Ripe Now! Canary Melon I Indulge in a Slice of Our Markets on 9/19!

Of the dozen or so melons in the Riverdog and Full Belly Farm lineup, the bright and beautiful yellow Canaries are often the first to reel folks in. This staff and crowd favorite is more than just a pretty face. On the inside, Canaries are super creamy and super sweet, with a subtle tang that gives them a bit more complexity than a honeydew. When choosing one, the brighter and heavier, the better! It never hurts to ask a vendor to help you pick one, either.

Ingredients

2 Tablespoons olive oil
1 Tablespoon champagne or white wine vinegar
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground coriander
1/2 of a large melon or a whole small melon, rind and flesh removed, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 large cucumber, sliced on a diagonal 1/2 thick
2 sweet peppers, thinly sliced
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1/4 cup chopped mint

Herby Melon & Cucumber Salad

Adapted from the Full Belly Farm kitchen

Instructions

Whisk the oil, vinegar, salt, pepper and coriander in a large bowl.
Add melon, cucumber, and sweet peppers. Toss and let sit for 15 minutes.
Add the herbs to the salad and toss gently.
Top with some spicy chile powder or chile flakes.

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Current Vendors

Downtown Berkeley

Achadinha Cheese Co.

~~All Things Sharp~~

Andy's Thai

Avalos Farm

Bariani Olive Oil

Beber Almondmilk

Bolani

Big Little Bowl

Bun Bao

C+M Farm

~~Crane Creek Growers~~

Coracao Confections

Dirty Girl Produce

Double Wild Farm (f. Peach Jamboree)

Edith's Pie

~~Flying Disc Ranch~~

Four Sisters Farm

Frog Hollow Farm

Gattonelli

Good Faith Farm

(every other week)

Golden Rule Organics

Happy Boy Farms

Higher Land Coffee

Joodooboo Tofu

Kaki Farm

Kashiwase Farm

Laguna Garden Bakery

Lifefood Gardens

Little Fish

Lucero Organics

Massage

Miss Bee Haven

Morell's Bread

Obour Hummus

Pomo Tierra Orchard

Phoenix Pastificio

Primavera Tamales

Queen of Sheeba Honey

Riverdog Farm

Roli Roti

Smit Farms

Solano Mushroom

Stepladder Creamery

Tamales La Oaxaqueña

Three Stone Hearth

~~Tony's Kettle Corn + Crepes~~ (out until further notice)

True Grass Farms

Vang Family Farm

VIO Pastry

Your Granola Garden

South Berkeley

Andy's Thai

Alexandre Family Farm

Basecamp Bakery

Billy Bob Orchard

Brokaw Ranch

Bolani

Blossom Bluff Orchard

Bun Bao

Chay's Farm

Donna's Tamales

Double Wild Farm

Dirty Girl Produce

Frog Hollow Farm

Full Belly Farm

Golden Rule Organics

Kaki Farms

Kashiwase Farm

Lifefood Gardens

Little Fish Co.

Lucero Organics

Massa Organics

Milk Cloud Bakery

Muzhik the Traveling Tailor

Narci Organics

Oakland Bloom

Oya Organics

Phoenix Pastificio

Queen of Sheeba Honey

Riverdog Farm

Roadside Rotisserie

Sea to Sky Farm

Silver Sky Ranch

Solano Mushroom

Smit Farms

Stepladder Creamery

Summer Solace

(every other week)

The Fruit Tree

Three Stone Hearth

~~Yume Boshi~~

(every other week)

North Berkeley

ALD & Y Organics

~~All Things Sharp~~

Big Little Bowl

Blossom Bluff Orchards

Bun Bao

Cactus Dreams

Chay's Farm

Crane Creek Growers

Donna's Tamales

E&H Mushroom Farm

Edith's Pie

Farmor's Dressing

Frog Hollow Farm

Golden Rule Organics

Kashiwase Farm

Little Fish

Lucero Organics

Massa Organics

Massage

Morell's Bread

Muzhik

Phoenix Pastificio

Pomo Tierra Orchard

Riverdog Farm

Roadside Rotisserie

Saltie Co. Granola

Stepladder Creamery

Tanahashi Farm

The Fruit Tree

Uplands Apiary

Wise Jun Kombucha

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South Berkeley Farmers' Market

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