainment, gourmet food trucks, and goods from local artisans from time to time. Check out the city of Mission Viejo’s farmers market page of the website for details about special events each Saturday.

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Farmers’ Market Report: Foothill Ranch

Posted on October 5, 2012 by ocgreenmama

Opening in July of this year, the Foothill Ranch Farmers’ Market is one of Orange County’s newest Markets.

Market manager Flo Mudge, a Foothill Ranch resident, is the creator and organizer behind the weekly event. She’s a familiar face at Orange County markets, selling her handmade preserves and confections through her company Edible Creations.

More than twenty vendors regularly set up shop from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursdays in the Towne Centre Drive shopping center in Foothill Ranch (in the same parking lot at the Regal movie theater).

I brought my son along with me, which was a good thing. We filled up all of my Chico bags with good stuff.

There is more than just local, organic produce. There is also bread from RTR Bakery, grass-fed beef from 5 Bar Beef, milk and dairy products from Rockview Farms, hummus and pita bread from Baba Foods, almonds and almond butter from Hopkins Ag, chips and salsa from Chili Boys, gelato from Dolce Gelato, banana bread from Aloha Grindz, and cookies from Turlio Cookie Company (the Peanut Cake were my son’s favorite).

All of the vendors had samples of their products so you can “try before you buy”. We sampled lots of tasty things and came home with all of this:

I cooked up a few of the veggies for dinner and was very happy with the freshness and quality. The Aloha Grindz banana bread is delicious. I can’t wait to munch on the almonds, chips and salsa, and pita and hummus this weekend.

And the nice gentleman at the RTR bakery booth insisted that the bread I bought pairs best with red wine. So, what could I do, I had to oblige him.

I have to say, the man knows his bread.

For more information on this new Orange County market, follow Foothill Ranch Certified Farmers’ Market on their Facebook page. A lineup of vendors for each Thursday is also posted on this page of LakeForestPatch site.

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