Farms in Chico, CA

Chico

Chico · Farmers Market

Chico · Farmers Market

Chico · Farmers Market

Chico Certified Farmers' Market runs year-round, rain or shine, from 7:30 a.m. to noon at the North Valley Plaza lot on Pillsbury Road, next to Trader Joe's. The nonprofit behind it actually operates five separate markets across Butte County under the county Agricultural Commissioner's certification. Vendors sell locally grown produce, USDA Certified Organic goods, and handmade items; EBT, WIC, and Market Match are accepted.

Chico · Agritourism Farm, Apiary

Fred Selby started this apiary in Chico in 1974, and the family business now keeps hives across three states: California, Wyoming, and Utah. Selby Family Honey's bestseller is a Wyoming clover and alfalfa blend, alongside a newer California orange blossom variety, all harvested raw with no processing or additives. The honey is stocked at Raley's, Nob Hill, and Bel Air stores across Northern California.

Chico · Agritourism Farm

This Chico vineyard operation is listed at Hegan Lane in the Sacramento Valley's Butte County wine country, an area better known for olives and almonds than grapes.

Chico · Agritourism Farm

Chico State's College of Agriculture runs a working University Farm on the edge of campus, including a dairy unit, a meat lab, and the student-run Organic Vegetable Project, which sells produce through a farm stand and seasonal CSA boxes. It operates primarily as a teaching farm for ag students, with some sales open to the public.

Chico · Farm Stand, Organic Farm

Chico · Agritourism Farm

Chico · Farm Stand

Chico · Farm Stand

Durham · Agritourism Farm

Patrick Ranch Museum preserves 28 acres of working ranch history between Chico and Durham, anchored by the 1877 Glenwood Farmhouse and several original barns. The Far West Heritage Association opened it to the public in 2010 after Hester and William Patrick left the property to the group. Fall brings the museum's Autumn Fest and pumpkin patch alongside its regular exhibits and volunteer programs.

Durham · Agritourism Farm

Multi-generational farm on Highway 99 outside Durham raising grass-fed beef, pastured pork, and pastured poultry. The family runs educational farm tours and school field trips year-round, with a pumpkin patch added each October and farm products sold on-site.

Orland · Agritourism Farm, Produce Farm

Boysen Berry Farm, run under the name Rudy's Original, is kept by Jeanette 'Nettie' Boysen Fitzgerald and her husband Tom, who are reviving her family's namesake fruit on County Road 23 outside Orland. The u-pick boysenberries move fast during the short harvest window, open Friday through Monday, 7am to 7pm.

Paradise · Farmers Market

Paradise · Farm Stand, Orchard

Noble's Orchards grows stone fruit on Pentz Road in Paradise, including apples, peaches, nectarines and cherries, and propagates its own nursery stock on site. The farm sells direct from the property Sunday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., and shows up at the Chico farmers market on Saturdays and Paradise's on Mondays. Call 530-877-4784 for what's ripe.

Paradise · Agritourism Farm, Christmas Tree Farm

Mountain View Christmas Tree Farm in Paradise lets visitors cut their own tree or pick a fresh pre-cut one from a lineup that includes Colorado Blue Spruce, Douglas Fir, Giant Sequoia, and Sugar Pine. Owner Joe McNally keeps a campfire going for marshmallow roasting and leads flashlight walks through the field after dark. Leashed dogs are welcome. The farm runs weekends only through mid-December — call ahead to check the schedule.

Butte · Agritourism Farm, Orchard

Chaffin Family Orchards has farmed the same Butte County ground since 1924, now run by the third generation across roughly 2,000 acres of permaculture-based orchard and pasture. The farm grows more than 40 heirloom fruit varieties, presses an award-winning extra virgin Mission olive oil, and raises grassfed Angus cattle alongside sheep, goats, and chickens that supply pastured eggs. Farm tours run by appointment, and the orchard sells jams and other preserves made from its own fruit.

Oroville · Agritourism Farm

Karen Mueller's Christmas Farm sells cut trees each holiday season out of Oroville, in the Butte County foothills below Lake Oroville. No hours or pricing are published online for this listing; contact the farm directly before visiting.

Yankee Hill · Agritourism Farm

Santa Delivers Trees sells Christmas trees from a small farm on Nelson Bar Road in Yankee Hill, up in the Butte County foothills. It's a modest seasonal operation rather than a big production — call ahead to confirm they're open before driving out.

Orland · Agritourism Farm, Pumpkin Patch

Country Pumpkins sits on Highway 32 outside Orland, in the rice and almond country of the Sacramento Valley's Glenn County. The name and pumpkin-patch listing point to a fall-season destination. No further confirmed details on corn mazes, hayrides, or hours beyond the pumpkin sales.

Orland · Agritourism Farm

Biggs · Farm Stand

Max's Miracle Ranch in Biggs is a working orchard offering pick-your-own peaches, apricots, plums and apples in season, plus a fall pumpkin patch, corn maze, train rides and hay wagon rides. The Butte County farmstead also hosts birthday parties and holiday events like Christmas tree sales. Call 530-354-7168 for current hours.

Oroville · Farmers Market

Myers and Bird Streets fill with vendor tents on Saturdays, 9am to 1pm, from spring through fall — fresh produce, baked goods, and handmade crafts from Butte County growers and makers. It's a seasonal market rather than a year-round operation, closing once the growing season tapers off. The Oroville tourism office keeps current vendor listings for anyone planning a visit.

OROVILLE · Farmers Market

Oroville Hospital's Community Farmers' Market sets up on the hospital's Olive Highway campus in Butte County, one of a number of hospital-hosted markets nationwide that put fresh produce next to the parking lot. Vendor list, market day, and hours aren't confirmed online.

Orland · Agritourism Farm

The Parkway RV Resort & Campground is on 4th Street in Orland, a Glenn County farm town off Interstate 5 near Black Butte Lake. The Sacramento Valley around Orland grows walnuts, almonds, and rice, and the campground serves travelers passing through that stretch of agricultural country.

Orland · Farmers Market

Saturday market at Library Park, 4th and Mill Streets in Orland, roughly June through September, 9 a.m. to noon. Glenn County growers bring fruit, vegetables, nuts, and rice — a combination distinctive to this stretch of the Sacramento Valley — along with baked goods and crafts. A sister market runs Wednesdays in nearby Willows.

Biggs · Agritourism Farm

Max's Miracle Ranch is based in Biggs, a small farm town in Butte County's rice and orchard country. No details on what the ranch grows, raises, or offers visitors are available online.

Corning · Agritourism Farm, U-Pick Farm

S & B Blueberries is a u-pick blueberry farm on County Road 99W outside Corning, in the Sacramento Valley farm belt best known for olives and rice. Picking is seasonal and weather-dependent, as it is with most small blueberry operations in the region.

Los Molinos · CSA Farm, Organic Farm

Corning · Agritourism Farm, Farm Stand

Hansen's Blueberry Farm grows roughly 4,000 Duke blueberry bushes on four USDA-certified organic acres outside Corning, a highbush variety suited to the Sacramento Valley climate. The family-run farm opens rows to u-pick visitors from mid-May into June and recommends arriving early with sun protection and water, since the open fields offer little shade during harvest season.

Corning · Agritourism Farm

Haynes Family Peaches grows peaches on Solano Street outside Corning, in the Sacramento Valley fruit belt that also produces the region's well-known olives and walnuts. No website, hours, or stand details are published online yet.

Corning · Farmers Market

Corning calls itself "The Olive City," home to Bell-Carter Foods and its Lindsay Olives brand, the largest table-olive processor in the country. This market sets up at Northside Park in a Sacramento Valley farm town surrounded by olive groves, walnut orchards, and prune orchards.

Oroville · Agritourism Farm

Long Creek Winery & Ranch is a family-owned winery on 26 acres near Lake Oroville, with a climate-controlled tasting room pouring by the glass or bottle for a $5 fee that includes five to six samples and a logo glass. The property has a self-guided vineyard trail and a two-acre pond with picnic space, plus seasonal mandarin picking each fall. The venue also hosts events for up to 100 guests under its Long Creek and Vaquero Brand wine labels.

Corning · Agritourism Farm

Lucero Olive Oil, now operating as American Olive Farmer, presses single-variety extra virgin olive oils and makes balsamic vinegars from orchards around Corning, the Tehama County town known as California's self-declared Olive City. Owner Liz also sells raw curing olives and olive trees, and handles customer orders herself by phone, text, or email.

Los Molinos · Agritourism Farm, Farm Stand

Kitchel Family Organics has grown organic fruit, nuts, and vegetables on 8-10 acres near Los Molinos since 2003, with walnuts as a specialty among more than 60 crops they raise, including heirloom varieties. The farm is CDFA-certified organic (#52-003206) and sells through a seasonal CSA running late June through December, plus farm sales by appointment and wholesale accounts with Redding and Chico organic distributors.

Corning · Farm Stand, Produce Farm

Oroville · Agritourism Farm

Corning · Farm Stand, Organic Farm

Oroville · Farm Stand, Organic Farm

Willows · Farmers Market

Ste. C Willows · Farmers Market

Willows' certified farmers market meets Wednesdays, 4 to 7 p.m. starting in June, at Memorial Park on Sycamore Street and Murdock Avenue. It runs as the Wednesday counterpart to the Saturday market in nearby Orland, both part of Glenn County's certified market program, offering Sacramento Valley produce and handcrafted goods.

Willows