Farms Near Willits, CA

Willits

The Pumpkin Express departs from the Skunk Train's Willits depot on East Commercial Street, running round trips through redwood forest to a pumpkin patch at Crowley. The line dates to 1885, built originally to haul logs, and this stretch climbs over the highest point on the route before dropping back down. Tickets include snacks on board and time to pick a pumpkin and wander the redwoods.

Willits

A farmers market in City Park on State Street in Willits, a Mendocino County town on Highway 101 known as the Gateway to the Redwoods.

Willits

Ridgewood Ranch sits seven miles south of Willits on a working spread best known as the retirement home and burial site of the racehorse Seabiscuit. The ranch's farm stand sells produce grown at Golden Rule Gardens, the property's organic vegetable operation, alongside other goods raised on-site. The ranch also runs cattle, sheep, and goats across its pastures.

Willits

This farm stand sits on Ridgewood Ranch, the historic Mendocino County property south of Willits where Seabiscuit spent his retirement and is buried. Produce comes from Golden Rule Gardens, grown organically on the property, and changes with the season. The ranch's stud barn, still standing nearby, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Willits

Willits

Willits

Redwood Valley

Redwood Valley

Powicana Farm in Redwood Valley, California produces natural, low-intervention wines from its Natural Agriculture vineyard in Mendocino County. The farm's philosophy is growing pure soil and pure grapes to craft elegant, pure wines.

Redwood Valley

Redwood Valley

Organic farm with produce, eggs and meat for sale in farmers markets throughout Mendocino County. Beef, pork and lamb meat. Lots of different sausages!

Redwood Valley

Inland Ranch Organics farms in Redwood Valley, Mendocino County, an inland wine and pear-growing area a short drive from Ukiah. No independent website or social page turned up to confirm current crops or contact details.

Redwood Valley

Organic farm with produce, eggs and meat for sale in farmers markets throughout Mendocino County. Beef, pork and lamb meat. Lots of different sausages!

Redwood Valley

Our little French family fell in love with Mendocino and its wines, and our story is a bit of a fairy tale. Here, we found again our Mediterranean climate, and a superb Rhone varietal in the historical black grape of Mendocino. On the edge of a plateau above Lake Mendocino, we discovered our piece of paradise in our Petite Sirah vineyard.

Redwood Valley

Redwood Valley

Powicana Farm produces natural, low-intervention wines from its vineyard in Redwood Valley, in Mendocino County. Guided by Natural Agriculture principles, the farm grows pure soil and pure grapes to craft elegant, pure wines.

Redwood Valley

Redwood Valley sits in Mendocino County wine country, an area known for organic vineyards and orchards. This market runs on East Road, a small local stop for growers from the valley's vineyards, orchards, and produce farms rather than a large regional draw.

POTTER VALLEY

Potter Valley Farmer's Market sets up on Main Street in a small Mendocino County farming valley long known for pears and, more recently, wine grapes. Vendor list, market day, and hours aren't confirmed online.

Ukiah

Mendo-Lake Food Hub operates as a program of North Coast Opportunities, the Ukiah nonprofit that runs food and social-service programs across Mendocino and Lake counties. The parent organization's office sits at 413 North State Street in Ukiah; the food hub connects area growers with local buyers, though the organization's website was mid-rebuild at the time of research.

Potter Valley

McFadden Farm sits at 1,200 feet in Potter Valley, straddling the Russian River at the edge of the Mendocino National Forest, where Guinness McFadden planted vines in 1970 and farmed organically ever since. Today the family produces Blue Quail, Fontaine, and McFadden estate wines plus organic culinary herbs, garlic braids, bay leaf wreaths, and wild rice, with solar panels and an on-site hydroelectric plant generating more clean power than the farm uses.

Potter Valley

Needless to say, Guinness McFadden has taken the road less traveled. Born in the Upper West Side of New York City, Guinness graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1960 with a BA in History and a varsity letter from the wrestling team. He then served in the US Navy for nine years and as Chief Engineer of a destroyer frequenting the Mediterranean, Lieutenant McFadden developed a love for wine that would dictate the future direction of his life. In 1965, after 6 months of intensive language

Potter Valley

McFadden Family Vineyard & Farm in Potter Valley has been estate-grown, family-owned, and organic since 1970, when Guinness McFadden planted his first vines in the heart of Mendocino County. The farm produces Blue Quail, Fontaine, and McFadden wines alongside organic culinary herbs, bay leaf wreaths, garlic braids, and wild rice — all powered by on-site solar panels and a hydroelectric plant on the Russian River.

Ukiah

A Saturday morning market at Alex Thomas Plaza in downtown Ukiah, the Mendocino County seat. Growers from the Russian River Valley set up stalls along School and Clay Streets.

Ukiah

On 85 acres of family rangeland in the foothills of Ukiah, Lovers Lane Farm harvests small batches of gourmet honey from hives placed among the mountains, valleys, and orchards of Mendocino County. Each batch of the pure, unfiltered, raw wildflower honey tastes unique year to year with the local weather, soil, and blooms, and no chemicals or pesticides are used in production.

Ukiah

Locally owned since 1986, J Bar S Ranch raises bison on the rolling hills and open ranges of Mendocino County near Ukiah, California. The family-run ranch keeps grass as the herd's primary diet with a pellet finish for tenderness, selling minimally processed bison steaks, burgers, and roasts with no artificial ingredients, and offering virtual ranch tours.

Ukiah

Lovers Lane Farm is a small family-run apiary in the foothills of Ukiah, California, where Keith and his family share 85 acres of rangeland with three generations. By placing hives strategically among the seasonal flower sources and distinct microclimates of Mendocino County, the farm harvests small batches of pure, unfiltered, unprocessed wildflower honey — each batch tasting unique year to year, produced without chemicals or pesticides.

Ukiah

Lovers Lane Farm is a family beekeeping business on 85 acres of rangeland in the Ukiah foothills, where Keith and three generations of his family tend hives across Mendocino County's mountains, valleys, and orchards. The small-batch wildflower honey is raw, unfiltered, and unprocessed, made without chemicals or pesticides, with each harvest tasting of that year's local blooms.

Ukiah

Ukiah

J Bar S Ranch is a family-run bison ranch in Ukiah, California, locally owned and raising bison since 1986 on the rolling hills and open ranges of Mendocino County. Grass is always the herd's primary diet, finished with specially designed pellets, producing minimally processed bison steaks, burgers, roasts, and BBQ sauce with no artificial ingredients — plus ranch tours.

Ukiah

J Bar S Ranch has raised bison on open Mendocino County range since 1986, a family operation on Highway 20 outside Ukiah. Grass leads the herd's diet with a pellet finish for tenderness and flavor, and the ranch sells minimally processed bison steaks, roasts, burgers, and BBQ sauce alongside cooking guides and a virtual tour.

Ukiah

Ukiah

Ukiah

A family operation since 1986, J Bar S Ranch raises bison on open range along Highway 20 outside Ukiah in Mendocino County. The herd lives on grass with a specially designed pellet finish, yielding minimally processed bison steaks, roasts, burgers, and BBQ sauce sold direct — with recipes, grilling guides, and a virtual ranch tour on the ranch's site.

Philo

Roadside fruit stand on Highway 128 in Anderson Valley, run by the same family since 1950. Known for fresh apple cider pressed on-site, pies, and whatever produce is in season, with a playground for kids and the old oak tree that gives the stand its name.

Pirate Petes Pumpkin Patch sits on Boonville Road outside Ukiah, in Mendocino County's inland wine and farm corridor toward Anderson Valley. No working website confirms current hours, though the pirate theme points to a family-oriented seasonal patch rather than a working farm.

Philo

Blackbird Farm practices sustainable farming in Anderson Valley at Philo, where the farm creamery makes cheese sold alongside house jams, mustard, and breads. Guests can stay on the property and enjoy hiking, horseback riding, farm-to-table classes, and events.

Philo

Blackbird Farm is a sustainable farm in Anderson Valley at Philo, California, where an on-site creamery turns out cheese sold with house jams, mustard, and breads. The farm welcomes overnight guests and offers hiking, horseback riding, events, and farm-to-table classes.

Philo

Blackbird Farm in Philo practices sustainable farming in California's Anderson Valley. The farm's creamery produces cheese sold alongside jams, mustard, and breads, and visitors can stay on the property, hike, ride horseback, and attend farm-to-table classes and events.

Boonville

At Pennyroyal Farm in Boonville, a family-owned creamery, vineyard, and farmstead work as one — every wine and cheese is produced entirely from what the Anderson Valley farm grows and tends. Book a farm tour to meet the goats, taste cheese and wine daily at the tasting room, or join the Farm to Table membership for curated cheese shipments and farm benefits.

Boonville

Velma's Farm Stand is the seasonal outlet of Filigreen Farm, a 97-acre Demeter-certified Biodynamic and CCOF organic farm on Anderson Valley Way in Boonville. Open Friday afternoons and weekend middays in season, the stand carries the farm's produce, estate olive oil, and fresh-cut flowers, while the farm pantry ships olive oil, dried fruit, and tea blends and the property hosts tours, workshops, and weddings.

Boonville

Boonville

Pennyroyal Farm in Boonville is a family-owned sustainable farm, creamery, and vineyard in Anderson Valley, producing farmstead cheeses and estate wines entirely from what the farm grows and tends. Visitors can book farm tours to meet the goat herd, taste at the on-site tasting room, or join the Farm to Table membership for curated cheese shipments.

Boonville

Filigreen Farm is a Demeter-certified Biodynamic and CCOF-certified organic diversified farm on 97 acres in Mendocino County's Anderson Valley. Velma's Farm Stand at the farm in Boonville is open seasonally on weekends with fresh produce, estate olive oil, and fresh-cut flowers, and the farm ships pantry products like olive oil, dried fruit, and tea blends, alongside farm tours, workshops, and events.

Boonville

Filigreen Farm is situated on 97 acres in Anderson Valley, Mendocino County, California. It is a Demeter-certified Biodynamic and CCOF-certified organic diversified farm whose primary products are tree fruits, blueberries, olives, wine and table grapes, and houses a production garden (flowers and vegetables), livestock, apiary, and an ongoing inquiry into water revitalization. Filigreen is located on land once inhabited and managed by the Tabahtea (Tah-bah-tay) Pomo First Peoples named after Taa

Boonville

Boonville Farmers' Market runs Saturday mornings from May through October in the Boonville Hotel parking lot on Highway 128, deep in Mendocino County wine country. Anderson Valley growers and craftspeople sell fruit, vegetables, cheese, bread, olive oil, plant starts, and skin care products, with live music most weeks. It's a small-town market, heavy on what Anderson Valley actually grows.

Albion

The Farm Mendocino sits on a coastal apple farm in Albion, where the surf of the Pacific is within earshot and Mendocino village is ten minutes north. Guests stay among the redwoods in a hundred-year-old blue barn, a cedar cabin with private outdoor tub, or a modern dome, while the farm presses its heirloom apples each fall, hosts a handful of intimate weddings a year, and gathers the community for seasonal events.

Albion

The Farm Mendocino is a coastal apple farm and retreat in Albion, ten minutes from Mendocino, where guests stay in artisan cabins — a century-old redwood barn, a cedar shack, and a geodesic dome — set among redwoods and a heirloom apple orchard. The farm presses its apples into fresh cider each season, hosts four micro-weddings a year, and holds seasonal gatherings including an annual Christmas barn sale.

Albion

On a coastal apple farm in Albion, The Farm Mendocino invites guests to slow down — stay in a century-old redwood barn, a cedar cabin with outdoor tub, or a dome beneath the redwoods, take a sauna in the orchard, and press apples in season. The farm hosts just four micro-weddings a year plus seasonal gatherings, from cider pressing to a bespoke Christmas barn sale.

Fort Bragg

At Nye Ranch on the Mendocino coast in Fort Bragg, farmer Shea carries on a family farming legacy, growing local, sustainable, fresh produce for the community. The farm is also a specialty source for floral design and sustainably grown wedding flowers.

Fort Bragg

Nye Ranch is a family farm on Highway 1 in Fort Bragg on the Mendocino coast, where farmer Shea continues the ranch's legacy of providing local, sustainable, fresh produce to the community. The farm also specializes in floral design and locally grown, sustainable wedding flowers.

Fort Bragg

Nye Ranch Farm on Highway 1 in Fort Bragg, California is a Mendocino coast family farm carried on by farmer Shea, who took over the operation to continue its legacy. The farm provides local, sustainable, fresh produce to the community and specializes in floral design and locally grown, sustainable wedding flowers.

Fort Bragg

Fort Bragg

Fort Bragg

Fort Bragg

Fort Bragg

This Fort Bragg entry is the same Wild Woman Farm growing heirloom vegetables, fruit, and microgreens on CA-1 near Cleone in Mendocino County. Stop by if you're already headed up the coast toward MacKerricher State Park.

Fort Bragg

Wild Woman Farm grows heirloom vegetables, fruit, and microgreens on the Mendocino coast just north of Fort Bragg. The operation sells direct off CA-1 near Cleone, close to MacKerricher State Park, and lists fresh-source produce over the standard grocery run for anyone driving the coast highway.

Fort Bragg

A third listing for Wild Woman Farm, the Cleone-area grower on CA-1 north of Fort Bragg selling heirloom vegetables, fruit, and microgreens direct from the Mendocino coast.

Fort Bragg

Fort Bragg