Farmers' Market: Honey, Melons, Honeydew Melons

Growers who participate in the Sunday will share a stroke of good luck with shoppers: an early crop of melons.

Insteel will perform, and shoppers can have fun with the Facebook page secret word of the day. Tell the market manager the word of the day and win prizes.

After shopping, swing by the information booth and pick up recipes for the fruits and vegetables grown in the summer heat—cucumber cherry salad, for instance, Asian pear and watercress salad with sesame dressing, or caramelized peaches with homemade blueberry sauce.

The weather is expected to be 66 degrees with a slight chance of rain. Rain or shine, shoppers will find an abundance of fruits, vegetables, and flowers at the market, which runs from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.:

• Unfiltered honey, honeycomb and bee pollen from the San Mateo Beekeepers Co-Op
• Stone fruits (apricots, peaches, plums and nectarines)
• Strawberries
• Blackberries
• Cherries
• Artichokes
• Avocados
• Tomatoes
• Spinach
• Orchids
• Dried almonds

There's plenty to eat on the spot, too: Vendors include Michell's Golden Brown Breads of Manteca, Gold Rush Kettle Korn of Benicia, Hummus Heaven of  San Leandro, Perfect Batch cookies, homemade jams from Kitty's Kreations and Quick -N- Ezee Indian Foods of Hayward.

“Extra 5″ offers farmers’ market customers an extra $5 when they spend at least $10 on their CalFresh (food stamp) cards at selected farmers’ markets operated by partners at the Pacific Coast Farmers’ Market Association. The goal of this project is to encourage CalFresh recipients to take advantage of fresh, locally-grown fruits and vegetables.