Healdsburg’s market sits close enough to the plaza that it can begin a Wine Country day without becoming a separate drive. Saturday has the larger social energy. Tuesday makes more sense when you want produce and a calm walk before restaurant tables fill.
Buy for the hotel picnic or the drive home, but remember the car will heat quickly. Cheese, meat and fish need a cooler if tastings come next.
What to buy
A bag for Healdsburg Farmers’ Market.
Dry-farmed produce
Tomatoes, peppers and orchard fruit show the intensity of the local growing season.
Cheese and pasture-raised meat
Bring an insulated bag if the market is the first stop of the day.
Olive oil and honey
Easy Wine Country gifts that do not require refrigeration.
Bread and breakfast
Eat something before the tasting appointments begin.