Carlsbad Strawberry Company has been growing Strawberries for 4 generations and the experience shows! Our strawberries are the tastiest around, grown with love and passion. We have been in Carlsbad since the 1950’s growing with the city around us, and even seeing Interstate 5 come into being. Dedicating ourselves to giving back to the community, we work with local schools, churches, non-profits and more. When you visit us you are visiting family – we look forward to welcoming you to our Strawberry Fields!

Coastal Roots Farm is a nonprofit community farm dedicated to “nourishing community” through regenerative agriculture, food access, environmental education, and Jewish life. Annually we grow around 80,000 pounds of food, feed around 45,000 people, and welcome over 12,000 youth and over 5,000 guests for community and Jewish agricultural events.

Daily Blooms is a store dedicated to Helen Daily. Helen’s grandchildren decided to pay tribute to their grandmother by planting 40,000 flowers at their grandparents ranch in De Luz. Fresh lavender, protea, eucalyptus, wax flowers and various fillers. They sell the plants and flowers from Daily Ranch at the store and have other beautiful items for your home.

We have been growing indoors locally in Encinitas and San Marcos since 2013. We grow tomatoes, Persian cucumbers, basil and lettuce and work with restaurants, grocery stores, & school districts.

Firefly Grove is a five-acre boutique farm featuring over 700 avocado trees and 350 rare fruit trees.  Additionally, we have a culinary garden, 22 chickens, four Flemish bunnies, two mini-horses, and five fainting goats.  We also run a Care Farming program for neurodivergent adults.
Currently, you can purchase our produce through Navore Market and can book a stay at our whimsical Airbnb.

Flying F Ranch is located in the beautiful mountains of San Diego, California. Many people wouldn’t think of cattle grazing in open pastures when San Diego comes to mind. However, we are here and we are proud and thankful to ranch in such a beautiful area of California. 

My husband, Bryce and I met back in 2005 when we were in high school. I was an incoming freshman, and he was to be a Junior. We started dating that fall and ended up going to college together in San Diego and got married in June 2014. We received a unique wedding gift from my dad, ten heifers (young female cattle that haven’t had a calf yet). That was the start of “The Flying F” herd.

Hilliker’s Ranch Fresh Eggs has been family owned and operated since 1942. Located in Lakeside, Hilliker’s produces cage-free, vegetarian eggs that are sold along with other goods at their storefront. Hilliker’s also sells to stores and restaurants around San Diego County. The ranch has 3 cage-free, state-of-the-art aviaries, each housing around 10,000 hens each. These barns are designed with their comfort and safety in mind.

At the ranch, we well eggs, milk, cheese, jam, and honey. We also sell our eggs to restaurants and grocery stores around San Diego County. Following the passing of Proposition 2 in 2008, we have been converting our barns to cage-free facilities and have 3 in operation currently. Outside of the farm, Hilliker’s is very involved in the community. The business has sponsored 4-H and FFA events, fairs, rodeos, and pageants.

Hukama Produce is a family run operation that grows mainly vegetables on 4acres of land in Ramona, California. Established in 2015, Hukama sells its produce mainly at Hillcrest Farmers market, Foodshed Inc, restaurants and nonprofit organizations like Plus box.

J.R. Organics Farm, CCOF certified in 1986, is 100% organic and committed to growing produce in the purest way possible. They are passionate about growing the most delicious organic produce around and sharing it at local farmers markets and in their CSA farm box.

Mountain Meadow Mushroom Farms Inc. is a farm located in the rural area of Escondido in the greater North County San Diego that has been growing mushrooms since 1952. They pride themselves in providing the freshest high-quality product to neighboring grocery stores, restaurants, farmers markets, and direct retail from their farm. They have diversified their product and services to fresh exotic mushroom and growing kits and continue to give away their spent compost to the community!

Rancho Monte Vista is a 4th generation run citrus and avocado farm in Pauma Valley. Andy Lyall is on the Board of Directors of the San Diego County Farm Bureau and the Upper San Luis Rey Resource Conservation District.

Sorensen’s Greenhouses is a multi-generation cacti and succulent nursery located in Southern California.

Karl Strauss is San Diego’s original craft brewery. Proudly independent since ’89 with 10 brewery restaurants and distribution across California. We love our local farmers and donate our spent grains, a brewing byproduct, to “Farmer Frank” of Konyn Dairy.

Natural Leavened Sourdough Breads specializing in Breads using organic ingredients with long fermentation for great flavor and good health.

Cucina di Nana is a small, Cottage Kitchen business located in in Rancho Bernardo specializing in homemade, organic fig jams. We grow some of the figs ourselves, but also need to supplement additional figs from various fig growers.

Cultura con Sabor is a 501(c)(3)established to create cultural connection by preserving, protecting, and sharing the flavors, techniques, and ingredients that are characteristic of traditional Mexican cuisine. It is based at Rancho Sabor in Rainbow, which grows and harvests many of the ingredients for the cuisine including tomatoes, peppers, lettuces and cabbage, potatoes, nopales, citrus, eggs, (sometimes) corn, and agaves.

Jimbo’s Naturally! primarily offers local organic produce in their 100% organic produce department. In 2023, Jimbo’s purchased over $2.6 million in fresh organic produce from San Diego farms!

Through Moceri Produce, Gluten Freedom Baking Co uses local and state grown fruits and vegetables whenever possible.

Hearth and Harvest is a chef and nutritionist team who’s main goal is to bridge the gap between the consumer and local farmers through creating unique food experiences that tell the story of these farms on site. We specialize in farm to table, live fire experiences with the goal of not only serving flavorful seasonal food but also inspiring people reconnect and get to know the people growing and raising their food.

The San Diego Fishermens’ Working Group represents San Diego fishermen so we may speak with one voice on all matters that affect San Diego commercial fishing.

Created in 1978, the California Avocado Commission strives to enhance the premium positioning of California avocados through advertising, promotion and public relations, and engages in related industry activities. California Avocados are commercially cultivated with uncompromising dedication to quality and freshness, by more than 3,000 growers in the Golden State. The California Avocado Commission serves as the official information source for California avocados and the California avocado industry. 

The County of San Diego manages several programs to assist the farming community through permit streamlining efforts, grant funded projects, and agricultural conservation programs.

CDFA Office of Farm to Fork connects local food producers with school districts to increase local procurement and support farm to school activities, such as school gardens and hands-on food education.

Edible San Diego is a local food media company celebrating local food culture. We specialize in producing informational media featured in seasonal print magazines, e-newsletters, and ediblesandiego.com.

Since 2008, we’ve worked with independent writers, photographers, illustrators, and storytellers who have deep connections to our region and expertise in telling award-winning stories about San Diego’s food community.

At Ethos we believe in the epic quote “Food Is Your Medicine”. When planning for our classes or events, we try and source our ingredients locally, keeping in mind organic is best. We encourage you to take up gardening, visit your farmer’s markets, and provide your body with high-nutrient-based foods.

Ethos Culinary is a unique space located in a Chef’s home kitchen, in San Diego County, Carlsbad, California. We provide you with a personal small group environment.

Our motto is: ” Stay awhile and let’s share memories”.

Established in 2007, Feeding San Diego is the leading hunger-relief and food rescue organization in San Diego County and the only Feeding America member in the region.

The AgX Innovation Hub, operated by Heal the Earth, is designed to strengthen and innovate the regional agricultural ecosystem. It supports small farms and local food systems by aggregating and distributing locally produced goods, helping farmers reach larger markets, and fostering sustainable agricultural technology and entrepreneurship in the community. The hub also provides resources like business incubation, workforce training, and marketing to boost local agriculture’s impact and resilience. 

Healthy Day is deeply connected to San Diego agriculture by professionally growing seedlings that have empowered over 38,000 food-insecure neighbors to grow their own food, build trees in low-income neighborhoods and partner in local produce-rescue efforts to keep healthy food hyper local, reducing waste and food-related carbon footprints while strengthening access to fresh food and cultivating more resilient communities. 

San Diego–based online platform dedicated to connecting local farmers and producers directly with consumers to build a more sustainable and community-rooted food system.

The MiraCosta College Horticulture Program is a community college program offering courses and certificate and/or degree opportunities in Landscape/Design Architecture, Sustainable Organic Production, Nursery Management and Production, a Pathway to PCA, Sustainable Landscape Management, Irrigation, Wine and Viticulture.

Mission RCD promotes the conservation of soil, water and other natural resources in San Diego’s North County to ensure a healthy ecosystem and provide economic benefits and quality of life for landowners and the general public. As an independent, non-regulatory Special District, MRCD engages with its community to restore and solve complex habitat, agriculture, water and other environmental challenges. MRCD provides education, technical assistance and resources and works closely with growers and producers on best management practices for healthy soils, sustainable agriculture, invasive weed abatement, water management and climate change adaptation.

We use science and partnerships to make sure California’s agricultural lands are providing as much benefit as possible to the communities and wildlife that depend on them.

Farms and Ranches make up almost half of the land area of California. In addition to providing food to sustain human communities and economies, these landscapes also contribute to ecosystem services such as water quality and availability, biodiversity conservation, and nutrient cycling. 

The mission of the Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego County is to protect, conserve, and restore natural resources through education, information, and technical assistance programs.

San Diego Ag in the Classroom (SDAITC), a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, was launched in 1996 by agriculturalists wanting to advance ag literacy for students in San Diego County. Its mission is to support and promote the teaching of agriculture, the role it plays in our lives and to encourage careers in agriculture.

If you have ever gone to a farmers’ market, checked out at a grocery store, pumped gas or wondered if that produce was truly organic, you have benefitted from the Dept. of Agriculture, Weights & Measures. While you go about your daily lives, we protect you against the spread of harmful pests, monitor pesticide use, and ensure price accuracy and proper package labeling.

San Diego County Flower and Plant Association is a trade association of commercial cut flower and potted plant growers and supporting firms in Southern California that was established in 1947. Their mission is to strengthen, advance, and support the floriculture industry in Southern California.

Affiliated with the Frank Konyn Dairy, the last remaining commercial dairy operation in San Diego County, San Pasqual Valley Soils operates a compost/mulch production operation providing landscapers and farmers a source for soil conditioners, customized soil blends, and aggregates. They are the only source of an organically certified cow manure compost in the region.

Slices of Citrus is a real fruit & vegetable jewelry company founded on sustainability and nature preservation! The owners love nature and all of her beautiful patterns, so they hand slice and paint real fruits & vegetables with an eco-friendly resin to preserve them and turn them into wearable art!

Specialty Produce is a family owned and operated food service and retail fresh produce and grocery supplier located in San Diego. A premium provider for more than 30 years, Specialty Produce continues to be a leader in service, product quality, and technology.

As part of the agricultural community, the University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) helps farmers implement more-efficient growing methods and solve pest management problems. UCCE academics and staff are mobilizing to address the threat of a changing climate. As stewards of the land, they help develop smart water-use strategies, conduct wildfire education, and help preserve natural areas and farmland.

The Wishing Tree Company is an online gift company based in Encinitas specializing in beautiful trees delivered and planted. In business since 2010, we source our trees from local growers and nurseries throughout San Diego County.

WM Agri Service Recycling Inc. is the leading producer of composted soil amendment and mulch products in San Diego County. Their local agricultural communities can confidently rely on WM organics for high-quality products designed to improve soil tilth at prices that maximize profit margins. WM Agri Service is committed to providing organic solutions to their agricultural partners throughout San Diego County and their expansive distribution channels and reliable product availability ensures customers will receive deliveries on-time to meet the needs of each growing season. WM Agri Service offers OIM material in operating certified organic farms in California.

At Zero Foodprint (ZFP), we are on a mission to combat climate change by rallying the food and beverage industry in support of regenerative agriculture. Through small donations across the food system, ZFP is able to fund farm projects that draw carbon straight from the atmosphere and store it underground, resulting in better food, thriving farms, and a restored climate.