Petaluma's Agricultural Heritage
Sample and Savor Our Bounty
Petaluma stays true to its roots by connecting consumers with working farms and ranches. Shop for just-picked produce at one of our Farmers’ Markets, learn how artisan cheese is made or sample organic butter at a working dairy. It is all fresh and delicious.
Farmers' Market
| Wednesday Evening Farmers’ Market in Downtown |
Wednesday Evening Farmers’ Market in Downtown June 5 to Aug. 28 (707) 762-0344 Open air market featuring farm-fresh produce and other local farm products, children’s entertainment, crafts and prepared dinner foods, 4:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
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| Saturday Afternoon Farmers' Market |
Saturday Afternoon Farmers' Market at Walnut Park May 18 - Nov. 23 (707) 762-0344 More than 60 booths selling farm-fresh produce and local products plus live entertainment and kids' activities; from 2-5:30 pm. |
| Petaluma East Side Farmers' Market |
Petaluma East Side Farmers' Market Year round on Tuesdays (415) 999-5635 www.communityfarmersmarkets.com Locally grown agricultural products, locally made hot and packaged foods as well as arts and crafts; 10am to 1:30pm at Lucchesi Park/ Community Center parking lot. |
Tour the Farm
| Cheese Making & Wine Tasting |
A Perfect Day in Sonoma: Cheese Making & Wine Tasting Calling all foodies! Take a cheese-making class at Achadinha Cheese Company, sample Azari Vineyards award-winning wines and finish off the day with Achadinha cheese pizzas baked in Azari's wood-fired oven. Visit the website for ticket and reservation info.
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| Chileno Valley Ranch Tour & U Pick |
Chileno Valley Ranch Tour & U Pick Have fun picking organic apples, pears, and tomatoes and take home some fresh eggs. Kid Tours include visits with the farm animals. 10 am-4 pm |
| Della Fattoria Ranch Tour |
Della Fattoria Ranch Tour (707) 763-0161 http://www.dellafattoria.com/ranch/ranchDinners.html Have a tour of the bakery, enjoy a family style dinner, shape a loaf of bread to take home. Call for price, reservations and more information. |
| Farm to Fermentation Festival |
Farm to Fermentation Festival Hosted by Tara Firma Farms, discover, taste and learn how to make many fermented delicacies; from 11am to 5pm.
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| Garden Valley Ranch |
Garden Valley Ranch 498 Pepper Rd. (707) 795-0919 www.gardenvalley.com/tour.html Over 1,000 varieties of roses in their retail nursery. Self-guided and docent guided tours of their gardens are offered year-round, Wednesday through Sunday. |
| Green String Farm |
Green String Farm 3571 Old Adobe Rd. (707) 778-7500 A focus on aiding, rather than fighting natural processes to grow happy, healthy fruits and vegetables. Call for info. |
| McClelland's Dairy Farm Tour |
McClelland's Dairy Spring Farm Tour Take a traditional farm tour followed by a wagon ride through the cows and sampling of artisan butter. Tours start at 1pm and last about 90 minutes. Reservations required. Visit the website for details.
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| McClelland’s Dairy |
McClelland’s Dairy 6475 Bodega Ave. (707) 664-0452 On the 1½ hour farm tour, watch cows being milked and even try milking a cow by hand and then sample their European Style Organic Artisan butter. Call for reservations. |
| McEvoy Ranch |
McEvoy Ranch A variety of tours are offered in the spring including a “Garden Walk and Lunch,” and many others. Visit their website under “Events’ for a full description and schedule. |
| Sonoma County Farm Trails |
Sonoma County Farm Trails (800) 207-9464 Design a visit to Petaluma farms and ranches. A free map is available at the Petaluma Visitors Center. |
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Petaluma Visitors Center * 1-877-2-PETALUMA (1-877-273-8258)
210 Lakeville Street / Hwy 116 * Petaluma, CA 94952
Open Daily 10am to 4pm
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