Templeton CFM

Templeton CFM runs at the town park at 6th and Crocker Streets, with a market mix shaped by the same North County Farmers Market Association network that also credits All My Stars Photography for many of its market images. On Saturday mornings, that setting brings together farm stands, ranch products, olive oil, baked goods, soups, and specialty pantry items in one compact downtown stop. Because the market is certified through NCFMA’s markets, shoppers are buying from a market system described as serving the local community with farm fresh, locally made goods while giving local farmers a place to sell.

Why it matters locally

North County Farmers Market Association was established in 1985 to serve the local community with farm fresh, locally made goods and to provide a place for local farmers to sell their goods. Templeton CFM sits inside that mission as one of the association’s certified farmers markets, a designation tied to county agricultural permitting, inspection, and standards.

That local footprint shows up in where vendors farm and make food. Homestead Olive Ranch grows and bottles Mission olive oil from a ranch on Homestead Road in Templeton. Rocky Canyon Farms is based in Atascadero. Perez Farms farms in the Santa Maria Valley, De La Cruz Farm works in Cayucos and Morro Bay, and Sara’s Micro Garden grows microgreens in the Arroyo Grande area.

What you'll find there

The strongest pattern here is range within a farm-first roster: orchard fruit, vegetables, flowers, pasture-raised animal products, olive oil, and prepared foods that tie themselves back to local farm ingredients. The list below gives a clearer sense of the market’s shape than any broad category label can.

• -Browse Bautista Farms for cut flowers, vegetables, berries, and strawberry and raspberry jam.
• -Find Cirone Farms selling 70 varieties of apples along with peaches, pears, and sapote.
• -Pick up a wide variety of vegetables from De La Cruz Farm.
• -Shop Perez Farms for fruits and vegetables grown in the Santa Maria Valley.
• -Look for Rancho San Miguel Hills for Asian pears grown with sustainable farm practices.
• -Expect stone fruit, citrus, grapes, and apples from Rocking Chair Farm.
• -Choose Rocky Canyon Farms for naturally raised beef and pork, plus eggs and produce including tomatoes, melons, onions, apples, and cucumbers.
• -Taste Homestead Olive Ranch’s Mission olive oil, with walnuts, garlic, and sweet corn also in the mix.
• -Seek out BeeWench Farm for pasture-raised poultry and pigs fed soy-free, corn-free, non-GMO feed.
• -Add certified organic produce from Mt. Olive Organic Farm.
• -Grab microgreens from Sara’s Micro Garden, grown in the Arroyo Grande area since 2020.
• -Bring home extra virgin olive oil from The Groves on 41, made from Spanish Arbequina and Greek Koroneiki olives.
• -Try ATown Humble Pie, which bakes goods from fresh ingredients sourced from local farms and vendors.
• -Warm up with Dark Nectar Farmers Market Inspired Soups, where Stephanie prepares vegan soups with farmers market ingredients before each market.
• -Sip from GreenLove Elixir Bar for herbal elixirs, tea tonics, remedies, honey elixirs, and probiotics.
• -Finish with Carndonagh Kitchen’s fresh baked scones and frozen scones. One especially clear thread at Templeton CFM is how many vendors are introduced through family names, long-running farm histories, and exact places around the Central Coast. Apalonia and Manuel of Bautista Farms are described as having farmed in Huasna Valley for 25 years. Mike of Cirone Farms dry farms in See Canyon and has been farming for 25 years. Bob and Virginia Roos planted their first Mission olive trees in 1998 on their 10-acre ranch on Homestead Road in Templeton. Rocky Canyon Farms is described through Greg, Lisa, Colton, Casey, and Carson working the family’s 30-acre farm in Atascadero. Even the prepared-food side keeps that personal scale, as Ian, Alicia, and their son Keali'i Denchasy are named behind ATown Humble Pie.

Know before you go

No dogs are allowed at Templeton CFM, a detail that can change plans before you head to the town park at 6th and Crocker. Another practical note: restrooms are not available on site. The market is managed by Casey Kinman, with a listed phone number of (805) 748-1109 and email at casey@northcountyfarmersmarkets.com.

Because this market is held at the town park and runs only on Saturday mornings from 9:00am to 12:30pm, it works well as a focused produce-and-pantry stop rather than an all-day outing. Payment methods are presented clearly by the market, which helps when planning a mixed purchase across produce, meat, olive oil, and prepared foods.

Payments & SNAP

SNAP/EBT is accepted at Templeton CFM. North County Farmers Markets also states that it offers Market Match, provided by the Fini Grant, to help stretch CalFresh food dollars across its markets. Payment methods are presented clearly at this market, which is useful if your basket includes both farm goods and prepared foods.