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.

Dickinson Family Farm is a family-owned operation based in Southern California, selling a variety of organic fruits. We partner with local organic farmers to promote sustainability and support within the local farm community.

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.

SAVAGE BEE-CHES® began as a regenerative agriculture project not a honey boutique. Honeybees were part of a broader land stewardship commitment. But the more we learned, the more the picture complicated: concentrating honeybees crowds out the native bees that local ecosystems actually depend on. That knowledge forced a hard pivot toward sourcing from low-conflict areas with responsible beekeepers across more regions, more landscapes, more crops.

What we didn’t expect was what came with that shift, an extraordinary range of varietals, each one a product of a specific place and season. The variety became the education. People would taste something unfamiliar and immediately want to know where it came from, how did the bees make it, how the land shaped the flavor. Questions about honey became questions about bees, agriculture, and ecosystems most people had never been invited to consider.

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

For coffee lovers and clients who want coffee with integrity. Beautifully roasted, transparently sourced, and rooted in community.

Just 30 minutes from downtown San Diego, Hillside Ranch Vineyard feels worlds away. Nestled in the quiet hills of Jamul, our family-owned winery offers a peaceful, rural escape surrounded by open sky, rolling granite hills, and the calm rhythm of ranch life. We would love to have you come by to enjoy the view, tour our vineyards and sample our wine!

Since 1950, family-owned and operated Hollandia Dairy has been producing, processing and distributing our award-winning, farm-fresh milk and nutritional dairy products to the families of Southern California.

While many will argue that “milk is milk,” the Hollandia way of doing business is the difference you can taste and see. We believe healthy, happy cows give the best milk, and we make sure to take extra special care of our spotted MVPs. This is how we’re able to ship out fresh and delicious dairy products every single day for you and your family to enjoy.

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.

After construction, we’ll make traditional grape wines as well as unique custom beverages like our Amazing Blue Agave and our flagship, Lutapaj Manzanita Cider®—an all-natural beverage made with no pesticides and zero irrigation water. Delicious and local, crafted for sustainability here in Southern California.

Our sister company and grower partner is Horsethief Canyon Vineyards — the commercial farm that provides the grapes, manzanita, and blue agave for our beverages.

Note: Horsethief Canyon Vineyards is a commercial farm and is not open for public tours or tastings at this time. After Lutapaj opens, our plan is to open at the farm.

At Valetina Vineyards, the warm sunshine, the gentle ocean breezes, the rich soil all of these elements play a vital role in shaping the character of our wines. It’s like
capturing a piece of this breathtaking landscape in every bottle.

And here’s the kicker we’re all about quality over quantity. That’s why our production is limited. We believe in giving each wine the time, attention, and care it deserves, ensuring that every drop is a true representation of the Southern California terroir. It’s like bringing a slice of this beautiful region right to your glass.

Viewpoint Brewing Co. is founded on the principle that everyone – and everything – brings a unique perspective to creation and interpretation. Located in the coastal town of Del Mar, CA, Viewpoint is the city’s first brewery, bringing together the diverse perspectives of a collaborative group of longtime members of the culinary and craft brewing communities. Founded by Charles Koll, the 7,000 square-foot brewery and restaurant features a full-service dining experience helmed by Executive Chef Dustin Karagheusian, serving familiar dishes reinterpreted. Head brewer Moe Katomski provides Viewpoint’s 20 taps with a mix of eclectic house-brewed styles. The expansive indoor/outdoor space offers pristine views of the San Dieguito Lagoon from all vantage points, providing the ideal gathering landscape.

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

Nestled in the heart of Hillcrest, San Diego, Cellar Hand embodies a commitment to sustainability, craftsmanship, and community. Through a farm-to-table approach, our menu showcases hyper-local seasonal fare. Our extensive wine list highlights the diverse terroir of California, serving as an extension of founder’s Pali Wine Co. Santa Barbara County winery. By fostering deep connections with local artisans, farmers, fishers, and stewards, Cellar Hand strives to be a destination where guests can savor the essence of California’s bounty in every bite and sip.

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.

Led by the Michelin-starred expertise of Ian Ward and Danny Romero, The Pony Boy reimagines 1960s classics with a modern twist. Executive Chef Josh Reynolds celebrates local ingredients through innovative techniques, while sommelier Kyle South rounds out the experience with an impressive array of rare and vintage wines to complement each dish. At Ponyboy, every meal is a journey through time, blending culinary artistry with a timeless experience.

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.

From the West Coast’s largest estuary in San Francisco Bay to the shores of Mission Bay, and from the wetlands of the Central Valley to the Salton Sea, Audubon California has worked for decades to protect birds, people, and the places they share.

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.

If you’re like most people, you’re probably curious about where your food comes from but may not know where to find the answers. Enter Alexandra Rae, owner and creator of Harvest Joy – a space where farming stories, farm fashion, and fresh produce tips take center stage. Harvest Joy takes you behind the scenes to learn more about how food is grown and the people dedicated to growing it.

Alexandra has been connected to farming and agriculture her entire life. In fact, her great grandfather sailed to the US from Ireland when he was only seven years old and took his first job selling vegetables in New York City. You could say fresh produce runs in her blood, and you’d be right. Her passion for agriculture earned her a degree in Agricultural Business Management from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo where she recognized a massive opportunity to more effectively educate and advocate for fresh food through visual storytelling.

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 College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (CNAS) is home to world-renowned scholars pursuing research that deepens our knowledge of the universe we live in and improves the quality of life for inhabitants of the state, the nation, and the world. Central to this research is educating the students who come to CNAS to learn science, and who leave with an integrated grasp of how they can change the world. These students, and the faculty who teach them, benefit from a structure that is unique among land-grant colleges: CNAS’s 13 departments encompass the life, physical, mathematical, and agricultural sciences. This structure encourages an extraordinary degree of collaboration, reflected in the interdisciplinary research centers and the many cooperatively taught degree programs. Modern science is team based, and CNAS embodies that principle in everything it teaches and practices.

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.