Recipe: Cool off with a POM Julep!
Cool off with a POM Julep! This non-alcoholic POM Julep is perfect for breakfast, a garden brunch or luncheon. Its pretty pink color and refreshing...
Cool off with a POM Julep! This non-alcoholic POM Julep is perfect for breakfast, a garden brunch or luncheon. Its pretty pink color and refreshing...
Chicken Curry Salad with Sweet Grapes Courtesy of Sigona’s fan, Carol Evans The combination of grapes and curry in this salad results in a refreshing,...
Chicken salad with sweet melon and candied walnuts Roasted or rotisserie chicken combines with juicy melon for an easy light refreshing meal. Serves 6. Leftover...
Melone con Aceto Balsamico e Menta Translated, Melone con Aceto Balsamico e Menta means Melon with Balsamic Vinegar and Mint – it’s a traditional Sicilan...
Sigona’s Favorite: Heirloom Tomatoes with Garlic Oil and Chive 3 TBL Sigona’s Fresh Press Garlic olive oil 2 pounds heirloom tomatoes (any combination you wish),...
Farm Focus / Feature Articles / Recipes
by Sigona's Farmers Market · Published August 11, 2009 · Last modified February 19, 2018
Everything You Wanted to Know About Heirlooms From pasta sauce, to planting, to picking ’em out! By Robbie Sigona My Grandpa Sigona grows heirloom tomatoes,...
Summer Minestrone (aka, summer-in-a-bowl) Sigona’s Preferred Customer, Linda, says she made this recipe after Carmelo helped her with the key ingredient in our store: cranberry...
Reader Recipe Curry Dip for Fresh Veggies Sigona’s Preferred Customer, Chris Golde calls this a “Sigona’s Special” as the Wild Thymes’ Plum Currant Ginger chutney...
Luisa Ormonde, a Sigona’s Preferred Customer, submitted the following recipe for this really simple yet tasty dish for fava beans (in season now!) that she spices...
Carmelo’s Cottage Cheese & Peach Breakfast Blend This is a great low-glycemic dish with just the right amount of protein to make a light, satisfying...
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.