Farms Near Oroville, CA

Oroville

Long Creek Winery & Ranch is a family-owned winery on 26 acres near Lake Oroville, with a climate-controlled tasting room pouring by the glass or bottle for a $5 fee that includes five to six samples and a logo glass. The property has a self-guided vineyard trail and a two-acre pond with picnic space, plus seasonal mandarin picking each fall. The venue also hosts events for up to 100 guests under its Long Creek and Vaquero Brand wine labels.

OROVILLE

Oroville Hospital's Community Farmers' Market sets up on the hospital's Olive Highway campus in Butte County, one of a number of hospital-hosted markets nationwide that put fresh produce next to the parking lot. Vendor list, market day, and hours aren't confirmed online.

Oroville

Myers and Bird Streets fill with vendor tents on Saturdays, 9am to 1pm, from spring through fall — fresh produce, baked goods, and handmade crafts from Butte County growers and makers. It's a seasonal market rather than a year-round operation, closing once the growing season tapers off. The Oroville tourism office keeps current vendor listings for anyone planning a visit.

Oroville

Harvest Hill is listed on Mt. Ida Road in Oroville, a Butte County town where citrus, olives, and almonds are common crops along the Feather River foothills. No working website or social page turned up in research, so current offerings and hours could not be confirmed.

Oroville

Butte

Chaffin Family Orchards has farmed the same Butte County ground since 1924, now run by the third generation across roughly 2,000 acres of permaculture-based orchard and pasture. The farm grows more than 40 heirloom fruit varieties, presses an award-winning extra virgin Mission olive oil, and raises grassfed Angus cattle alongside sheep, goats, and chickens that supply pastured eggs. Farm tours run by appointment, and the orchard sells jams and other preserves made from its own fruit.

Oroville

Karen Mueller's Christmas Farm sells cut trees each holiday season out of Oroville, in the Butte County foothills below Lake Oroville. No hours or pricing are published online for this listing; contact the farm directly before visiting.

Yankee Hill

Santa Delivers Trees sells Christmas trees from a small farm on Nelson Bar Road in Yankee Hill, up in the Butte County foothills. It's a modest seasonal operation rather than a big production — call ahead to confirm they're open before driving out.

Biggs

Max's Miracle Ranch in Biggs is a working orchard offering pick-your-own peaches, apricots, plums and apples in season, plus a fall pumpkin patch, corn maze, train rides and hay wagon rides. The Butte County farmstead also hosts birthday parties and holiday events like Christmas tree sales. Call 530-354-7168 for current hours.

Durham

Multi-generational farm on Highway 99 outside Durham raising grass-fed beef, pastured pork, and pastured poultry. The family runs educational farm tours and school field trips year-round, with a pumpkin patch added each October and farm products sold on-site.

Biggs

Max's Miracle Ranch is based in Biggs, a small farm town in Butte County's rice and orchard country. No details on what the ranch grows, raises, or offers visitors are available online.

Paradise

Mountain View Christmas Tree Farm in Paradise lets visitors cut their own tree or pick a fresh pre-cut one from a lineup that includes Colorado Blue Spruce, Douglas Fir, Giant Sequoia, and Sugar Pine. Owner Joe McNally keeps a campfire going for marshmallow roasting and leads flashlight walks through the field after dark. Leashed dogs are welcome. The farm runs weekends only through mid-December — call ahead to check the schedule.

Brownsville Farmers Market sets up Friday afternoons from 4 p.m. until dusk, May through October, at 16900 Willow Glen Road in the Sierra foothills of Yuba County. Every vendor sells only what they grew or made themselves, no resale, no middlemen, which means the sourdough, mushrooms, tallow products, and produce on the tables came from someone's own land. The market accepts CalFresh/EBT.

Paradise

Paradise

Noble's Orchards grows stone fruit on Pentz Road in Paradise, including apples, peaches, nectarines and cherries, and propagates its own nursery stock on site. The farm sells direct from the property Sunday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., and shows up at the Chico farmers market on Saturdays and Paradise's on Mondays. Call 530-877-4784 for what's ripe.

Gridley

Johnson U-Pick Farm is a five-acre operation two miles south of Gridley growing cherries, blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, peaches, and fall pumpkins for pick-your-own harvest from late May through October. Owner Mark Johnson holds a master's degree from UC Davis in organic weed control and runs the farm with minimal spraying. The farm opens Wednesdays and Saturdays during the season, with pre-picked produce available for anyone who'd rather skip the fields.

Gridley

Johnson Farm is based in Gridley, in Butte County's kiwifruit and walnut country north of Sacramento. No current crop list, hours, or contact details are published online.

Durham

Patrick Ranch Museum preserves 28 acres of working ranch history between Chico and Durham, anchored by the 1877 Glenwood Farmhouse and several original barns. The Far West Heritage Association opened it to the public in 2010 after Hester and William Patrick left the property to the group. Fall brings the museum's Autumn Fest and pumpkin patch alongside its regular exhibits and volunteer programs.

Browns Valley

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Browns Valley

M&A Ranch is a small family-owned cattle ranch in Browns Valley, in the Sierra Nevada foothills, raising Angus cattle on the same property since 1980. The herd — bred with New Zealand Turihaua Angus and Akaushi Wagyu genetics — is 100% grass-fed and grass-finished on native and irrigated pastures with no grain, antibiotics, added hormones, or GMOs, sold as half-beef shares butchered at the ranch, typically through a waiting list.

Browns Valley

Established in 1980 in the Sierra Nevada foothills at Browns Valley, M&A Ranch has spent four decades refining grass-fed Angus genetics, blending New Zealand Turihaua Station bloodlines with Akaushi Wagyu. Calves are born and raised on the ranch on native and irrigated pasture — never grain, antibiotics, hormones, or insecticides — and sold as half-beef shares butchered at the ranch, usually through a first-come waiting list.

Oregon House

Dobbins

Oregon House

A Sunday farmers' market operating in Chico, in Butte County's Sacramento Valley farm region — separate from the city's established Saturday and Wednesday certified markets. Specific location, hours, and vendors weren't confirmed for this listing.

Richards Ranch in Modesto operates as a rustic event barn rather than a working farm stand, based on its current online listings.

Chico

Chico State's College of Agriculture runs a working University Farm on the edge of campus, including a dairy unit, a meat lab, and the student-run Organic Vegetable Project, which sells produce through a farm stand and seasonal CSA boxes. It operates primarily as a teaching farm for ag students, with some sales open to the public.

Chico

Fred Selby started this apiary in Chico in 1974, and the family business now keeps hives across three states: California, Wyoming, and Utah. Selby Family Honey's bestseller is a Wyoming clover and alfalfa blend, alongside a newer California orange blossom variety, all harvested raw with no processing or additives. The honey is stocked at Raley's, Nob Hill, and Bel Air stores across Northern California.

Chico

This Chico vineyard operation is listed at Hegan Lane in the Sacramento Valley's Butte County wine country, an area better known for olives and almonds than grapes.

Chico

Loma Rica

In 1999, Monica and Michael Keller bought 10 acres in Loma Rica, California, and started Calolea Olive Oil with a pure dream to produce quality extra virgin olive oil in California. The first year they produced just 80 gallons of oil, but their timing was perfect as Californians were hungry for quality olive oil. Calolea’s handcrafted olive oil has been certified “extra virgin” by the California Olive Oil Council and has an acidity level of 0.13%. The olives on the Keller’s 100-year-old Mission,

Marysville

Since 1999, the Keller family has handcrafted Calolea extra virgin olive oil near Marysville from hand-picked olives — century-old Mission and Manzanillo trees plus Tuscan varieties — custom-milled and cold-pressed within 24 hours. Certified extra virgin by the California Olive Oil Council with acidity of just 0.13%, Calolea took Best in Show at the Los Angeles International Olive Oil Competition and pours its award-winning oils and balsamic vinegars at a tasting room set on 20 acres of historic olives.

Marysville

In 1999, Monica and Michael Keller bought 10 acres in Loma Rica, California, and started Calolea Olive Oil with a pure dream to produce quality extra virgin olive oil in California. The first year they produced just 80 gallons of oil, but their timing was perfect as Californians were hungry for quality olive oil. Calolea’s handcrafted olive oil has been certified “extra virgin” by the California Olive Oil Council and has an acidity level of 0.13%. The olives on the Keller’s 100-year-old Mission,

Marysville

Calolea Olive Oil began in 1999 when Monica and Michael Keller planted their dream on 10 acres in Loma Rica, near Marysville, California. Their handcrafted oil — certified extra virgin by the California Olive Oil Council — comes from hand-picked, 100-year-old Mission and Manzanillo trees plus newer Tuscan plantings, cold-pressed within 24 hours, and has won Best in Show at the Los Angeles International Olive Oil Competition; grass-fed cattle graze and sustain the orchards, and a tasting room sits on 20 acres of historic olives.

Chico Certified Farmers' Market runs Saturdays from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., year-round and rain or shine, in the downtown municipal parking lot at 2nd and Wall streets. The same nonprofit also runs a Wednesday market at North Valley Plaza Mall on Pillsbury Road. Cash, EBT, and WIC are accepted at both.

Chico

Chico

Chico

L and T Farms is based in Chico, in the almond and rice country of the northern Sacramento Valley. No crop list, hours, or contact information for the farm turned up online.

Chico

Chico

Chico

Chico Certified Farmers' Market runs year-round, rain or shine, from 7:30 a.m. to noon at the North Valley Plaza lot on Pillsbury Road, next to Trader Joe's. The nonprofit behind it actually operates five separate markets across Butte County under the county Agricultural Commissioner's certification. Vendors sell locally grown produce, USDA Certified Organic goods, and handmade items; EBT, WIC, and Market Match are accepted.

Yuba City

A food bank listing in Yuba City, California, serving Yuba and Sutter counties in the Sacramento Valley. No verified details on this specific food bank's hours, distribution days, or partner farms turned up in current research.

Yuba City

Open seasonally from May through September at the corner of Highway 20 and Walton Avenue, this certified market sells farm-fresh produce straight from Yuba City-area growers alongside handcrafted goods from local artisans. Confirm this year's exact day and hours before visiting, since seasonal Sacramento Valley markets shift year to year.

Yuba City

Every Saturday from May through October, growers set up at Town Square by the fountain on Plumas Street in Yuba City, selling fresh fruit and vegetables, eggs, honey, olive oil, butcher cuts and mushrooms alongside handmade candles and soaps. The market runs 8 a.m. to noon and is organized under the Yuba-Sutter certified farmers market program.

Yuba City

Yuba Sutter's certified market runs Saturdays 8 a.m. to noon, May through October, at Town Square on Plumas Street, with an added Sunday market (9 a.m. to 1 p.m., July through October) in the Tractor Supply lot. Vendors sell seasonal fruit, vegetables, baked goods and flowers direct from the farm. Market manager Desiree Silva can be reached at 916-945-6717.

Penn Valley

Penn Valley

Penn Valley

Rough and Ready

Amaizing Cattle Drive is listed on Cattle Drive Road in Rough and Ready, a small unincorporated Nevada County community in Gold Country. Its name suggests a corn maze paired with a cattle-drive attraction, a common fall agritourism combination in the region, but no working website turned up to confirm current activities or season.

Orland

Boysen Berry Farm, run under the name Rudy's Original, is kept by Jeanette 'Nettie' Boysen Fitzgerald and her husband Tom, who are reviving her family's namesake fruit on County Road 23 outside Orland. The u-pick boysenberries move fast during the short harvest window, open Friday through Monday, 7am to 7pm.