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Park Winters: California’s Dreamiest U-Pick Flower Farm

It’s nearly impossible to describe Park Winters, a Yolo County U-pick flower farm, inn and event center. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and in this case, that’s entirely true....

Celebrate Seasonal Produce & Flowers with Full Belly Farm

Situated amongst the rolling hills of the Capay Valley, Full Belly Farm celebrates the beauty of organic produce, seasonal eating and California agriculture. Dru Rivers, one of the owners of Full...

Riverdog Farm: More Than Just Great Produce 

At Riverdog Farm, farming isn’t just about growing great produce. Owner Tim Mueller is equally committed to providing a stable, safe environment for his employees - the people who help to keep the...

Why Bernard Ranch Citrus Stands Out at SoCal Farmers Markets

Bernard Ranch in Riverside, California, is known for some of the freshest citrus at Southern California farmers’ markets, as it’s often picked just two to three days before it’s sold. With...

Spilling the Tea on Redwood Tea Estate

Learn more about how tea is grown and taste premium CA GROWN tea varieties at Redwood Tea Estate. Redwood Tea Estate is just minutes outside of Stockton, but as you leave the city streets and...

Sunflower Farm Stand: California Grown Produce & U-Pick Flowers

Sunflower Farm Stand isn’t your typical roadside fresh produce stand. This family-owned operation has quite literally “gone viral”, transforming shopping for farm-fresh produce into an...

The Fruit Bowl: From the Tree to Your Table

For over eighty years, the bounty of the Lucchetti family farm has been shared at their Lodi farm stand, The Fruit Bowl. We chatted with Ralph Lucchetti and his son Andrew to learn more about why...

Kimball Ranch: California Avocados, Straight From the Source

If you’re a fan of California avocados - and honestly, who isn’t - it’s time to discover Kimball Ranch. Grown in Ventura County’s rocky hillsides and lavished with California sunshine,...

At Rancho San Julian, Elizabeth Poett’s Table Begins With the Land

At Rancho San Julian on California’s Central Coast, there are beehives to monitor, cattle to check, fences to mend, horses to feed, dry-farmed crops to watch, orchards to harvest, meals to prepare...

Prancer’s Farm – Where Farm Fun Meets Farm Work

At Prancer’s Farm in Santa Paula, agriculture is not something visitors observe from a distance. It is something they walk through, pick from, taste, touch, smell and, sometimes, carry home still...

A Season Worth Waiting For at Friends Ranches: Emily Ayala and the Citrus Soul of Ojai

At  Friends Ranches in Ojai, where tangerines thrive, sweetness has a season. It starts sometime in March, when the days begin to warm but the evenings still carry a coastal chill, and...

Resendiz Fruit Barn: Fresh Produce and Family Fun

Resendiz Fruit Barn is a beloved Modesto destination for fresh produce and old-fashioned family fun. Francisco Resendiz, owner of Resendiz Fruit Barn, first came to California as a teenager,...

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