October 26–November 1, 2026 What's Growing Now

Early winter squash and the last of the season's peppers are showing up alongside the first storage apples.

Dry beans, winter squash, and the county's best storage apples — the produce that doesn't care it's a new venue.

Main Street at dusk in late October — the last of the market's live music and prepared-food vendors before the off-season.

Dry Creek apple growers alongside the first of the season's cured olive oil — the two crops defining this week's county.

A deep vendor bench this time of year for winter squash, dry beans, and the first persimmons.

Petaluma Hill Road growers bringing in the last squash and dry beans before the season closes.

Apple growers from the Gravenstein belt and the first wild mushroom foragers of the season.

Town Green vendors leaning hard into squash, apples, and the first citrus signals from further south.

Upper Dry Creek and Alexander Valley growers, heavy on late apples and the first stored winter squash.

Estate olive oil, pressed from fruit coming off the trees right now alongside Gold Ridge's run.

Late-fall brassicas and whatever the kitchen itself is pulling this week — the stock changes with the tasting menu.

Estate olive oil pressing is the seasonal hook here, same window as the rest of Dry Creek right now.

Not seasonal — the value here is that it's never closed, which matters more as the days get shorter.

This is olive country's October — fruit coming off the trees, going into the press, same week as Gold Ridge's run.

Dry beans are exactly where you want them in late October — cured, shelled, ready for a long braise.

This is the single clearest "at peak now" claim for apples in the county this week — the season has months left to run.

Olives — this farm scheduled real money around it being true this month, not a generic fall claim.

Apples and winter squash dominate the tables right now, sourced from across several nearby farms.

Full fall bench — winter squash, late apples, and the first of the season's root vegetables.

Late-season vegetables grown specifically to carry the stand through to December.

Flowers are winding down for the year; vegetables and the mercantile shelf carry the stand now.

Fall root vegetables and the last of the season's u-pick offerings before the ground goes to rest.

Aged wheels are the better bet this time of year — the fresh chèvre peak passed months ago.

Fall milk runs leaner than spring's — expect firmer, more concentrated wheels right now.