In the Store with Sigona’s Featuring: This Week’s Sign of Summer: Fresh Corn
This Week’s Sign of Summer: Fresh Corn There’s nothing like fresh-picked corn on the cob, either slathered with butter and a sprinkle of salt &...
This Week’s Sign of Summer: Fresh Corn There’s nothing like fresh-picked corn on the cob, either slathered with butter and a sprinkle of salt &...
by Sigona's Farmers Market · Published June 13, 2016 · Last modified June 14, 2016
School’s Out. Peaches are In School’s out for summer. And here at Sigona’s, one of our most-anticipated signs of summer is the arrival of stone...
by Sigona's Farmers Market · Published May 31, 2016 · Last modified August 18, 2017
Beans from Brentwood It’s bean season, and this week we’re featuring cranberry beans, yellow wax beans, Romano beans, and a perennial local favorite, Blue Lake...
An Egg is Not Just an Egg Diane Rezendes, food writer My gran’ma, Katie Brennan, grew up on a dairy farm in the west of...
by Sigona's Farmers Market · Published April 18, 2016 · Last modified April 19, 2016
Asparagus (again!) Diane Rezendes, food writer We wrote about asparagus a few weeks ago. Today we’re taking another look, this time through a Bavarian lens....
Diane Rezendes, food writer My mom still laughs when I tell her kale is still considered trendy. Not long ago I told her I’d roasted...
by Sigona's Farmers Market · Published March 18, 2016 · Last modified March 22, 2016
Quick as… Asparagus? Diane Rezendes, food writer When we think of spring vegetables, we think of asparagus – especially on the grill, where quick high...
by Sigona's Farmers Market · Published March 7, 2016 · Last modified March 8, 2016
Celery Stalks at Midnight Diane Rezendes, food writer Readers of a certain age may smile at that headline as they remember a very young Doris...
by Sigona's Farmers Market · Published February 22, 2016 · Last modified February 23, 2016
Green of the Week: Swiss Chard Diane Rezendes, food writer We’ve got one of our favorite greens in abundance right now, and want to tell...
Broccoli and presidents. Really. Diane Rezendes, food writer With Presidents’ Day almost here and the national campaign in full swing, we thought you might like...
Carmelo Sigona emigrated in 1912 from Sicily, bringing with him the tradition of making his own wine. His grandson and namesake, Carmelo Sigona, co-owner of Sigona's Farmers Market, has fond memories of his grandfather making wine and serving it at family meals on Sundays. After years of wanting to make his own wine just like Grandpa Sigona, present-day Carmelo has finally made his dreams come true. Tune in for more.
Nothing is more rewarding to Rob Sigona, our passionate produce buyer, than taking a road trip to visit one of Sigona's favorite farmers. About a five hour drive from the Bay Area, nestled in the Sierra Nevada foothills, is the town of Springville. There you will find a place seemingly untouched by time; a place called home to orange grower Ron Matik of Pleasant Oaks Ranch. Since 1984 Ron has grown some of the best heirloom navel oranges in the state, if not the world: the heirloom Washington Navel. "I have yet to taste an orange that is better than ours,” says Matik. “Maybe some with the same sweetness, but never better.” And Sigona's agrees! Heirloom Washington Navels are the variety that got the whole California citrus market booming all those years ago. It takes special attention from the farmer to tend to the soil and the variety to produce such outstanding fruit. "Small farmers, such as Ron, are a dwindling breed,” says Rob Sigona. “They’re passionate caretakers of the the land that produce exceptional quality; they are the rare gems." It is an achievement to find such great tasting oranges to bring in for our customers. We are excited to announce we’ll get a load of specially picked and packed heirloom Washington Navels in our store this week, delivered directly from Pleasant Oaks Ranch. So, come on by Sigona's to enjoy a slice of California’s prized history…for FREE! You can get a bag of free Pleasant Oaks Ranch oranges starting today through March 5th with your coupon when you spend $30 or more in the store.