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Amador Flower Farm

  • County
    Amador
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products
    Daylilies, perennials, statuary gardening gift items, pumpkins, grasses. 13 acres of fowers to walk over.

Morse Farms

  • County
    Butte
  • Activities

    We offer tours of the orchard to schools, clubs, and other groups all year. During our mandarin season we let the kids help pick their bag of mandarins.

  • Products

    Fresh mandarins and citrus and mandarin products, such as mandarin marmalade, mandarin syrup, mandarin olive oil, mandarin jalapeno BBQ sauce and seasoning rubs for vegetables and meat.

Willow Creek Ranch

  • County
    Calaveras
  • Activities

    Farm Stay, 600 sq ft cabin 3 bedrooms sleeps 8. Seasonal activities include seasonal farm chores. Seasonal chores include gardening, milking cow when "fresh", gathering eggs, feeding farm animals. Above ground pool and trampoline for warm sunny weather. Demo/help make mozarella cheese, butter and seasonal items. Help as much or as little as you like. Watch our video on "America's Heartland"

  • Products

    Jams, embroidery, (as available) butter, eggs, mozzarella cheese and other. Cabin sleeps 8 - can add family style breakfast or dinner.

Oak Hill Family Ranch

  • County
    Contra Costa Co.
  • Activities

    Agricultural education, soil training, food forest, animal husbandry.

  • Products
    N / A

Wakamatsu Farm

  • County
    El Dorado
  • Activities

    Historical site of the Wakamatsu Tea & Silk Farm colony in 1869, registered National & State historical landmark, site of first Japanese settlement in USA, trained docents lead public and private tours of this property.

  • Products

    Organic produce and sustainable animal products offered by 2 farming operations that lease land from the ARC

Rome Valley Vineyards

  • County
    El Dorado
  • Activities

    Wine Tasting, Apple picking, tours, over nite accommodations, event center

  • Products

    wine grapes and apples in season

Mad Dog Mesa

  • County
    El Dorado
  • Activities

    We are growers and producers of Estate Extra Virgin Olive Oil.  We have approximately 3,000 olive trees comprised of about 50 different varieties that are planted within an Oak Woodland.  We have an on-site olive mill which is used to produce our Extra Virgin Olive Oil and a tasting room in our mill building.  We are open by appointment only.

  • Products

    Growers and Producers of Estate Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Lotus Bonsai Nursery & Gardens

  • County
    El Dorado
  • Activities

    Bonsai nursery with lush gardens and koi pond with surrounding picnic tables.

  • Products

    A full service Bonsai nursery, offering Bonsai, stock plants, pots, supplies, gifts, Bonsai classes and workshops.

Bluebird Haven Iris Garden

  • County
    El Dorado
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products

    Iris nursery, with over 4000 cultivars, the majority being tall bearded irises.  Bluebird Haven is a member of the Historic Iris Preservation Society and most of the stock is considered historic (at least 30 years old). Website purchases can be made between January 1 through August 15, with shipping in July and August. 

A Little House on the Fish Farm

  • County
    Fresno
  • Activities

    Soak in the sights and sounds of a working polyculture farm from the comfort of a new, modern farmhouse. Interact with friendly cows, sheep, goats, and chickens as you learn how they enhance orchards, vineyards and fish ponds. View rare and beautiful birds that are attracted to the 30 acres of ponds. Taste waterlily honey, fresh eggs, gourmet fish dishes and aquaponic vegetables. Opt for a "Guaranteed Catch" fishing expedition.

  • Products

    Local raw honey, ranch eggs, fresh fish, water lilies, aquaponic vegetables and landscape plants.

Fresno County Historical Society

  • County
    Fresno
  • Activities

    Tour the former Fruit Vale Estate (now the Kearney Mansion Museum), and tour three offsite farms and wineries within Fresno County with lunch and wine tasting at a winery.

  • Products

    $85 tickets to tour three different Ag sites with lunch and wine. Transportation on a chartered bus included with the Ag tour guide.

Plants by Mel

  • County
    Glenn
  • Activities

    Honor-basis farm stand, simple living with nutritional health cooking classes, gardening

  • Products

     Fresh vegetables September thru May, fruit May thru November, baked goods

Sandy Bar Ranch

  • County
    Humboldt
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products

    Garlic braids, fruit trees bare root, dried flower wreaths

China Ranch Dates

  • County
    Inyo
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products

    Sept. - Dec, watch and purchase as fresh dates are harvested. Dates, dried fruits & nuts. Fresh date bread and cookies baked daily. Birding, canyon and hiking

Rancho Notso Grande

  • County
    Kings
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products

    balck berries, blueberries, ollalie berries, boysen berries, tay berries, raspberries, peaches, nectarines, walnuts, tall bearded Iris

South Coast Botanic Garden

  • County
    Los Angeles
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products

    Garden/Nursery tours, lecture/presentations and school tours

Marin Agricultural Land Trust

  • County
    Marin
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products
    Hikes and tours visit many of the family farms and ranches in Marin County, including dairies, cheesemakers, grass-fed beef operations, oyster farms, and historic ranches in Pt. Reyes National Seashore. Pre-registration required at www.malt.org.

West Marin Food & Farm Tours

  • County
    Marin
  • Activities

    Come savor beautiful Point Reyes with a guided culinary tour to the many farms and food producers in the area.

  • Products

    - Flavors of West Marin Tour
    - Cheese Lover's Tour
    - Oyster Lover's Tour
    - Wine & Cheese Tour
    - Farm Dinners

Black Mountain Farm

  • County
    Marin
  • Activities

    I teach classes all about fiber
    I have Farm stay Pondhouse (off the grid)

  • Products

    Farm Stays for couples
    Sheeps wool, yarn, handknit hats,
    Classes in indigo dyeing and spinning

Kirby Peak Ranch

  • County
    Mariposa
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products

    Tomatoes, lettuce, herbs and assorted vegetables. Hydroponic growing systems, workshops and internships.

Campovida

  • County
    Mendocino
  • Activities

    Campovida is a family owned and operated certified organic farm and vineyard. This unique place offers deep connections with nature, wine tasting, a professional culinary kitchen, a 10-room retreat center and multiple spaces for conversations both big and small. It’s a place where you can relax, enjoy and create your custom gatherings.

  • Products

    Organic vegetables and fruits.  Farm produced olive oil, honey.  Locally sourced biodynamic and organic wines.  Workshops and retreats.

Philo Apple Farm

  • County
    Mendocino
  • Activities

    Join Friends for a cooking experience. Sleep among the apple trees in the cottages. Buy apple juice and jam to bring home. Wander the garden, savor a quiet moment.

  • Products

    Apples, jams, jellies, juice, orchards, vinegar, syrup, pears, hard cider, twig bundles

Petit Teton Farm

  • County
    Mendocino
  • Activities

    Farm and Aquaponic system tours

  • Products

    Farm produced canned goods and fresh fruits/vegetables

Vista Ranch and Cellars

  • County
    Merced
  • Activities

    Vista Ranch and Cellars includes farm plots, a vineyard, tasting room, outdoor picnic area, and an event center. Throughout the year seasonal activities include summer nights with al fresco dining, wood-fired brick oven pizzas, live music, a pumpkin patch, educational field trips, and Christmas trees to name a few.

  • Products

    Wine tasting, olive oil tasting, gift shop, seasonal farm stand, picnics, and wood fired pizza.

The Farm

  • County
    Monterey
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products
    Fruits and vegetables, flowers, farm animals, and customized tours for groups, families and schools

Monterey County Agricultural & Rural Life Museum

  • County
    Monterey
  • Activities

    Agricultural & Rural Life Museum. Gift shop, 19 century school house, 19th century ranch house, 19th century working blacksmith shop, 19th century train depot, irrigation museum, educational garden, history of agriculture exhibits, extensive antique farm equipment collection both running and stationary.

  • Products
    N / A

Ag Venture Tours & Consulting

  • County
    Monterey
  • Activities

    Wine tasting tours visit the Monterey and Santa Cruz wine countries, agricultural tours feature the Salinas and Pajaro Valleys, sightseeing/local history tours (Monterey, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, Carmel or Big Sur), wine tasting and agricultural education lectures, gourmet cooking classes, beer tasting, chocolate tasting, olive oil and balsamic vinegar tasting, farmers market tours, local attractions, shopping, horseback riding, wildlife viewing, whale watching, kayaking, mountain biking, nature hikes

  • Products

    Education tours of the Monterey Bay region and agricultural consulting.

Long Meadow Ranch Winery & Farmstead

  • County
    Napa
  • Activities
    Long Meadow Ranch proprietors Ted, Laddie, and Chris Hall are pleased to announce the opening of Long Meadow Ranch Winery & Farmstead, a sustainable food, wine and agricultural center located in St. Helena, the heart of the Napa Valley. A local gathering place and Napa Valley destination, the multi-use location is anchored by Farmstead restaurant and Long Meadow Ranch Winery’s new tasting room, as well as wine flavor and vegetable gardens, a seasonal farm stand, and an organic nursery. This exciting destination offers an array of experiences for lovers of local food and wines, including fresh farm-to-table dining, wine and olive oil tasting, and engaging educational experiences that underscore Long Meadow Ranch’s time-honored motto of “Excellence through Responsible Farming.” Located on a two-and-a-half-acre site with an agricultural heritage dating from the 1870s, the entire property is solar powered and is maintained using the traditional, sustainable, and certified organic practices long employed by Long Meadow Ranch – hailed by local food advocates for its full circle farming methods that rely on each part of the ranch contributing to the success of the whole.
  • Products
    Wine, olive oil, grass-fed beef, fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs. Farm-to-table restaurant with outdoor patio and bar.. Full-line organic nursery and organic feed & seed.

Omi's Farms

  • County
    Napa
  • Activities

    We are a small but diverse family farm located in the Napa Valley.We grow a variety of vegetables, have a small fruit tree orchard, walnuts and the obligatory Cabernet Sauvignon Vineyard.We also raise chickens for eggs and rabbits & sheep for meat.

  • Products

    Seasonal produce, eggs, walnuts, berries, Australian Cattle Dogs and sheep.

Wild Boar Farms

  • County
    Napa
  • Activities

    We have garden events in August of each year.  The event includes an informative talk, tour a lunch and a wine tasting.

  • Products

    Tomatoes, plants, seeds, various other items

Altamura Winery, Visitor Center, Ranch and Family Farm

  • County
    Napa
  • Activities

    Wine, food, vineyard and agricultural information. Family farm operation promoting Napa Valley agriculture.  Raising of animals and crops for food and education. Visits, wine tasting and tours by appointment.

  • Products

    Wine and vineyard related items

Sierra Rose Alpacas

  • County
    Nevada
  • Activities

    We offer Farm Tours where you can visit and learn about alpacas. We have around 36 alpacas onsite. Sign up for a private tour on our website under TOURS.

  • Products

    We have a Farm Store selling Alpaca Yarn from our animals, hand-dyed natural yarns (many plant dyes from our garden)plus a variety of alpaca products such as socks, rugs, beanies, gloves, scarves, art

Centennial Farm

  • County
    Orange
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products

    Educational school tours, unguided public hours. Animnal and crop areas. Millennium Barn with milking parlor

Horton Iris Garden

  • County
    Placer
  • Activities

    In April and May our blooming iris garden can be visited Friday - Monday 10-5. Order Iris for later pick up. Potted iris available for. August-October F,S&S bare root iris for sale, as well as a UPick flower garden. October -F,S&S 10-5 UPick pumpkin patch. Cottage listed through AirBnB.

  • Products

    Bare Root Iris over 1500 different varieties Potted Iris around 200 varieties UPick flowers August-October, 40 varieties of Zinnias, 20 varieties of sunflowers and filer UPick Pumpkins October

The Flower Farm Nursery & Coffee House

  • County
    Placer
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products

    Seasonal produce (organically grown)

Dry Creek Herb Farm & Learning Center

  • County
    Placer
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products
    Fresh and dried herbs, garden and school tours, classes, herb shop and garden gift shop

Snowy Peaks Tree & Berry Farm

  • County
    Placer
  • Activities

    Berries and chilis are U-Pick and Christmas trees are Choose & Cut.

  • Products

    Berries, Chilis, and Christmas trees.

Sierra Valley Farms

  • County
    Plumas
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products
    Organic and convential fruit and vegetables. Local Native plants of the High Sierra's.

The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens

  • County
    Riverside
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products
    Dates; grill items/café. Garden/nursery tours, school tour, lecture/presentation, petting zoo, conference facility/meeting, guide/outfitter operation.

Oasis Date Gardens

  • County
    Riverside
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products
    Date tastings, gift and bulk dates, flower arrangements, date shakes, tours and lunch

Small Batch Swinery

  • County
    Riverside
  • Activities

    Tour of swinery - heritage Kunekune Pigs (piglets, sows, breeding boars, meat pigs).  Kunekune Pig keeping courses.  Farm includes gardens, Olde English (Babydoll) Southdown Sheep, heritage breed egg layers, meat birds, seasonal turkeys, and small heritage cattle.  Animals and products for sale.

  • Products

    Live pigs, chickens, turkeys for sale.  Processed chickens, turkeys.  Live pigs for feeding out or harvesting.  Garden produce.  Farm antiques and handmade crafts.

Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District

  • County
    Riverside
  • Activities

    tours of sustainable agriculture

  • Products
    N / A

123 Farm at Highland Springs Resort

  • County
    Riverside
  • Activities

    Farm and historical ranch tours available to groups of 10 or more with previous arrangements. Self guided, walking tours available also with check-in at main lobby. Farm Camp operates year-round for schools and the public during summer months.

  • Products

    123 Farm makes many products with the certified organic lavender we grow. These products include: Lavender, Rosemary and Tea Tree Essential Oil, Lavender lotion, sleep mist and body oils. We also sell Garlic in early summer (sold out for 2014) as well as Olive Oil, from our own olives in the late fall and winter.

The Ranch House

  • County
    Riverside
  • Activities

     

    We have several different fruit tress in our orchard as well as olive trees.  We can offer a tour of the orchard.  Also we are a working horse ranch.  We have chickens onsite and prepare organic breakfasts for our guests.

  • Products

     

    Organic Breakfast
    Orchard Tours
    Ranch Tours
    Organic Lunches

The Yisrael Family Urban Farm

  • County
    Sacramento
  • Activities

    We are an urban farm located in the Oak Park community of Sacramento.  We've turned a half of an acre into homestead which boasts vegetables, fruits, chickens and bees.

  • Products
    N / A

Protea Farms of California

  • County
    San Diego
  • Activities

    We take clients to beautiful private gardens/botanical gardens and Nursery tours in San Diego Co. By reservations

  • Products

    Clients have options of purchasing cut flowers and nursery plants from this tour

California Garden Tours

  • County
    San Diego
  • Activities

    We conduct garden & farms tours throughout San Diego County from Spring through Fall

  • Products

    Cut flowers and plants, a horticultural experience for all

Myrtle Creek Nursery

  • County
    San Diego
  • Activities

    We offer tours and classes. Tours include viewing our production areas, historic farm buildings and sales areas. Classes are conducted in composting, organic gardening, succulent wreath making, ad gardening for kids.

  • Products

    We sell landscape plants, bedding plants, garden gifts, statuary, and pottery. Wine tasting is coming soon!

Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center

  • County
    San Diego
  • Activities

    Beautiful organic small farm and historic Victorian home includes educational kitchen, garden, chicken coop, and composting.

  • Products
    N / A

Finch Frolic Garden Permaculture

  • County
    San Diego
  • Activities

    Guided two-hour tours, hands-on workshops, lectures, open hours, and an annual Marketplace. We blog about growing chemical-free and low-water use.

  • Products

    Canned, frozen, dried and fresh foods: Jams, jellies, curds, pickles, candies, juices.

Brooking Vineyards

  • County
    San Diego
  • Activities

    Tours and wine tastings. Our estate wines are 100% grown, crafted, aged, and bottled here on our estate. We specialize in the historic wine styles of San Diego County. In the 1800's San Diego County was famous for it's Port and Sherry style wines. Come by and learn about this forgotten history

  • Products

    Historic fortified wine styles of San Diego County, including:
    California Mission Angelica
    Estate Tempranillo Angelica
    Estate Muscat Canelli

Golden Eagle Farm

  • County
    San Diego
  • Activities

    Farm Store, Historic Ranch Home Vacation Rental, Bi-monthly Night Farmer's Markets

  • Products

    Seasonal Organic Produce

Fort Cross Old Timey Adventures

  • County
    San Diego
  • Activities

    Educational and hands-on field trips for ag, living history, and survival workshops.

  • Products
    N / A

Anderson's La Costa Nursery

  • County
    San Diego
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products

    Nursery, plants, ornamentals, herbs, orchids, gifts/crafts

CAL Pacific Orchid Farm

  • County
    San Diego
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products

    Orchids, plants, farm tour, garden/nursery

Cedros Gardens

  • County
    San Diego
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products

    Plants, seeds, gifts and ornamentals

Dramm & Echter

  • County
    San Diego
  • Activities

    Tours by appointment - see website for community support program

  • Products

    wholesale flowers, plants, nursery products, cut flowers - no retail sales on-site

Atkins Nursery

  • County
    San Diego
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products

    Fruit trees

Herbal Gardens/Summers Past Farms

  • County
    San Diego
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products

    Herb and nursery plants, herb products and soaps. Workshops, ag gifts/crafts.

Hong's Nursery

  • County
    San Diego
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products

    Nursery plants and flowers

Little Creek Acres Farm

  • County
    San Diego
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products

    Children's Hands-on Activity tours, retreats, Custom day, wekend, or weeklong programs, gardening classes, apprentresships, volunteer opportunities; workshops, on-farm Bed & Breakfast. Charitable public benefit organization.

Maddock Ranch Nursery

  • County
    San Diego
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products

    Fruit trees and ornamentals

Orfila Winery

  • County
    San Diego
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products

    Wines and tasting room. Farm tours, garden/nursery tour, winery tour.

San Diego Botanical Gardens (Formerly Quail Botanical Gardens)

  • County
    San Diego
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products

    Botanical garden, nursery products and plants, organic production. Scenic walk and nature trail. Ag gifts/crafts.

Sunshine Gardens

  • County
    San Diego
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products

    Plants and nursery products

The Flower Fields

  • County
    San Diego
  • Activities

    Working 50+acres ranunculas farm, with specialty gardens, special events. For information on our school education, group tour reservation call 760-930-9123 x118. Walking paths around 50+ acres of ranunculas. A working farm.

  • Products

    Fresh cut ranunculas bouquets, olive oil and u-pick blueberries

Weidners' Gardens

  • County
    San Diego
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products

    U-pick operation; flowers, plants, bulbs, workshops, farm tour, garden/nursery tour, ag gifts/crafts

Eden AquaPonics

  • County
    San Diego
  • Activities

    Tour of working aquaponics farm, with scheduled classes on aquaponics.

  • Products
    N / A

Seabreeze Organic Farm

  • County
    San Diego
  • Activities

    We schedule tours, special events and classes.

  • Products

    Site destination for tours, special events and classes.

Camp Stevens

  • County
    San Diego
  • Activities

    Since 2000, Camp Stevens Organic Garden has grown from a small kitchen garden into two, year-round, productive sites with about 2 acres under cultivation, providing spaces for reflection, inspiration and learning as well as physical nourishment for our guests, campers, and resident staff.

    In 2009, we began farming another acre on nearby farmland. Our fields there include corn, garlic, greens, beans, onions, potatoes, cauliflower, and more throughout the year. We also raise egg-laying hens.

  • Products
    N / A

Michael David Winery

  • County
    San Joaquin
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products

    Wines, fresh fruits, vegetables, bakery, café

Eufloria Flowers

  • County
    San Luis Obispo
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products

    Hydroponic hybrid tea roses

Enterprise Program

  • County
    San Luis Obispo
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products
    A variety of crops including citrus and avocados

SLO Creek Farms

  • County
    San Luis Obispo
  • Activities

    40 Acre Apple U-Pick Orchard

  • Products

    U-Pick Apples, Pumpkins, Flowers and Vegetables

Orchids of Los Osos

  • County
    San Luis Obispo
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products

    Orchid Plants

Kindred Oak Farm

  • County
    San Luis Obispo
  • Activities

    We are a working flower and produce farm with organic practices, and home to a highly lauded boutique Bed and Breakfast. We offer couples and families a unique retreat experience for their stay, U-pick produce and farm animal feeding for all visitors, and an unprecedented park-like event space.

  • Products

    Flowers and seasonal produce available for U-pick, bouquet CSA subscriptions available, and Cottage Foods items prepared and sold seasonally.

Rêves de Moutons

  • County
    San Luis Obispo
  • Activities

    We offer three retro style RVs and in home accommodations to guests staying with us.  We also offer daily farm tours for guests.

  • Products

    Organic garden products, chicken and duck eggs, Sheep and Goat cheese when in season.

FARMstead ED

  • County
    San Luis Obispo
  • Activities

    Our goal is to promote SLO County FARMsteading skills and practices via educational experiences, events and gatherings at pop-up FARMsteading classrooms held at local farms, ranches and Ag related venues.

  • Products

    Ag related classes, events, fundraisers & experiences.

Stepladder Creamery

  • County
    San Luis Obispo
  • Activities

    We offer private tours of our farmstead dairy and creamery daily. The tours are a wonderful way to get to know our friendly herd of LaMancha goats and tour our dairy and milking parlor that were both built inside of the ranch's historic 100-year old barn.

    The tours are 1-hour long and will give you a unique and personalized opportunity to see what’s happening inside of our milking parlor and view our creamery from the outside viewing window as guided by one of our Stepladder Creamery staff members. Tour guests will learn all about the cheesemaking process and conclude their tour with a tasting of the seasonal cheeses that we have available.

    Tours from February - July, includes spending time with the farm's many baby goats aka "kids" that arrive in the Spring.

  • Products

    Farmstead goat cheeses from pasture raised Lamancha goats
    Pasture raised cow's milk cheeses
    Haas avocados and citrus (oranges, grapefruits, lemons, limes) and passion fruits

Lazy Arrow Adventures

  • County
    San Luis Obispo
  • Activities

    Hands on working ranch experience, guest cabins, camping, exotic animal tours and animal feeding for groups, family reunions,heirloom garden, pick up chicken eggs, weddings, stage for outdoor music and dances.

  • Products

    Heirloom vegetables, chicken eggs,

SZ Ranch

  • County
    Santa Barbara
  • Activities

    Ranch tours, horseback riding, pumpkin patch, hay maze, haunted barn maze, My town with western old-style jail, post office - open for visits, available for outdoor events

  • Products

    We do Weddings, Parties, Relax in the Country with breath-taking views, hiking, horseback riding, campfires, ATV riding

Good Land Organics

  • County
    Santa Barbara
  • Activities

    Good Land Organics is an exotic fruit farm that produces a variety of rare sub-tropical fruit. Our family run farm holds strong to growing all of our crops organically and have a strong loyalty for local business. We have begun to offer a series of agritours focused on a view into the coffee process from seed to cup, while also highlighting our other exotic fruit offerings. 

  • Products

    Exotic Fruit: Cherimoya, Caviar Limes, California grown coffee, and more.

Rancho Palomino Santa Barbara

  • County
    Santa Barbara
  • Activities

    Camping, Birthdays, Events, Gatherings, Chef services, Art, Archery Lessons, Horseback riding, Archery Range, Fresh Fruit and Eggs, Kids and adult programs and workshops. Summer, And other holiday fun, Farming, Agriculture,
    Humanities, bird watching.+ More

  • Products

    Limes, lemons, pomegranates, persimmons, eggs, seasonal fruit and Veggies, Chicken, Turkey, Ham when available.

Santa Barbara Blueberries

  • County
    Santa Barbara
  • Activities

    Educational tours of the farm and the Showcase Regenerative Farm project sites. Outdoor education retreats for youth. The annual Buellton Blueberry Festival.

  • Products

    Blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, melons, cantaloupe, raw honey, jams, frozen pies, herbs & spices, fresh produce from local organic farms.

La Puma Farms

  • County
    Santa Barbara
  • Activities

    We host photo shoots, film shoots, wellness retreats, mental re-set sessions and nature immersions, all in a hidden valley near downtown Santa Barbara. The farm aims to provide programs to improve personal medical health and the planet.

  • Products

    Tour groups and hipcampers can purchase olive oil, local raw honey, loofahs and nursery plants, including pinot noir grapes, plumeria and more.

La Purisima Mission State Historic Park

  • County
    Santa Barbara
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products

    Living history programs, hiking, horseback riding, tours, game and wildlife preserve

Life Lab Science Program

  • County
    Santa Cruz
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products

    Life Lab is located on a 25 acre organic research farm, and runs a 2-acre model school garden which is open to the public. Life Lab has many resource guides for educators. Please check the website for more information.

Farm Discovery at Live Earth

  • County
    Santa Cruz
  • Activities

    Farm Discovery at Live Earth engages kids and families with seasonal, organic, and local food systems for their bodies, the environment and their communities.

    Food, farming and nature exist in complex, interconnected socio-cultural, economic and ecological systems. Farm Discovery empowers kids and families to make these systems regenerative and healing for individuals, communities, and the natural world.

    Farm Discovery’s vision is growing healthy relationships through food, farming and nature.

    Our farm, Live Earth Farm (LEF), established in 1996, is a 150 acre diversified, organic, family farm overlooking the Pajaro Valley in the Santa Cruz area of California. LEF runs a year round CSA, growing over 50 different fruits and vegetables surrounded by a native landscape of redwoods and oak woodland. LEF’s produce is directly marketed through local farmer’s markets, restaurants, a thriving web store, and a weekly CSA program. Education has always been a part of Live Earth Farm since its beginning, but in 2007 a separate non-profit entity, Farm Discovery was formally established to compliment and expand the educational programs at Live Earth Farm. We now host more than 2000 children on the farm each year for engaging farm-based, hands-on learning opportunities in a variety of formats.

  • Products

    - Farm Discovery offers educational programs that inspire youth and families to transform their relationship to food, farming and nature through 9 different farm-based education programs for all ages.
    - We steward our working farm and its wild spaces as an environmentally and economically viable piece of the food system and a learning space.
    - We collaborate with community partners to learn from each other and extend our collective impact in the community.

Nickell's Cuttin Quarter Ranch

  • County
    Shasta
  • Activities

    Possible ranch tours for groups. On-ranch sales of drought tolerant and pollinator beneficial plants.

  • Products

    Cacti and succulents

Pleasants Valley Iris Farm

  • County
    Solano
  • Activities

    Pleasants Valley Iris Farm is a family owned flower farm that is open to the public during the iris bloom season. The farm has potted irises for sale and also takes orders for bare root irises to be shipped in the Fall.  Located just minutes from I80 in Vacaville half way between San Francisco and Sacramento, it is in the perfect location for those looking for a day trip.

    Visitors can enjoy the spectacular site of over 60,000 iris rhizomes in bloom while strolling down the wide grassy aisles that separate the many flower beds.  The farm is located in a lush valley surrounded by oak trees and rolling hills, making a beautiful backdrop for this gorgeous sight.  Cameras are encouraged and picnic tables are available for those who would like to bring a picnic lunch.

  • Products

    Potted iris plants, bare root iris rhizomes can be ordered and will be shipped in time for fall planting.

Loma Vista Farm

  • County
    Solano
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products
    Greenhouse potted plants (vegetables, herbs, flowers, houseplants, succulents) available for sale year round. Pumpkin sales in the Fall and Christmas trees in the winter. Year round educational farm tours with hands-on activities for groups of all ages.

Lemuria Nursery

  • County
    Solano
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products

    Nursery plants, 1, 5, 15 gallon trees, shrubs, perennials, grasses, natives

Slow Foods Solano: Solano County Local Food Producers

  • County
    Solano
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products
    N / A

Girl on the Hill

  • County
    Solano
  • Activities

    educational and / or working vineyard experiences to fully understand how premium wine is developed in the field. Vacation rental house in the vineyard.

  • Products

    premium wine and natural lavender products

Wild Boar Farms

  • County
    Solano
  • Activities

    Wild Boar Farms is  the growing and breeding grounds of 12,000 Certified Organic Tomato Plants.  We are growing an unreal, rare, exotic gourmet collection of heirloom and future heirloom tomatoes.  Grown in “tomato terroir” Suisun Valley located in Solano County.  A special tour includes a peek at the “secret breeding section” where future tomato varieties are coming to life. 


  • Products

    Tomatoes, Melons, Cucumbers, U-pick. Nursery is only Wholesale at this time.

Lockewood Acres

  • County
    Solano
  • Activities

    We have open farm events during the months of April, May and June.  At these events we have demonstrations, farm tours and a petting zoo. Those members of the Farm Club are invited at the end of the season to join us for a sit down dinner made from whole, organic food all from the farm. Come join!

  • Products

    Fruits
    Vegetables
    Value Added products
    Meat - lamb, goat, pig
    Honey

Shanti Permaculture Farm

  • County
    Sonoma
  • Activities

    Feeding animals, collecting eggs, washing and packaging eggs, weeding, watering, harvesting, mulching.

  • Products

    Duck and Chicken Eggs, vegetables, flowers, jams, berries, fruits.

Two Rock Lavender

  • County
    Sonoma
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products

    Currently selling lavender plants, lavender and bee products and live Christmas trees, honey and essential oil. 

Bees N Blooms

  • County
    Sonoma
  • Activities

    We have a lavender labyrinth and pavilion area for weddings, parties, picnics, and other events. We do agricultural tours, highlighting regenerative organic agriculture practices, pollinators and planting for pollinators, and tips on growing lavender.

  • Products

    Organic lavender products (sachets, bundles, oil, hydrosol), honey, organic cut flowers, trees, nursery plants, produce, and eggs.

Benziger Winery & Wine Tours

  • County
    Sonoma
  • Activities

    Join us for a Sonoma wine tour! Enjoy a close-up look at our Biodynamic vineyards, visit the fermentation facility, crush pad, and explore our barrel caves. The wine tour is approximately 45-minutes, including a special tasting of our Biodynamic and other award-winning wines.

  • Products
    N / A

Luther Burbank's Experiment Farm

  • County
    Sonoma
  • Activities

    Self-guided tours available.  Docent-led tours by appointment, 707-829-6711.

  • Products

    In the nursery are plants introduced by Luther Burbank (1849-1926) and other ornamentals, fruit trees for sale. The cottage museum offers home-made preserves in the gift shop.

Sonoma Garden Park

  • County
    Sonoma
  • Activities

    Sonoma Garden Park is public garden just east of the town of Sonoma. There are winding paths with flowers, trees, and demonstration gardens, a seasonal Saturday Harvest Market, garden plots for rent, a native plant nursery, demonstrations of green building, water, and energy, and much more!

  • Products

    Seasonal fruits, vegetables, and flowers
    Eggs, honey, and olive oil

Artful Arrangements

  • County
    Sonoma
  • Activities

    The tour: wood splitting, brush chipping, chickens, the Gardens and Amphitheater. Pass through The Portal of Time, a 12' diameter symbolic art installation, representing passage of time, from past into future. Visit Gift Shop & open Art Studio. See displays on Trellis Making, Secret Rock Writing.

  • Products

    Plant arrangements. Native trees.

Laguna Farm

  • County
    Sonoma
  • Activities

    Family and group tours of our working farming land, how we grow, produce and harvest your  food. Also, our pristine stretch of the Laguna de' Santa Rosa has attracted birders, plein-air painters, conservationists, and anglers. Tours must be scheduled ahead by calling (707) 823-0823 or e-mailing jennifer@lagunafarm.com

Luther Burbank Home & Gardens

  • County
    Sonoma
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products
    Gardens and museum. Plant cart, plant sales year-round.

Japanese Maples by MOMIJI NURSERY

  • County
    Sonoma
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products

    Japanese Maples

North Coast Native Nursery

  • County
    Sonoma
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products
    CA native plants in various container sizes. All species available on website. Ag hedgerows tours.

Sonoma Horticultural Nursery

  • County
    Sonoma
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products

    Ornamental plants and trees. Specialty: Rhododendrons and Azaleas

Raymond Burr Vineyards

  • County
    Sonoma
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products
    Orchid Greenhouse tours by appointment

Quivira Vineyards and Winery

  • County
    Sonoma
  • Activities

    Visit us to taste biodynamically farmed wines, tour our gardens, check out the chicken condo, and have a picnic.

  • Products

    Zinfandel and Rhone Varietals. Private events. See website for details.

Shelton's Market Garden

  • County
    Sonoma
  • Activities

    We host a seasonal (May-Nov) farm stand open to the public from 9am to 1pm Wednesday and Saturdays. We are also happy to conduct farm tours by appointment at this time.

  • Products

    We offer 81 varieties of certified organically grown vegetables and fruits in their respective seasons. Our primary crops are lettuces, kales, chard, beets, leeks, fennel, collards, carrots, green onions, broccoli, cauliflower, summer and winter squash.

Dutch Hollow Farms

  • County
    Stanislaus
  • Activities

    You pick tulips in early spring, sunflowers in summer, Baby Animal Days in spring, pumpkin patch in the fall.

  • Products

    Pumpkins, tulips, sunflowers - all seasonal

Garrison Gourd Farm

  • County
    Tulare
  • Activities

    Friar and Yummi Beaut Plums, other fruits and vegetables on small scale.  Special Events venue, classes on growing and creating art with the Lagenaria Gourd

  • Products

    Plums grown for commercial sales.
    Lagenaria Gourds, raw and finished for sale, tours of three acres of flower gardens and outdoor rooms, special events

River Ridge Ranch

  • County
    Tulare
  • Activities

    Tours and overnight lodging.

  • Products
    N / A

Wicky-Up Ranch Bed & Breakfast

  • County
    Tulare
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products
    Bed & Breakfast, orangewood carvings

Heritage Complex

  • County
    Tulare
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products

    World class agriculture education experience, antique tractor museum, multi-media theater, banquet hall

Cedar Ridge Apple Ranch LLC / Indigeny Reserve

  • County
    Tuolumne
  • Activities

    Tasting Room, gift shop, tours, picnic area, hiking, photo opportunities, large lawns to play on and other seasonal activities.

  • Products

    Hard apple cider, brandy, vodka, apples, pumpkins in season

Al's Bonsai

  • County
    Tuolumne
  • Activities

    Sales. Service. Instruction. Free seasonal events and bonsai consultation / annual evaluation with purchase or workshop.

  • Products

    Al continues to offer 200 bonsai. Varieties number in the dozens; conifer, evergreen, deciduous, flowering and fruiting and tropical bonsai. Bonsai supplies, materials and tools.

Greenwood Daylily Gardens

  • County
    Ventura
  • Activities
    N / A
  • Products

    Fields of Iris (April/May)blooms, and Daylily (May/June) blooms. Cut blooms of hundreds of varieties on display. 1 1/2 acre former wedding garden is for testing new plant varieties and combinations.

Yolo County Historical Museum (Gibson House)

  • County
    Yolo
  • Activities

    The main themes of the museum are the establishment and development of farming and ranching in Yolo County, as shown through the life and work of William Byas Gibson and his family. The Gibson House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

  • Products

    Local history books, locally made crafts

Good Humus Produce

  • County
    Yolo
  • Activities

    Annual events: Peach Party (August), Spring Plant Sale (April), and Pumpkin Picnic (October). Classroom visits for children. Educational workshops for adults.

  • Products

    Diverse array of fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers. Dried fruit, jams and jellies. Dried flowers and dried flower wreaths. Classroom visits for children. Educational workshops for adults.

Renaissance Vineyard and Winery

  • County
    Yuba
  • Activities

    Tours of formal gardens, as well as vineyard and winery operations. Meals by prior arrangement.

  • Products

    Renaissance wines

Oregon House Farm Store/High Sierra Beef, Inc.

  • County
    Yuba
  • Activities

    Wildflower tours in the spring. Farm tours yearly by appointment. Pumpkin planting and harvesting for children in the Spring and Fall.
    Photography tours. Foothill Fiber Guild Events. Wine and Olive Oil Tastings by local wineries and orchards. Historical "Yuba Room" is part of the historical barn that houses the Oregon House Farm Store where Yuba County history is showcased.

  • Products

    High Sierra Grass-Fed Beef, Poultry,eggs, locally raised farm honey, seasonal fruits and vegetables, lamb, pork, turkeys, local olive oils, lavender products, herbal products, garden vegetable starts. Most products are CCOF certified