Produce 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.

Aguilar Farms

Modesto, CA

Aguilar Farms brings over 70 years of farming experience to its orchards near Modesto, California. The family operation grows apricots, cherries, peaches, nectarines, and many other stone fruit varieties, with farming methods focused on drawing the fullest flavor from every harvest.

Aptos Farmers Market at Cabrillo College

Aptos, CA

The Aptos Farmers Market at Cabrillo College, run by Monterey Bay Certified Farmers Markets, is held every Saturday from 8 AM to noon at 6500 Soquel Drive in Aptos, celebrating over 50 years of farmers markets in the region with plentiful free parking and easy access.

Arcata Plaza Farmers' Market

Arcata, CA

The Arcata Plaza Farmers' Market runs Saturdays year-round on the plaza in Arcata, California — 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April through Thanksgiving, 10 to 2 in winter — the flagship of the North Coast Growers' Association's certified markets across Humboldt County. The nonprofit also runs the multi-farm Harvest Box CSA, wholesale Harvest Hub, and food access programs including CalFresh EBT and Market Match.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Brite Creek Farms

Tehachapi, CA

Brite Creek Farm is the Shipman family's farm in Tehachapi, California, born twenty years ago from a health-driven rethink of food and farming. The farm raises 100% grass-fed, dry-aged beef, pastured chicken, turkey, and eggs, and grows vegetables, flowers, and fruit without pesticides, herbicides, or synthetic fertilizers — sold from the on-farm store (open Wednesday through Saturday) and delivered direct to doors across Southern California, Arizona, and Nevada, including bulk whole, half, and quarter beef.

California Avenue Farmers' Market

Palo Alto, CA

The California Avenue Farmers' Market in Palo Alto runs Sundays from 9 AM to 1 PM year-round, rain or shine, on California Avenue at El Camino. Operated by the Urban Village Farmers' Market Association, the market accepts EBT and WIC with a dollar-for-dollar Market Match up to $15 for fruits and vegetables, and hosts knife sharpening every first Sunday.

Coastal Roots Farm

Encinitas, CA

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.

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 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

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.

Creekside Farmers' Market

Cupertino, CA

The Creekside Farmers' Market, operated by the Pacific Coast Farmers' Market Association, runs Fridays from 8 AM to noon year-round at 10455 Miller Avenue in Cupertino, bringing California-grown produce and farm products direct from regional farmers.

Davis Ranch L.L.C.

Sloughhouse, CA

Davis Ranch in Sloughhouse, California is the home of famous Sloughhouse sweet corn, grown alongside a wide range of non-GMO vegetables sold farm-fresh at the ranch on Jackson Road. In season, the u-pick fields open Tuesday and Saturday mornings from sunrise to 1 PM, priced by the pound with a small minimum.

Downtown Anaheim Farmers Market

Anaheim, CA

The Downtown Anaheim Certified Farmers' Market runs Thursdays from 11 AM to 3 PM on Center Street, hosted by the Downtown Anaheim Association. It anchors a year-round calendar of community events in the district that's also home to Anaheim Ice and the MUZEO museum.

Downtown Long Beach Farmer's Market

The Downtown Long Beach Farmers' Market operates year-round every Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on The Promenade north between 3rd and 5th Streets. Run by Harbor Area Farmers Markets, it accepts EBT, Market Match, and WIC.

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.

El Dorado County Certified Farmers’ Market

South Lake Tahoe, CA

The El Dorado County Certified Farmers' Market Association, a nonprofit dedicated to the county's farmers, runs four weekly markets: Saturdays in Placerville, Sundays at the El Dorado Hills Community Center, Tuesdays in South Lake Tahoe, and Wednesdays in Cameron Park. Farmers sell just-picked local produce themselves, so shoppers can talk growing practices, get preparation tips, and hear what's coming into season next.

Farmers Market - Sunrise Mall, Citrus Heights

Citrus Heights, CA

The Citrus Heights farmers market at Sunrise Mall is part of the I Love My Farmers Market network run by Living Smart, which operates weekly year-round markets rain or shine across the Sacramento region. The markets pair certified farmers and specialty food vendors with cooking demos, canning lessons, gardening tips, and live local music, in support of farmers, small businesses, and youth programs.

Farmers' Market Westfield Oakridge

San Jose, CA

The Farmers' Market at Westfield Oakridge — formerly the Blossom Hill Farmers' Market — has served San Jose's Blossom Hill neighborhood for 17 years, every Sunday from 9 AM to 1 PM, year-round. Over 40 growers and food producers set up at peak season, including local organic farms and Santa Clara Valley growers, with public transit access and the association's weekly Crop Watch newsletter.

Feed and be Fed

San Pedro, CA

Feed and be Fed is an urban farm and garden nonprofit in San Pedro, California, with a garden on 6th Street in the downtown arts district and a farm at the Vic and Bonnie Christensen Science Center on Barrywood Avenue, maintained in partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District.

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.

Fortunate Farm

Caspar, CA

Fortunate Farm is a coastal family farm and learning center in Caspar on California's Mendocino coast. The farm works to regenerate the land and build community resilience by growing nourishing food, producing fiber, and managing pastures to restore native biodiversity.

Fortunate Farm

Caspar, CA

Fortunate Farm in Caspar, California is a Northern California coastal family farm and learning center. Its mission is to regenerate the land and build community resilience by growing nourishing food, producing fiber, and managing pastures to restore native biodiversity.

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.

Hillcrest Farmers Market

San Diego, CA

The Hillcrest Farmers Market is San Diego's original and largest farmers market, drawing over 10,000 visitors to more than 175 vendors every Sunday from 9 AM to 2 PM, rain or shine. Open since April 1997, the market pairs locally grown produce — much of it organic or pesticide-free — with international hot food, flowers, crafts, live music, and a frequent-shopper punch card program, currently on University Avenue while its permanent Normal Street Promenade home is built.

Indian Wells Certified Farmers Market

Indian Wells, CA

The Indian Wells Certified Farmers Market sets up Thursdays from 8 AM to 2 PM, October through May, at Southwest Church on Washington Street. Part of the Coachella Valley Certified Farmers Markets family, it brings together local farmers, artisans, chefs, and musicians — fresh produce, flowers, meats, seafood, breads, teas, and handcrafted goods — and is rated among the valley's best.

Jared's Real Food

Lakeside, CA

Jared's Real Food is a small farm serving East County San Diego through a Saturday farm stand drive-thru in Lakeside, where customers are handed a menu and served through the car window. The weekly list runs from salad mix, tomatoes, and sweet Italian peppers to partner products like pasture-raised chickens, organic free-range eggs, local raw honey, sourdough, and mushrooms, and a year-round CSA variety box delivers across East County.

J&P Cosentino Family Farm

San Jose, CA

J&P Cosentino Family Farm is the last working orchard in San Jose — an urban farm in the old Valley of Heart's Delight, tended by five generations of the Cosentino family since 1945. Nearly 600 trees grow more than thirty varieties of peaches plus heirloom apricots, plums, prunes, nectarines, apples, figs, berries, persimmons, and grapes, all picked fully ripe and sold with farm classes, pop-ups, and events on-site.

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.

La Jolla Open Aire Farmers Market

La Jolla, CA

The La Jolla Open Aire Market is unlike most farmers markets: every dollar of proceeds benefits La Jolla Elementary, funding its library, art, music, and smaller class sizes since the market's founding by a school parent in 1998. Now over 120 vendors strong, it runs Sundays 9 AM to 1 PM at Girard Avenue and Genter Street with fresh produce, prepared food, artisans, complimentary golf-cart rides, and even free dog sitting.

Larchmont Farmers' Market

Los Angeles, CA

The Larchmont Village Farmers Market sets up twice weekly in Los Angeles — Wednesdays 1 to 5 PM and Sundays 10 AM to 2 PM — at Lot 694 on North Larchmont Boulevard, rain or shine. Stalls carry seasonal fruit like figs, pluots, and persimmons, heirloom vegetables, fresh seafood, duck eggs, goat's milk cheese, mushrooms, raw honey, flowers, and pastries, with live music and Wednesday compost drop-off.

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.

Linda Vista Certified Farmers' Market

San Diego, CA

The Linda Vista Certified Farmers' Market runs every Thursday from 2 to 7 PM at Linda Vista Plaza on Linda Vista Road in San Diego. Certified farm vendors bring avocados, citrus, cherimoya, berries, eggs, honey, and vegetables, alongside fresh-pressed juices, pupusas, Filipino plates, vegan churros, and plants — with EBT/WIC accepted and Market Match doubling CalFresh dollars up to $15.

Live Oak Farmer's Market

Santa Cruz, CA

The Live Oak Farmers' Market has anchored Sundays for the Live Oak, Pleasure Point, and Capitola communities since 2000, running 9 AM to 1 PM year-round at 15th and Eastcliff Drive. Tables stack high with organic produce, tree-ripened fruit, fresh bread, sustainable seafood, pasture-raised organic meats, and flowers, alongside celebrated brunch vendors, live music, EBT Market Match up to $15, and a monthly family day with the local school district.

Lodi Certified Farmers Market

Lodi, CA

The Lodi Certified Farmers Market fills downtown Lodi's School Street on Thursday evenings, 5 to 8 PM, from mid-May through late August — a summer tradition ranked among California's top five markets, drawing about 5,000 guests a night. More than 50 growers, producers, and food vendors line the streets, with live music in the beer and cider gardens, all run by the Lodi Chamber of Commerce.

Long Beach Farmers Market

Long Beach, CA

The Long Beach Farmers' Market is part of Harbor Area Farmers Markets, which runs certified farmers markets across the harbor area in partnership with the South Coast Interfaith Council. Markets are open rain or shine year-round, closing only for Thanksgiving and the winter holidays, with online ordering direct from California farmers.

Midtown Farmers Market

Sacramento, CA

The Midtown Farmers Market in Sacramento — ranked the #1 farmers market in California and #3 in the nation in the American Farmland Trust's 2025 Farmers Market Celebration — spans five blocks of the Lavender Heights district every Saturday from 8 AM to 1 PM, year-round. More than 200 vendors sell regional produce, prepared foods, and crafts, with live music, CalFresh/EBT acceptance, and an extra $15 in Market Match produce vouchers for EBT shoppers.

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.

Mountain View Farmers' Market

Mountain View, CA

The Mountain View Farmers' Market hosts more than 80 farmers and vendors every Sunday from 9 AM to 1 PM at the Mountain View Caltrain Station on West Evelyn Avenue. Run by the California Farmers' Markets Association, it's known for tree-ripened fruit and just-picked produce, with free city parking nearby and a weekly Crop Watch newsletter tracking what's in season.

Nye Ranch / Farm

Fort Bragg, CA

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.

Nye Ranch / Farm

Fort Bragg, CA

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.

Nye Ranch / Farm

Fort Bragg, CA

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.

Ocean Beach Farmers Market

San Diego, CA

The Ocean Beach Farmers Market is run by the Ocean Beach MainStreet Association in San Diego's laid-back OB neighborhood, known for its historic business district, soft sand beaches, and famous sunsets. The market is part of a busy community calendar that includes the chili cook-off, community cleanups, and year-round local events.

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.

Orange County Great Park Farmers Market

Irvine, CA

The Orange County Great Park Farmers Market takes place at Irvine's Great Park, part of the city's nationally ranked parks system. Shoppers browse certified local growers and food vendors in one of Orange County's signature public spaces.

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.

Pixca Farm

San Diego, CA

Pixca is a small urban farm worker cooperative in San Diego's South Bay — a POC-led co-op advancing food sovereignty through diversified, ecological farming. The farm runs a Saturday farm stand on Hollister Street with seasonal vegetables, farm-fresh flowers, and seedlings, plus a two-size produce CSA connecting South Bay kitchens directly to the farm.

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.

Rancho Mirage Certified Farmers Market

Rancho Mirage, CA

The Rancho Mirage Certified Farmers Market runs Fridays from 8 AM to 2 PM, October through May, at Rancho Mirage Community Park on San Jacinto Drive — one of three Coachella Valley certified markets alongside Indian Wells and La Quinta. Shoppers find fresh fruit and vegetables, farm-raised meats, line-caught seafood, baked goods, honey, olive oil, and local artisans, with a chef wholesale program for area restaurants.

Redwood City Kiwanis Farmers Market

Redwood City, CA

The Redwood City Kiwanis Farmers Market is a certified farmers market run by the local Kiwanis volunteer organization, offering produce to the community every Saturday from 8 AM until noon, April through November. Seasonal features include local honey drinks, small-batch pet treats, gluten-free baked goods, face painting, and community booths like the Peninsula Rose Society.

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.

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.

Rockney Farms

Camino, CA

Rockney Farms is a family farm in Camino, California, in El Dorado County's Apple Hill country, selling fresh produce, cut flowers, and eggs directly to the community.

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.

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.

San Mateo Farmers' Market

San Mateo, CA

The San Mateo Farmers' Market, run by the Pacific Coast Farmers' Market Association, is held Saturdays from 9 AM to 1 PM year-round at 1700 W Hillsdale Boulevard, connecting Peninsula shoppers with California farmers and their seasonal harvests.

Santa Cruz Community Farmers' Market

Santa Cruz, CA

Santa Cruz Community Farmers' Markets has run for 30 years, operating a family of five markets: Downtown Santa Cruz on Wednesdays, Westside Saturdays, Live Oak/Eastside Sundays (all year-round, rain or shine), plus seasonal markets in Felton and Scotts Valley. The markets showcase regional organic produce, pasture-raised meats, eggs and dairy, sustainably harvested seafood, and artisan goods, with EBT Market Match and pop-up breakfast events.

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.

Saturday Farmers Market

Irvine, CA

The Saturday Farmers Market in Irvine is one of eleven Orange County farmers markets run by the Orange County Farm Bureau, which has served the county's farmers since 1917. OCFB markets — consistently voted Best of OC — connect shoppers directly with local growers, backed by the bureau's mission of advocacy, agricultural education, and community connection.

Shakefork Community Farm

Carlotta, CA

Shakefork Community Farm in Carlotta, in the heart of Humboldt County, regeneratively grows produce, meat, and eggs — with oxen power and pasture-raised livestock at the center of the operation. The farm sells through CSA memberships, wholesale via the Harvest Hub, the year-round Saturday Arcata Plaza Farmers Market, and the seasonal Fortuna Farmers Market.

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.

South Gate Farmers' Market

The South Gate Farmers' Market runs year-round every Monday from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the northwest corner of Tweedy Boulevard and Pinehurst Avenue in South Gate, California. Part of the Harbor Area Farmers Markets family, it accepts EBT, Market Match, and WIC.

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

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

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 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.

Sunday Marin Farmers' Market

San Rafael, CA

The Sunday Marin Farmers' Market at the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Marin County Civic Center is the third-largest weekly farmers market in California, with over 150 year-round vendors every Sunday from 8 AM to 1 PM, rain or shine. Shoppers find organic produce, grass-fed meats, 32+ varieties of cheese, baked goods, and hot food from diverse cultures; the Agricultural Institute of Marin accepts CalFresh EBT, Market Match, and WIC, and the market is reachable by car, SMART train, or bike trail.

Sunnyvale Farmers Market

Sunnyvale, CA

The Sunnyvale Farmers Market runs Saturdays from 9 AM to 1 PM year-round, rain or shine, on historic Murphy Avenue at Washington in downtown Sunnyvale. Run by the Urban Village Farmers' Market Association, it offers EBT and WIC acceptance with a dollar-for-dollar Market Match up to $10 for fruits and vegetables, plus knife sharpening every third Saturday.

Tanaka Farms

Irvine, CA

Tanaka Farms is a family-owned working farm in Irvine offering fresh seasonal produce at its daily market stand, U-pick experiences, tractor tours, festivals, and a year-round CSA. Signature seasons include melon tastings in summer, the pumpkin patch, strawberry festival, and Hikari Festival of Lights, plus a barnyard, breakfast at the farm on weekends, and the Hana Field u-pick flower farm in Costa Mesa.

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.

Teravana

Teravana is a 501(c)(3) forest sanctuary retreat just north of San Francisco in Sonoma County, cultivating and distributing food through agroecological gardens — over 400 pounds of vegetables given to the community free of charge in 2024 alone. The nonprofit pairs its gardens with reforestation, grazing-based ecosystem services, youth ecology workshops, and retreats that reconnect people with nature.

The Big Red Barn, Murray Family Farms

Di Giorgio, CA

Murray Family Farms at Di Giorgio, east of Bakersfield, pairs its Big Red Barn farm market with seasonal u-pick, the famous Bakersfield Pumpkin Patch, and weekend farm fun. The family grows ripe-picked specialty fruit — from candy grapes and cherries to elderberries and Buddha's hand citron — sold at the farm, at farmers markets across California, and alongside comfort food from the Cal-Okie Orchard Kitchen, home of the Okie Pie.

The Original Manassero Farms

Tustin, CA

Manassero Farms has farmed for more than a century, and its Tustin market brings the family's produce, breads, and specialty goods to central Orange County. The farm's flagship market and event space operates in Irvine, and the family also runs the Manassero Christmas Tree Farms.

The Original Manassero Farms Market - Irvine

Irvine, CA

Manassero Farms has been farming for over 100 years, and its flagship Irvine market on Irvine Boulevard doubles as a farm market and event space. Shoppers praise the fresh produce and breads, and the family also runs a Christmas tree farm alongside seasonal events at the market.

Upland Farmers Market & Street Fair

Upland, CA

The Upland Farmers Market & Street Fair runs every Saturday from 9 AM to 2 PM at 217 E. A Street in Upland, California. The family- and dog-friendly market features local produce farmers like Finca Bonita and Huerta Del Valle, citrus and eggs from Garcia Farming, berries from MP Family Farm, raw honey from Bee Natural, plus vendors and crafters.

Valley Farm Market La Jolla

La Jolla, CA

Valley Farm Market has been San Diego's neighborhood market since 1956, with three generations of butchers hand-selecting and custom-cutting meat — no pre-packaged compromises. The La Jolla-area stores pair the butcher case with seafood, local produce, a service deli, and full catering, from party platters to BBQ smoked meats.

Valley Farm Market Spring Valley

Spring Valley, CA

Valley Farm Market in Spring Valley carries on a San Diego tradition dating to 1956 — three generations of butchers hand-selecting and custom-cutting meat daily. The neighborhood grocer pairs its butcher case with ocean-fresh seafood, local produce, a service deli, everyday groceries, and full-scale catering from party platters to BBQ smoked brisket.

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.

West Coast Farmers Market

Cupertino, CA

The Cupertino Certified Farmers' Market, part of West Coast Farmers Markets, has operated Sundays from 9 AM to 1 PM in the De Anza College parking lot on Stevens Creek Boulevard. The market is temporarily closed — check West Coast Farmers Markets' other locations or their site for reopening updates.

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.

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.

Yo'Ville Community Garden and Farm

Fresno, CA

Yo'Ville Community Garden and Farm is a resident-led garden behind the Yosemite Village housing complex in Southwest Fresno, developed by Fresno Metro Ministry in partnership with Fresno Housing. The garden includes native habitat, fruit trees, a greenhouse, walking paths, and composting, giving community members land, tools, and knowledge to grow their own food.