Zip lining coming to Harbor Village Aug 5th, 2012!

Where: Located at Harbor Village in Half Moon Bay, California (Coincides from 10-4 with Harbor Village Farmers Market)

When: Sunday, Aug 5th 2012.

Why: For fun and excitement!

Email us at info@ziplinebayarea.com

Phone: (925) 262-4222

Website: http://www.ziplinebayarea.com/

Among many other Inspiring Fun activities that thrill groups from less than a dozen to many hundreds, none is hotter than it's super-cool portable zip line. One of only a few of its kind on the West Coast, Inspiring Fun's dual zip line enables either one rider or two riders simultaneously to safely harness in, and zip down at more than twenty miles an hour before stopping comfortably more than Two Hundred feet away. Inspiring Fun sets it self apart by being able to bring this unique entertainment directly to your special corporate, community and private events. Fun loving folks no longer need to travel long distances or pay big bucks to get in on the craze, and experience or repeat the excitement of zip lining!

Company Profile:



"Inspiring Fun"

"Inspiring Fun" is the premiere Bay Area provider of innovative, interactive entertainment for all ages. Inspiring Fun's most well known division owns and operates the largest group of Games2U franchises in the country (right here in the Bay Area). Games2U, an extraordinarily popular, international franchise, has been featured prominently in the U.S., both in national publications such as Entrepreneur Magazine, and on network TV, including ABC's "Shark Tank" and the Rachel Ray show. Some of the many activities that wow its thousands of happy customers are: eye-popping Video Game Theaters; wonderful laser tag systems; human-size hamster balls that are really addicting; and even a "U-Bot" - a robot on wheels with great lights and sound, in which you can climb inside and drive around (and from which you can even shoot your friends with nerf balls)!
Phone: (925) 262-4222 
Website: http://www.inspiringfun.com/

Farmers Market Week 4- The Best Yet- Pony Rides, flowers, and fruit!

Time Change for all to know: Farmers Market will now be from 10- 3 Please pass along this information.


We are excited to announce that week 4 is going to our best week ever to date!


Sundays Features:

-The best Local Flowers Grown here on the Coastside! Flower Vendors will be on display for mothers day so make sure you get to the farmers market early to grab them.

- Pony rides for children and adults!

- Petting zoo with local farm animals

- New Vendors cookies, nectarines, cherries, and apricots

- New Vendors Arts and Crafts- sea shells and wind chimes

- Great deals and specials from the shops at Harbor Village

- Buy 20 worth of Hmb Taffy and get 5$ back to purchase a mother flowers at the farmers market.

Ready... Set... and.. Sell! Week 3: Flowers Featured

As week three of our Farmers Market and Arts and Crafts fair comes, we want to say thank you to vendors and supporters alike. Last week we had new vendors added Triple J farms, who will be back in 2 weeks.  Also we had Ediths Gourmet Baking co. They are a bakery that features some yummy treats. They will be out again this week. Thanks again!

This week we want to show off the beautiful flowers of the coast in honor of Mothers Day, which is just around the corner so load up!

Coastside Flowers - Fresh Cut Flowers
Half Moon Bay Orchids-
Half Moon Bay Flowers- Beatifully designed retail flowers
Cozolino Flowers- Grower of fresh cut flowers, plants, and snow peas.

New Vendors:

Hey hey gourmet- Spice blends of all sorts. home-made
Project knew groove- non profit promoting art programs
HMB Cougar football- selling casino night tickets raising money for the program
Non- partisan voting registration
Steve iacopi pictures- fine photogrophy from a coastal resident

Features this week: music, petting zoo, jumper, handmade pottery, and our favorite best smelling vendor GAIA ESSENTIALS!

Hope to see everyone there Sunday at 10 270 capistrano road Half Moon Bay Ca 94019.

Great pictures from Opening Day Farmers Market!

The Grand Opening of the Land and Sea Farmers Market was a huge success. There were hundreds of people everywhere enjoying everything the Harbor Village had to offer. Here are a few pictures we captured of people enjoying there day. Remember the farmers market will be from 10-3 every Sunday year round, and the arts and crafts will be 10-4 year round with tons of children's activities too. 270 Capistrano road Half Moon Bay, Ca!

This Earth Day: Farmers Market, Arts, Crafts, and Petting Zoo!

EARTH DAY 2012 : Half Moon Bay, ca features: farmers market, petting zoos, music, entertainment, arts, crafts, and so much more! Location: Harbor Village Mall 270 capistrano road, Half Moon Bay, ca 94019

This earth day locals and tourists alike will have something in common to do in Half Moon Bay, Ca. What is it you ask? A grand opening of our yearly farmers market launches Sunday April 22, 2012 from 10-4, but wait there is more.... We are also going to have an arts and crafts fair inside the mall, music, kids activities, a kids jumper, and................ a live petting zoo. Whoa! How exciting is that. I mean what is a better way to celebrate earth day than with a petting zoo. We are committed to downright earthy roots and we believe we are achieving this! We are so thankful for all the support and help that the community has shown and are excited to start this off. Special thanks goes to Little Explorers Petting Zoo who will bring their mobile petting zoo out for the event. For information on parties email littleexplorerspettingzoo@gmail.com

Little Explorers Petting Zoo Information
Who are we?We are moms!  For many years now we have planned amazing parties for our kids.  We understand the importance of birthday memories that last a lifetime and now we want to help you create them for your family. What started out as a hobby to help further our children's education has turned into our family business.  All of our animals are family pets and are in constant contact with our own children and their friends.  They are sweet, gentle, and very lovable!
We offer a mobile petting zoo with human friendly animals. We bring up to 25 animals!
Goats, sheep, chickens, ducks, rabbits, guinea pigs, a pot belly pig, an alpaca, and a giant tortoises! Babies area available seasonally with their mothers.  We continually add new animals as they become available, so you may see something unexpected!

Organic Farming

One of the most important things to consider is just because a vendor does not have a certified Organic license issued they still might use organic practices. The hardest part of becoming a qualified organic vendor sometimes is the process that many do not go through.  While there’s no formal or universal definition for organic farming, it can be defined as one or more systems of production which don’t use synthetic fertilizers, man-made pesticides, herbicides, growth regulators, antibiotics, hormone stimulants and/or livestock feed additives to grow crops and raise animals. Organic farmers that raise livestock and animals are deemed not to use hormones, antibiotics, or food that uses synthetic fertilizers. Farmers that uses practice these technique uses the environments own ecosystems to their advantage, by recycling, reusing, and renewing life. The return what would be waste into their ecosystems causing little carbon footprints. Although we believe Organic Farming a great way to produce goods we do not believe in no way it is the only way. We believe in all types of farming to promote health and protect the end consumer.

Our Farmers Market Begins April 22, 2012 at Harbor Village Mall at 270 capistrano road Half Moon Bay Ca 94019 Sundays Year Round 10-4

Promoting Health, Comunities, and Farmers!

LAND AND SEA FARMERS MARKET IS CERTIFIED!

We want to promote healthy habits, healthy people, and local support of communities and farmers

Our Farmers market wants to promote all farmers markets and health around California. That is why we compiled a list from San Mateo County of Great Farmers Markets In San Mateo County. All these markets are certified by California agriculture and health departments. We are proud to announce that we are one of these markets. Everyone check theses markets out they are fun, healthy, and great for all ages.

Land and Sea Farmers Market at Harbor Village All Year 270 Capistrano Road, Suite 28 Half Moon Bay 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Sunday Starts April 22nd 2012


Saturday's
Coastside Farmers' Market May - December Shoreline Station 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 225 Cabrillo Hwy Half Moon Bay

Daly City Certified Farmers' Market All Year Serramonte Shopping Center 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Serramonte Boulevard, behind Target Daly City

Millbrae Certified Farmers' Market All Year 200 Block of Broadway between Victoria & La Cruz Millbrae 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

San Mateo Certified Farmers' Market All Year College of San Mateo West Hillsdale & Campus Drive San Mateo 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Redwood City Certified Farmers' Market April - November Winslow & Middlefield, near Broadway Redwood City 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon

South San Francisco Farmers' Market May - October Orange Memorial Park Tennis Drive between Orange Ave and N. Canal 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

SUNDAY

The Fresh Market, Burlingame April - December Burlingame Avenue between Park & Primrose Road Burlingame 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Belmont Certified Farmers' Market All year El Camino Real at O'Neill Belmont 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Menlo Park Certified Farmers' Market All Year Chestnut at Crane Menlo Park 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

San Bruno Certified Farmers' Market May - October San Mateo Drive between Jenevein and Sylvan Ave San Bruno 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Urban Table Certified Farmer's Market May - November 100 E. 4th Avenue San Mateo 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Urban Table Certified Farmer's Market April - October 800 Foster City Blvd Foster City 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

How to sell at a certified farmers market: Agriculture and Non- Agriculture

Oh the season has begun for farmers, producers, and food enthusiasts around California. For what you might ask? Farmers Markets! We are excited to launch our farmers market April 22 2012 on Sundays from 10-4 at Harbor Village in Half Moon Bay. We want to invite everyone out. Most people know how to find farmers markets, but most people do not how to get certified to sell at one. We want to lay out a quick guide on getting approved to sell in California. You have to be approved to sell at the market by the governing association before market managers can accept you.




Some things you will need and need to know
• The need for certification as a producer (if you wish to sell at a certified farmers' market)
• the need to meet labeling requirements -- particularly if selling prepackaged or closed container products, or selling for commercial resale
• The need for a health department permit if selling non-agricultural food products
• Specifications as to "organic" labeling.




If you are interested in becoming a Certified Producer, please contact the county office in which the market is located or in which you wish to sell your commodity.
Apply online: http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/egov/farmersmarket/
http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/apply_register.html


For San Mateo County producers certificate contact:
Erin Herbst. Biologist/Standards Specialist. San Mateo County Dept. of Agriculture/Weights & Measures. (650) 363-4700. eherbst@smcgov.org
1220 N Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 • (916) 900-5030 FAX (916) 900-5347 • email: cfm@cdfa.ca.gov

For Non- agriculture products:
All most go through county of the governing health department. If you are a producer you do not need to go through department of health, and vise versa. Department of health is only for non-agriculture goods.
For all non-agriculture items our governing body is San Mateo County Health Department.
Contact: Aniie Nantz Contact 650-372-6288. http://www.smchealth.org/

After you have all this, typically, the Market Manager decides who gets to sell at that market. Selection criteria vary by market or group of markets. Once you have compliance from these levels you will have access to start selling at all farmers markets in California. We hope this has helped you in becoming a vendor.

If you have more questions you may ask us!
Visit our facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Harbor-Village-Farmers-Market/346566222026080
Our blog: www.harorvillagefarmersmarket.blogspot.com
Email:harborvillagemarket@gmail.com
Harbor Village Farmers Market: 270 capistrano road Half Moon Bay ca 94019 pillar point harbor. Starts Sunday April 22, 2012 and is every Sunday 10-4

Pest Control Techniques- Chemical and Organic

Pest Control Techniques -Chemical and Organic


There are many different techniques for pest control on farms and gardens that you can use and we want to share a few with you. The first way is with chemical controls that you can apply, which can reduce the pest population very fast. The problem with this is that in the long-run it causes an increase in pests because the repeated use of chemical products creates immunities and resistant’s of organisms you are try to get rid of.
In contrast to chemical horticulture, organic horticulture is a much better long term solution, but requires understanding of many scientific factors, and pest life cycle sequences. Organically farming techniques proves to be much harder, but does create beneficial externalities for consumers, and the environment. Some of these net effects are soil protection, better fertilization, pollination, water conservation and season extension. These benefits are both complementary and cumulative in overall effect on site health. These are some techniques that you must consider and that could help you with your garden or farm.
-Allow for a level of pest damage to what you are growing.

-Planting and encouraging beneficial insects to flourish and eat other pests

-Encouraging beneficial microorganisms

-Choosing disease-resistant varieties

-Planting companion crops
-Using row covers to protect crop plants during pest migration periods

-Rotating crops to different locations to throw off pest reproduction cycles

-Using traps to control pest populations

Our Farmers Market at Harbor Village launches April 22, 2012 and is Every Sunday in the Harbor of Half Moon Bay from 10-4. Sponsored and supported by Oceano Hotel and Spa and the Shops at Harbor Village 270 capistrano road Half Moon Bay, ca 94019




Some information was used and gathered from: wikipedia.org

Health benefits of honey!

Health benefit of honey!

Is honey good for you?

Well it is not a myth many researchers and health experts have collaborated and confirmed natural honey is good for you in many different ways. This natural food source has been proven to help out with heath problems beyond a doubt. Bees honey contains high levels of antioxidant that is found in other fruits and veggies. The antioxidant levels can help with human’s diets and contribute to better health and immunization against recovery. There have been anti-allergic, and anti-inflammatory properties found in honey, which can help with allergies to a great extent. There are many detailed benefits of bees products and to find out more information on bees and the health benefits to honey visit our farmers market and talk with golden coast bee collective!
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Our farmers market will feature golden coast bee collective Aprill 22nd 2012 from 10-4 270 capistrano road Half Moon Bay, Ca 94019

Visit us on facebook at Harbor Village Farmers
Markethttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Harbor-Village-Farmers-Market/346566222026080#!/pages/Harbor-Village-Farmers-Market/346566222026080
Email: harborvillagemarket@gmail.com
Website:www.harborvillagemarket.com
www.shopharborvillage.com

A great site for information on honey and where some of our information came from: http://www.health-benefits-of-honey.com/honey-bee-information.html

Find local fresh and organic foods near you!

The best organic food is what's grown closest to you. This is a great site to make sure you know where your getting your food. Use their website to find farmers' markets, family farms, and other sources of sustainably grown food in your area, where you can buy produce, grass-fed meats, and many other goodies. The website allows you to do searches of many events as well that revolve around fresh foods. Check it out and you can order online!

http://www.localharvest.org/ This is a great link!

Quick Recipes with fresh products!

Here are some recipes for fast instant dishes that are really great provided by Harbor Village Farmers Market!
1. Speed Tomato Sauce- chop overripe tomatoes into a pot with a little bit of butter. Add fresh salt, pepper, and basil. Mix it up until everything is soft. Toss with pasta and eat it immediately.
2. Corn Salad- cut corn kernels off of the cob, toss in cilantro, white onions, salt, pepper, and mix in lime juice. Yummy.

Remember our Farmers Market at Harbor Village in Half Moon Bay starts April 22, 2012 from 10-3 on sundays. It will repeat every Sunday following all year.