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Ray and Victoria were married in 1983, and now have two grown children. Our daughter is practicing nursing in Arizona and our son works at a local refinery. He is carrying on the Erickson Ranch tradition of farming by perfecting the art of making hard cider. Stay tuned. Farming has changed over the years and so, too, has Erickson Ranch. With the increasing demand for authentic, fresh, and locally grown produce, we definitely fit the bill as our jams are made from our fruit. Erickson Ranch is authentic. According to Victoria, “We grow what we make into jam and if we don’t grow it we source the best product possible.This certainly guarantees that our produce is picked at peak ripeness, ensuring the best tasting jams and jellies”. |
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Lockewood Acres was inspired by an old 1954 publication talking about the benefits of earthworms. In the center of the book there was a layout of “Serenity Acres” entitled “An Earthmaster Home”, a farm focused on self-sustenance. My wife and I both agreed, “We can do this!” Our original intent was to build a property that would sustain our family with wholesome and natural food. Going Organic was inspired by my wife and a new outlook we developed about at the land and how we take care of it, particularly our water supply. Our water table is static at only 18’ below the surface, so contaminants can easily enter the water supply. Here in the Sacramento Delta Watershed, this plays a big role in how we farm, how we control runoff, and how we nurture the soil. |
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Vacaville Fruit Company was started in 1960 in Vacaville, California by Richard Nola, a native of California. For over 40 years our company operated as one of California’s largest dry yards, sun drying and tunnel drying California Apricots, Peaches, Nectarines, Pears, Plums, Prunes, and Tomatoes. In the early 1970’s our company began hand packing premium Dried Fruit Gift Baskets, labeled VacaPac, made up of these fine California fruits with nuts and confections added to compliment the selection. With years of growing and drying, our family owned and operated company, has established a rich history in the sourcing and packaging of the finest dried fruits and nuts. |
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Duivenvoorden Farms is a small, family-owned Raw Milk dairy located in Cottonwood. The Duivenvoorden Family has been operating this dairy since 1963, and now has four generations living and working together on the farm. Duivenvoorden Farms sells fresh, raw milk in select local stores and through our herd share program. We also raise grass-fed steers and milk-fed pigs. Along with providing safe, nutritious, and wholesome raw products, Duivenvoorden Farms also holds farm field trips for those in our local community. We find it so important to share our knowledge of agriculture to those around us, especially to the younger generations. |
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The bold flavors, aromas, and wholesome goodness of locally grown whole grains were once commonplace in our agrarian past. The grains’ distinct personalities – from the natural interaction of seeds, soil, weather, the farmer, and the mill – were nearly lost a century ago due to commodification and industrial milling. So we’ve teamed up with renowned local farmers, millers, bakers, chefs, and cooks like you to break from convention and create a production cycle that values flavor, nutrition, and transparency over uniformity — and we’re restoring a vibrant local grain economy in the process. For us, it all starts with working closely with our farmers. By forging deep ties with them, and staying connected to their planting cycles, we help bring the flavors and that freshness of whole grains back to the table again, and push the local grain movement forward. The industry doesn’t tell you where a bag of flour comes from, because it can’t. We believe wheat shouldn’t be anonymous, so we tell you the whole story – from seed to table. |
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Over the last one hundred years the majority of food production, processing and distribution became consolidated into a handful of large corporations. So began the fast decline of our country’s small farms and farmers. The process of building resiliency in our local food system starts with diversifying supply back into the hands of many small farms and ensuring their continued operations and growth. Understanding this, in 1999 David Evans founded Marin Sun Farms as an extension of his upbringing on his family’s cattle ranch in the Point Reyes National Seashore and has grown the company to be a gateway to market for many small farms raising livestock under the stringent protocol and values the company was founded on.
Today, Marin Sun Farms has grown to be fully vertically integrated from pasture to processing to plate. We employ and empower local folks in Petaluma, Point Reyes Station and Oakland with good jobs including ranch hands, livestock handlers, butchers, packers, drivers, sales people, administrators and dreamers. |
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Founded over 30 years ago, Bellwether Farms is a family-owned artisan creamery located in Sonoma County, California, about an hour north of San Francisco and a few miles from the Pacific Ocean. Our cheeses are used by chefs in many of the finest restaurants across the country and are regularly featured in The New York Times, Martha Stewart, Sunset Magazine and gourmet food publications everywhere. You see, good taste always travels well. |
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Happy Moose Juice crafts delicious Cold-Pressed Fruit & Vegetable Juices, as well as dairy-free "mylks", right here in wonderful San Francisco. Our mission is simple: We are here to make the worlds best juice and to cultivate happiness in anyone we have the opportunity to share it with. We are passionate about finding the best natural, organic ingredients grown by the best California farmers, so we can extract all of the good stuff, and bottle it up to share with you. |
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We strive to create the highest quality, organic dairy products through the kind, respectful treatment of animals, supporting community, staying connected to our history, and passing farming along to the next generation. |
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Here at Everlife CBD, we pride ourselves on two things: quality and innovation. Our goal has always been to produce the industry's absolute highest quality CBD products by starting with the very best Organic Natural ingredients.We also combine our high quality CBD with some amazing natural organic ingredients like Arnica, Aloe, Frankincense, Helichrysum, Jojoba, Lavender, Silver Colloidal, Manuka Honey, Manuka Oil, Chamomile, MSM, Peppermint, Black Pepper, Cinnamon Leaf, Citronella Oil, Ginger Root, Basil Leaf, Spearmint, Juniper Berry, Lemon Peel Oil, Wild Oregano, Organic Cypress Oil, Sweet Fennel, Eucalyptus, Ravensara Oil, Lemon Peel Oil, Lemongrass, Coconut Oil and Rosemary. These are just a few of the organic power ingredients we use for our Pain Relief and Skin Therapies.
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