ATTENTION ALL CENTRAL VALLEY CERTIFIED FARMER'S MARKET VENDORS WANTED!!!

We are looking for Certified Farmer's Market Vendors to participate in following local certified Farmer's Markets:

• Madera City Certified Farmer's Market - Friday's 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
• Los Banos Certified Farmer's Market - Saturday's 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

If you are interested in participating as a vendor please contact Stacy Shasky at shaskyfarms@bigvalley.net or (209)389-4534

2006 Farmer's Market Season Wrap Up

Shasky Farms would like to thank all of our customers for coming out to the Farmer's Markets and supporting us. The Shasky family enjoys chatting with our customers and hearing what everyone is up to! We are looking forward to seeing all of our loyal, long time customers in the 2007 season. We are always adding some more varieties of fruit we can't wait for you to try! We hope everyone has had a safe and great holiday. Shasky Farms is eagerly waiting to be back in the busy season of Farmer's Market to provide our customers with premium service and farm fresh produce.

See you in 2007!

Certified Farmers’ Market Are “The Real Thing”

The certified farmers market concept is an effort to re-establish the traditional link between farmers and consumers. Put simply, certified farmers' markets (CFM's) are "the real thing," places where genuine farmers sell their crops directly to the public. More specifically, a CFM is a location approved by the county agricultural commissioner where certified farmers offer for sale only those agricultural products they grow themselves. California Certified Farmers' Markets are operated in accordance with regulations established in 1977 by the California Department of Food and Agriculture.

Farmer Benefits:

• CFM's also allow farmers to sell field run produce not restricted to pack and grade standards.
• The farmer can sell tree-ripened fruit, which is too delicate for the packing and shipping process.