For those of you who live in San Francisco, here's something to make your Eat Local Challenge a little easier: a list of local farms that sell at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market and are less than 100 miles away. Many of the farms also sell at other Bay Area farmers' markets.
As I was describing the Eat Local Challenge to a shopper at the market, she said, "Aren't all the farms from within 100 miles?" The answer is no-- there are many farmers in the market who bring produce from farther reaches of the state, including citrus, dates, blueberries, and other beloved foods. And learning where each food comes from is what this Challenge is all about.
I encourage people from other cities to compile lists of farms in your area!
Thanks to Maggie Gosselin at CUESA for putting together the list.
Certified Organic farms are marked with a *
Achadinha Cheese Company
Allstar Organics *
Bariani Olive Oil
Bella Viva Orchards
Bodega Goat Cheese
Brooks and Daughters Sprouts
Brookside Farm
Bruins Farms
Cache Creek Farms
Capay Fruits & Vegetables *
Catalan Family Farm *
DeVoto Gardens
Dirty Girl Produce *
Eatwell Farm *
Ella Bella Farm
Everything Under the Sun *
Far West Fungi *
Four Sisters Farm *
Frog Hollow Farm *
G. L. Alfieri Farms
Genuine Exotic Melons *
Green Gulch Farm *
Happy Boy Farms *
Happy Quail Farms
Heirloom Organic *
Hidden Star Orchards
Highland Hills Farm
Hog Island Oyster Company
Iacopi Farm
Jeff Young Farms *
K & J Orchards
Knoll Farms
Lagier Ranches *
Little Organic Farm *
Lucero Organic Farms *
Marin Sun Farms *
Mariquita Farm
Marshall's Farm Honey
McGinnis Ranch
Paoletti Farms
Payne Farm *
Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co.
Redwood Hill Farm
Sciabica & Sons
Short Night Farm *
Small Potatoes Farm *
Snyder’s Honey
Spring Hill Jersey Cheese
Star Route Farms *
Swanton Berry Farm *
Tierra Vegetables
VB Farms *
Zuckerman's Farm
For more information on these farms, go to the CUESA website.
Julie Cummins lives in Oakland, California and is Director of Education for CUESA, the Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture.
