Farms in Santa Barbara, CA

Santa Barbara · Agritourism Farm, Pumpkin Patch

Big Wave Dave's runs a seasonal pumpkin patch at La Cumbre Plaza in Santa Barbara, open daily from late September through Halloween. Pumpkins range from minis to giants, alongside straw bales, corn stalks, and gourds for fall décor. The same family business runs Christmas tree lots up and down the coast come December.

Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara · CSA Farm, Organic Farm

Santa Barbara

Why We Farm John La Puma, the farm’s designer and farmer, believes in enhancing food security, building resilience and creating beauty wherever he can. He also believes that home grown produce tastes better, is more nutrient-rich and is better and more delicious ``culinary medicine`` than any other produce. He’s fortunate to have contributed to that body of medical knowledge (see below). Lastly, he believes that regenerative farms which build drought-resistant healthy soil can slow global warmin

Santa Barbara · CSA Farm, Organic Farm

Santa Barbara · Farmers Market

Centrally located in Downtown Santa Barbara, this is the largest weekly Certified Farmers' Market in Santa Barbara County. Ample public parking lots surround the site making it very accessible. Fresh produce, flowers, seafood, meats, hummus, bread, honey, eggs, nut butters, and much more!

Santa Barbara · Farmers Market

Santa Barbara · CSA Farm

The Terrace Foundation runs a CSA-style garden program based at Pilgrim Terrace, a longtime resident-owned housing cooperative in Santa Barbara. Program specifics, share pricing, and pickup details aren't published online; contact the foundation directly for current availability.

Goleta

Carpinteria · Farmers Market

Ventura · Agritourism Farm

Love House Farm is an agritourism property on Santa Ana Road outside Ventura, in the coastal farm country between the Santa Clara River and the Santa Monica Mountains foothills. Details on what's grown or open to visitors aren't published online yet — check with the farm directly for current offerings.

Ojai · Farmers Market

Ojai · Agritourism Farm

Friend's Ranches has grown citrus in the Ojai Valley for more than 140 years, now cultivating over 50 varieties with a focus on Ojai Pixie tangerines. The family sells at farmers markets in Santa Barbara on Saturdays, Santa Monica on Wednesdays, and Hollywood and Ojai on Sundays, plus a farm stand open Tuesday and Friday mornings from 7am to noon. The stand also carries fresh-squeezed juice and local honey alongside the citrus.

Santa Ynez · Farm Stand, Plant Nursery

Santa Ynez · Agritourism Farm, Plant Nursery

Summerset Farm & Dale's Nursery is on Baseline Avenue in Santa Ynez, in the Santa Ynez Valley wine and horse country of Santa Barbara County. Warm days and cool nights in the valley support vineyards, orchards, and nursery stock side by side across its ranch-zoned parcels.

Ojai · CSA Farm

Ventura · Agritourism Farm, Meat Farm

The Ventura Meat Company operates on East Main Street in downtown Ventura, California, within blocks of the city's Mission-era commercial core and the Pacific coastline.

Ojai · Orchard

Ojai Olive Oil Co. is an award-winning family olive farm in Ojai, California, known for its estate extra virgin olive oils, flavor-infused oils, balsamic vinegars, and olive oil cosmetics. Visitors can tour the farm and taste the oils on-site, or join the club for regular shipments.

Solvang · Agritourism Farm

Ballard Apple Farm grows a wide range of apple varieties on Baseline Avenue outside Solvang, adding new plantings most years, alongside apricots and fresh eggs. The farm uses natural growing practices rather than heavy spraying, and visitors can pick their own apples or take a pony ride past the miniature donkeys the farm is named for.

Santa Ynez · Agritourism Farm

Quacken Farms sits in the Santa Ynez Valley, Santa Barbara County's stretch of ranchland and vineyards between the Santa Ynez Mountains and the San Rafael range.

Ballard · Farmers Market

Los Olivos · Agritourism Farm, Flower Farm

Clairmont Farm Lavender Co. has grown organic lavender and produce on Roblar Avenue in Los Olivos, California, since 1998. The Santa Ynez Valley farm sells lavender products alongside organic produce and livestock, and opens for visits Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., with appointments available outside those hours by request.

Ojai · Farmers Market

Ojai Certified Farmers' Market has supplied the valley with locally grown produce, flowers, and gourmet food for more than 18 years. Vendors sell fruit and vegetables harvested that morning alongside honey, jams, fresh-caught seafood, free-range eggs, olive oil, dried fruit, cut flowers, and handmade soap. Market manager Cynthia Korman can be reached by phone or email.

Ojai · Farmers Market

Ventura · Agritourism Farm, Pumpkin Patch

Big Wave Dave's second pumpkin patch sets up at Pacific View Mall in Ventura, next to Target, running the same late-September-through-Halloween season as the Santa Barbara lot. Both locations sell pumpkins from mini to giant along with corn stalks, gourds, and straw bales for fall displays. The company switches over to fresh-cut Christmas trees at the same lots once pumpkin season ends.

Gaviota · Farm Stand, Organic Farm

Ventura · Agritourism Farm, Pumpkin Patch

McGrath Street Pumpkin Patch sits on McGrath Street in Ventura, California, in the farmland between Highway 101 and the coast, flat, sandy-loam ground that has supported truck farms and seasonal pumpkin patches for generations.