Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Ferndale, CA

Eureka

Certified-organic farm on Myrtle Avenue growing vegetables, meats, and eggs on 102 acres, started by Johnny Gary and Heather Plaza in 2002. The farm stand runs May through November, and October brings a pumpkin patch with a hay maze and corn maze built by the family who works the land. CSA shares available.

Freshwater Farms is based in the Freshwater area east of Eureka, in Humboldt County. The name matches the community it sits in, a redwood-and-wetland corridor along Freshwater Creek known locally for native-plant nurseries.

Arcata

North Coast Co-op has run as Humboldt County's member-owned natural foods grocery since 1973, with stores in Arcata and Eureka open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Owners get a vote in the co-op's direction, and the stores carry goods from more than 120 local vendors, totaling over $9 million in local purchases a year.

Honeydew

Lost Coast Blueberries ran a u-pick blueberry operation on Mattole Road, about three miles northwest of Honeydew in Humboldt County. Recent directory notes flag uncertainty over whether the farm is still operating — check before making the drive out.

Arcata

A working farm on Mad River Road outside Arcata with an on-farm market and a focus on organic growing and agricultural education. The North Coast operation sells directly off the farm rather than only through retail outlets, fitting Humboldt County's strong farm-direct market culture. Call ahead for current hours and what's in season.

Noble Berry Farm is on Fieldbrook Road outside Fieldbrook, a small farming community in the Humboldt County lowlands near Arcata known for berries grown in the coastal fog belt.

McKinleyville

Wolfsen's Blueberry Farm is a small, CCOF-certified organic operation in McKinleyville on California's North Coast, run by the Wolfsen family. The farm opens its rows for u-pick during the summer blueberry harvest, selling fresh berries straight from the field rather than through a retail storefront.

Blue Lake

A nine-acre corn maze anchors this Blue Lake pumpkin patch off Highway 299 on Glendale Drive. Free hay-wagon rides carry visitors out to the pumpkin field, and a night maze runs on select evenings for those willing to get lost in the dark. Weekday hours run noon to 5:30 p.m.; weekends open earlier, from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. No frills, no gift shop gimmicks — just a maze, a wagon, and a field of pumpkins.

McKinleyville

Brunner Family Farm is a small permaculture-based operation in rural Humboldt County near McKinleyville, raising dairy and fiber goats, pastured pork and poultry, and organic vegetables and eggs. The family also grows specialty cut flowers, spins mohair from their angora goats, and runs farm education programs, venue rentals, and farm stays.

McKinleyville

Fieldbrook Winery is on Fieldbrook Road in McKinleyville, California, in Humboldt County's redwood and pasture country north of Arcata, a cooler, foggier wine region than most of the state.