LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Farmers grow and harvest food rain or shine, and neither cold weather, wind nor the boiling sun will keep them from bringing their bounty to the market with the hope of making their customers happy and satisfied.

“This Saturday promises to be a bit on the chilly side and rain is a possibility,” according to market manager Cornelia, “so this is a great opportunity to stop by and show your farmers how much you value their hard work and dedication!”

Delicious, fresh and healthy – unless it is homegrown, there is no better way to get local and in-season produce than by attending the local farmers' markets.

The selection of fruits and vegetables is still abundant and although the season ends for the Tuesday Morning Market next week, the Saturday Morning Market keeps going until Oct. 26.

Time to stock up and dehydrate, freeze and can, to enjoy a bit of the market through the winter until the markets open up again in spring.

Thanks to a generous donation LCFF is able to incentivize this opportunity to access fresh, healthy and local food, and is giving out bonus tokens to food stamp recipients when they use their EBT/SNAP card at both markets.

For every $10 deducted from the card an extra $5 will be handed out. That's like getting everything 50 percent off.

This not only benefits farmers and the health of an under served segment of the population, but it also brings dollars into the community that may otherwise never see the light of day in Lake County.

Besides the freshest fruits, healthiest vegetables, artisan goat cheese, very local honey, beautiful handmade crafts, delicious jams and baked goods, the markets offer live music under the walnut trees and made to order breakfast or lunch from the mobile bistro on most market days.

The music calendar and recipes from the popular “Taste of the Market” cooking demos can be found on www.lakecountyfarmersfinest.org .

Tuesday Morning Market at Steele Wines
8:30 a.m. to noon, rain or shine
June through Sept. 24

Saturday Morning Market at Steele Wines
8:30 to noon, rain or shine
May through Oct. 26

Steele Wines is located across from Rainbow Ag at 4350 Thomas Drive by Finley, between Lakeport and Kelseyville. For more information please call 707 263-6076 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .