Sacramento Valley - Community Alliance with Family Farmers

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Sacramento Valley - Community Alliance with Family Farmers
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The Eater’s Guide to Local Food
EL DORADO
PLACER
SACRAMENTO
SUTTER
YOLO
YUBA
SACRAMENTO V ALLEY , 1ST EDITION
Restaurants & Grocers
FARMERS MARKETS
Community
Gardens
FARMSTANDS
Organizations
Farms
FOOD
ARTISANS
U-PICKS
& CSA’S
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
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A publication of CAFF with a contribution by Georgeanne Brennan
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About this Guide
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CONTENTS
e are so thrilled to be presenting you with the first edition
of the Buy Fresh Buy Local Sacramento Valley Eater’s
Guide to Local Food. If there’s anything that we’ve
learned in our work for this guide, it is that the Sacramento Valley is
hungry for local food. Fortunately, the terrific abundance of the area
is well suited to feeding this hunger. This guide is designed to be a
useful tool in identifying local, fresh, and delicious foods from this
rich agricultural region. The guide was developed by the
Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) in an effort to
help improve access to healthy food and raise awareness about the
importance of buying local. Throughout the guide, you will find
valuable information to help advance your commitment to eating
fresh, local foods, such as:
Ω A Sacramento Valley seasonality chart highlighting the diverse
fruit and vegetable crops that are produced throughout the year
Ω The schedule and location information on all of the farmers markets that operate weekly or seasonally throughout the region
Ω A list of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs
Ω Editorials about the Sacramento Valley food system, the rich food
culture of the region, and unique efforts that are underway to
improve access to healthy food
Ω A list of organizations and websites within the Sacramento Valley
region that support healthy food and a sustainable, healthy food
system
Hungry for more? All the information in this guide, and more –
including listings for other regions of California – is available
on CAFF’s website at: www.caff.org
FOOD ROUTES NETWORK
The California Buy Fresh Buy
Local program is a project of
CAFF in collaboration with
the national organization, the
Food Routes Network. For
more information, please visit
www.foodroutes.org
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Georgeanne Brennan, Our Garden of Eden
Community Supported Agriculture
Farmers Market Locations
Seasonal Availability Chart
El Dorado
Placer
Sacramento
Sutter
Yolo
Yuba
Organizations and Institutions
COMMUNITY ALLIANCE
WITH FAMILY FARMERS
Growing food, growing farms, growing communities
The Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) advocates for California family farmers and sustainable agriculture.
CAFF is cultivating strong partnerships between family farmers and their communities by building on shared values around
food and agriculture and working together in practical, on-theground programs. These relationships create local economic
vitality, improved human and environmental health, and longterm sustainability.
This guide is a project of CAFF’s Buy Fresh Buy Local
program, which opens new opportunities for family farmers by
educating consumers and food businesses about the benefits
of buying locally. Other CAFF programs and projects include
Farm to School, Biological Agriculture, and Policy.
For more information about CAFF’s programs,
please visit www.caff.org.
CAFF Bay Area
2150 Allston Way, Suite 320
Berkeley, CA 94704
510 832 4625
CREDITS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
EDITOR Ariane Michas
CONTRIBUTORS Maggie Bertolani,
Georgeanne Brennan, Ann M. Duncan,
Rebecca Eiseman, Shawn Harrison,
Allyse Heartwell, Maika Horjus, Colleen
Lynch, Ariane Michas, David Runsten,
Jennifer Sowerwine, Karyn Smith,
Rachel Solvason.
GRAPHIC DESIGNER Kate Murphy,
Sacramento News and Review.
PRODUCTION ASSISTANCE Maggie
Bertolani, Rebecca Eiseman, Maika
Horjus, Kate Kleepsies, Colleen Lynch,
Leslie Pace, Rachel Solvason, Natalie
Theys, and Hannah Erin Williams.
SPECIAL THANKS TO Paul Cultrera,
Dawn Dunlap, Ann M. Evans, Shawn
Harrison, Karen Killebrew, Robyn
Krock, Jim Mills, Randii McNear and
the Davis Farmers Market, Richard
Molinar, PlacerGROWN, Libby
O’Sullivan, Soilborn Farms, Jennifer
Sowerwine, Randy Stannard, Michael
Tuohy, and all of the amazing organizations on page 38 for their support and
dedicated work in the Sacramento
Valley and beyond.
Production of this guide was made
possible by the generous support of
the Columbia Foundation and the True
North Foundation. We are additionally
grateful to all of the businesses that
advertised in the guide. Please support
the businesses that support local food!
The Buy Fresh Buy Local brand
and all its illustrations are property
and trademarks of the Food Routes
Network and its chapter affiliate,
CAFF. Illustrations by Design for
Social Impact.
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Our
Garden
of Eden
BY GEORGEANNE BRENNAN
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he Sacramento Valley surrounds me, stretching from the eastern
escarpment of the Coast Range on the w est to the foothills of
the Sierra on the east. The deep alluvial soils that bor der the
Sacramento River, with its tributary rivers the Feather and the Yuba,
and all their creeks, are as productive as any soil on earth. These soils
are covered with orchards of walnuts, peaches, prunes, and almonds
and row crops of tomatoes, alfalfa, wheat, corn, melons, saf flower,
and numerous seed crops.
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The heavier soils, further from the rivers,
have their own panoply of crops, most
importantly rice, but extending well past that,
and including permanent pasture for livestock grazing.
Once the first strawberries, cherries and
apricots ripen in May, our land and farmers
provide soft fruit and stone fruit until
October when the last plums are in, the nuts
are gathered, and the apples, pears, pomegranates, and persimmons are harvested.
After a quiet month or so, the mandarins
will usher in the citrus harvest over the winter, ensuring us an astonishing supply of
fresh fruit almost the year around.
Every vegetable one can imagine is grown
in our Mediterranean climate, from artichokes and asparagus to zucchini, in an
alphabetical sense, whether by family
farmers or home gardeners.
Community Supported Agriculture
boxes and produce from our valley
arrive not only to our doorsteps
and farmers markets, but to those
as far away as Palo Alto, Danville,
and San Francisco. Winter’s broccoli, kale, bok choy and chicories
give way to spring’s artichokes,
asparagus, favas, peas, green garlic,
tender lettuces, potatoes, and carrots. As our hemisphere tilts toward
the sun and the days lengthen, we
have ripening tomatoes, melons, summer
squash, eggplant, sweet peppers and okra.
Late fall finds us harvesting leeks, beets,
pumpkins, winter squash, and late beans.
All year long we can revel in the changing
seasons and the vegetables they bring us.
Our local pastures and hillsides produce
beef, lamb, goats, poultry, and hogs. Our
dairies provide milk and cheese. Beehives dot
the flowering orchards, alfalfa fields, seed
fields and hillsides. Surely we live in the
Garden of Eden.
Why, then, are our children suffering from
obesity? Why are many of them served
school lunches composed of processed foods
with unpronounceable ingredients made
thousands of miles away? Could we not
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instead serve them daily meals composed of
locally grown, seasonal foods from our own
agriculturally rich valley?
Say, steamed rice, with local broccoli or
asparagus, according to the season, with
chicken or grass-fed beef, and a little sweet
pepper or sugar snap peas, accompanied by
a seasonal salad bar, soup from scratch and
a locally baked whole grain roll?
Let’s have a garden in every
school, let’s have fresh, local
food at every school and
at home too, for all our
children and for ourselves.
When I watch my grandchildren clap their
three-year-old hands in glee and run for the
garden when my husband tells them “the
strawberries are red” I almost weep. I almost
weep not only with joy for their enthusiasm
and the knowledge that they will forever
understand that strawberries – and food –
come from the soil, but also for the thousands and thousands of our children who
have yet to experience and understand this,
who have yet to dig potatoes, pull carrots,
leeks, onions, and beets, cut squash, melons,
and asparagus, and pick tomatoes, peppers,
and all the wonderful, aromatic fruits.
Let’s have a garden in every school, let’s
have fresh, local food at every school and at
home too, for all our children and for ourselves. The Sacramento Valley is truly our
Garden of Eden and, if there is a will, we can
make this change for our children.
Georgeanne Brennan is an award-winning
author, teacher, and former seed company owner.
With business partner Ann M. Evans, she currently works as a consultant to school districts helping
them to change school lunch. She lives on a small
farm in Winters with her husband and dog,
where she continues to teach and to write.
www.georgeannebrennan.com
COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE
COLFAX HILL FAMILY FARM
RAPHAEL GARDEN
Colfax (Placer) • 530-346-7684 • [email protected]
Colfax Hill offers 22 week CSA memberships, with
weekly pick-ups in Colfax and Chicago Park. Shares
come in personal or family size and include vegetables, fruits, herbs, and the option of free-range eggs.
Fair Oaks • 916-965-0389
40+ shareholders purchase annual shares in this biodynamic CSA and receive weekly baskets of seasonal
garden bounty. Members work together to distribute
the produce, and join in the fun on Garden Days.
DEL RIO BOTANICAL
RIVERDOG FARMS
West Sacramento (Yolo) • www.delriobotanical.com
This organic farm uses open-polllinated seeds and
specializes in unusual varieties of vegetables, greens,
herbs, stone fruits, and berries. Year-round shares
are delivered weekly to a variety of locations
throughout the Sacramento Valley. Membership
is by the quarter year.
Guinda (Yolo) • www.riverdogfarm.com
This CCOF-certified organic farm offers monthly
or quarterly CSA memberships. Boxes includ organic
fruits and vegetables. Numerous delivery locations
available.
EATWELL FARM
Dixon (Solano) • www.eatwell.com
Eatwell Farm offers shares delivered either weekly
or bi-weekly to numerous Sacramento Valley locations. Shares include CCOF certified organic fruits,
vegetables, herbs, and the option of pasteurized eggs.
FLYING MULE FARM
Auburn (Placer) • www.flyingmulefarm.com
Flying Mule Farm offers meat CSA memberships from
June through October. Shares are every three weeks
and include various cuts of certified grass-fed lamb.
FOOTHILL ORGANIC GROWERS
Newcastle (Placer) • www.foothillorganicgrowers.org
This small family farm just south of Auburn grows a
wide variety of fresh produce. Shares include certified
organic fruits, vegetables, and wheatgrass, with local
direct home delivery.
FULL BELLY FARM
Guinda (Yolo) • www.fullbellyfarm.com
Full Belly Farm’s much-loved CSA offers weekly
and monthly memberships. Shares include certified
organic fruits and vegetables, with pick-up locations
in Sacramento, Davis, Woodland, and Esparto.
GOOD HUMUS PRODUCE
Capay (Yolo) • www.goodhumus.com
Good Humus Produce offers CSA memberships by the
quarter, with delivery to a variety of locations in the
Sacramento region. Share options include vegetables,
fruits, flowers, and bread, or any combination thereof.
HICKSVILLE ACRES
Newcastle (Placer) • 916-663-2025
Weekly an bi-weekly shares offered. Includes fruits
and vegetables. Placer county only.
JIM’S PRODUCE
Wheatland (Yuba) • www.jimsproduce.net
This 150 year-old farm offers 33 week CSA memberships and is hoping to go year-round in the near
future. Pick-ups on the farm in Wheatland, or at
drop-off points in Roseville and Yuba City.
PACIFIC STAR GARDEN
SACRED PATHS FARM
Camino (El Dorado) • 530-644-2865
This small family farm offers 20 week CSA memberships. Boxes include fresh vegetables, herbs, apples,
and optional fresh cut flowers. Pick up at farm in
Camino, or drop-off can be arranged.
SOIL BORN FARMS
Sacramento • 916-363-9685 • [email protected]
Year round memberships available to this urban farm.
Three pick up locations including at the primary
farm, small farm, and one location in midtown.
TERRA FIRMA FARM, LLC.
Winters (Yolo) • www.terrafirmafarm.com
Year round membership offered. Shares include
certified organic fruits, vegetables, and nuts with
three different size options. Deliveries made to
Davis, Sacramento, Vacaville, and Winters.
THE NATURAL TRADING CO.
Newcastle (Placer) • www.naturaltradingco.com
This family-owned, CCOF-certified organic farm offers
fresh fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Choose from multiple box sizes and add-ons like wheatgrass and extra
tomatoes. Drop off locations in Sacramento, Placer,
Nevada, and El Dorado.
WILLOW POND ORGANIC FARM
Placerville (Placer) • www.willowpondorganic.com
Willow Pond offers 22 week CSA memberships. Boxes
include organic fruits, vegetables, and fresh fruit pastries in the fall. Pick-up at the farm in Placerville.
ZOEY FARMS Shingle Springs (Sacramento) •
www.zoeyfarms.wordpress.com
This small family farm offers 16 week or 8 week
shares of mixed vegetables. Pick up at the farm
in Shingle Springs.
FARM FRESH TO YOU
Capay (Yolo) • www.farmfreshtoyou.com
Farm Fresh to You is the thriving bundled CSA service
from Capay Oraganic. Now serving over 6,000 families, Farm Fresh to You offers flexible agreements,
customized boxes, and convenient home delivery.
They are family owned and operated and proud
partners of Buy Fresh Buy Local.
Woodland (Yolo) • www.freewebs.com/
pacificstargardens
Pacific Star Garden is currently experimenting with a
winter season CSA. Currently serving only a dozen members, they’re hoping to expand the program next winter.
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Placer
Placer
Placer
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Historic Dwntwn Lincoln
Sun City Lincoln Hills
Roseville Downtown
Lincoln Village at 12 Bridges
8AM - Noon
Sacramento State Parking Lot
Sacramento Roosevelt Park
SUN
TUE
Sacramento Watt Elkhorn Towne Center
Sacramento Florin Sears Store
Sacramento Sunrise Station
El Dorado Hills
El Dorado
El Dorado
SAT
SUN
SAT
TH
SAT
SUN
El Dorado
El Dorado
El Dorado
TH
SAT
FRI
Folsom
Placerville
Cameron Park
El Dorado Hills
WED El Dorado
Shingle Springs
Sacramento Country Club Plaza
SAT
8AM - Noon
8AM - Noon
8AM - Noon
8AM - Noon
9AM - 1PM
8AM - Noon
8AM - Noon
8AM - 12PM
8AM - Noon
8AM - Noon
8AM - Noon
10AM - 2PM
Sacramento Sacramento Downtown Plaza
Sacramento Laguna Gateway Center
TH
10AM - 2PM
WED Sacramento Chavez Plaza
10AM - 2PM
4PM - 7PM
10AM - 2PM
9:30AM - 1PM
5PM - 8PM
8AM - Noon
5PM - 9PM
8:30AM - 12:30PM
9AM - 1PM
2PM - 7PM
HOURS
WED Sacramento Elk Grove Regional Park
Sacramento Sacramento Kaiser
Placer
M
Winters Farmers Market
Sacramento Freemont Park
Yolo
SUN
Meyers/S.LT
FRI
El Dorado
SUN
MARKET
TUE
COUNTY
DAY
Vernon St
2295 Fieldstone Dr
& 12 Bridges
Railroad & Main St
3200 HWY50
& HWY89
ADDRESS
Jun-Oct
May-Oct
Jun-Sep
Jun-Sept
Jun-Oct
y/r
y/r
May-Sep
May-Oct
y/r
y/r
May-Sep
May-Oct
May-Sep
y/r
May-Aug
May-Sep
Jun-Nov
Jun-Aug
Blue Ravine Rd
& Green Valley
Main St & Cedar Ravine
El Dorado Hills Blvd
& Harvard Way
shinglesprings
farmersmarket.org/
california-grown.com
california-grown.com
california-grown.com
california-grown.com
california-grown.com
california-grown.com
california-grown.com
california-grown.com
sierrafresh.com
sierrafresh.com
sierrafresh.com
sierrafresh.com
sierrafresh.com
wintersfarmersmarket.com
530-386-1232
CONTACT
california-grown.com
El Dorado Hills
Folsom
Placerville
El Dorado Hills
EldoradoFarmersMarket.com
EldoradoFarmersMarket.com
EldoradoFarmersMarket.com
EldoradoFarmersMarket.com
EldoradoFarmersMarket.com
Rancho Cordova california-grown.com
Sacramento
North Highlands elkhornfarmersmarket.com
Shingle Springs
Sacramento
Elk Grove
Sacramento
Sacramento
Sacramento
Sacramento
Elk Grove
Sacramento
Sacramento
Lincoln
Coach Ln Strolling Hill Rd Cameron Park
El Dorado Hills Blvd
at Hwy 50
Folsom & Sunrise
Florin Road & 65th St
Watt Ave & Elkhorn Blvd
Product Dr & Quest Ct
Watt and El Camino,
Butano Dr. Parking Lot
Laguna Blvd
& Big Horn Blvd
4th & K St
10th & J St
9th & P St
8th & W Streets
under Highway 50
Elk Grove & Florin Rd
16th & P St
2025 Morse Ave
F & 5th St
Lincoln
Roseville
Lincoln
Winters
S. Lake Tahoe
CITY
SNC/WIC
SNC/WIC
SNC/WIC
SNC/WIC
SNC/WIC
SNC/WIC
SNC/WIC
WIC/EBT
NONE
SNC/WIC
SNC/WIC
SNC/WIC
SNC/WIC
SNC/WIC
SNC/WIC
SNC/WIC
SNC/WIC
SNC/WIC
SNC/WIC
SNC/WIC
SNC/WIC
SNC/WIC
SNC/WIC
SNC/WIC
SNC/WIC/EBT
M A R K E T S
June-August 965 Orchard Creek Lane
May-July
June-Nov
May-Oct
Jun-Sept
SEASON
F A R M E R ’ S
Davis
Placer
Placer
SAT
SAT
Kaiser Roseville Hospital
Placer
Placer
THU
FRI
D & 2nd St
2732 South Lake
Tahoe Blvd (Hwy 50)
Jun-Sep
y/r
May-Sep
June-Sep
June-Oct
y/r
May-Sep
Jun-Aug
Jun-Nov
y/r
Jun-Sep
Jun-Nov
May-Sep
May-Sep
Jun-Oct
Jun-Oct
Nov-March
March-Oct
y/r
Lincoln
Rocklin
Auburn
Tahoe City
Foresthill
Auburn
Roseville
Kings Beach
Granite Bay
Woodland
Woodland
Folsom
Placerville
Davis
Davis
Davis
Davis
Marysville
S. Lake Tahoe
Main St
Eureka & Douglas Blvd
SNC/WIC
SNC/WIC
SNC/WIC
SNC/WIC
SNC/WIC
SNC/WIC
SNC/WIC
SNC/WIC
countryessenceplus.com
countryessenceplus.com
countryessenceplus.com
countryessenceplus.com
foothillfarmersmarket.com
foothillfarmersmarket.com
foothillfarmersmarket.com
foothillfarmersmarket.com
foothillfarmersmarket.com
foothillfarmersmarket.com
wfoothillfarmersmarket.com
foothillfarmersmarket.com
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
SNC/WIC
SNC/WIC
SNC/WIC
SNC/WIC
SNC/WIC
SNC/WIC
SNC/WIC
SNC/WIC
woodlandfarmersmarket.com SNC/WIC/EBT
woodlandfarmersmarket.com SNC/WIC/EBT
edc-farmtrails.org
edc-farmtrails.org
davisfarmersmarket.org
davisfarmersmarket.org
davisfarmersmarket.org
davisfarmersmarket.org
530-415-6980
EldoradoFarmersMarket.com
NOTES: Farmers Markets times and locations sometimes
vary due to seasonality, winter hours, and other
changes to the availabitltiy of their spaces, please check
with market manage to confirm time and location.
WIC and SNC are commonly accepted directly by the
farmer, although not all farmers will accept this type
of payment.
Colfax
Roseville
Riverside Ave & Cirby Way Roseville
Near Hwy 65
on Dresden Dr
RC Willey Parking Lot,
6636 Lonetree Blvd
Auburn Folsom Rd
& Lincoln Way
Common’s Beach Rd
& N. Lake Blvd
Main St
1st St & Bell Rd
Galleria Blvd
& East Roseville Parkway
Kings Beach,
Highway 28 at Bear St
5550 Douglas Blvd.
1001 Main St
at Freeman Park
1001 Main St
at Freeman Park
900 Sutter St
385 Main St
Central Park, 4th & C St
Central Park, 4th & C St
Central Park, 4th & C St
Fall &
1 Shields Ave
Spring Qrtrs
May-Sep
June-Oct
SNC are Senior Nutrition Coupons are a benefit of the
USDA’s Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program and
can be used at point of sale locations such as the
markets listed above
4PM - 8PM
10AM - 3PM
9AM - 1:30PM
9AM - 1:30PM
8AM - Noon
8AM - Noon
8AM - 1PM
4PM - 7PM
10AM - 1PM
8:30AM - 1PM
9AM - 1PM
9AM - 1PM
9AM - Noon
5PM - 7PM
8AM - Noon
5:PM - Dusk
2PM - 6PM
4:30 - 8:30PM
8AM - 1PM
10AM - 2:30PM
5:30 - 8:30PM
8AM - 1PM
WIC is the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for
Women. Infants, and Children; a program of the USDA
for low-income pregnant women, breastfeeding women,
and infants and children under the age of five.
EBT cards are issued by WIC and can be used at point
of sale locations such as the markets listed above.
Downtown Colfax
Kaiser Medical Center
WED Placer
Kaiser Medical Center
MON Placer
Blue Oaks
Old Town Courthouse
Parking Lot
Commons Beach
Placer
TH
Whole Foods Market
at the Fountains
Main Street
Placer
TUE
Kings Beach SRA
WED Placer
Placer
TUE
Quarry Ponds Town Center
DeWitt Center
Placer
SUN
Woodland
WED Placer
Yolo
SAT
Woodland
Old Town Folsom
El Dorado
Yolo
Main Street
WED El Dorado
SUN
Wednesday Winter Market
WED Yolo
TUE
Davis - Picnic in the Park
WED Yolo
Yolo
SAT
Marysville
UC Davis East Quad
Yuba
FRI
South Lake Tahoe
WED Yolo
El Dorado
TUE
SACRAMENTO VALLEY SEASONAL SPECIALTIES
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
Apples
Apricots
Artichokes
Arugula
Asparagus
Basil
Beets
Blueberries
Bok Choy
Broccoli
Brussels
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Chard
Cherries
Collards
Corn
Cucumber
Eggplant
Figs
Garlic
Grapefuit
Grapes
Kale
Leeks
Lemons
Lettuces
Melons
Nectarines
Onions
Oranges
Peaches
Pears
Peas
Peppers, bell
Persimmons
Plums
Pomegranates
Potatoes
Radish
Raspberries
Spinach
Strawberries
Squash, summ
Squash, winter
Tomatoes
Turnips
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SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
El Dorado
County
Fresh mountain air, wide-open
spaces, and a farming legacy dating
back to the gold rush distinguish the
largely rural county of El Dorado. In
the east lie South Lake Tahoe and the
peaks of the Sierra Nevada Mountains
while the county’s western edge dips into the
plains of the Sacramento Valley. A thriving
agri-tourism sector also draws visitors to the
area to enjoy scenic landscapes and a range of
gastronomic experiences. The county boasts
one of the oldest wine-producing regions in
California, with a climate and topography
ideal for cultivating flavorful grape varieties
that yield unique, award-winning wines.
Apples are another regional highlight and the
apple harvest is a favorite autumn tradition
among locals and visitors alike.
GROWERS & FARMSTANDS
Boa Vista Orchards
Brad Visman
2952 Carson Rd
Placerville, CA 95667
530-622-5522
Bodhaine Ranch
2315 Cable Rd
Camino, CA 95709
530-644-1686
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•
Bolster’s Hilltop Ranch
David Bolster
2000 Larsen Dr
Camino, CA 95709
530-644-2230
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VEGETABLES
•
NURSERIES
NUTS, OIL, HONEY, GRAINS
•• ••
Calolea Olive Oil
& Honey Bear’s Farm
FRUITS
MEAT
EGGS
DAIRY
Michael & Monica Keller
11343 Choctaw Trail
Loma Rico, CA 95901
530-749-1240
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the
Sacramento Valley Pantry
BY ANN M. EVANS
T
he Sacramento Valley has hot, dry summers and cold, but not quite freezing,
rainy winters. To stock your pantry with
locally produced foods, think wine, olive oil,
nuts, dried fruits, grains such as rice and
wheat, and of course, preserves – shelf-stable
foods to compliment year round local meat
and produce. Our soils are among the world’s
most fertile, irrigated with ground water and
water from the Sacramento and American
Rivers, creeks, and sloughs. The Coast Range
defines the west, the Sierra the east. In the
middle lie the Sutter Buttes, the world’s smallest magical mountain range.
Grains are locally grown in abundance, can
be stored for months, and bought in bulk for
extra savings. Rice is grown throughout the
area and is just starting to be marketed under
a name with provenance. It will pair well with
the many Asian vegetables found in the farmers markets. In the past century wheat was dry
farmed in the Dunnigan Hills. Today, organic
farms in the beautiful Capay Valley such as
Full Belly Farms grow, grind, and market flour
from their wheat. And don’t forget about the
protein-rich and delicious local nut crops such
as walnuts, almonds, and a few chestnuts and
pistachios. Almonds have been part of the
region’s agriculture since the late 1800’s.
Canning tomatoes dot the landscape starting in early spring. Harvested in late summer,
local tomato canneries such as Campbell’s,
Morningstar, and Pacific Coast Producers
have organic lines. Their tomatoes feed the
nation. Dried fruit from the flavorful
Blenheim Apricot, the peach orchards, or one
of many fig varietals provide a bit of summer
sun to your winter table. The region also
grows wine grapes both as a commodity and
specialty crop, so local Rosé, Chenin Blanc,
Chardonnay, Old Vine Zinfandel,
Tempranillo, or Syrah can be in your cellar.
Range lands are important here. We have
meat producers such as Bledsoe & Son pork
and lamb and, Cache Creek Meat Company
who have a bundled meat CSA coming soon.
Local farm and ranching families still make
sausage with family recipes reflecting their
German, Portuguese, Spanish, and French heritage. Cherries, oranges, and the proverbial
green walnut or almond (picked in early June
when the husk and nut are soft) can be made
into vin de maison or house wine. Make a vin
d’orange in winter for a hot summer day, and
vin de noix in spring for a cold winter night
by the fire. My favorite is a quince
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digestif – with the aroma of an apple pie in a
floral shop.
In addition to your house wines, with a bit
of effort, your pantry can reflect the harvest
of each season. In the spring, put up the early
fruits such as strawberries in jam or cherries in
simple syrup for over oatmeal or in a French
inspired clafouti in the winter,
or can apricots with cinnamon for a fall cobbler. In the summer, forage wild blackberries
creek side for jam, pick tomatoes for sauce
or salsa, harvest mint for jelly, or preserve
lemons for a vegetarian curry or roast chicken.
In the fall, make mincemeat for Christmas
dessert with fresh apples and nuts and your
own candied lemon and orange peel, preserve
plum chutney with local onion and exotic
spices such as star anise, or dry your own
Hachiya persimmons as the Japanese do –
Hoshigaki style. In the winter, make marmalade or sausage. Canning and preserving resources are abundant at your local
library or bookstore.
The valley’s fruit orchards need bees, so
honey should be in your pantry, along with
walnut and olive oils. The region has over
25 olive oil producers and a few mills. The
area’s rich food and agriculture is anchored
by the great agricultural land grant campus,
the University of California at Davis. Your
Stephen Bird
4221 N Canyon Rd
Camino, CA 95709
530-647-0689
Clary Ridge Ranch
Christie Clary
6600 Perry Creek Rd
Fair Play, CA 95684
Ann M. Evans is a former Mayor of Davis
and career sustainable food leader. With business
partner Georgeanne Brennan, she works as a
consultant to school districts helping them to
change school lunch. She lives in Davis with
her husband, daughter, and 6 chickens.
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El Dorado Lavender Farm
William Reed
4041 Maisy Ln
El Dorado, CA 95623
530-306-3015
Grains are locally grown in abundance,
can be stored for months, and bought
in bulk for extra savings.
pantry items may be found at colorful, local
farmers markets, locally owned grocery stores,
and food cooperatives. They make a hostess
gift that speaks of the Sacramento Valley,
a gift of terroir.
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Celtic Gardens
Organic Farm
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Fudge Factory Farm
Ren & Jean Reinders
2860 High Hill Rd
Placerville, CA 95667
530-644-3492
Goldbud Farms
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Ron Mansfield
2501 Carson Rd
Placerville, CA 95667
530-626-6521
Goodness Orchard
James E. Zeek
4341 Pony Express Trail
Camino, CA 95709
530-644-6448
Indian Creek Farm
Cathy Mueller
3383 Indian Creek Rd
Placerville, CA 95667
530-626-1896
Jollity Farm
Henry Canclini
4761 Skyridge Rd
Diamond Springs, CA 95619
530-676-1641
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Larsen’s Apple Barn
Rainbow Orchards
Sam Betty
2569 Larsen Dr
Camino, CA 95709
530-644-1594
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Steve Martin
6740 Hancock Rd
Garden Valley, CA 95633
530-333-1550
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Patricia Chelseth
2772 Ponderosa Rd
Shingle Springs, CA 95682
530-676-8851
Wendy Kirk Taylor
2160 Carson Rd
Placerville, CA 95667
530-626-5078
Art Summerfield
4455 Pony Express Trail
Camino, CA 95709
530-647-2833
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GROCERS &
PRODUCE STANDS
Dedrick’s Cheese
312 Main St, #105
Placerville, CA 95667
530-344-8282
535 Placerville Dr
Placerville, CA 95667
530-621-3663
4500 Post St
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
916-933-1433
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Smokey Ridge Ranch
Annette Schoonover
321 Main St
Placerville, CA 95667
530-626-6369
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Eric Leafstone & Su Wickersham
3355 Char Mar Cir
Shingle Springs, CA 95682
530-676-4744
Nugget Markets
3538 N Shingle Rd
Shingle Springs, CA 95682
916-475-3086
Winterhill
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Noah’s Ark Natural Foods
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Matthew & Stephanie Sorensen
2921 Barkley Rd
Camino, CA 95709
530-644-2865
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Patrick & Pattie Egan
4234 Haveture Way
Shingle Springs, CA 95682
530-391-4890
My Sister’s Farm
Patrick Hoover
PO Box 1314
Camino, CA 95709
530-626-2833
Sacred Paths Farm
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Patrick’s Mountain Grown
Saeteurn Strawberries II
Garden Valley, CA
530-333-2311
Earl Larsen
2360 Larsen Rd
Camino, CA 95709
530-644-1415
1840 Green Valley Rd
El Dorado, CA 95762
916-856-6881
Papa Hank’s Skyridge Farm
Hooverville Orchards
Chris Hoover
1100 Wallace Rd
Placerville, CA 95667
530-622-2155
Nai Saeturn & Torn Saephan
Allez
6180 Pleasant Valley Rd
Historic El Dorado, CA 95667
530-621-1160
Bocconato
7915 Fair Play Rd
Fair Play, CA 95684
530-620-2492
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Cafe Luna
451 Main St #8
Placerville, CA 95667
530-642-8669
Cascada
384 Main St
Placerville, CA 95667
530-344-7757
Cozmic Cafe & Pub
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Placerville, CA 95667
530-642-8481
Julie Haron
4561 Irish Creek Rd
Garden Valley, CA 95633
530-333-4996
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Placer County
Stretching from the lush pastures of the
Sacramento Valley through the rugged Sierra
Nevada Mountains to its eastern boundary at
the Nevada border, Placer County is characterized by geographic diversity and agricultural abundance. Gold fever once brought settlers
from around the globe to try their luck in mining, but many discovered that the rich alluvial
soils and plentiful water supplies of the region
offered more certain prospects in farming and
ranching. Before long, Placer was known as
the “Fruit Shipping Capital of the
World,” supplying millions of tons of
fresh fruits and nuts to local and national markets. Today, Placer’s leading
crops are rice, nursery products, and
livestock, but the unique topography and
climate of the region still produce fruit of
|superior taste and quality—from plums,
peaches, and persimmons to its renowned
mandarin oranges.
PlacerGROWN is a
nonprofit, membership
organization formed
to assist local agricultural producers market
their produce and
agricultural products.
The goal is to bring
farmers, ranchers and
community members together to maintain and enhance
the viability of agriculture
in Placer County.
www.placergrown.org
GROWERS & FARMSTANDS
Abel’s Garden House
12686 Highland Dr
Auburn, CA 95603
530-885-1646
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Amber Oaks Rasberries
Timothy Boughton
2770 Shanley Rd
Auburn, CA 95603
530-885-3420
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Anderson Family Walnuts
160 Nelson Ln
Lincoln, CA 95648
916-408-0919
Angel Orchard
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Lincoln, CA 95648
530-885-3303
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NUTS, OIL, HONEY, GRAINS
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FRUITS
EGGS
MEAT
DAIRY
Ann’s Orchard
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Bushnell Gardens Nursery
Richard & Elinore Shelby
2280 Grass Valley Hwy, #274
Auburn, CA 95603
916-645-1496
5255 Douglas Blvd
Granite Bay, CA 95746
916-791-4199
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CC Family Farms
Bar NDC Cattle Company
5700 Colwell Rd
Penryn, CA 95663
916-652-7764
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6030 Butler Rd
Penryn, CA 95663
916-663-1630
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Coffee Pot Ranch
Beauty Ranch
4225 Karchner Rd
Sheridan, CA 95681
530-633-0814
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Masaaki Hada
4428 Poppy Hill Rd
Lincoln, CA 95648
916-295-9868
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Blossom Hill Farm
Claudia Smith
2365 Bean Rd
Auburn, CA 95603
530-888-1101
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Blue Acres
PO Box 376
Penryn, CA 95663
916-663-1050
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Country Ranch
Kiwis & Critters
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Boorinakis - Harper Ranch
Tom Harper & Phyllis Boorinakis
485 Dairy Rd
Auburn, CA 95603
530-823-9096
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Brushy Creek Nursery
22100 Brushy Creek Cir
Foresthill, CA 95631
530-367-3383
Burgeson Family Farm
9911 Quail Hill Rd
Newcastle, CA 95658
916-663-4352
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4132 Burnett Rd
Lincoln, CA 95648
916-645-1151
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Cox Sheep Ranch
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Eisley Nursery
Earle Eisley
380 Nevada St
Auburn, CA 95603
530-885-5163
Falling Star Farm
2333 Rustic Ln
Lincoln, CA 95648
916-645-7455
Dan Macon
11515 Joeger Rd
Auburn, CA 95602
530-305-3270
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Foothill Produce & Flower Farm
4135 Godley Rd
Lincoln, CA 95648
916-408-3887
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Highland Farm
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Jack Hertel
8060 Ridge Rd
Newcastle, CA 95658
916-663-2146
2280 Grass Valley Hwy, #118
Auburn, CA 95603
916-214-1435
22801 Gillis Hill Rd
Colfax, CA 95713
530-637-4211
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Jim & Karen Brenner
5225 Hwy 193
Newcastle, CA 95658
916-663-4578
PlacerGROWN
4005 Karchner Rd
Sheridan, CA 95681
530-633-8298
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Brenner Ranch
Fish Club Lambs
PlacerGROWN
Colwell’s Thundering
Herd Ranch
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Jenny & JP Gardemeyer
734 State Hwy 174
Colfax, CA 95713
530-346-7684
Althea & Merrill Frankel
4675 Fruitvale Rd
Newcastle, CA 95658
916-543-0996
2070 Newcastle Rd
Newcastle, CA 95658
916-663-1089
David Fiddyment
5000 Fiddyment Rd
Roseville, CA 95747
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Fiddyment Farms
Colfax Hill Family Farm
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Four Bell Farm
4187 Pleasant Hill Rd
Lincoln, CA 95648
530-305-9456
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Fowler Nurseries, Inc.
525 Fowler Rd
Newcastle, CA 95658
916-645-8191
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Freeman’s
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3180 Taylor Rd
Loomis, CA 95650
916-652-6544
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Glenview Acres
Horton Farm Iris Garden
9881 Glenview Rd
Newcastle, CA 95658
916-663-2489
PO Box 1054
Loomis, CA 95650
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Gold Country
Mandarin Orchards
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5872 Butler Rd
Penryn, CA 95663
916-663-9537
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Golden Pond Water Plants
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Great American Land &
Hog Holding Co. LLC
10225 Blue Light Ln
Auburn, CA 95603
530-823-6338
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Greco Farming
PO Box 157
Sheridan, CA 95681
916-645-3207
Bob Hicks
7375 Ridge Rd
Newcastle, CA 95658
916-663-2025
Lake’s Nursery
High Ranch Nursery, Inc.
Highland Orchard
Tony Aguilar
2170 Aguilar Ln
Penryn, CA 95663
916-663-3897
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Honey Oaks Farm
Lone Oak Grove
6646 Butler Rd
Penryn, CA 95663
916-663-2662
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Meng Chou
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420 Geraldsen Rd
Newcastle, CA 95658
530-888-7667
Machado Orchards
PO Box 3082
Auburn, CA 95604
530-823-1303
Loren & Barbara Lewis
7370 Ridge Rd
Newcastle, CA 95658
916-663-3739
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Riego & Pleasant Grove Blvd
Roseville, CA 95747
916-338-1987
Miller’s Citrus Grove
5425 Angelrock Loop
Roseville, CA 95747
916-765-3264
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Miller’s Honey Mandarins
& Miller Honey Farms
80 Geraldson Rd
Newcastle, CA 95658
530-823-1369
Morebeck Ranch
Magnolia Hill Orchard
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Mey Chio Saelee
PlacerGROWN
Lyon Pride Pomegranates
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Roseville, CA 95747
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Daniel & Kathleen Wojdac
3840 Lynn Ln
Auburn, CA 95602
530-823-0382
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6001 William Ln
Lincoln, CA 95648
916-645-6360
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PO Box 1410
Loomis, CA 95650
916-652-9261
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Lincoln High School Farm
High Hand Nursery
PO Box 2280
Loomis, CA 95650
916-652-2065
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8435 Crater Hill Rd
Newcastle, CA 95658
530-885-1027
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709 Cole Rd
Meadow Vista, CA 95722
530-320-1370
Scott Jordan
PO Box 531
Penryn, CA 95663
916-663-9759
[email protected]
www.jordanfamilyfarms.com
PlacerGROWN
2334 Mandarin Hill Ln
Penryn, CA 95663
916-663-3809
Meadow Vista Flower
& Berry Farm
The Jordans moved to their farm to get a way
from city life and raise their childr en. Today,
they grow various types of stone fruit as w ell
as mandarins and honey. Their delicious products are available online or at the farm. They
are proud supporters of Buy Fresh Buy Local.
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Jordan Family Farms
Mandarin Hill Orchards
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Kevin & Christine Kemper
10695 Pear Tree Ct
Auburn, CA 95603
916-337-8415
3275 Sierra College Blvd
Loomis, CA 95650
916-652-5459
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William Morebeck
4272 Garden Bar Rd
Lincoln, CA 95648
707-744-1279
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The Wine Culture
of the Sacramento Valley
BY ANN M. EVANS
he Sacramento Valley region is
more than six food-producing
counties. The area is host to a
diverse set of wineries and award winning wines and produces hundreds of
thousands of tons of grapes that are
sold to wineries from Napa to Lodi.
T
You can drive through bucolic countryside
from the rich delta through dry, undulating
hills, up into foothills and down into canyons.
You’ll visit rustic and modern wineries and talk
with winemakers who pour your wine themselves. They probably grew the grapes in the
wine you taste, which came about as the best
way to showcase the fruit.
An AVA, American Viticultural Area, is a designated wine grape-growing region distinguishable by geographic features and defined boundaries. The Yolo County AVA lies west of
Sacramento and has slightly cooler growing
conditions than much of the rest of the Central
Valley. Penetrated by coastal winds, which come
via the delta, more than 20 wineries and 253
wines are found in the county. Many of the
wineries are owned and operated by long established farm families who turned to wine grape
growing and realized that with their own winery
they could be in control of more of the operation, from fruit to glass.
The Clarksburg and Merritt Island AVA’s were
the first in Yolo County and are still the largest.
A visit to this delta area with a picnic is a terrific outing. Every Valentine’s Day there is a Port
festival. Up the Capay Valley are several wineries, neighbors to pioneering organic farms.
Nearby Dunnigan Hills is also planted out to
wine grapes and olive trees. These winemakers
were innovators of warm weather viticulture
and their wines are grown on hillsides where
sheep roamed for decades.
To the west are the Berryessa Hills, and in the
town of Winters there are several wine tasting
rooms. Davis has one as well, just off Highway
80. Chardonnay is the most widely planted
variety in Yolo County and there are smaller
plantings of Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc,
Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot. The wines
grown here pair very well with local meats and
produce, so be sure to stop by the farmers market to pick up something to make a perfectly
sourced meal.
Yuba has a few wineries along the Feather
River, as does Sacramento County along the
Sacramento River. Yuba has plantings of
Grenache, Sangiovese, and Semillon, along with
Pinot and Merlot. Some 64 wines are produced
there. In Sacramento, the wine grapes and
wineries tend to be in the Clarksburg AVA.
With 15 wineries and counting, Placer
County offers family-owned wineries with festivals throughout the year. Check out the Grape
Days of Summer on the Placer County Wine
Trail in August, the Auburn Wine & Food
Festival in October and quarterly open house
winery tours year-round. All can be found on
the website www.placergrown.org. This is really
wine tasting in the Gold County, with its
unique California history.
El Dorado County’s wine grape cultivation
began even before the Gold Rush of 1849 and
it is now home to 50 wineries within two
AVA’s. These wines are very highly acclaimed.
Topography, soils, and altitudes in the area create varied microclimates consistent with the
best-known grape growing regions of the world
and occupy a setting of spectacular beauty.
Touring the wineries affords a rare glimpse
into the lives of the descendents of early settlers
who have made farming their way of life. Wine
grapes and wine are a continuation of their
stewardship of the land, of coaxing from it that
which gives us pleasure to behold, to eat and to
drink as we drive through the countryside.
Discovering the wines of Sacramento Valley,
with its great diversity, affords a vacation right
here at home.
Ann M. Evans is a former Mayor of Davis and
career sustainable food leader. With business partner
Georgeanne Brennan, she works as a consultant to
school districts helping them to change school lunch.
She lives in Davis with her husband, daughter,
and 6 chickens.
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Get to Know… Bryan Kaminsky
of Natural Trading Company
Bryan Kaminsky’s roots in good,
wholesome food run deep. His
farm, Natural Trading Company, is
named in honor of his mother’s
natural food company business.
Growing up, he put his time into
4H and working in the school garden, loving working outside and
with his body, wishing for his own
piece of land someday.
Bryan didn’t come back to farming until he was in his mid-twenties, after several years spent in a
career of sales and distribution. A
chance encounter with fellow
farmer Bart Kaplan, who needed a
jump-start for his car, led to a farm
visit. That in turn led to a longer
visit of two weeks, then four
months, and eventually into an
entire life cultivating the land.
Bryan took courses in soil health
and plant propagation, studied on
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the job at area farms, and in 1985,
started out on his own.
He’s been in his current location
since 2007, a 40 acre slice of heaven that is truly a dream come true.
And what an abundant acreage it
is! On his farm, Bryan grows sunflower and pea shoots year round,
herbs, kale and collards, potatoes,
onions, garlic, carrots, beets,
arugula and lettuces, peppers, eggplant, tomatoes,
sweet corn and even popcorn. He runs a CSA program and sells at six area
farmers markets. You can
find him at Auburn,
Roseville, Rocklin, Granite
Bay, Tahoe City, and Truckee
markets. Bryan is also starting a pastured poultry program, with eggs, chickens,
and turkeys coming soon.
It’s easy to imagine this
beautiful slice of land as a
rural idyll. But farming
comes with challenges, all of
which should motivate consumers to support their family farmer. Bryan has been
committed to organic farming from the very beginning.
Asked why he chooses to
farm in this way, he replies
matter-of-factly, “It’s a belief
system I have of not planting anything that would hurt
me or other people. I’d
rather spend the money on weeding than spraying. I’m against the
easy fix, petroleum based fertilizers, chemicals, and sprays. It’s just
not who I am. I believe that most
of our health problems are a result
of this processed unhealthy food
we’re eating. There’s no flavor, no
taste, no nutrition. We all eat and
I want to provide people with
healthy, nutritious food.”
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Blue Goose Produce is located in the
historic Blue Goose fruit packing
shed in the quaint foothill
town of Loomis, California.
We specialize in locally
grown fruits, vegetables,
and nuts. We also have
free-range eggs, honey,
jams, and assortment of
gourmet sauces, and
organic bread, cheese
and butter, plus chicken
lamb, pork & grass-fed beef.
3550
Taylor Road
Loomis CA 95650
916-652-8341
Store hours
Mon–Sat 10 am-6 pm
Sunday 10 am–4 pm
Our Farm,
Westview Growers,
is located five miles
“up the hill” in Newcastle.
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Sierra Foothills Farms & Ranches
The Tony Aguilar family has farmed
their Placer County ranch of
tree-ripened Satsuma Mandarins for 18 years.
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Flying Mule Farm
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Sinclair Family Farm
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Pastured Chicken & Eggs
High Sierra Beef
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Fowler Farm
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530.889.7385
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Mt. Vernon Ranch
7241 Baxter Grade
Auburn, CA 95603
530-885-6714
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Brian Kaminsky
PO Box 455
Newcastle, CA 95658
916-409-9440
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Newcastle Mandarin Ranch
3219 Hector Rd
Newcastle, CA 95658
916-663-1475
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Nu Nu’s Fresh Eggs
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Ophir Hillside Ranch
641 Lozanos Rd
Newcastle, CA 95658
530-885-3330
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Otow Orchard
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Palmcrest Orchards
Tracy Chiment
1743 Palmcrest Ln
Penryn, CA 95663
916-663-3843
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Pine Valley Ranch
Peas & Harmony LLC
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Road Apple Ranch
Steve & June Bourn
PO Box 672
Newcastle, CA 95658
916-663-3310
SaengZun Zeux
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Penryn, CA 95663
916-663-1428
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Karin Sinclair
7375 Callison Rd
Penryn, CA 95663
916-663-3990
[email protected]
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Sinclair Family Farm raises grassfed lamb and
beef and pastured chicken and eggs. Their
rotational grazing system helps control area
wildfires, improves the well-being of the land,
and produces meat that is g reat-tasting and
nutrient-rich. They are proud supporters of
Buy Fresh Buy Local.
PlacerGROWN
Snow’s Citrus Court
Ralene & Larry Snow
PO Box 1316
Newcastle, CA 95658
916-663-1884
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Snowy Peaks Tree
& Berry Farm
Jim & Ginger Armstrong
30100 Foresthill Rd
Foresthill, CA 95631
530-367-3766
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Spanish Corral Ranch
Shady Run Farm
PO Box 783
Alta, CA 95701
530-545-2122
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3150 Gladding Rd
Lincoln, CA 95648
916-645-7262
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Douglas Blvd & Barton Rd
Granite Bay, CA 95746
Mary & Rodney Pierce
PO Box 1874
Loomis, CA 95650
916-759-0386
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Sinclair Family Farm
PO Box 724
Applegate, CA 95703
530-878-1397
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Richard Ferreira
4065 Pleasant Hill Rd
Lincoln, CA 95648
916-343-1098
Sierra Foothills Farm
S & J Mandarin Grove
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4801 Shamrock Dr
Fair Oaks, CA 95628
916-247-5775
Eric Hansen
4480 Hansen Rd
Loomis, CA 95650
916-652-7555
2041 Country Ln
Auburn, CA 95603
530-823-6699
Tosh Kuratomi
6232 Eureka Rd
Granite Bay, CA 95746
916-791-1656
Ruthann Jahoda
8235 Mt Vernon Rd
Auburn, CA 95603
530-887-1530
Side Hill Citrus
Pine Hill/Stoney
Point Orchard
PlacerGROWN
Bonnie Bagwell & Tasha Lewis
13935 Dry Creek Rd
Auburn, CA 95602
530-878-3622
Shared Abundance
PlacerGROWN
10680 Kemper Rd
Auburn, CA 95603
530-885-3005
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956 Clark Tunnel Rd
Penryn, CA 95663
916- 663-3603, Lisa cell 916-275-6843
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Newcastle, CA 95658
530-823-2460
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Struble Ranch
Jim & Joan Struble
4927 Hansen Rd
Loomis, CA 95650
916-652-7503
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Traylor Ranch Mandarins
7022 Orchard Cir
Penryn, CA 95663
916-652-5015
PlacerGROWN
Sunset Ridge Mandarins
Greg Lewis
7825 Fox Hill Ln
Newcastle, CA 95658
916-663-9158
PlacerGROWN
Sweet Home Ranch
2475 Moran Ct
Auburn, CA 95603
530-823-8265
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Loomis, CA 95650
916-652-5041
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Twin Brooks Farm
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The Flower Farm Nursery
9280 Horseshoe Bar Rd
Loomis, CA 95650
916-652-5650
PlacerGROWN
The Natural Trading Co.
Bryan Kaminsky
5841 Fruitvale Rd
Newcastle, CA 95658
916-409-9440
PlacerGROWN
The Uncommon Farm
4960 Sierra College Blvd
Rocklin, CA 95677
916-660-1900
Tudsbury Orchards
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Newcastle, CA 95658
916 225-4838
Westview Growers
Mark Foley
PO Box 198
Newcastle, CA 95658
916-759-3828
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Janice & Francis Thompson
3805 Leak Ln
Loomis, CA 95650
916-652-6703
Willow Creek Ranch
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Twin Peaks Orchards
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Howard Nakae
6105 Lincoln Newcastle Hwy
Newcastle, CA 95658
916-663-3270
PlacerGROWN
Vang Strawberries
Sao Kue Vang
3976 Robinridge Way
Sacramento, CA 95823
916-599-6772
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Villa Rose Mandarins
1301 Clark Tunnel Rd
Penryn, CA 95663
916-663-2820
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Willow Pond Organic Farm
Sherrie Kirkleand & John Conforti
2731 Jacquier Rd
Placerville, CA 95667
530-295-8090
Yoon Seng Saechao
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Roseville, CA 95747
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GROCERS &
PRODUCE STANDS
Blue Goose Produce
3550 Taylor Rd
Loomis, CA 95650
916-652-8341
PlacerGROWN
Denio’s Farmer’s Market
1551 Vineyard Rd
Roseville, CA 95678
916-782-2704
Ikeda’s Calfiornia Country Market
13500 Lincoln Way
Auburn, CA 95603
530-885-4243
Newcastle Produce
9230 Cypress St
Newcastle, CA 95658
916-663-2016
PlacerGROWN
Nugget Markets
771 Pleasant Grove Blvd
Roseville, CA 95678
916-746-7799
Sunrise Natural Foods
1950 Douglas Blvd
Roseville, CA 95661
916-789-8591
2160 Grass Valley Hwy
Auburn, CA 95603
530-888-8973
Whole Foods Market
1001 Galleria Blvd
Roseville, CA 95678
916-781-5300
PlacerGROWN
Cafe Zorro
5911 King Rd, Ste F
Loomis, CA 95650
916-660-1612
PlacerGROWN
Susan Copeland
340 C Elm Ave
Auburn, CA 95603
530-888-1011
PlacerGROWN
4033 Cavitt Stallman So Rd
Granite Bay, CA 95746
916-390-3311
Dog Gone Good Catering
Linda Mason
510 Auburn Ravine Rd
Auburn, CA 95603
530-906-2912
PlacerGROWN
Hawks Restaurant
5530 Douglas Blvd
Granite Bay, CA 95746
916-791-6200
PlacerGROWN
Latitudes
Theo and Patricia Enochs
130 Maple St
Auburn, CA 95603
530-885-9535
PlacerGROWN
Lincoln Oaks Catering
Janet Moranda
5505 Grove St #17
Rocklin, CA 95677
916-792-6485
PlacerGROWN
Pajo’s Boutique Catering
661 McBean Park Dr
Lincoln, CA 95648
916-532-7178
PlacerGROWN
Paul Martin’s American Bistro
1455 Eureka Rd
Roseville, CA 95611
916-783-3600
[email protected]
www.paulmartinsamericanbistro.com
“Eat organic, believe in sustainable, buy local,
love fresh” is the mantra of P aul Martin’s
American Bistro. At the heart of all g reat
food are fresh, local, peak-of-the-season
ingredients. Paul Martin’s is a proud
supporter of Buy Fresh Buy Local.
PlacerGROWN
Utopia Grill
1465 Eureka Rd, #100
Roseville, CA 95661
916-788-1122
Alexander’s Horseshoe
Bar and Grill
3645 Taylor Rd
Loomis, CA 95650
916-652-4100
Buonarroti Ristorante
460 G St
Lincoln, CA 95648
916-645-7951
Community Alliance with Family Farmers
A Chef’s Affair
Flour Garden Bakery
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CATERERS
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Sacramento
Sacramento County has a rich agricultural history. Its fertile landscape,
especially in the river delta region, is
ideal for growing a variety of foods.
When California was first settled,
Sacramento led the state in produce
production and by the 1880’s, farming
was the area’s top industry. This time
period saw the start of many orchards
still in existence today. Thousands of
fruit trees were planted and have since
been passed down through several
generations. Today Sacramento
County is the state’s leading pear producer, while also known for its wine
grapes, corn, tomatoes, strawberries,
and dairy production.
GROWERS &
FARMSTANDS
Bariani Olive Oil
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Emanuele Bariani
9460 Bar Du Ln,
Office: 1330 Waller St, SF, 94117
Sacramento, CA 95829
415-864-1917
C.S. Strawberry Patch
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NUTS, OIL, HONEY, GRAINS
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9727 Eldercreek Rd
Sacramento, CA 95829
916-398-0306
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Simply Sweet!
Sacramento Valley Grown Strawberries
BY JENNIFER SOWERWINE
W
hile Sacramento residents may
have discovered the delectable
taste of fresh, local strawberries at
their neighborhood farm stand, they may
not know that their favorite restaurant is
now serving locally grown berries, or that
over 60,000 school children across the
Sacramento region are sinking their teeth
into the freshest, sweetest berries in the
world! They may also be unaware that
these small farm-stand operators are
refugees from Laos, veteran soldiers of the
U.S. Secret War in Laos.
Most of the 95 strawberry farm stands in
and around the Sacramento
region are owned and
operated by Hmong and
Mien refugees from
Laos, a small country in Southeast
Asia that neighbors
Vietnam. When the
U.S. left Southeast
Asia in 1975, hundreds of thousands of
Hmong and Mien who
had allied with U.S.
forces fled their homeland to avoid persecution. Over 120,000 were
eventually resettled in the
U.S., with nearly 35,000
residing in the Sacramento
area today. In an effort to
rebuild their lives, many have
returned to farming, leasing small
plots of land and growing several varieties
of strawberries including Chandler,
Camarosa, Albion, and Seascape. Some
grow vegetables as well, but mostly for
home consumption.
Typically, Sacramento’s small-scale strawberry farmers sell most of their product at
farm stands. However, at the peak of the
season, purchases don’t keep pace with
plant productivity, and fruit is often left to
rot in the field. With limited language and
cultural skills, most farmers are unable to
access new markets for their product. Many
simply abandon their efforts.
With support from USDA’s National
Institute of Food and Agriculture NRI program, UC Berkeley and UC Cooperative
Extension Sacramento are aiming to
increase the economic viability of these
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micro-farms. One of the project goals is to
expand local market opportunities for these
growers. This project not only increases
income for these limited resource farmers,
but reduces the “food miles” or the distance food must travel from farm to fork,
and brings fresh, local, nutritious strawberries into children’s school lunches, restaurants, and low income neighborhoods.
Working in partnership with Produce
Express, the Community Alliance with
Family Farmers, the Alchemist Community
Development Corporation, and Soil Born
Farms Urban Agriculture and Education
Project, Sacramento region residents are
able to enjoy fresh strawberries from farms
located less than 10 miles from their residence. School children in five regional
school districts, many of whom can’t afford
fresh strawberries at home, have the opportunity to sample some of the best of
Sacramento’s bounty. In 2010, twelve local
strawberry farmers sold an additional 4,600
cases of berries beyond their farm stands,
earning a combined $58,000. The additional revenue provides much needed income
for these small-scale family farms, which
gross on average $15,000 in a good year,
and can lose everything in a bad year.
Lo Saetern has been growing strawberries
on the corner of Florin and S. Watt for
over 14 years. As a prominent community
and UC Grower Leader, he has received
and now provides training to new entry
Southeast Asian farmers in accessing good
land, integrated pest management practices,
food safety, and direct marketing. This
year, he is experimenting with cover crops
and plans to diversify his crops for the new
market demand.
Consumers can play a role in supporting
local, family farms in Sacramento by asking
schools and favorite restaurants to buy
local produce. They can also purchase fruit
directly from the farmers from mid April
through June at their farm stands. To find
the farm nearest you, see the searchable
Google map of strawberry farms in
Sacramento: strawberrymap.ucanr.org
Dr. Jennifer Sorowine is a Research Scientist at
UC Berkeley and an advisor to and advocate
for Southeast Asian immigrant family farmers
in California.
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Chai P. Saelee
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6921 24th St
Rio Linda, CA 95673
916-992-6279
E Cho Saelee
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West side of Kenneth Ave,
slightly north of Pershing Ave
Fair Oaks, CA 95628
916-531-2406
E Cho Saelee
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Kenneth St, between Oak Harbour Ct
and Pershing Ave
Sacramento, CA 95628
916-688-9405
Efo Lee
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7416 Grove-Florin Rd
Sacramento, CA 95828
916-392-4788
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Fou Hinh Saelee
8320 Hazel Ave
Orangevale, CA 95662
Fou Hinh Saelee
8324 Sunrise Blvd
Citrus Heights, CA 95610
Fou Lio SaeLee
11100 Twin Cities Rd
Galt, CA 95632
Giam & Nai Saechao
9581 Seldon Rd
Elk Grove, CA 95624
Kao Lee Saephan
Sheldon Rd & Hwy 99
Elk Grove, CA 95624
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Kao Lieu Saechow
Bond St & Bader Rd
Elk Grove, CA 95624
916-383-3119
Kao Liew Saeteurn
6711 Grant Line Rd
Sloughhouse, CA 95683
916-606-8468
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Lew Saetern &
E Chiam Lee
4530 Putah Creek Rd
Winters, CA 95694
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Mahn Saechao
Twin Cities Rd & Fermoy Way
Galt, CA 95632
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Ou Saechao
Ou Sio Saechao
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3101 El Centro Rd
Sacramento, CA 95833
916-719-5446
Nai Fin Saephan
11234 Wilton Rd
Wilton, CA 95693
916-388-4621
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Nai Meng Saechao
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Oak Ave Pkwy, East of Santa Juanita Ave
Orangevale, CA 95662
916-206-0581
Nai Meng Saechao
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34th St, South of I St
North Highlands, CA 95660
916-206-0581
Nai Meng Saechao
6494 16th St
Rio Linda, CA 95673
916-206-0581
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9019 Waterman Rd
Elk Grove, CA 95624
5518 Excelsior Rd
Sacramento, CA 95830
510-964-7790
Nai Fin Chao
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Nai Seng Saelee
8991 Florin Rd
Sacramento, CA 95829
916-204-0163
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Sacramento Beekeeping
Supplies
Nancy Stewart
2110 X St
Sacramento, CA 95818
916-451-2337
Saelee Strawberry
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31st St, South of Q St
North Highlands, CA 95660
Seng Saelee
Off Hwy 80 at Dixon Ave / W A St exit
Dixon, CA 95620
Pao & Jane Saetern
Saeng Strawberry Farm
11058 Bruceville Rd
Sacramento, CA 95757
Phan Farm
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Ong Chid
North side of Grant Line Rd,
west of Bond Rd
Elk Grove, CA 95624
916-204-1592
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Danny Phan
9010 Casselman Rd
Sacramento, CA 95829
Raphael Garden
Harald Hoven
9200 Fair Oaks Blvd
Fair Oaks, CA 95628
916-965-0389
Smith Panh
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Antelope, CA 95843
206-276-4121
Soil Born Farms
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Joe & Sherry Cotta
9414 Kost Rd
Galt, CA 95632
209-649-6912
[email protected]
www.rhythmandblueberries.com
Rhythm & Blueberries offers three types of
blueberries (Jewel, Spring High, and Star),
which can be found at Sacramento region
farmers markets. They practice org anic farming and are currently in the middle of the certification process. Rhythm & Blueberries is a
proud supporter of Buy Fresh Buy Local.
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2140 Chase Dr
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
916-363-9685
[email protected]
www.soilborn.org
Soil Born Farms is a thriving urban farm and
educational nonprofit. They grow food at
multiple sites throughout Sacramento, which
you can purchase at area farmers markets, at
their farmstands, through select local restaurants and grocery stores, and through their
CSA. They are proud supporters of Buy
Fresh Buy Local.
Sou Saetern
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Sheldon Rd & Power Inn Rd
Elk Grove, CA 95624
Stave Saechao
5444 Dry Creek Rd
Sacramento, CA 95838
916-904-2347
Steven Lee
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Elk Grove, CA 95624
916-912-3090
Strawberry Farms
Yoon Chong
2657 Woodruff Ln
Marysville, CA 95901
530-743-7853
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donate
support the new acre project
Join Friends of Soil Born Farms and put your money where
your values are. Help create a local food system that is
just, sane and sustainable. Your annual tax-deductible
donation will help pay for irrigation, deer fencing, seeds,
soil management, labor and the basic infrastructure
needed to put a new acre in production at our American
River Ranch.
Each new acre will produce more than 40,000 lbs. of
organic vegetables each year to support our programs.
This is a direct and cost-effective solution to the problems
of hunger, obesity, high blood pressure, heart disease,
diabetes and other health challenges that affect the
quality of life in our community.
Become part of the solution and
donate today. Learn more at:
www.soilborn.org
connecting food, health & the environment
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Community Alliance with Family Farmers
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Strawberry Stand 4
7400 Block Wachtel Way
Orangevale, CA 95662
Strawberry Stand 5
6800 24th St
Rio Linda, CA 95673
Strawberry Stand 7
16th St & Ascot Ave
Sacramento, CA 95673
Sunrise Blvd
& Jackson Rd Farm
6551 Sunrise Blvd
Elk Grove, CA 95624
916-833-2094
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Sacramento Natural
Foods Co-Op
1900 Alhambra Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95816
916-455-2667
www.sacfoodcoop.com
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Wan & Chiew Saechao
2032 Elkhorn Blvd
Rio Linda, CA 95673
7101 Elk Grove Blvd
Elk Grove, CA 95758
916-226-2626
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GROCERS &
PROUCE STANDS
Folsom Quality
Meat Market and Grocery
640 E Bidwell St
Folsom, CA 95603
916-984-4700
Nugget Markets
1040 Florin Rd
Sacramento, CA 95831
916-395-2875
Since 1973, the Sacramento Natural Foods Coop has been offering a wide range of local as
well as organic products. The co-op is committed to environmental and community sustainability, offering numerous educational programs
and community events for the public. They ar e
proud supporters of Buy Fresh Buy Local.
Taylor’s Market
2900 Freeport Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95818
916-443-6881
Whole Foods Market
4315 Arden Way
Sacramento, CA 95864
916-488-2800
SPECIALTY STORES
& FOOD ARTISANS
Grateful Bread Co
2543 Fair Oaks Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95825
916-487-9179
RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS
Bella Bru
4680 Natomas Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95835
916-928-1770
Buonarroti Ristorante
Town & Country Village
Sacramento, CA 95816
916-265-2110
Ella Dining Room & Bar
1131 K St
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-443-3772
[email protected]
www.elladiningroomandbar.com
Ella uses locally g rown ingredients to create
classic, fresh, and clean seasonal dishes as
well as seasonal, artisanal, handcrafted cocktails. Conveniently located downtown, this is
the perfect place for area locavores, as well as
for travelers who want a taste of the r egion.
Ella Dining Room & Bar is a pr oud supporter
of Buy Fresh Buy Local.
Fresh Choice
1689 Arden Way, #1065
Sacramento, CA 95815
916-649-3839
Gonul’s J Street Cafe
3839 J St
Sacramento, CA 95816
916-457-1155
Grange Restaurant and Bar
926 J St
Sacramento, CA 95816
916-492-4450
La Trattoria Bohemia
3649 J St
Sacramento, CA 95811
916-455-7803
Masullo
2711 Riverside Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95818
916-443-8929
Mulvaney’s B&L
1215 19th St
Sacramento, CA 95899
916-441-6022
OneSpeed Pizza
4818 Folsom Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95819
916-706-1748
Roxy Restaurant & Bar
2381 Fair Oaks Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95825
916-489-2000
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“Local” Opportunity for
Sacramento Valley Agriculture
BY SHAWN HARRISON
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s a young first generation farmer, I
am increasingly made aware of the
need to reconcile Sacramento Valley
agriculture’s historic food production role
with emerging fresh market opportunities
that serve our expanding urban population.
For over 150 years valley agriculture has
adapted its production systems to meet the
demand of distant national and international markets clamoring for a diversity of staple
food crops. Processing crops such as tomatoes, pears, stone fruit, rice, corn, wheat,
nuts, dairy, and livestock staked their claim
early as the Valley’s primary crops and have
maintained their dominance in the market
even today. While the demand for most of
these crops is still strong, emerging markets
driven by large population growth in our six
county region remain largely untapped by
local producers. Sacramento Area Council
of Governments recent research cuts to the
chase. Despite producing over three million
tons of food annually, SACOG estimates
that as much as 98% of this food leaves our
region despite annual local consumption
needs of over two million tons of food each
year. Currently, requests for locally produced fresh market fruit, grain, meat, and
vegetables far in excess of supply are being
made from likely and unlikely sources
including small retail, restaurants, and institutional customers such as our schools, universities, and government agencies.
Soil Born Farms is certainly not about
to complain about having more demand
than supply. However, as a native resident
of Sacramento and farmer interested in
building overall agricultural sustainability
and local health, it is clear that we must
take a serious look at what it is going to
take to diversify our local food production
system so that more local, fresh, and
affordable food flows into our communities. Having worked in organic agriculture
and local food systems for the last 18
years, I believe that collectively we must
now focus on four main questions.
export commodities, and if so, what support do they need to make this happen?
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3.Will distribution models like a new
food aggregation hub (combines produce
from growers to serve customers that they
could not sell to on their own) help
bridge the gap that prevents farmers of all
sizes from entering into local markets?
44.Can we develop the food production
capacity of our urban environments to
help feed the region’s low-income residents?
My hope is that as folks throughout the
region think about and respond to these
and other food system questions, we
move forward with a commitment to prioritize making healthy fresh food, diverse
sustainable agriculture, and food culture
defining elements of our region’s identity.
The Sacramento Valley provides us with
the rare ability to build long-term personal
and economic health by developing a
closer and more intimate relationship with
our food and the land. Let’s take advantage of the opportunity we have before us.
Shawn Harrison is the Executive Director and
Co-Founder of Soil Born Farms located in
Sacramento, CA. Besides growing food for a
diversity of local markets and working to educate consumers about healthy food, Soil Born
Farms is working with a coalition of partners
led by the Community Alliance with Family
Farmers to develop a food aggregation and
grower support hub in Sacramento.
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2Are growers willing and/or able to add
a diversity of fresh food crops to their
farms that complement their existing
Community Alliance with Family Farmers
5340 H St
Sacramento, CA 95819
916-736-3333
www.sellands.com
Selland’s is a bustling and friendly neighb orhood café featuring top quality seasonal,
handcrafted foods made using locally g rown
ingredients procured at the region’s farmers
markets. House made salads, sandwiches,
entrees, sides, pizzas, desserts, b eer, and wine
are all available for dine-in or take-out.
Selland’s Market Café is a pr oud supporter
of Buy Fresh Buy Local.
Supper Club Restaurant
1616 Del Paso Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95815
916-920-2885
The Kitchen Restaurant
2225 Hurley Way
Sacramento, CA 95825
916-568-7171
www.thekitchenrestaurant.com
A dining experience like no other, The
Kitchen has been serving multi-course, seasonal chef’s menus featuring ingredients from
local farmers markets for nearly 2 0 years.
The Kitchen offers one seating per night and
the chance to savor a locally grown, exquistitely prepared meal of a lifetime. The Kitchen
is a proud supporter of Buy Fresh Buy Local.
The Waterboy
2000 Capitol Ave
Sacramento, CA 95811
916-498-9891
CATERERS
Magpie Caterers & Cafe
2129 20th St
Sacramento, CA 95811
916-452-7594
How do we incrementally educate customers so that demand for fresh locally
grown food and interest in the preservation of food culture continues to grow?
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Local Eating for Every Budget
may seem like buying healthy, local food is impossible without spending a lo t, but some savvy shopping and creative cooking strategies can make good
eating affordable and delicious!
IT
Ω Shop for what is in season. These will be the least expensive items and
are more likely to be locally grown. If you buy grapes during the winter,
they probably traveled far to get to the grocery store and that extra travel
increases the cost. Shopping in season will give you the opportunity to try
different types of produce and test new recipes. Aren’t sure what’s in season? Just refer to our Sacramento Valley seasonality chart on page 8.
Ω Buy whole products, instead of prepared or processed foods.
Think brown rice instead of Rice-a-Roni, or potatoes instead of
Tater Tots. Processing, like traveling, means you’re paying for
something other than nutrition (and often it isn’t taste).
Ω Buy whole foods in bulk to stretch your food dollars further.
Buy produce in bulk, and then take a page out of Grandma’s
book and learn some fun, handy preservation techniques.
Blanching and freezing fresh vegetables is easy, and canning is
another way to keep your seasonal produce tasty year-round.
Then there are fabulous shelf-stable items like whole grains,
beans, and nuts grown right here in the valley, which pack lots
of nutrition and are easy to whip into a comforting meal.
Ω Cooking your own meals rather than eating out will save you
tons, and making a fabulous fresh meal is even better when you have leftovers. Prepare extra servings to eat throughout the week and take to work.
Eating lunch out often means eating fast food, so bringing your own cuts
costs and is better for you. When you cook, you control the budget. Take
a page from the Italians, whose cuisine remains America’s overall
favorite, but who often cook meatless meals or ones that use only
a small amount of meat. There are great ways to get delicious flavor
without relying on expensive ingredients.
Ω Remember to make a list! It sounds simple, but a shopping list can save
you money in the supermarket by helping you avoid impulse and junk
food buys and letting you plan your meals ahead.
Ω Growing your own produce is a good way to save on food and doesn’t
require much space. Take advantage of the energy of the sun and the rich
valley topsoil to grow your own. Even a tomato plant and some herbs in
pots on a balcony can be a fun and delicious money saver!
Ω If you prefer shopping to growing, there are lots of local markets where
you can find fresh produce at a low or no cost. Throughout California, food
banks have been working hard to expand the availability of fresh, local produce. Check out local food pantries for their fruit and vegetable offerings.
Farmers markets are another option and are usually held weekly. If you go
to the market towards the end of the day, you can often find good deals on
produce that farmers are trying to move out quickly. Many farmers markets
now accept EBT and WIC benefits. See our farmers market chart on page 6
or ask your local market manager if they accept WIC/EBT. If they don’t,
ask them to consider it so that everyone can shop at the market.
Ω Buying smart, cooking creatively, and knowing where fresh produce is
available are all ways to help you eat healthy and local, no matter how
tight your budget.
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Sutter County
Sutter County is located along the Sacramento
River in the Central Valley of California, north of
the state capital Sacramento. The county is named
after one of the state’s agricultural visionaries, John
Augustus Sutter, a German-born immigrant, and
one of the first to recognize the Sacramento Valley
for its agricultural potential. His Hock Farm, established in 1841 on the Feather River, was the site of
the valley’s first agricultural enterprise, growing
grain, cattle, orchards, and vineyards. The 1848
discovery of gold in the American river changed all
that, ending Sutter’s empire as thousands of gold
seekers came to the area. However, agricultural
enterprise outlasted the gold rush, and plainly Yuba
City would not be what it is today without Sutter
County’s farming heritage. Sutter County has the
distinction of developing the seedless grape, a product that revolutionized the raisin industry. Today,
the availability of Sierra Nevada water, plus
long, sunny growing seasons,
make Sutter County prime agricultural land. Over 93% of the
County’s land is classified as
“important farmland,” making
it one of the most intensively
farmed counties in California.
Leading crops to enjoy from Sutter are
rice, beans, tomatoes, melons, peaches,
almonds, walnuts, and plums.
GROWERS & FARMSTANDS
Chiam Saefong & Meuy Saetern
Hwy 20 & Drexler Rd
Meridian, CA 95957
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MEAT
EGGS
DAIRY
Tom Dieckmann
9305 Schlagle Rd
Yuba City, CA 95993
530-301-6898
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Dragonfly Olive Ranch
Connie Cox
2100 Nicolaus Ave
Nicolaus, CA 95659
530-656-2164
Funk Farm
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Jenny Johnson
113 Higgins Ave
Gridley, CA 95948
530-846-5871
Kuster Family Farm
Jamie Kuster-Shen
15 Laurel Ave
Yuba City, CA 95991
415-290-7753
Won Ae Tern
Rajkumar Sharma
4750 Bear River Dr
Wheatland, CA 95692
530-633-2057
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Minton Family Farm
Bill Minton
10081 Garden Hwy
Yuba City, CA 95993
530-682-5774
Oak Acre Farms
Sunrise Orchards
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Johnson’s Farm
farmers market. Williams Sustainable
Farming is a proud supporter of Buy Fresh
Buy Local.
Jocelyn Carter
14996 Pass Rd
Live Oak, CA 95953
415-407-1921
Maureen & Russell Funk
13430 Bates Rd
Sutter Creek, CA 95685
209-296-4539
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Vicki & Dan Williams
1324 Harley Dr
Woodland, CA 95695
Williams Sustainable Farming has been family
owned and operated for over 60 years. They
have been using sustainable and org anic
farming practices for seven years. The farm
offers a variety of b erries, fruits, herbs, and
vegetables, and produce is sold at the local
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JACOBS FARM
Fresh LOCAL Organic Herbs and Edible Flowers
DEL CABO
Cherry Tomatoes, Basil, Vegetables and Fruit
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Healthy Soils, Healthy Plants, Healthy People® Since 1980
Pescadero, CA
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Teaching and Promoting Organic
Farming to Enable Small, Family Farms
and their Communities to Thrive
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1328 S George Washington Blvd
Yuba City, CA 95993
Nai & Muey Saetern
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780 Bogue Rd
Yuba City, CA 95993
916-995-6853
GROCERS &
PRODUCE STANDS
Stephen’s Farmhouse
6219 Sawtelle Ave
Yuba City, CA 95991
866-541-0531
Yolo County
Davis, West Sacramento, Winters, and
Woodland are the unique cities that comprise Yolo county, a region of fertile lands
and a lengthy history of farming. Yolo
County plays a central role in California’s
local food revolution, with small family
farmers there leading the local and organic food movements in the Capay Valley.
A region of approximately 660 thousand
acres, 550 thousand of them are farmland. Davis is home to one of California’s
first (and best-loved) farmers markets, as
well as UC Davis, the “ag school” of the
University system. Winters is a city with
an orchard and farming-centered identity
and some of the best dried fruits and
nuts. Woodland is the county seat and
has the agricultural infrastructure that
supports the county’s economy. It is also
host of the annual County Fair and
California Olive Oil Competition.
GROWERS & FARMSTANDS
Andersen’s Citrus Grove
Mrs. Allen C. Andersen
28614 Alta Vista
Winters, CA 95694
916-795-4882
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Bledsoe Natural Pork
Woodland, CA 95776
530-666-1349
Blue Heron Farm
Gretchen & John Ceteras
PO Box 68
Rumsey, CA 95679
530-796-3799
[email protected]
Blue Heron Farm grows delicious organic navel
oranges, melons, figs, squash, and tomatoes. They
are proud supporters of Buy Fresh Buy Local.
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Cache Creek Meat Co.
Brian Douglass
PO Box 631
Woodland, CA 95776
530-312-1572
Capay Canyon Ranch
Leslie & Stan Barth
PO Box 508
Esparto, CA 95627
530-662-2372
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Winters, CA 95694
530-795-4670
www.fourwindsgrowers.com
Mary Helen Seeger manages 8 0 acres of
dwarf citrus trees, including Washington
navel oranges and Meyer lemons. Much of
her produce is available for sale online, as
well as at local farmers markets. She is a
proud supporter of Buy Fresh Buy Local.
Del Rio Botanical
Capay Organic
Noah, Thaddeus & Freeman Barsotti
23800 State Hwy 16
Capay, CA 95607
415-391-2223
www.farmfreshtoyou.com
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Suzanne Ashworth
20030 Old River Rd
West Sacramento, CA 95691
916-919-1843
[email protected]
www.delriobotanical.com
Del Rio Botanical is a 75 acre, certified organic farm with 2,000 varieties of herbs, v egetables, and fruits. They use open-pollinated
seeds, allowing them to cultivate unusual varieties and preserve biodiversity. Produce can
be found at local restaurants and through
their CSA program. Del Rio Botanical is a
proud supporter of Buy Fresh Buy Local.
Creekside Ranch
Durst Organic Growers
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Deborah & James Durst
26100 Country Rd 16
Since the early 8 0’s, Jim & Deb orah Durst
have been growing and distributing some of
the best tasting organic produce around.
Their mid-size family farm is located in
“Hungry Hollow” at the mouth of Capay
Valley. They are committed to b oth growing
great produce and promoting a healthier environment for everyone. The Dursts are proud
supporters of Buy Fresh Buy Local.
Everything Under the Sun
Capay Organic started as a 2 0 acre organic
farm. Now in its second generation, it has
grown to 300 acres of certified organic fruits,
vegetables, herbs, and flowers. Capay Organic
produce can be found through their large CSA
program Farm Fresh To You and the farm is a
proud supporter of Buy Fresh Buy Local.
Mary Helen Seeger
3373 Sackett Ln
Esparto, CA 95627
530-787-3390
[email protected]
www.durstorganicgrowers.com
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William Crepps
PO Box 663
Winters, CA 95694
530-681-1374
Full Belly Farm
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Andrew Brait, Paul Muller,
Judith Redmond & Dru Rivers
PO Box 251
Guinda, CA 95637
530-796-2214
[email protected]
www.fullbellyfarm.com
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Wednesdays:
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Winter Market
Nov – mid-March, 2-6 pm
Yolo County’s best source for locally
made, grown or produced foods.
620 G Street, Downtown Davis
Open Daily 7am-10pm620 G St., Downtown Davis
Open Daily 7am-10pm
www.davisfood.coop
www.davisfood.coop
Picnic in the Park
mid-March – Oct, 4:30-8:30 pm
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Full Belly Farm is a sustainable farming pioneer.
They offer a wide variety of C COF-certified
fruits, vegetables, herbs, nuts, and flowers, lamb,
eggs, and even organic wool! They sell their
produce at farmers markets throughout the
region, as well as through their thriving CSA.
Full Belly Farm is a founding memb er of CAFF
and a proud supporter of Buy Fresh Buy Local.
Gold Oak Ranch
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Annie & Jeff grow 20 acres of Stellar-certified
organic produce. They offer a variety of fruits
and vegetables, as well as jams, jellies, herbs, and
dried fruit. Specialties include delicious Suncrest
Peaches and Blood Orange Apricots, among
many others. Their produce can be found at
local farmers markets and food co-ops, as w ell as
through their CSA. Good Humus Produce is a
proud supporter of Buy Fresh Buy Local.
David Scheuring
PO Box 7
Rumsey, CA 95679
760-966-1866
[email protected]
www.goldoakranch.com
Guru Ram Das Orchards
Gold Oak Ranch offers fresh products all
year long. They g row certified organic mandarin oranges as well as asparagus, almonds,
walnuts, and even award winning extra-virgin
olive oil. Gold Oak Ranch is a pr oud supporter of Buy Fresh Buy Local.
Impossible Acres
Good Humus Produce
Kalayda & Aomboon Ammatya
9196 Gaddini Rd
Winters, CA 95694
Annie & Jeff Main
12255 County Rd 84A
Capay, CA 95607
530-787-3187
www.goodhumus.com
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Didar Singh Khalsa
24701 Rd 22A
Esparto, CA 95627
530-787-3884
Clyde & Katie Kelly
26565 Rd 97D
Davis, CA 95616
530-750-0451
K & J Orchards
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Live Oak Farm
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Nina Andres & Francisco Berrelleza
PO Box 73
Rumsey, CA 95679
530-796-4084
Lucky Dog Ranch
Andrew Tescher
Dixon, CA 95620
916-469-5372
Madison Growers
Jane & Nick Atallah
PO Box 58
Madison, CA 95653
530-758-8886
Martinez Ranches
Joseph Martinez
8542 Halley Rd
Winters, CA 95694
530-795-2957
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Pacific Star Garden
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Robert & Debbie Ramming
20872 Cty Rd 99
Woodland, CA 95695
530-666-7308
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Rich Fields Farm
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GROCERS &
PRODUCE STANDS
Richard D. Grotjahn
& Judith A. Eash-Grotjahn
36189 Rd 30
Davis, CA 95616
760-749-1518
[email protected]
Davis Food Co-op
Rich Fields Farm is known for its delicious
pistachios. They also have a small orchard of
mixed fruit as well as a flock of w ool sheep.
Their pistachios can b e found year round at
farmers markets in Davis and Winters, as
well as ordered online. Rich Fields Farm is a
proud supporter of Buy Fresh Buy Local.
Riverdog Farm
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Trini Campbell & Tim Mueller
PO Box 42
Guinda, CA 95637
530-796-3802
[email protected]
www.riverdogfarm.com
Riverdog Farms grows over 100 varieties of
CCOF-certified organic fruits and vegetables.
Their produce can be found at farmers markets, select retailers, and restaurants, as well
as through their popular C SA program.
Riverdog Farm is a proud supporter of
Buy Fresh Buy Local.
Terra Firma Farm
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Paul Underhill & Paul Holmes
6000 J St
Winters, CA 95694
530-756-2800
The Peach Farm
Ed George
708 Hemenway St
Winters, CA 95694
530-795-0360
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Strawberry Farm Stand
Jefferson Blvd & Davis Rd
West Sacramento, CA 95691
814 Second St
Davis, CA 95616
530-750-2255
SPECIALTY STORES
& FOOD ARTISANS
Ikeda’s California
Country Market
Z Specialty Food
26295 Mace Blvd
Davis, CA 95616
530-750-3379
Nugget Markets
1414 E Covell Blvd
Davis, CA 95616
530-750-3800
1260 Lake Blvd
Davis, CA 95616
530-792-1698
RESTAURANTS
& CAFÉS
301 B St
Davis, CA 95616
530-753-3088
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Village Bakery
624 Fourth St
Davis, CA 95616
530-756-1862
Ciocolat
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102 F St
Davis, CA 95616
530-750-1801
Natural Food Works
Westlake IGA Market
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Seasons Restaurant
7808 Batavia Rd
Dixon, CA 95620
707-678-4211
4909 Mace Blvd
Davis, CA 95616
530-753-6690
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3362 W Covell Blvd
Davis, CA 95616
624 Fourth St
Davis, CA 95616
530-756-1862
Dixon Fruit Market
2000 Town Center Plaza
West Sacramento, CA 95691
916-375-8700
Kentucky Ave & N East St
Woodland, CA 95695
Fou Sio Saelee
The Davis Food Co-op gets up to 70% of its
produce from local growers. They are committed to supporting local ag riculture and to
connecting their customers with information
on where their food comes from. The co-op
hosts cooking classes and other community
events, and is a proud supporter of Buy Fresh
Buy Local.
157 Main St
Woodland, CA 95695
530-662-5479
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Kao Lien Saeteurn
620 G St
Davis, CA 95616
530-758-2667
[email protected]
www.daviscoop.com
Farmer’s Kitchen Café
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Woodland, CA 95776
530-668-0660
CATERERS
Tastebuds Catering
PO Box 74004
Davis, CA 95617
530-792-8066
GET TO KNOW….
Full Belly Farm
and Judith Redmond
E
very October the idyllic fall fields of
the Capay Valley are the setting for a
celebration of sustainable agriculture
and rural life. There is music and dancing,
there is fresh food, there are arts and crafts —
it’s all part of the annual Hoes Down
Harvest Festival.
The host of Hoes Down, Full Belly Farm,
couldn’t be a livelier place to live and work.
When husband and wife team Paul Muller
and Dru Rivers decided to buy the land they
had rented and farmed since 1984, they envisioned creating a healthy and vibrant place
to raise their children and grandchildren.
They invited friends Judith Redmond, and
later, Andrew Brait, to form a partnership
with them to round out their small farm
community.
Since then, Full Belly Farm has grown
substantially as the team has added new
crops and events to their menu. Even when
they aren’t preparing for Hoes Down, the
folks at Full Belly Farm are constantly busy,
hosting educational farm visits and field
trips, raising cows, sheep, and chickens,
growing an amazing variety of crops, and
raising their three families. Six children have
already grown up at Full Belly Farm, the
youngest of whom still help out at the farmers market stand and in the fields.
One of the partners, Judith
Redmond, came to farming
because she had an interest in
and passion for environmental and community issues.
“I found that some of
the most important
questions come
together when
you’re working
directly with a
piece of land.
Some of the
most interesting solutions
seemed like they were being worked out
by sustainable farmers who were pushing
the envelope, restoring the land as well as
becoming an important part of the
community.”
An early decision on the farm was to raise
animals alongside vegetable crops. It all started
with just one sheep,
but now Full Belly
has about 100 ewes,
and the lambs that
are born each
February. “It was a
long learning curve
to figure out how to
make those sheep
productive and efficient for us – to
make sure they don’t
get out, don’t tromp
on crops,” Judith
recalls. “We have
very few problems
now and see the animals as a really
important part of the
soil fertility. A son of the owners did an FFA
project to build a chicken tractor – a mobile
chicken truck. It’s way better than a coop.
Having them moved around the farm, into the
orchards to eat weeds, bugs, caterpillars, creates
“I found that some of the
most important questions
come together when you’re
working directly with a
piece of land.” - JUDITH REDMOND
happy chickens and really good eggs. Now we
have two chicken tractors and can bring 50
dozen eggs to the market each week.”
What Judith enjoys most now about her
career is the outdoor work and sense of satisfaction she gets from growing good food. “At
the end of the day, on a farm,
you have a sense of having
accomplished something.
You see all this amazing
produce which is
going to get some-
where within 24 hours.” Judith feels “incredibly blessed and lucky to be part of a community of great farmers and to get to know
everyone at the farmers markets.” Full Belly
visits three farmers markets per week, making
a point to have one of the partners helping
vend produce at the market stall. “It’s a little
Andrew Brait, Judith
Redmond, Paul
Miller, Dru rivers
bit of a recharge for all of us. I’ve made a lot
of friends, get feedback, see the produce sold
and what people choose, how people are
responding and reacting to our crops.”
Certainly market-goers and many of the
farm’s 1400 CSA members, are familiar with
Judith’s ready smile. To round out their business, you’ll also find Full Belly produce on
restaurant menus and at area grocery stores,
and some product is sold wholesale, finding
its way onto hospital trays and in school
cafeterias.
All the same, Judith and her partners share
the challenges of all small family farmers.
They are encouraged by organizations like
CAFF, whose approach has been to “go out
on the farm, be with the farmer, be both
sympathetic and try to help the farmer
where she is.” By contrast, Judith points out,
“Policy makers don’t have the inclination or
the time to get on the farm and see the
complexities involved. It’s so much easier to
write policy when you can see things in
black and white.”
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Yuba County
Located in the Central Valley of
California, one of the world’s most
abundant agricultural regions, Yuba
County has its own rich farming history. During the 1860’s, Durst
Ranch became known as the “Hop
Center” of the world. The 1920s
brought cultivation of vegetables,
fruits, and nuts, all of which thrived
in the county’s high-quality soils.
Today, traveling through Brown’s
Valley, a person will find the most
delicious citrus and deciduous fruits.
The county has numerous small,
family-owned farms, orchards, and
ranches, producing some of
California’s best.
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GROWERS &
FARMSTANDS
Apollo Olive Oil
Food Safety and
the Family Farmer
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Steve McCully
PO Box 1054
Oregon House, CA 95962
877-776-0703
[email protected]
www.apollooliveoil.com
BY DAVID RUNSTEN
Recognized as one of the w orld’s finest olive
oils, Apollo Olive Oil is known for its fresh,
complex flavor. These award-winning extravirgin olive oils are organically grown, coldpressed, and locally milled. Apollo Oliv e Oil
is a small, family-run business and a pr oud
supporter of Buy Fresh Buy Local.
Bock’s Fruitstand
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Hwy 70, 8 miles North of Marysville
Marysville, CA 95901
530-713-8334
Green Seed Nursery
Ana Chronister
2452 Hwy 20
Marysville, CA 95901
530-701-7110
Jim’s Produce
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James Muck
714 Bowers Way
Wheatland, CA 95692
530-633-8272
Rue & Forsman Ranch
Michael Bosworth
2640 Hoffman Rd
Marysville, CA 95901
760-745-7245
Sylverleaf Olive Oil
Beth Sylver
5506 Virginia Rd
Loma Rica, CA 95901
530-635-1263
Yoon Fou Saetern
& Nai Sio Saechao
4586 Dairy Rd
Wheatland, CA 95692
530-205-5569
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ood safety has become a watchword
in 21st Century America, as we
learn regularly of serious illnesses or
deaths due to eating food. This results in
part from greater scrutiny from consumer
groups, the medical system, and the
media, but also from our increasingly
industrialized and globalized food system,
where we consume more processed foods
and more foods from distant regions.
However, there are other factors at work,
such as the rise of pathogenic bacteria in
the environment, or the urbanization of
the population—where children are raised
with little contact with animals and dirt—
or the increasing numbers of people with
compromised immune systems. People
have always been sickened by food, but as
science has progressed we have become
intolerant of food that causes serious illness. Close to 100 million people a year
get sick from food in the United States,
and the desire for zero risk from
food, demanded by attorneys and
insurance companies, is driving
the food industry to ever more
extreme measures that, ironically, may threaten our local food
systems, where there have been
almost no problems.
Ever since the spinach industry was shut down in August
2006—after 200 people became
seriously ill and five died from
E. coli O157:H7 that they contracted from bagged spinach—
CAFF has been trying to prevent the imposition of unreasonable requirements on produce
growers, particularly growers of
whole produce for local markets
who have never had food safety
problems. There are now three federal government food safety regulatory processes underway:
The FDA is proposing new onfarm food safety practices for melons, tomatoes, and leafy greens,
which they intend to turn into
mandatory requirements
The USDA is considering a
National Leafy Greens Marketing
Agreement, which would impose
new auditing requirements on all
such farmers across the country, even
though all of the food safety problems
have been associated with greens
processed in plastic bags
The US House of Representatives
passed a bill in June 2009 (HR 2749) to
increase the power and funding of the
FDA, and a similar bill (SB 510) is pending in the US Senate; among other measures, these bills would require mandatory
food safety rules for all fruit and vegetable farms in the United States.
Though every farmer needs to pay
attention to basic food safety practices—
such as worker hygiene, testing irrigation
water sources, or potential contamination
from cattle—all of these regulatory
processes could impose drastic, sterile
farming practices everywhere. The habitat
and wildlife destruction that has occurred
in the Salinas Valley at the behest of food
processors and buyers could easily be generalized to all fruit and vegetable lands.
And regulations could also be so costly as
to discourage beginning and other small
farmers who have contributed so much to
the farmers market renaissance and our
vibrant local food system. Every consumer who values local and organic produce should contact his/her federal representatives and ask them to make sure that
food safety regulations are not environmentally destructive and do not unfairly
impact small and organic farmers.
Buy Fresh Buy Local promotes the consumption of fresh, local farm products.
While there can never be zero risk from
such food, CAFF believes that eating
whole local foods as soon after harvest as
possible is a very safe practice. Time and
again, whether in peanut butter, pre-cut
salad, or hamburger, people who became
seriously ill had eaten processed food
products from distant industrial sources.
Know where your food comes from and
support your local farmers!
For more information on how you can
get involved in the policy process, go to
www.caff.org
David Runsten is the Policy Director for the
Community Alliance with Family Farmers.
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ORGANIZATIONS
California Farmlink
Davis
www.californiafarmlink.org
California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation
Sacramento
www.crlaf.org
CARCD-CA Association of Resource Conservation Districts
Sacramento
www.carcd.org
CDFA-CA Dept of Food and Agriculture
Sacramento
www.cdfa.ca.gov
Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF)
Davis
www.caff.org
Farm & Agriculture Collaborative Training Systems (FACTS)
Davis
[email protected]
Green Restaurant Alliance Sacramento
Sacramento
www.digitalinevitable.net/GRAS
National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT)
Davis
www.ncat.org
Network for a Healthy California
Sacramento
www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/CPNS
Northern California Water Association
Sacramento
www.norcalwater.org
Organic Sacramento
Sacramento
www.organicsacramento.org
Placer County Farm Bureau
Newcastle
www.placercfb.com
Placer Nevada Cattlewomen
Sheridan
916-645-8893
Sacramento Gardening
Sacramento
www.sacramentogardening.com
Slow Food Sacramento
Sacramento
www.slowfoodsacramento.com
Slow Food Yolo
Davis
www.slowfoodyolo.com
Small Farm Center
Davis
www.sfp.ucdavis.edu
Tahoe Cattlemen’s Assoc.
Lincoln
Valley Vision
Sacramento
www.valleyvision.org
Wine Institute
Sacramento
www.wineinstitute.org
Hunter Angler Gardener Cook
online
www.honest-food.net
Sacatomato
online
www.sacatomato.com
Vanilla Garlic
online
www.vanillagarlic.com
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WHY buy local?
BUYING LOCAL promotes good health. Buying and eating fresh, local produce and farm products
helps to ensure that you and your family are
getting the proper nutrition you need.
Eating more fresh fruits and vegetables
helps to reduce the chances of obesity
and related health conditions. As more
community members eat fresh, local
produce, we will have “healthier communities.”
BUYING LOCAL food tastes better. Local food is fresher
and tastes better than food shipped from other parts of
the nation. California’s Sacramento Valley farmers offer a
variety of produce cultivated for that great taste. Local
farmers often grow a large assortment of unique varieties
of products to provide the most flavorful choices throughout the season.
Buying local STRENGTHENS the local economy.
The “multiplier effect”: Every dollar you spend
with a local family farmer circulates through
the community 7 to 11 times, multiplying the
benefit of that economic activity. Buying local
food keeps your dollars circulating in your community. Independent, family-owned farms supply
more local jobs and contribute to the local economy
at higher rates than do large, corporate-owned farms.
Buying local SUPPORTS FAMILY FARMS. Since 1935, the
U.S. has lost 4.7 million farms. Fewer than one million
Americans now claim farming as a primary occupation.
And no wonder: the farmer today gets less than 10 cents
of the retail food dollar. With each local food purchase,
you ensure that more of your food dollar goes to the
farmer that grew it.
Buying local PROTECTS THE ENVIRONMENT. Between
2002-2007, the U.S. lost 16.2 million acres of farmland.
Good farmers are also good stewards of the land.
Buying local decreases development pressure on farmland, decreases sprawl,
preserves open green space, and
supports biodiversity. In addition,
local food doesn’t have to travel far,
which reduces carbon dioxide emissions and packing materials.
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