Photo courtesy of robinjolin.com
Location: Freedom, CA
Happy Boy Farms is located near Watsonville and also tends to multiple plots of land located in neighboring counties. Farm owner Greg Beccio has been growing organically for over 20 years in the central coast region of northern California. Each field has a unique microclimate and soil structure, creating a multitude of growing conditions for their wide array of row crops chosen and planted specifically for each region and the changing seasons. The achievements and prolonged existence of the farm are directly due to the dedication and enthusiasm of the Happy Boy employees, some of whom have been with the farm since its beginning, well over a decade ago.
All of Happy Boy's crops are harvested, washed and packed by hand. They personally deliver this produce to farmers' markets, local restaurants, and grocery locations throughout the greater bay area, always at the peak of freshness. Signature crops include pre-washed baby mixed salad greens with edible flowers, tender leafy greens, juicy specialty melons, flavorful heirloom and dry-farmed tomatoes as well as potatoes, sweet potatoes, specialty peppers and many unique varieties of summer squash and bunched herbs.
Fresh, Seasonal Produce!
A picture is worth a thousand words, so take a look at all this selection of some of the beautiful, vibrant, tasty produce currently offered by MCM’s awesome vendors. Summer means that local farmers have quite the bounty of ripe, fresh fruit and vegetables including everything from squash blossoms to cantaloupe. Twin Girls Farm has organic Thompson seedless grapes that are incredibly sweet! Happy Boy Farms offer a bounty of deliciousness including Shishito Peppers, gorgeous heirloom tomatoes, and yellow watermelons. Blue House Farm had these lovely purple peppers last week. With such a vibrant … →
I say Tomato, you say yes please!
If you’ve been to MCM in the past few weeks, you’ve probably caught yourself staring at the beautiful bounty that is the earliest crop of tomatoes from Happy Boy Farms and Tomatero Farm. A wide variety of heirloom and cherry tomatoes have been making their way into many a market basket! If you’re overwhelmed by all the varieties of cherry tomatoes available, never fear! Just take a peek at this helpful chart from the Happy Boy Farms website and you’ll sound like a pro … →
Strawberry Nib Salad
Did you miss our Chef’s Market Box last week? If you did make sure to order one for next week! In the meantime here’s a sample recipe for you to try and you can get all the ingredients at our market on Thursday night. This recipe comes from Cynthia of Dandelion Chocolates, one of our vendors, and this is her favorite way to eat nibs! Ingredients: Spring Mix with edible flowers from Happy Boy Farms Ripe Strawberries from Yerena Farms … →
Not your Grandma’s CSA
Thanks to the good people at GoodEggs we are very excited to bring you our second Chef’s Market Box at the Mission Mercado available for pick up this week! The Chef’s Market box features fresh ingredients that have been carefully selected and sourced from the Mission Mercado vendors. What makes our Chef’s Market Box Special? Also provided with your produce is the personal recipe of a Bay Area rock-star chef and everything in the box is perfectly portioned for you … →
