Ukiah Saturday CFM

Ukiah Saturday CFM ties a long-running Saturday market to the wider support network behind Mendocino County farmers markets, including backing from the USDA Farmers Market Promotion Program for MCFARM’s New Farmers’ Guide. In Ukiah, that local focus reaches back decades: Ukiah’s farmers created Mendocino County’s first Certified Farmer’s Market in 1977, and the Saturday market still keeps a small, personal feel while centering food grown by local farmers. Set at the corner of W. Clay Street and S. School Street, it gives shoppers a year-round stop for farm goods, prepared foods, baked items, and crafts in one downtown location.

Why it matters locally

Ukiah’s farmers started Mendocino County’s first Certified Farmer’s Market in 1977, giving this market a direct place in the county’s farm economy rather than just a weekly retail role. MCFARM’s stated purpose is to provide low-overhead, cooperatively run marketplaces for vegetables, fruits, and related agricultural products grown and produced in Mendocino and nearby counties, and to support direct marketing under California’s certified market rules.

That mission fits what happens here in practice. The Ukiah market is described as a regular place where community members come for fresh produce sold directly by local farmers, and the inland climate of the Ukiah valleys supports a strong range of agricultural products. With countywide partners including the Community Foundation of Mendocino County, Ecology Center, Good Farm Fund, and North Coast Opportunities, the market sits inside a broader local farm support system.

What you'll find there

The vendor mix stretches well beyond produce stands into breads, prepared foods, crafts, farm-adjacent goods, and practical services, all listed under the Ukiah Saturday market roster. That combination gives this market a distinct shape: shoppers can move from vegan sweets and sourdough to lavender, resin planters, quilts, and even phone repair without leaving the same Saturday setup.

• -Pick up vegan baked goods and sweets from Anna’s Bakery.
• -Find prepared food from Chico Rico.
• -Stop by Cricket Hill Bakery for bakery items.
• -Order from Little Stacks Mini Pancakes.
• -Add sweets from Sweet Spot to the morning run.
• -Grab food from Huck’s Sliderhouse LLC.
• -Look for chocolates from Ty yn Goch Forrest Chocolates.
• -Try prepared food from Falafeelsgood.
• -Browse Mendo Extracts LLC.
• -Shop New Homestead Farm/Mendocino Lavender for farm goods tied to lavender.
• -See wood products from EW & LW Enterprises, LLC, doing business as Wood Designs.
• -Catch Lettuce Make You Happy on the vendor roster.
• -Find Bee the Change Microfarm listed among the vendors.
• -Browse Wildflower Krafts Collection for craft items.
• -Check I’m Sew Sure Custom Quilts for quilt work.
• -Shop McEwen Family Farm.
• -Look for Solo Acre Farm.
• -Browse art from Robin Guhde, Artfull Art.
• -Find The Garden Genie on the market roster.
• -Pick up farm goods from WildHeart Farm.
• -Get iPhone screen repairs and watch battery installation from Dr iPhones.
• -Browse resin candles, planters, jewelry, and other handmade resin pieces at S & J Designs.
• -Find breads and baked goods from Mendocino Baking Company, The Little Sourdough Co., Reza’s Breadery, South Harbor Sourdough, and Rollin Dough Baking Co..
• -Look for ferments from Wilder Ferments and Mendo Ferments, plus tea from Mendocino Tea Company, LLC.

The market calendar also connects to MCFARM’s larger organization. A one-time annual meeting at Little Lake Grange includes networking, speakers, board elections, and a vote on rules and regulations changes.

Know before you go

No dogs are allowed, and restrooms are not available on site, two details that can change how you plan a Saturday stop. The market runs at the corner of W. Clay Street and S. School Street in Ukiah, so it helps to arrive ready to shop rather than count on extra amenities at the market itself.

If you need a point of contact, Julie Apostolu is the listed manager for the market, with both phone and email provided through MCFARM. The vendor roster also mixes farms, prepared food sellers, craftspeople, and service vendors, so this market works for a full errand stop as much as a produce pickup.

Payments & SNAP

SNAP/EBT is accepted at Ukiah Saturday CFM, and MCFARM’s bookkeeping materials specifically track EBT, SNAP, Market Match, and WIC alongside vendor sales and stall-fee income. Payment methods are clearly identified for visitors, which helps if you’re planning purchases across produce, prepared foods, bread, and crafts.