In the Kitchen Featuring: Best of Classic Summertime Recipes
Local, Sweet Strawberries over Gelato Drizzled with a Balsamic Reduction A good balsamic is already sweet due to the aging process, and our infused balsamics,...
Local, Sweet Strawberries over Gelato Drizzled with a Balsamic Reduction A good balsamic is already sweet due to the aging process, and our infused balsamics,...
Orange-flesh Honeydew Agua Fresca This fresh beverage will cool you down on a hot day, for sure. It’s simple to make, yet more impressive than...
First of all, orange flesh melons should be clean with as little blemishes as possible. Some marks are inevitable, but older melons will spot up....
by Sigona's Farmers Market · Published September 4, 2012 · Last modified September 5, 2012
Apple season will be in full swing and Sigona’s will have 40-50 or so varieties, including everything from local to heirloom. Apples are a great...
New crop of local apples are just coming in from California, including Galas from the Stockton area and Gravensteins from Mendocino County. Vince Gizdich is...
By Geri Wohl – www.bettereatingcoach.com This is my favorite time of the year. Not only do we get to enjoy the warm days of summer...
Summertime is melon time, so grab a sweet-smelling honeydew or cantaloupe from Sigona’s today and get ready for an explosion of sugary flavors! Sweet Local...
Farm Focus / Feature Articles / Local Vendors
by Sigona's Farmers Market · Published July 25, 2012 · Last modified July 31, 2012
I honestly love this time of year. The weather is warm and fantastic every day, the San Francisco Giants are battling for first place and...
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.