Farmers Markets near Corning, CA

Corning

Corning calls itself "The Olive City," home to Bell-Carter Foods and its Lindsay Olives brand, the largest table-olive processor in the country. This market sets up at Northside Park in a Sacramento Valley farm town surrounded by olive groves, walnut orchards, and prune orchards.

Orland

Saturday market at Library Park, 4th and Mill Streets in Orland, roughly June through September, 9 a.m. to noon. Glenn County growers bring fruit, vegetables, nuts, and rice — a combination distinctive to this stretch of the Sacramento Valley — along with baked goods and crafts. A sister market runs Wednesdays in nearby Willows.

RED BLUFF

Red Bluff is the Tehama County seat, a ranching and orchard town in the upper Sacramento Valley known for walnuts, olives, and cattle. This certified market runs on Main Street downtown, a direct-sale outlet for growers working the valley floor between the river and the foothills.

Red Bluff

The Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce runs this Wednesday-evening market, 5 to 8pm, June through August, on Washington and Pine Streets in front of the historic Tehama County Courthouse. Beyond the produce stands, expect food trucks, live music, and kids' activities — built as much for a summer evening out as for grocery shopping. CalFresh/EBT is accepted.

Chico

Chico Certified Farmers' Market runs year-round, rain or shine, from 7:30 a.m. to noon at the North Valley Plaza lot on Pillsbury Road, next to Trader Joe's. The nonprofit behind it actually operates five separate markets across Butte County under the county Agricultural Commissioner's certification. Vendors sell locally grown produce, USDA Certified Organic goods, and handmade items; EBT, WIC, and Market Match are accepted.

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Willows

A food hub listing in Willows, California, seat of Glenn County in the Sacramento Valley's rice and orchard country. No verified details on this specific hub's growers or products turned up in current research.

Ste. C Willows

Willows' certified farmers market meets Wednesdays, 4 to 7 p.m. starting in June, at Memorial Park on Sycamore Street and Murdock Avenue. It runs as the Wednesday counterpart to the Saturday market in nearby Orland, both part of Glenn County's certified market program, offering Sacramento Valley produce and handcrafted goods.

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