Category Archives: Grocery shopping

Farmers Markets in November

In the Netherlands, farmers markets are different, there is a fabric market, a produce market, a book market etc. My favorite ones had flowers, food, cheese, fabrics, notions etc etc. Only when temperatures are below freezing point not all vendors would … Continue reading

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The farmers market

Year round veggies from your own garden, yes the local climate allows the local veggie garden enthusiast to harvest veggies year round. For those who don’t have the time nor the  desire to dig in the dirt but who love … Continue reading

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Shopping for wine – Bottlebarn

Besides the fact that Sonoma County is a great place to visit wineries and taste their wines in the tasting room, there is also a great local store to buy wines: Bottlebarn. It’s located in an industrial area in North … Continue reading

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Shopping for Groceries – go local

This week I was showing property in Sebastopol and by coincidence -sort of- ended up looking for a certain type of noodles at Pacific Market in Sebastopol. Could not find the noodles I was looking for – was a long … Continue reading

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Shopping for Groceries

Last weekend we went shopping in Healdsburg and found a great local grocery store: Big John’s Market. They have an excellent meat department, grass fed, high quality beef. The person at Toad Hollow Winery recommended this market and since we … Continue reading

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Shopping for Groceries

When I moved to Santa Rosa about 12 years ago, I was recommended to try G&G market -a local grocery market- for their produce. And the recommendation was correct, I really like that store. Great selection, great produce. It is a store filled with … Continue reading

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