Organic Farms in California

24Carrot Farm

Placerville, CA

24 Carrot Farm is an organic farm stand on Jacquier Road in Placerville, California, offering fresh, seasonal produce and u-pick opportunities with fun for the whole family. Shoppers buy local, directly from where their food is grown, with a weekly newsletter announcing what's ready.

Alexandre Kids Eggs

Crescent City, CA

Alexandre Family Farm on California's northernmost coast at Crescent City is America's first certified regenerative, grass-pastured A2/A2 organic dairy, built on the principle that health starts in the soil. The family produces nutrient-dense A2/A2 organic milk, flavored milk, yogurt, and kefir, plus pasture-raised eggs from mobile coops — an operation the Alexandre kids started as an FFA project — all USDA Organic and free of chemicals, hormones, and antibiotics.

Avenales Ranch Beef

Avenales Ranch beef was born from a dinner with the family's near-centenarian grandfather: raise cattle on the feed of the land and dry-age no less than 21 days — 27 is best. The California ranch now offers organically raised, GAP-4 and Audubon certified, grass-fed and finished beef dry-aged 27 days, sold as quarters, halves, and wholes with $50 shipping anywhere in California, plus its own butcher shop and small-lot wines.

A-Z Farm Ranch

Agoura Hills, CA

AZ-Ranch is the Zadeh family's certified organic farm and nursery, built in the Santa Monica Mountains at Agoura Hills in 2000 and rebuilt stronger after losing most of the farm to the 2018 wildfires. The family grows organic figs, microgreens, and seasonal fruits and vegetables, produces raw honey plus duck and chicken eggs, added a second organic farm in Camarillo in 2022, and sells at local farmers markets and grocery stores (the working farm itself isn't open to the public).

Be Wise Ranch

Escondido, CA

Be Wise Ranch has grown certified organic produce in the Santa Fe Valley, eight miles east of San Diego, since 1977 — founder Bill Brammer helped draft the state and federal legislation defining organic standards during his term as CCOF president. The coastal microclimate allows year-round growing of nationally known vine-ripe heirloom tomatoes, strawberries, squash, and greens, sold wholesale and through a CSA delivering weekly boxes to pickup points across San Diego County.

Big Bluff Ranch

Red Bluff, CA

Big Bluff Ranch in Red Bluff, California raises Certified Organic, regenerative chicken on pasture in Northern California. The birds are raised without corn or soy, then air-chilled and flash-frozen, and shipped direct to customers.

Big Bluff Ranch

Red Bluff, CA

Big Bluff Ranch raises regenerative, Certified Organic chicken on pasture near Red Bluff in Northern California. Raised without corn or soy, the birds are air-chilled and flash-frozen before shipping directly to customers' doors.

Big Bluff Ranch

Red Bluff, CA

Big Bluff Ranch near Red Bluff, California delivers Certified Organic, regenerative, pasture-raised chicken raised without corn or soy. Birds are air-chilled and flash-frozen, then shipped straight to customers with a risk-free first order.

Bi-Rite Market

San Francisco, CA

Bi-Rite Market is a Certified B Corporation and San Francisco institution with three neighborhood markets, an acclaimed creamery, and a catering company, sourcing from more than 25 local farm partners — including its own farm. The markets pair peak-season produce with housemade foods, a full-service deli, responsibly sourced sushi and onigiri made fresh daily, a wine club, and a deep commitment to community giving.

Bi-Rite Market

San Francisco, CA

A Certified B Corp grocer beloved in San Francisco, Bi-Rite pairs neighborhood markets with its famous creamery and a catering arm, buying direct from 25+ local farm partners and its own farm. Shoppers come for peak-season fruit, sustainably raised meats and seafood, housemade meals, and monthly wine club bottles — and stay for the company's sustainability and community work.

BriarPatch Food Co-op

Grass Valley, CA

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.

BriarPatch Food Co-op

Auburn, CA

BriarPatch Food Co-op's Auburn store brings the community-owned grocer's formula — local, organic, and sustainable goods — to Placer County. Collectively owned by its shoppers since 1976, the co-op partners with local farmers on crop planning to support their financial stability, and offers owner discounts, patronage dividends, and free fruit for kids while they shop.

Burroughs Family Farms

Denair, CA

Burroughs Family Farms in Denair, California is a family farming operation producing regenerative organic foods, including certified regenerative organic olive oil sold through its online farm store and shipped nationwide.

Clearview Orchards

Watsonville, CA

Clearview Orchards grows CCOF-certified organic apples on terraced hillsides overlooking the Watsonville valley, three miles from the ocean. Families come in fall for u-pick apples — Fuji, EverCrisp, and Mutsu among them — or shop the Apple Barn for organic fruit, fresh apple juice, apple turnovers, organic squash, pumpkins, dried lavender, and honey, weekends during the season.

Country Organics

Redding, CA

Country Organics in Redding, California is a local organic grocery focused on real organic produce from local farms, open Monday through Saturday in Mission Square. Tucked into the corner of the store, The Rawsome Kitchen deli serves vegan, gluten-free, organic and raw dining options.

Country Organics

Redding, CA

Local, fresh, and organic is the promise at Country Organics, a Redding grocery in Mission Square stocking real organic produce from local farms, open Monday through Saturday from 10 to 3. The Rawsome Kitchen, its in-house deli, serves whole-food plant-based, vegan, gluten-free, and raw menu items.

Country Organics

Redding, CA

Country Organics is Redding's go-to spot for real organic produce sourced from local farms, located on Bechelli Lane in Mission Square and open Monday through Saturday. Its in-store deli, The Rawsome Kitchen, serves modern vegan, gluten-free, organic, and raw dining options.

Eel River Grassfed Beef

Eel River Organic Beef is a small family-run operation in Humboldt County, California whose grass-fed, grass-finished cattle graze thousands of acres of lush green pasture year-round with open space, fresh air, and clean water. Organic steaks, ground beef, and extras ship nationwide with free shipping over $199, plus a pet store line from the same pristine country.

El Cerrito Natural Grocery Company

Berkeley, CA

The Natural Grocery Company is an independently owned organic grocer with stores in El Cerrito and Berkeley, plus a Prepared Food Annex serving housemade meals, wine, and beer. The stores are known for organic produce, florists offering fresh local cut and dried bouquets, weekly sales flyers, and the Annex Sessions live music series.

Fairfield Farms LLC

Pauma Valley, CA

Fairfield Farms, established in 2003 by Carol and Bill Steed, grows organic blueberries and avocados in Pauma Valley's one-of-a-kind microclimate north of San Diego. The family-run farm runs on-site solar power, its own reservoir, and on-site packing, with blueberries available April through June and avocados February through August in retail stores.

First Rain Farm

Nevada City, CA

At 2,500 feet outside Nevada City, First Rain Farm grows CCOF-certified organic produce on 3.5 no-till acres, generating 90% of its fertility on-farm with animals and compost since its 2012 founding. Its herd of 160 Nubian and Kiko goats doubles as a land stewardship service for vegetation management, forest thinning, and prescribed burn support, and the farm's 26 crop varieties sell at local farmers markets.

First Rain Farm

Nevada City, CA

First Rain Farm, established in 2012 at 2,500 feet in the Sierra Nevada foothills outside Nevada City, grows certified organic produce (CCOF) across 3.5 cultivated acres and 26 crop varieties using no-till practices since 2017, producing 90% of its fertility needs on-farm through animals and compost. The farm also runs a herd of 160 Nubian and Kiko goats offering land stewardship services — goat vegetation management, forest thinning, and prescribed burning — and sells at local farmers markets.

Fogline Farm

Pescadero, CA

Fogline Farm raises organic-fed, pasture-raised broiler chickens on the Año Nuevo peninsula coastline north of Santa Cruz. The fully integrated organic farm in the Santa Cruz Mountains moves its chickens to fresh grass daily.

Fred's Urban Farm- Microgreens

Spring Valley, CA

Fred's Urban Farm grows microgreens and salad greens year-round using organic methods — never chemical sprays or fertilizers — right in the urban center of Spring Valley, San Diego. The mother-and-son team of Robin and Kellen run a self-service farm stand on South Barcelona Street stocked with their greens plus all-natural seasonal produce, citrus, and eggs, all grown on-site or locally produced.

Frog Hollow Farm

Brentwood, CA

Frog Hollow Farm in Brentwood, California grows legendary organic stone fruit — peaches, nectarines, plums, pluots, apricots, and more — shipped fresh through farm box memberships, fruit clubs, and gift baskets. The farm kitchen and bakery turn the harvest into pastries, pies, granola, dried fruit, and fruit spreads, alongside estate olive oil and honey.

Frog Hollow Farm

Brentwood, CA

From its orchards in Brentwood, California, Frog Hollow Farm ships certified organic stone fruit prized by chefs — peaches, nectarines, pluots, apricots, and seasonal rarities like mulberries — through fruit clubs, farm box memberships, and pre-orders. A farm kitchen bakes pastries, pies, and galettes and crafts granola, dried fruit, and fruit spreads, with olive oil and honey rounding out the pantry.

Garden 31

Garden 31 is a San Diego County nonprofit that trains and mentors at-risk youth and adults — including formerly incarcerated and justice-impacted community members — in regenerative agriculture and life skills. The next generation of farmers grows organic produce for communities with limited access to healthy whole foods, alongside school gardens, rehabilitation, and food equity programs.

Golden Door Country Store

San Marcos, CA

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.

Harvest Market at Mendosa's

Mendocino, CA

Harvest at Mendosa's on Lansing Street in Mendocino is the village outpost of Harvest Market, a locally and family-owned grocer based in Fort Bragg. The stores carry the largest selection of fresh conventional and organic fruits and vegetables on the coast, plus natural and organic bulk items, with a long tradition of community drives and sponsorships.

Heartland Organic & Natural Foods Grocery Store (Irvine) 心田天然有機商店 (爾灣店)

Irvine, CA

Heartland Organic & Natural Foods (心田有機天然商店) is an Irvine grocery specializing in organic and natural Asian foods — staples and ingredients, ready-to-eat items, seasonings and sauces, noodles, snacks, drinks, and traditional herbs — available in-store and through its online shop.

Honore Farm and Mill

Honoré Farm and Mill is a Marin County, California 501(c)(3) restoring the relationship between people and the land through regenerative farming, heritage grain cultivation, and experiential education. The mill stone-grinds rare heirlooms like Hourani — a durum wheat excavated from the Masada Fortress — plus Sonora, hard red, and rye, with shortbread cookies and flour bundles funding 100% of the farming and educational work.

J.R. Organics Farm

Escondido, CA

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.

Let's Go Farm

Let's Go Farm, established 2011 on Wallace Road in Santa Rosa, California, is a small Real Organic Project-certified farm working in reciprocal relationship with the land and the people who eat its food. Farmer Joey sells certified mixed vegetables and flowers direct through a CSA and harvest-to-order program, with an on-farm store open by appointment May through October.

McFadden Farm

Potter Valley, CA

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.

McFadden Farm

Potter Valley, CA

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.

Mountain Bounty Farm

Nevada City, CA

Founded by John Tecklin in 1997 on the San Juan Ridge near Nevada City, Mountain Bounty Farm is the oldest and largest CSA farm in the Sierras — an 18-acre organic farm whose land is protected in perpetuity with the Bear Yuba Land Trust. The year-round CSA delivers organic vegetable and fruit boxes, plus partner shares of flowers and mushrooms, to pickups from Grass Valley to Truckee, Tahoe, and Reno, and the farm's strawberries headline the Saturday Nevada City Farmers Market each summer.

Mountain Bounty Farm

Nevada City, CA

Mountain Bounty Farm is the oldest and largest CSA farm in the Sierras, an 18-acre organic farm on the San Juan Ridge near Nevada City founded by John Tecklin in 1997. Its year-round CSA delivers boxes of organic vegetables and fruit — plus seasonal fruit, flower, and mushroom shares from farm partners — to pickup locations in Nevada City, Grass Valley, Auburn, the Lake Tahoe basin, Truckee, and Reno, and the farm's land is held in perpetuity through a partnership with the Bear Yuba Land Trust.

Nopalito Farm & Hopyard

Valley Center, CA

Nopalito Farm & Hopyard is a regenerative farm on 15 acres of chaparral foothills in Valley Center, on historic land of the Luiseño Payómkawichum people, stewarded by the Brownwood family since 2015. The certified organic orchards, flower fields, and botanicals share the land with wildlife habitat and cabins bookable through Hipcamp for overnight farm stays.

OLaLa Farms

Nevada City, CA

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.

OLaLa Farms

Nevada City, CA

OLaLa Farms, a family farm in the Sierra Nevada foothills near Nevada City, cultivates and wildcrafts organically grown flowers, herbs, fruits, vegetables, barks, and roots in service of everyday natural wellness. Orchard crops include apples, chestnuts, pears, persimmons, and plums, alongside watercress and herbs.

Oz Farm & Retreat Center

Manchester, CA

Oz Farm is an off-the-grid, solar- and wind-powered organic farm and retreat center on 240 acres in a private valley near Point Arena on the Mendocino coast, with the Garcia River running through it. Certified organic (CCOF) since 1990, the farm grows apples, pears, vegetables, and flowers, offers a June-through-November CSA, runs an 8-month farm apprenticeship, and hosts weddings, retreats, and workshops among its cabins, yurts, and geodesic domes.

Oz Farm & Retreat Center

Manchester, CA

Hidden in a private valley near Point Arena with the Garcia River running through its 240 acres, Oz Farm has grown CCOF-certified organic apples, pears, and vegetables since 1990. The off-the-grid, solar- and wind-powered farm runs a weekly summer-through-fall CSA, grows flowers for bouquets and buckets, teaches aspiring farmers through an 8-month apprenticeship, and hosts weddings and retreats in its cabins, yurts, and domes among the redwoods.

Oz Farm & Retreat Center

Manchester, CA

Oz Farm & Retreat Center occupies 240 off-the-grid acres in a redwood-bordered valley near Point Arena, powered entirely by sun and wind, with the Garcia River running through. The farm has grown CCOF-certified organic apples, pears, and vegetables since 1990, runs a summer-to-fall CSA and weekly flower offerings, teaches an 8-month apprenticeship, and hosts weddings and retreats in cabins, yurts, and geodesic domes.

Paicines Ranch

Paicines, CA

Paicines Ranch spans roughly 7,000 acres of rangeland, 550 acres of row crops, and a 25-acre vineyard — all certified organic — among the oak-studded hills of San Benito County. The regenerative ranch produces 100% grass-fed and finished lamb and beef plus pastured pork and turkey, hosts weddings, retreats, and lodging, and runs a learning center dedicated to regenerating ecosystems from the soil up.

Rancho de los Proyectos Farm

Rancho de los Proyectos — "Ranch of Projects" — is Erik, Becky, Darwin, and Gabriela's small organic family farm in the Inland Empire of northern Riverside County, California, where a homeschooling family of scientists, artists, and educators always has a new homesteading project going. Weekly farm share bags of organic produce, around 40 laying hens, sheep for wool and meat, a guard alpaca, and homegrown cotton and dye plants for fiber arts round out the carbon-neutral operation, with Saturday markets at Running Springs and Redlands' Grove School.

Riverdog Farm

Guinda, CA

Certified organic since 1993, Riverdog Farm farms 350 diversified acres in the Capay Valley at Guinda, where creek-bottom soil and extreme seasons concentrate flavor in its vegetables, fruits, and nuts. The family farm also raises pasture-raised chickens and pigs, and sells through a weekly CSA, Berkeley and Sacramento farmers markets, wholesale accounts, and a daily on-farm shop.

Riverdog Farm

Guinda, CA

Riverdog Farm is a 350-acre certified organic, diversified family farm in Guinda, in the Capay Valley, where creek-bottom soil, hot summers, and winter frost produce exceptionally flavorful crops. Certified organic since 1993, the farm grows vegetables, fruits, and nuts and raises pasture-raised chickens and pigs, selling through a weekly CSA, farmers markets in Berkeley and Sacramento, wholesale partners, and an on-farm shop open daily.

Rosewood Farms

Fountain Valley, CA

Rosewood Farms in Fountain Valley grows organic, hand-picked strawberries and farm-fresh produce with sustainable practices. The farm doubles as a family destination, hosting private parties and seasonal events including tractor rides and pumpkin patches.

Rumiano Cheese Co

Crescent City, CA

Rumiano Cheese Company in Crescent City, California has crafted cheese since 1919, sourcing organic milk from small, multi-generational family farms on the Redwood Coast whose American Humane Certified cows graze biodiverse pastures year-round without antibiotics or growth hormones. The company produces organic cheddar, pepper jack, mozzarella, gouda, butter, and cheese dips using regenerative, environmentally friendly practices.

Rumiano Cheese Co

Crescent City, CA

Rumiano Cheese Company has been crafting cheese in Crescent City, California since 1919, partnering with multi-generational family dairy farms within a hundred miles of the creamery. Milk comes from American Humane Certified cows grazing the Redwood Coast's rain-fed grasslands year-round — no antibiotics or growth hormones — and becomes organic cheddar, pepper jack, mozzarella, gouda, butter, and cheese dips.

Rumiano Cheese Co

Crescent City, CA

Since 1919, Rumiano Cheese Company of Crescent City has turned milk from neighboring multi-generational family farms into organic cheddar, pepper jack, mozzarella, gouda, butter, and cheese dips. The partner farms sit within a hundred miles on California's Redwood Coast, where over 100 inches of annual rain keeps American Humane Certified cows grazing biodiverse grasslands year-round without antibiotics or growth hormones.

Sand n' Straw Community Farm

Vista, CA

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.

Santa Cruz Permaculture

Santa Cruz Permaculture farms 26 regenerative organic acres on the Pacific coast 20 minutes north of Santa Cruz — land farmed organically for over 100 years and famous from 1995-2020 as Swanton Berry Farm's strawberry, olallieberry, and kiwi U-Pick. Over 80 crops span five acres of vegetables, flowers, and herbs, two acres of blackberries, and a third-acre of kiwis, sold through U-Pick, farm stand, farmers markets, CSA, and wholesale — all alongside permaculture courses with over 1,000 alumni and ocean views near Año Nuevo.

Something Good Organics Organic Farm Stand

Buellton, CA

Something Good Organics grows organic fruits and vegetables for the Santa Barbara community, harvesting picked-to-order produce from coastal fields that produce year-round. Shoppers can visit the weekend organic farmstand on Santa Rosa Road in Buellton or the Ward Drive stand in Santa Barbara, and CSA members get a weekly farm box plus online-shop access with pickup and delivery options.

SOW Collective Backyard Farm

Arleta, CA

SOW (Shift Our Ways) Collective is a women-led sustainability nonprofit running collective backyard farms in Arleta and Reseda in the San Fernando Valley. The 501(c)(3) grows and distributes organic produce — over 500 pounds so far, with 2,500 pounds of food waste diverted — while offering education, youth harvest internships, and green spaces for community connection.

Starbright Acres Family Farm

Grass Valley, CA

On Polaris Drive in Grass Valley, Starbright Acres Family Farm grows certified organic food for its local community and sells through the Collaborative CSA and area outlets. The farm also raises vegetable starts, offers farm credit through its online store, and supports school agricultural programs across Nevada County.

Starbright Acres Family Farm

Grass Valley, CA

Starbright Acres Family Farm grows certified organic, planet-friendly food on Polaris Drive in Grass Valley for the surrounding community. The farm participates in the Collaborative CSA, sells vegetable starts and farm credit online, and invests in the local food network through school agriculture programs and community education.

Starbright Acres Family Farm

Grass Valley, CA

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.

Temalpakh Farm

Coachella, CA

Temalpakh Farm — "from the earth, for the people" — is run by the Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians in Coachella, growing CCOF-certified USDA organic produce with a mission of food access for the Coachella Valley. The farm offers seasonal farm boxes from November through May, wholesale pricing, and an on-site market open Monday through Saturday, 9 to 4, complete with a smoothie bar and organic produce from neighboring farms.

TruBeef Organic

San Diego, CA

TruBeef Organic is a small family-owned online butcher based in San Diego, hand-cutting 100% organic, grass-fed and grass-finished beef and Dorper lamb sourced from certified carbon-neutral regenerative organic family farms. The unaged, low-histamine meat — steaks, ground beef, burgers, organ meats, and ancestral blends — is blast-frozen after cutting and ships throughout the lower 48.

Velma's Farm Stand at Filigreen Farm

Boonville, CA

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.

Velma's Farm Stand at Filigreen Farm

Boonville, CA

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.

Watson's Organic Market & Cafe

Visalia, CA

Watson's Organic Market & Cafe on West Main Street in downtown Visalia pairs an organic grocery with a daytime cafe. The market is open seven days a week, the cafe serves through the afternoon, and catering and garden bookings round out the offering.

Windmill Farms

San Diego, CA

Windmill Farms Market has been Del Cerro's independent natural food store since 2003, with family roots reaching back to a 1943 fruit stand that grew into Henry's Marketplace and Sprouts. The San Diego market combines daily local organic produce, a natural butcher counter, handmade tortillas and salsas pressed in-house, an artisan bakery and deli, raw milk, local honey, bulk goods, and a full holistic supplements department.

Woodspur Farms, LLC

Coachella, CA

Oasis Date, based in Coachella, is North America's largest date grower and processor, farming over 5,000 acres and handling roughly a billion organic Medjool dates a year as majority supplier to the Natural Delights brand. Descended from the first Medjool plantings in North America in 1912, the operation runs the world's first Regenerative Organic Certified date farm, pairing modern irrigation and soil-building with commitments to worker fairness.

Yellow Wall Farm

Santa Cruz, CA

Yellow Wall Farm is a nearly three-acre CCOF-certified organic family farm in a secluded valley along the San Lorenzo River in Santa Cruz, named for a wall of 8,000 sunflowers planted for a family wedding. Allen and Judy Rose Hasty tend 30-year-old heirloom apple trees plus peaches, Asian pears, persimmons, avocados, and citrus, grow summer vegetables and Slow Food Ark of Taste varieties, and sell to local restaurants, New Leaf Community Foods, and a Saturday farm stand from August through November.