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Are you seeking a new kind of
adventure or perhaps yearning to
teach your kids the value of selfreliance? Maybe you’re passionate
about the local food movement or are
interested in how food is produced.
Visit California Farms highlights
dozens of locations for agricultural
education and recreation. It’s the
perfect guide to creating a getaway
unlike any you’ve experienced before.
Book Features
• A focus on mostly small, family-owned farms in beautiful parts of the
Golden State, from breathtaking coastal cliffs to oak-studded foothills to
rolling orchards and vineyards
• Unique travel ideas for outdoors enthusiasts, families, home gardeners,
urban farmers, and anyone who appreciates good food
• Information that provides a better
understanding of sustainable
agriculture in the heart of the
nation’s top agricultural producer
• Opportunities that include idyllic
farm stays, enriching classes and
workshops, enlightening tours, and
gratifying ways to volunteer
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ERIN MAHONEY HARRIS
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YOUR GUIDE TO FARM STAYS,
TOURS, AND HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS
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CALIFORNIA
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YOUR GUIDE TO FARM STAYS,
TOURS, AND HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS
ERIN MAHONEY HARRIS
Visit California Farms: Your Guide to Farm Stays, Tours,
and Hands-On Workshops
First edition, first printing
Copyright © 2016 by Erin Mahoney Harris
Project editor: Ritchey Halphen
Cover and interior photos © 2016 by Erin Mahoney Harris, except where noted
Cover design: Scott McGrew
Book design: Jonathan Norberg
Cartography: Steve Jones
Copyeditor: Kate McWhorter Johnson
Proofreader: Rebecca Henderson
Indexer: Sylvia Coates
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ISBN: 978-0-89997-789-8; eISBN: 978-0-89997-790-4
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Cover photos: (Front cover, clockwise from top) California Citrus State Historic Park,
Hidden Villa, Full House Farm, The Farm in Salinas, Earthworks Farm, Toluma Farms.
(Back cover, top to bottom) Fairview Gardens, Green String Farm
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This book is dedicated to Tony and to our children, West and Avery, my
frequent travel companions and my most compelling reasons for caring
so deeply about a sustainable future for our food supply and our planet.
DEDICATION
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TABLE OF CONTENTS vii
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Dedication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Author’s Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
California Farms by the Numbers . . . . . . . . . 4
Northern California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1 Campovida Hopland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
PLUS: Piazza de Campovida
2 Full House Farm Sebastopol . . . . . . . . . . . 11
PLUS: Wild Flour Bread
3 Long Dream Farm Lincoln . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4 Preston Farm and Winery Healdsburg . . . . . . . 17
PLUS: Healdsburg SHED
5 Soil Born Farms Rancho Cordova . . . . . . . . . 19
6 Terra Savia Hopland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
ADDITIONAL FARMS IN THE AREA
Apple Hill Multiple Locations . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Capay Organic Capay . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Emandal Willits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Full Belly Farm Guinda . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Grange Farm School Ukiah . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Jug Handle Creek Farm and Nature Center Caspar . . . . 26
Mar Vista Cottages Gualala. . . . . . . . . . . 26
Philo Apple Farm Philo . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Quivira Vineyards Healdsburg . . . . . . . . . . 27
River Hill Farm Nevada City . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Scott River Ranch Etna . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Three Forks Bakery and Brewing Co. Nevada City . . . . . 28
Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Colony Farm Placerville . . . . . 28
San Francisco Bay Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
7 Cow Track Ranch Nicasio . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
PLUS: Point Reyes Station
Author’s Note
California Farms by the Numbers
Northern California
San Francisco Bay Area
Temecula
Santa Cruz Fresno
San Luis Obispo
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Oakland
San Diego
San Francisco
San Jose
San
Clemente
Santa Barbara
Santa Rosa
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8 Green String Farm Petaluma. . . . . . . . . . . 36
PLUS: Petaluma Seed Bank
9 Harley Farms Pescadero . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
PLUS: Pescadero Creek Inn and Pigeon Point Lighthouse
10 Hidden Villa Los Altos Hills. . . . . . . . . . . . 43
11 Love Apple Farms Santa Cruz . . . . . . . . . . 46
12 Pie Ranch Pescadero. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
13 Slide Ranch Muir Beach. . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
14 Tara Firma Farms Petaluma . . . . . . . . . . . 55
15 Toluma Farms Tomales . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
ADDITIONAL FARMS IN THE AREA
Brentwood U-Pick Farms Brentwood . . . . . . . . 61
City Slicker Farms Oakland . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Devil’s Gulch Nicasio . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Full Circle Farm Sunnyvale . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Green Gulch Farm Zen Center Muir Beach . . . . . . . 62
Homeless Garden Project Farm Santa Cruz . . . . . . 62
McClelland’s Dairy Petaluma . . . . . . . . . . 62
McEvoy Ranch Petaluma . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Open Field Farm Petaluma . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Swanton Berry Farm Davenport . . . . . . . . . 63
UC Santa Cruz Farm Santa Cruz . . . . . . . . . 64
Veggielution San Jose . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Central California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
16 Clairmont Farms Los Olivos . . . . . . . . . . . 68
17 Earthbound Farm Stand Carmel Valley . . . . . . . 70
PLUS: Carmel Valley Ranch
18 Fairview Gardens Goleta . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
19 The Farm in Salinas Salinas . . . . . . . . . . . 77
PLUS: Steinbeck Center
20 Global Gardens Los Olivos . . . . . . . . . . . 80
21 Kiler Ridge Paso Robles. . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
PLUS: Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
22 Naylor’s Organic Family Farm Dinuba . . . . . . . 85
PLUS: Forestiere Underground Gardens
23 Rancho Dos Amantes Bradley . . . . . . . . . . 89
24 Rinconada Dairy Santa Margarita . . . . . . . . . 92
PLUS: The Range
25 Windrose Farm Paso Robles . . . . . . . . . . . 95
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ADDITIONAL FARMS IN THE AREA
Avila Valley Barn San Luis Obispo . . . . . . . . . 97
BeeGreen Farm Three Rivers . . . . . . . . . . 97
Bravo Farms Traver . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Carmel Lavender Farm Carmel Valley . . . . . . . . 98
Country Flat Farm Big Sur . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Crystal Bay Farm Watsonville . . . . . . . . . . 98
Dare 2 Dream Farms Lompoc . . . . . . . . . . 98
Esalen Big Sur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
The FarmStead Gaviota . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Jack Creek Farms Templeton . . . . . . . . . . 99
Jackson Family Farm Stay Kingsburg . . . . . . . . 99
Live Earth Farm Watsonville . . . . . . . . . . .100
The Luffa Farm Nipomo. . . . . . . . . . . .100
Margarita Adventures Santa Margarita . . . . . . . .100
McKellar Family Farms Ivanhoe . . . . . . . . .101
Pasolivo Paso Robles . . . . . . . . . . . .101
R&G Land and Cattle Co. Paicines . . . . . . . . .101
Rosa Brothers Dairy Hanford . . . . . . . . . .101
Sweet Pea Farm Arroyo Grande . . . . . . . . . .102
V6 Ranch Parkfield . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Work Family Ranch San Miguel . . . . . . . . . .102
Southern California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
26 123 Farm at Highland Springs Resort Beaumont. . .106
27 Amy’s Farm Ontario . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
28 California Citrus State Historic Park Riverside. . . .112
29 Chivas Skin Care and Goat Farm Fillmore . . . . .115
30 Earthworks Farm El Monte . . . . . . . . . . .117
31 Food + Farm Lab at OC Great Park Irvine . . . . .119
32 Kiss the Ground Garden Venice (L.A.) . . . . . . .122
PLUS: Chocovivo
33 Morning Song Farm Rainbow . . . . . . . . . .125
PLUS: Stone Farms
34 Oak Glen Preserve and Los Rios Rancho Oak Glen . .128
PLUS: Law’s Apple Shed and Cider Mill, Snow-Line Orchard
35 Ojai Olive Oil Company Ojai. . . . . . . . . . .131
36 One Gun Ranch Malibu. . . . . . . . . . . . .133
37 Primal Pastures Murrieta . . . . . . . . . . . .136
PLUS: Temecula Olive Oil Company
38 Suzie’s Farm San Diego. . . . . . . . . . . . .140
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39 Tanaka Farms Irvine . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
40 Underwood Family Farms Moorpark and Somis . . . .144
41 Wild Willow Farm San Diego . . . . . . . . . . .146
ADDITIONAL FARMS IN THE AREA
Coastal Roots Farm Encinitas . . . . . . . . . .149
Coral Tree Farm Encinitas . . . . . . . . . . .149
Da-Le Ranch Lake Elsinore . . . . . . . . . . .150
Friend’s Ranch Ojai . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Julian’s Apple Orchards Julian . . . . . . . . . .150
Lombardi Ranch Saugus . . . . . . . . . . .150
McGrath Family Farm Camarillo . . . . . . . . .151
Pomona College Organic Farm Claremont . . . . . . .151
Sarvodaya Farms Pomona . . . . . . . . . . .151
Tapia Bros. Farm Stand Encino (L.A.) . . . . . . . .151
Urban Homestead Pasadena . . . . . . . . . .152
Villa del Sol Leona Valley . . . . . . . . . . .152
A Brief Glossary of
Sustainable-Farming Terminology . . . . . . . 153
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
About the Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
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A chilly day at Oak Glen Preserve
INTRODUCTION 1
WITH ITS YEAR-ROUND SUNSHINE, beautiful and varied topography, and relatively mild climate, California has historically been an
agricultural Shangri-la, encompassing all manner of farms, orchards,
vineyards, and ranches. But the Golden State has struggled with a
devastating drought in recent years, lending even more urgency to the
growing sustainable-farming movement.
This guide spotlights the smaller-scale, family-owned farms, vineyards,
and ranches that have expanded their operations beyond agriculture
into hospitality and education, opening their doors to visitors to
offer a deeper look at rural life and how to produce food sustainably
and responsibly. It’s written for everyone who cares about where our
food comes from and how agriculture affects the planet, whether
you’re a parent yearning to teach your children valuable life skills,
an outdoors enthusiast, an environmentalist, an avid gardener, an
adventurous foodie, or simply someone looking for a new and enlightening travel experience.
Visiting the farms featured here will take you to some of the most gorgeous parts of the state, from breathtaking coastal cliffs to oak-studded
foothills to rolling orchards and vineyards. And while I positively basked
in all of the natural and pastoral beauty during my travels, by far the most
rewarding part of writing this book was getting the chance to know so
many farmers. Observing firsthand—and sometimes participating in—
the immense amount of preparation, planning, labor, and sacrifice that
goes into running a farm gave me even more respect for the men and
women who devote their lives to producing food for other people. When
you do go on a farm stay, tour, or visit, I encourage you to spend some
time chatting up your hosts; I guarantee that you’ll be blown away by
their breadth and depth of knowledge. As a nonfarmer, I would never
be so audacious as to claim I know a lot about farming. What I can say
INTRODUCTION
with confidence after my experience researching this book is that I have
learned a LOT about farming.
My hope is that this guide will in turn give you a better understanding
of how our food is produced, along with the skill, dedication, patience,
and hard work required to produce it responsibly. With any luck, you
may even be inspired by your travels to start farming yourself, whether
that means a few containers on the patio, a backyard chicken coop,
a community or school garden, or even an honest-to-goodness ranch
in the country. Because one thing is certain: The world needs more
passionate and sustainable farmers.
—Erin Mahoney Harris
2 INTRODUCTION