Farms in Grass Valley, CA

Grass Valley

Grass Valley · Egg Farm, Poultry Farm

Here at Back to Basics, we are a family farm located in Idaho in the small town of New Plymouth. We moved to New Plymouth but could never give up our love of farming. We continued with our same first goal of raising poultry for our family and our neighborhood. As the months have passed our farm has had the opportunity to expand and become a local business with the idea of community in mind. Back to Basics farm is unique in the way that we raise everything we sell to ensure we are putting out the

Grass Valley · Organic Farm, Produce Farm

BriarPatch Food Co-op in Grass Valley has been a collectively owned, neighborly grocery since 1976, sourcing local, organic, and sustainable goods and working directly with area farmers to plan crops and stabilize their income. Owners get discounts, voting rights, and dividends — and kids under 12 get a free apple, banana, or carrot to munch while shopping.

Grass Valley · Livestock Ranch, Meat Farm

After working internationally in Architecture and Real-Estate Development for many years, Philip Zeiter longed to remove himself and his wife from the fast pace of big business in order to homestead a parcel of land and begin a simpler family lifestyle. The young couple desired to raise their children in a peaceful, healthy environment while developing the land into a spiritual retreat site where other families could visit in order to enjoy special family time together within the peaceful realm

Grass Valley · CSA Farm, Organic Farm

Starbright Acres Family Farm in Grass Valley, California produces certified organic, planet-friendly food for the local community. The farm sells through the Collaborative CSA and local outlets, offers vegetable starts, and supports the local food network by working with school agricultural programs and sharing farming knowledge with the community.

Grass Valley · Agritourism Farm

Dry Creek Herb Farm has grown organic herbs and edible plants in the Sierra gold country since 2006. Beyond the retail gardens, where visitors can walk through and buy plants directly from the source, the farm runs as a working learning center offering herbalism classes and apprenticeships. Owner Mary Evans Peterson built the operation around hands-on plant education rather than just sales, and the gardens stay open for browsing through the growing season.

Grass Valley · Farmers Market

Grass Valley has run a farmers market since 1980, now spread across three weekly slots downtown near Mill and Main: Saturdays, April through November, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Tuesdays, May through September, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; and Thursday evenings in early summer at Mill Street Plaza with a concert series attached.

Grass Valley · Agritourism Farm, Pumpkin Patch

The Haunted Pumpkin Patch in Grass Valley runs a pumpkin patch by day and a haunted house by night through November, with separate mild (ages 5+) and scarier evening experiences. Daytime admission is $15; nighttime tickets run $15-$20 depending on age. They take cash, credit, and Venmo.

Grass Valley · Farmers Market, Organic Farm

Grass Valley · Farmers Market

Nevada County Certified Growers' Market is held at the Historic North Star House on Auburn Road in Grass Valley, a former Gold Rush mining town in the Sierra foothills. Growers from Nevada County's small farms and orchards sell direct at the historic estate grounds.

Grass Valley · Agritourism Farm

The Draft Horse Classic and Harvest Fair has run at the Nevada County Fairgrounds in Grass Valley since 1987, billed as the premier draft horse show in the western United States. Pulling competitions, halter classes, driving classes, and choreographed performances fill the arena under the fairgrounds' tall pines each September. The harvest fair side adds vendors and seasonal programming alongside the horse events.

Grass Valley · Agritourism Farm

Linda Grace's Place Farm is on Friendly Valley Place outside Grass Valley, in the pine-and-oak foothill country of Nevada County, old Gold Rush terrain that today supports small orchards, pasture, and mixed homestead farms at elevation. No further confirmed details on what the farm grows or offers visitors.

Grass Valley · Agritourism Farm

Grass Valley · Agritourism Farm, Apiary

McClaughry Farms Honey keeps bees along Colfax Highway outside Grass Valley, in the Sierra foothills of Nevada County. No current product list or contact details are available online.

Nevada City · Farmers Market

Nevada City · Agritourism Farm

Riverhill Farm grows certified organic produce on Cement Hill Road outside Nevada City, on land that still holds Native American grinding rocks once used to process acorns from the property's oak trees. Italian immigrant farmers worked this same ground in the late 1800s. Now more than a decade in, the farm holds Real Organic Project certification, a stricter standard than USDA organic alone.

Penn Valley · Agritourism Farm

Lazy Valley Ranch grows pick-your-own blueberries and blackberries in the Sierra foothills near Penn Valley, using organic-approved sprays and fertilizers on its rows. The ranch keeps informal hours — Sunday through Thursday, 9am to 4pm, closed Friday and Saturday — with no appointment needed. Cash and checks only.

Nevada City

Nevada City

Nevada City · Orchard, Organic Farm

OLaLa Farms is a family-owned farm in the Sierra Nevada foothills near Nevada City, California, devoted to the art of self-healing through the cultivation and wildcrafting of organically grown flowers, herbs, fruits, vegetables, barks, and roots. The farm grows organic apples, chestnuts, pears, persimmons, plums, and watercress.

Nevada City · CSA Farm, Flower Farm

With our CSA program, you not only receive delicious produce, but you also support the economic sustainability of our rural community. Our farm is located high on the forested contours of the San Juan Ridge near Nevada City, California. We are the oldest and largest CSA farm in the Sierras, and we have been providing our community with high-quality produce since 1997. With your support, we can continue to provide the highest quality produce for our area and inspire a connection to food and the j

Nevada City

Nevada City

Nevada City

In 2007 the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce conducted the “Great Nevada City Survey” and 89% of respondents called for the creation of a walkable marketplace. Community members and producers came together to create the Nevada City Farmers Market Association. It is a joint venture of the community, local farmers who practice sustainable agriculture, and local businesses. Our mission is to enhance the quality of life and economic resilience of our community by providing access to high quality, loc

Nevada City · Livestock Ranch, Organic Farm

First Rain Farm is located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, just outside of Nevada City, California. At 2500’ elevation, the farm is a mixture of coniferous and deciduous tree species, which surround our fields and dominate the landscape. Trees love growing here, and so do we! We are lucky to have Brush Creek meander through our farm, providing moisture for riparian plant species and habitat for the abundant wildlife. Brush Creek is a tributary of the South Yuba River which is just down th

Rough and Ready · Agritourism Farm, Livestock Ranch