It is the off season for the Mt. View Farmer's Market, but it is still at least four times as large as the Head House Market at home in Philadelphia. The weather is warm and sunny so there are plenty of shoppers. There are a variety of vendors; mushroom, heirloom organic veggies, honey, seafood, oysters, artisan breads, dates, flowers, prepared food from several different countries, fruit of all types, dried kale and the list goes on. Each booth is beautifully presented and there is even one vendor that reminds me of Colton, a one of a kind farmer in PA.
Later in the day, we headed north to Petaluma, CA to visit Tara Firma Organic Farm
http://www.tarafirmafarms.com/. They are primarily a meat farm but also have a veggie CSA. Only two years old, without any farming background, they read Joel Salatin books and have been following his guidelines ever since. They even went as far as having Joel come out to visit for a 12 hour consultation, which they said was a big help. Below is a photo of one of the latest models of the chicken tractor. This model is designed to be able to sit on sloping hills (though in this picture it is on relatively flat ground).
Every farm i have visited so far have gone out of their way to talk with me and show me around. And most, as we are saying our fair wells, sends me off with some of their produce or meats. It has been a wonderful experience.