Go Back to the Seasons

What is your favorite farmers market meal to prepare? Please share your best recipes of the season by contacting adriana@agriculturalinstitute.org with a detailed recipe including ingredients, quantities and instructions. We look forward to sharing your culinary creativity! Thank you.

5 Min Arabic Salad

This simple and healthy recipe comes to us from the kitchen of Life's Ingredients a local organization that seeks to provide families and those experiencing cancer access to local and sustainable foods by means of educational tours and classes.

Albacore Confit with Salsa Verde

Kelsie Kerr of the Cavallo Point Cooking School shared this recipe with customers summer '09 in a chef demonstration at the Marin Civic Center Farmers Market.

Baked Goat Cheese Stuffed Figs

MFM staff member Leah Smith would like to share this summer appetizer with market customers and our online community.

Chicken Basquaise

This recipe comes from a small village in the South of France in Morlaas next to Pau. It is one of Brigitte Moran's favorite recipes from the region, and can be found in her new book North Bay Farmers Market Cookbook for sale at the Civic Center Farmers Markets. Enjoy!

Costata Romanesco Squash

Have fun with this dish! Top your "pasta" with anything you like.

Grilled Cheddar on Sourdough with Smoked Jalapeno Kraut and Avocado

This delicious appetizer or lunch entree comes from the kitchen of Kathryn Lukas, owner of Farmhouse Culture. Kathryn sells her kraut at the Thursday Civic Center Farmers Market every week. Visit Farmhouse Culture's stand to learn more about fermentation and health benefits of kraut.

Grilled Curried Chicken Salad over Summer Greens and Cress

David Evans of Marin Sun Farms and his pasture-raised poultry will partner with Chef Angela Karegeannes of A Fork Full of Earth for another tasty market treat to be prepared at the MFM Farm to Fair Chef Demos during Marin County Fair on July 5th. Check our special events page for demonstration times and location.

Niçoise-Style Salad

Young local fisherman Anna Svedise of Santa Rosa Seafood will be joining forces with Chef Rachelle Boucher of Savor the Moment to create this delicious and hearty seafood treat to be prepared at the MFM "Farm to Fair" Chef Demos during Marin County Fair on July 1st . Check our special events page for demonstration times and location.

Orecchiette Pasta with Broccoli Rabe, Pork Sausage & Parmesan Cheese

A summer pasta dish, straight from the kitchen of Delessio Market & Bakery on Market Street in San Francisco. Executive Chef Shawn Applin shared this dish with market customers at the July 12th Chef Demo.

Peaches with Caramel Sauce

Try this simple, yet decadent summer dessert from the chefs over at 123 Bolinas in Fairfax.

Raw Avocado Soup with Kumquat Tomatillo Salsa

This recipe comes from Natalie Barr, a natural personal chef and student at Bauman Nutritional Culinary Arts School in Berkeley. Natalie - a regular customer of the Marin markets - adjusted this recipe from the Bauman College Natural Chef Cookbook.

Raw Sweet Corn Chowder

Learn a new way to prepare a favorite summer vegetable, with this recipe from Brigitte Moran's "Northbay Farmers Market Cookbook". Local California corn is so sweet and fresh, you don't even have to cook it to bring out it's delicious flavors!

Roasted Mixed Summer Squash with Torpedo Onions

Try out this simple and healthy summer dish! With all the abundance of summer, it is so easy to make healthful meals in no time at all.

Salad of Fresh Butter Beans and Tuna Conserva

The nutritional value of raw foods is generally greater than that of cooked foods. So, for her Chef Demonstration this Sunday Sept. 13th, Liza Shaw (owner and head Chef of A16) will be preparing this raw summer salad for market goers at the Stonestown Farmers Market in San Francisco.

Seared Sausage with Kashiwase Farms Nectarines, Onions & Basil Salad

Sausage and nectarines! An unconventional yet delightful summer pairing from Executive Chef Shawn Applin, of Delessio Market & Bakery in San Francisco.

Smoked Pork Served with Sweet Corn Puree on Brioche

There is a three-step process to make Chibo's smoked pork. Don't let the instruction list scare you away, just follow step by step and you will find it is easier than you think to do homemade smoked pork like the pros.

Stonefruit Chutney

This is a great chutney to serve with grilled meat, especially pork.

Summer Squash Linguini with Chicken, Goat Cheese, and Basil

Try this summer recipe from "Mariel's Kitchen" a new cookbook from the granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway, Mariel Hemingway. With this book, Mariel strives to teach readers how to cook more from scratch, by adding to her reader's "easy-to-prepare" repertoire of nutritious meals.

Whipper Snapper Organic Vegetable Gazpacho Soup

Andrew Brait, co-owner of Full Belly Farm, will be working with Chef Bill Higgins of Whipper Snapper restaurant in this taste-bud explosion to be prepared at the MFM "Farm to Fair" Chef Demos during Marin County Fair on July 2nd. Check our special events page for demonstration times and location.

Yogurt Stonefruit Ginger Savory Salad

Here is a great savory salad that is perfect for summertime!