Farms in Escondido, CA

Escondido · Agritourism Farm, Farm Stand

Farm Stand West sells produce from a stand on Miller Ave in Escondido, in the North County San Diego growing region known for citrus, avocados, and small produce operations.

Escondido · Agritourism Farm, Farm Stand

Escondido · Organic Farm, Produce Farm

Be Wise Ranch has grown certified organic produce in the Santa Fe Valley, eight miles east of San Diego, since 1977 — founder Bill Brammer helped draft the state and federal legislation defining organic standards during his term as CCOF president. The coastal microclimate allows year-round growing of nationally known vine-ripe heirloom tomatoes, strawberries, squash, and greens, sold wholesale and through a CSA delivering weekly boxes to pickup points across San Diego County.

Escondido · Egg Farm, Poultry Farm

Fluegge Egg Ranch has produced eggs in North San Diego County for 70 years, founded in 1956 by Walter and Lucy Fluegge and now spanning four generations of the family. The ranch supplies Southern California stores and restaurants and runs a farm stand at the corner of its Valley Center property on North Lake Wohlford Road, open Tuesday through Sunday with cartons, flats, and checks straight from the farm.

Escondido · Organic Farm, Produce Farm

J.R. Organics is a fourth-generation family farm in Escondido, certified organic since 1986 — four decades of growing some of San Diego County's freshest produce. The farm delivers weekly and bi-weekly certified organic CSA farm boxes across the county, sells at more than a dozen farmers markets from Carlsbad to Temecula, and offers online pre-orders, with farm tours by appointment.

Escondido · Farmers Market

Welk Certified Farmers' Market is a weekly certified farmers market at the Welk Resort in Escondido, California. It runs Mondays from 3 to 7 p.m. Local farms sell certified organic produce alongside food vendors and handcrafted goods, with items such as guacamole, chocolate Italian ice and sweet potato pies. The market holds a weekly scavenger hunt and raffle.

Escondido · Christmas Tree Farm, Produce Farm

George Hillebrecht bought his first parcel of the ranch in Escondido in 1924, and continued to buy adjoining parcels as he could afford them, until he had 150 acres. His parents were citrus farmers from Orange County, and he chose this area because the land was affordable and they had a promising source of local water. George planted valencia oranges and lemons from his own nursery, and later planted fuerte avocados. He retired in the mid 50’s and his son Ben, Laura’s father, continued planting

Escondido · Agritourism Farm, Farm Stand

Escondido

Escondido · CSA Farm, Organic Farm

Escondido · CSA Farm, Organic Farm

Escondido · Farmers Market

Escondido · Agritourism Farm

Escondido · Farmers Market

Escondido · Farm Stand

San Diego · Agritourism Farm, Pumpkin Patch

San Diego · Agritourism Farm, Pumpkin Patch

San Marcos · Produce Farm, Organic Farm

Golden Door Country Store in San Marcos shares the harvest of Golden Door's bio-intensive kitchen garden and groves — seasonal organic produce from citrus and strawberries to heirloom tomatoes and greens, grown without pesticides or synthetic fertilizers. The store, open Tuesday through Sunday, also carries preserves, marmalades, estate honey, olive oil, and a rotating schedule of freshly baked breads from local bakers.

San Diego · Farmers Market

San Marcos

Valley Center · Farm Stand

Bates Nut Farm is a family nut farm and store in Valley Center, California, on the 100-acre ranch Gilbert and Beatrice Bates bought in 1921. Nuts are roasted and packaged on site, and the store also sells homemade fudge, candy, chocolate and dried fruit, with online orders through its shop. The free Farm Zoo, with alpacas, goats, sheep and a mini-donkey, is open daily 9am to 5pm. The pumpkin patch, running since 1963, opens each September through October 31 with tractor hayrides, a straw maze and pony rides.

Valley Center · Organic Farm, Orchard

Nopalito Farm & Hopyard is a regenerative farm on 15 acres of chaparral foothills in Valley Center, on historic land of the Luiseño Payómkawichum people, stewarded by the Brownwood family since 2015. The certified organic orchards, flower fields, and botanicals share the land with wildlife habitat and cabins bookable through Hipcamp for overnight farm stays.

Valley Center

Years before the Stehly Family began farming in Valley Center, the roots of Stehly Farms stretch back to the agriculture days of Orange County, CA. Nicholas J Stehly founded the original farm in the 1920′s, and was later acquired by Jerome Stehly Sr. where he continued farming. As the population in Orange County grew, farm land got thinner and the Stehly Family felt the pressure and knew it was time to get back to open land. In 1964, Jerome Sr. moved the farm to where it sits now in Valley Cente

Valley Center · Agritourism Farm, Flower Farm

Valley Center · Agritourism Farm, Orchard

Poway · Farmers Market

Vista · Organic Farm, Produce Farm

Sand n' Straw Community Farm is a family-owned regenerative farm on six acres in Vista, California, growing dozens of pesticide-free crops — from avocados, dragon fruit, and citrus to tomatoes, squash, and berries — using organic, permaculture, and soil-building practices. The farm stand opens Wednesday and Saturday with produce, small-batch jams, raw honey, sourdough, and teas, and a $35 weekly CSA farm box comes with recipes, quarterly farm tours, and member discounts.