Farms and Wineries

We love our local and regional farms! We wouldn't be able to provide such amazing food without them.  We feel strongly about sourcing high quality, fresh, organic produce, meat, eggs and dairy.  This allows us to keep money in our local economy, reduce our impact on the planet and serve our customers extraordinary food. 

Farms

AM Ranch is family owned and operated in Penn Valley California. Providing Pastured Pork, Grass Fed/Finished Lamb and Beef, and Naturally Grown Produce. Products at 3F: beef, lamb, pork

Back To Basics is a small family farm specializing in poultry products:  free range chicken, eggs, pullets, and laying hens.  All of their chickens are raised on pasture and supplemented with all natural organic feed, no hormones or medications. Products at 3F: eggs, chicken

In 1999, Monica and Michael Keller bought 10 acres in Loma Rica, California, and started Calolea Olive Oil. The first year they produced just 80 gallons of oil, but their timing was perfect as Californians were hungry for quality olive oil. Calolea’s hand crafted olive oil has been certified “extra virgin” by the California Olive Oil Council and has an acidity level of 0.13%. The olives on the Keller’s 100 year old Mission, Manzanillo and newly planted Tuscan olive trees are hand picked, custom milled and cold pressed within 24 hours to create the highest quality olive oil possible. Calolea uses organic growing methods only and have grass and olive fed cattle that graze and sustain their orchards. Products at 3F: olive oil

First Rain Farm is a diversified and certified organic operation. We grow over forty types of vegetables and berries on three of our thirty-seven acres. Our herd of twenty-five Nubian dairy goats provide milk and meat for the community, are used to manage the land, and from their bedding we are able to produce 100% of the compost we use on the farm. We believe deeply in the need to steward land responsibly and holistically. Our focus is not only on our production fields but on the surrounding land as well. Through an integrated forestry approach First Rain Farm is creating a role in our neighborhood as a land manager, working to restore forest health, reduce fuel loads, and create value from the surrounding forested lands. Products at 3F: veggies, fruit

Feeding Crane Farm is family farm project growing a wide array of vegetables at 1400 feet in the Sierra foothills. We strive to grow our produce in a manner that maximizes nutrition for people while improving the health of the ecosystem in which we farm and providing a secure livelihood for ourselves and the people who work with us. We use an evolving array of organic practices to build soil, increase productivity, and increase the nutrient density of our produce. Products at 3F: veggies, fruit

FogDog Farm was founded in 2016 by Kristen Draz and William Holland after many years of building our agricultural knowledge and skills on small farms. We are dedicated to creating a vibrant and resilient local foodshed in the Sierra Nevada foothills. We believe that small farms are an essential part of the health of our community and that good food is a right for all. We work to grow nutrient-dense food year round using low-till, ecological growing practices and we market our produce to local restaurants, co-operative grocery stores, and at our farmstand. In 2019 we moved our farming operations to Placerville on the historic site of Wakamatsu Farm (https://www.arconservancy.org/wakamatsu/). In partnership with the American River Conservancy, we are committed to seeing this land farmed in perpetuity and to creating access and support for the next generation of farmers.

Golden West Apiaries Randy Oliver and his sons Eric and Ian run Golden West Apiaries, with locations throughout Nevada County. They produce local honey and pollen to meet the demands of our most discriminating customers–unheated, unprocessed, and free of synthetic miticides.  Randy is a recognized leader on using the most sustainable methods to ensure bee health, and moved away from the use of synthetic miticides ten years ago. Randy has taught beekeeping classes for 30 years, and is a popular speaker worldwide, providing useful information to both hobbyists and commercial operations. Products at 3F: honey

Johansen Ranch is family owned and operated by Mila, Olivia, and Rich Johansen. Satsuma and clementine mandarins, navel and blood oranges, Meyer lemons, olive oil, persimmons, pomegranates, figs, and pluots are grown in Orland. Winter squash, roasted hot peppers, and culinary and medicinal herbs are grown in Penn Valley.  Celebrating 100+ years as a family farm.  CCOF Certified Organic. Products at 3F: squash, citrus

Little Boy Flowers is a small floral design company and flower farm offering sustainably grown blossoms for flower lovers and brides throughout Nevada County and beyond. Their farming practices include crop rotations, fertility management through the use of cover crops and compost applications, and does not include the use of any chemicals. Products at 3F: flowers

Mountain Bounty Farm is a 15-acre family farm located high on the forested contours of the San Juan Ridge near Nevada City, California. They grow an incredible diversity of vegetables, fruits and cut flowers for their Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. Their farm is run by John Tecklin and Angie Tomey, who share a love for the land and a passion for eating good food. Products at 3F: veggies & fruit

The Mushroom Barn, nestled in the heart of the Sierra Nevada's, our family offers you access to sun-grown fresh mushrooms, medicinal products and educational programs to bring you closer to fungi. We steward a greenhouse and permaculture farm in Grass Valley, and our in-house strains are cultivated in our barn’s lab facility with controlled conditions. Throughout the year, we cultivate some varieties outside in nature among the gardens. During the rainy seasons we’ll be wild foraging mushrooms native to the Sierra Nevadas. Products at 3F: mushrooms!

Aleta and her husband Ken founded Starbright Acres in 2010 with the concept of growing a commercially and financially viable quantity of produce in a very small amount of space.  They wanted to sell everything to the surrounding community and to be actively involved in education around food & farming.  They now sell over $100,000 of certified organic produce from one acre in cultivation. 90% is sold within 10 miles of the farm. Additionally, Starbright Acres Family Farm hosts farm potlucks, field trips and tours. Products at 3F: veggies

Super Tuber Farm aims to produce the tastiest, high quality organic food in a manner that enriches the soil in which it is grown, the hands of those who grow it, and the bellies of those who eat it. Products at 3F: potatoes, cabbage, carrots, beets

Sunrock Farm is a beautiful south facing farm just up the hill from Three Forks, managed by farmer Jeff Wells.  Products at 3F: produce, citrus

The Woolman Farm is located at Sierra Friends Center. Products at 3F: veggies