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/

New Vendor: Leftcoast Grassfed! Know Your Beef

At Leftcoast™ Grassfed, we feel allowing our cattle to free forage on the natural grasses is the best way to take care of our land and a more humane way to take care of our animals. With a healthier animal, we can offer a healthier cut of meat.
Research shows that grass-fed beef are leaner and more nutritious and that beef from grass-fed animals have higher levels of Omega-3 fatty acids. And that’s important because Omega-3 fatty acids are known to help reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, reduce symptoms of hypertension, depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), joint pain, and numerous other benefits. Grass-fed beef also has more conjugated linoleic acid (cancer-fighting properties), vitamins A and E, and lower levels of dietary cholesterol.

Research also shows grassfed beef to be lower in fat and cholesterol and less likely to contain harmful E. coli bacteria.
And by rotating our cattle periodically, we not only provide the best forage Mother Nature provides, but we are helping to limit our carbon footprint on the environment.
We choose to produce and sell our grass-fed beef as a locally-grown product to sustain both our ranch and our local community.

LEFTCOAST GRASSFED - We raise certified Food Alliance, American Grassfed, and Animal Welfare Approved cattle for quality grass-fed beef in the San Francisco Bay area. You can follow our tweets at http://www.twitter.com/lcgrassfed or add us at http://www.facebook.com/leftcoast.grassfed

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!

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

Approved vendors for grand opening Farmers Market/ Arts and Crafts Fair

Here are some of the vendors that will be at our farmers market starting Sundays April 22nd from 10-4 and will be every Sunday year round. Not all vendors will be there everyday, but these vendors have been approved by association. We are always looking for qualified vendors, so contact us as soon as possible.

The following 1st and 2nd Round Applications has been approved. 3rd Round Applications will be announced on Friday April 13th.




Golden Coast bee collective – Honey, honey made products, beeswax, and more. Location – El Granada

Mountain Fresh- broccoli, Brussel sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce, potatoes, chayote, celery. Location – Hollister

Blue Ocean Smokehouse- fresh fish, smoked fish, crab, salmon, halibut, and rockfish. Location – Princeton

Kidding around with chocolate- chocolates/ fudge made from organic goats milk. Location la Honda.

Creek side Smokehouse- hot/cold smoked salmon, halibut albacore, sturgeon/ smoked cheeses. El Granada

Kingdom Cake- cupcakes, fudge cupcakes, seasonal jams. Location – San Francisco.

Yogi’s cooking- beans, bell pepper, dates, lima beans, split chickpeas more- location- concord

Medina Farms – strawberries. Location Holister

Andriotti's Farm- all fruits and veggies- location Half Moon Bay

Garden Zone Produce- egg plant, sugar cane, mellon, snow pea – Fresno

Avalos Organic Farms - beets, squash, carrots, celery, potatoes sweet corn, swiss chard - Hollister

G Sevice Meats - eastern european sausages made from chicken, pork, beef, and lamb - San Francisco

Cassatta Sonoma llc, olive oils- Sonoma county



Approved Arts, Crafts, other Artisans:


Tangled Chain creations - jewelry, necklaces, ornaments - El granada

A. Cozzolino nursery- flowers, potted plants, english peas - Half Moon Bay


Nancy Wilder Clothing Design - handmade felted accessories - Montara


Half Moon Flowers – Flowers, other gifts – Half Moon Bay

Challenge Horticulture- Orchids, cattleya, and more- Half Moon Bay

A.Cain Warm glass- glass blowing, plates, and more location- Moss beach

Amy Estkowski- Hand crafted Jewelry- Half Moon Bay

Colony of Coastside arts- Nonprofit with 80 artists will rotate. Accordingly. – Half Moon Bay

Gaia essentials- made from scratch soaps, oils, and lotions- Moss Beach

Wild women pottery- potter with wheel, make food designated items- Montara

Diana Riego – Smith- hand sewn tote bags/ pillows. Moss Beach

Science 2 the classroom- activities: fossil digs, mining, make your own necklaces, fossils, and more- Daly City

Angel art works – art using pen ink, pastels, water color, acrylic and oil – San Mateo

Rosie t stone jewelry- stone earrings out of gemstones – El Granada

Children’s 5-1 jumper-Hosted by HVMA with different Non-Profit selected each week to donate proceeds to.

Crystol tressor- crystals/ crystal jewelry- san Francisco.

Lovely Max Hats- hand crochet beanies for newborns – adult. Have style with them animals, monsters and more. – La Honda

Lavender Lady – Lavender sachets, dream pillows, bath bags, hand sewn – south city

Dick Ng Chinese paintings- Chinese brush paintings and prints – San Francisco

Islandgurl- crafts hand sewn bags, scarves, gloves

Elizabeth's Yarn- knitting and crochet supplies - Half Moon Bay

Quickert Ceramics - pottery for home - Montara

PupPups - dog paintings, greeting cards, dog signage - San Mateo

Four Feathers - Hand made bird houses/ feeders from recycled goods - Burlingame

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

Harbor Village Farmers Market Promoting Health!

Harbor Village Farmers Market tips
We believe that consumers should always shop at your local farmers markets around your area to find the freshest and healthiest produce. Local farms are strictly inspected from the department of agriculture, and are usually kept up beyond standards of bigger farms. Local farms usually grow with sustainable practice, and use organic farming techniques that they have been using for generations. We at Harbor Village Farmers Market want to promote family, and healthy living that is why we encourage you to find a local farmer or farmers market near you. Are Farmers Market will be launching April 22, 2012 every Sunday from 10-4 year round. We hope to see you there. 270 capistrano road Half Moon Bay, Ca 94019. Use Local Harvest to find a local farmers market near you!

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.

Why a "Farmers Market"

Why a Farmers Market?
If you look around, most of you can see the ever increasing popularity of Farmers Markets popping up all over. The reason why they are growing so quickly is that these markets provide a vital link between consumers and farmers, while also functioning as a great community center. American Consumer trends are showing an ever-increasing demand for fresh, healthy, locally grown food, and you cannot get any fresher than a Farmers Market. Farmers Markets are good for consumers in many ways. First of all the consumer is getting a great deal on local, fresh, and healthy products. Second consumers are getting to interactive with the vendors themselves getting educated on how the food is grown, or a variety of different things. These markets have grown throughout the years with music, face painting, arts, crafts , and other novelties, but the one fact has remained this is a great place to buy quality products. We are proud to be launching are Farmers Market on April 22, 2012 every Sunday from 10-3 at Harbor Village, Half Moon Bay, Ca. Come check it out and join the fun!