Farms in Oceanside, CA

Oceanside · Farmers Market

Branded the Sunset Market, this one runs Thursdays, 5 to 9pm, year-round, spanning five blocks of downtown Oceanside near the pier at Coast Highway and Pier View Way. It's been running since 2007 and has grown into one of the larger evening markets in San Diego County — up to 240 food and retail booths, live entertainment, and a dedicated kids' zone. Free parking is available at the Civic Center structure a few blocks over.

Oceanside · Agritourism Farm, Pumpkin Patch

ABC Tree Farms' Oceanside lot on Vista Way, part of a family-run chain that has worked pumpkin and Christmas tree seasons across California since 1983. Pumpkins come pre-picked, with a gift shop and snacks on-site through October.

Oceanside · Meat Farm

In 2007 Eve, was diagnosed with an auto-immune disorder in her intestines. We were at a cross-roads as a family. Do we follow the conventional wisdom of the MD's or go the hippy route of "physician, heal thyself" by changing what goes into her body, not putting a bandage on a wound with medications and treatments - it would be a tough decision to make, and even tougher decision to carry out. We decided to let "food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food"

Oceanside · CSA Farm, Organic Farm

Oceanside · Agritourism Farm

Son Rise Ranch raises grass-fed and grass-finished beef, pasture-raised pork, and free-range chicken using regenerative grazing methods, selling direct from its Oceanside location. The farm favors humane, organic practices over commodity feedlot production, with meat sold in shares and cuts to local families.

Vista · CSA Farm, Organic Farm

Carlsbad · Farmers Market

Downtown Carlsbad closes off State Street every Wednesday for this market, run by the Carlsbad Village Association out of its office a block away at 2695 State Street. It's a walkable, village-scale market between Carlsbad Village Drive and Grand Avenue, the kind you can hit on a lunch break or a stroll from the beach.

Carlsbad · Agritourism Farm

Witch Creek Winery poured wine near the Carlsbad waterfront on Carlsbad Blvd, part of San Diego County's small-producer urban winery scene. No active website was found under the winery's name, so current operating status is unconfirmed.

Vista · Organic Farm, Produce Farm

Sand n' Straw Community Farm is a family-owned regenerative farm on six acres in Vista, California, growing dozens of pesticide-free crops — from avocados, dragon fruit, and citrus to tomatoes, squash, and berries — using organic, permaculture, and soil-building practices. The farm stand opens Wednesday and Saturday with produce, small-batch jams, raw honey, sourdough, and teas, and a $35 weekly CSA farm box comes with recipes, quarterly farm tours, and member discounts.

Carlsbad · Agritourism Farm, Produce Farm

Carlsbad Strawberry Company is a fourth-generation family farm on Cannon Road in Carlsbad, California, known for u-pick strawberries each spring and a fall pumpkin patch with a corn maze and tractor rides. Fresh berries are also sold from roadside stands around North County San Diego during the spring harvest window, and the farm anchors much of the region's strawberry season.

Carlsbad · Agritourism Farm, Flower Farm

Fifty-five acres of Giant Tecolote Ranunculus bloom each spring at The Flower Fields, a working farm a half-mile from the Carlsbad coast. The rows open to the public for roughly eight to ten weeks, from around March 1 through early May, drawing more than 200,000 visitors a season. The operation has grown ranunculus commercially here for over 60 years, selling bulbs alongside the flower show.

Carlsbad · Meat Farm

The Wise Ox's La Costa location on El Camino Real brings Chef Brad Wise's chef-driven butcher shop to North County San Diego. Expect hand-cut meats from serious butchers, a seven-sandwich menu that includes a much-loved Philly cheesesteak and smoked bologna, and the Ox Box monthly meat subscription curated by the chef.

Encinitas · Agritourism Farm

Weidners' Gardens has grown flowers on Normandy Road in Encinitas since 1974, when Bob and Evelyn Weidner started the nursery as a retirement project built around their love of begonias. The retail and wholesale operation grows roughly 90% of what it sells, including begonias, fuchsias, succulents, herbs and fruit trees, and ships begonia and fuchsia cuttings to florists across California.

San Marcos · Produce Farm, Organic Farm

Golden Door Country Store in San Marcos shares the harvest of Golden Door's bio-intensive kitchen garden and groves — seasonal organic produce from citrus and strawberries to heirloom tomatoes and greens, grown without pesticides or synthetic fertilizers. The store, open Tuesday through Sunday, also carries preserves, marmalades, estate honey, olive oil, and a rotating schedule of freshly baked breads from local bakers.

Fallbrook · Farm Stand, Organic Farm

San Marcos

Escondido · Farmers Market

A certified farmers market at the Lawrence Welk Resort in Escondido, in the North County San Diego citrus and wine-grape region.

Encinitas · Agritourism Farm

Nice2eetu runs a small biodynamic garden operation out of Orpheus Avenue in Encinitas, pairing urban food growing with pet care services. It's a modest agritourism stop rather than a destination farm — call ahead if you want to see the gardens or arrange a visit.

Fallbrook · Farmers Market

The Fallbrook Main Avenue Certified Farmers Market is a year-round market held downtown on Main Avenue in Fallbrook, managed by the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce. It runs on Saturday mornings with a rotating roster of vendors offering fresh produce and local goods.

CA · Farmers Market

Every Sunday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., on the elementary school field at 185 Union Street. Billed as North County San Diego's largest certified market, with more than 90 booths selling organic produce, prepared food, and handmade crafts. Run by the Leucadia 101 Main Street Association.

Fallbrook · Agritourism Farm, Flower Farm

A Fallbrook operation on East Mission Road combining lavender growing with a fall pumpkin patch, in keeping with North San Diego County's mix of flower farms and agritourism along that corridor. A current website couldn't be confirmed separate from a same-named lavender farm in Michigan, so hours and offerings are unverified.

Encinitas · Orchard

Lone Jack Orchards grows organic fruit on Lone Jack Road in the Olivenhain area of Encinitas, with figs as the signature crop alongside Eureka lemons and other seasonal fruit that rotates through the year. It's a small, family-run operation — check their site for what's ripe before you drive out, since availability shifts week to week with the harvest.

Encinitas · Produce Farm

Coastal Roots Farm is a nonprofit community farm in Encinitas that cultivates healthy, connected communities by integrating sustainable agriculture, food justice, and ancient Jewish wisdom. The farm donates fresh produce to families in need and offers farm tours, field trips, nature play, volunteering, internships, and a farm film and music series.

Encinitas · Farmers Market

A California Certified Farmers' Market on Vulcan Avenue in Encinitas, near the town's Coaster train station, in a North San Diego County city long known for flower and avocado growing.

Escondido · CSA Farm, Organic Farm

Escondido · CSA Farm, Organic Farm

De Luz · Farm Stand, Organic Farm

Fallbrook · CSA Farm

Escondido · Agritourism Farm

Archi's Acres grows certified organic, hydroponic produce on Lilac Road in Escondido and supplies it to San Diego County businesses year-round. Since 2006 the farm has also trained military veterans in sustainable agriculture through its VSAT program, now run under the Archi Institute, and hosts guests on-site.

Fallbrook · Farmers Market

Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton · Agritourism Farm, Pumpkin Patch

Gourd & Pumpkin Fest runs each fall on De Luz Road inside Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. Access typically requires base clearance or a sponsor, which sets it apart from the region's other patches.

Escondido · Organic Farm, Produce Farm

J.R. Organics is a fourth-generation family farm in Escondido, certified organic since 1986 — four decades of growing some of San Diego County's freshest produce. The farm delivers weekly and bi-weekly certified organic CSA farm boxes across the county, sells at more than a dozen farmers markets from Carlsbad to Temecula, and offers online pre-orders, with farm tours by appointment.

Fallbrook · Farm Stand, Organic Farm

Fallbrook · Agritourism Farm, Produce Farm

Kenny's Strawberry Farm runs a seasonal u-pick strawberry operation on Rainbow Valley Boulevard near Fallbrook, open roughly February through July, plus a farm stand selling pre-picked berries and a small farm shop that runs classes and events through the season. The family has grown strawberries there for more than a decade, picking each variety at peak ripeness rather than shipping green.

Solana Beach · Farmers Market

Cedros Avenue Farmers' Market opens every Sunday from noon to 4 p.m., skipping only Easter, July Fourth, and Christmas. San Diego Magazine has rated it among the region's best, and the lineup explains why, organic vegetables and cut flowers sit next to artisan smoked salmon, hearth-baked bread, hand-crafted chocolate, and fresh juice blends in the Cedros Design District.

Solana Beach · Farmers Market

Escondido · Farmers Market

Fallbrook · Agritourism Farm, Produce Farm

Temecula Valley Strawberry Farms grows its berries hydroponically on 5th Street in Fallbrook, a family-owned operation built around a growing system that skips soil beds for raised, irrigated troughs. The approach lets the farm extend its picking season beyond what dirt-grown strawberries in the area typically manage. Contact details are limited online — check local farm-trail directories for current hours before visiting.

Del Mar · Agritourism Farm

The Scream Zone is a Halloween haunted-house event at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, not a farm — three attractions on one ticket, including a haunted house, a hayride, and a carnival-style scare walk called KarnEvil. The operator has announced a hiatus for 2026, pointing visitors instead to its sister attraction, the Haunted Trail of Balboa Park. Check back for whenever the fairgrounds event returns.

Valley Center · Agritourism Farm, Flower Farm

The Lavender Fields sits on Keys Creek Road in Valley Center, part of the North San Diego County backcountry known for small flower and lavender growers. The business's old web domain is now parked for sale, so current operating status, hours, and offerings could not be confirmed.

Del Mar · Agritourism Farm, Pumpkin Patch

Pumpkin Station has run its Del Mar pumpkin patch at the fairgrounds since 1999, with free parking and free admission year after year. The lot fills with mechanical rides, inflatables, a petting zoo, and rows of pumpkins for fall visitors, plus party packages for schools and birthdays. Sister locations operate in Mission Valley and Rancho Bernardo under the same family business.

Rancho Santa Fe · Farmers Market

Rancho Santa Fe is an unincorporated San Diego County community built on old avocado and citrus ranch land, among the wealthiest zip codes in the country. This certified market sets up on San Dieguito Road, drawing growers from the surrounding ranches and coastal North County farms.

Escondido · Farm Stand

Escondido · Agritourism Farm, Farm Stand

A farm stand on Miller Avenue in Escondido selling local produce alongside jams, jellies, and pickles, with fall and winter selections rotating through. It's one of a handful of small stands scattered through this stretch of North County San Diego growing land.

Escondido · Agritourism Farm, Farm Stand

Farm Stand West sells produce from a stand on Miller Ave in Escondido, in the North County San Diego growing region known for citrus, avocados, and small produce operations.