Farm Stands near Ripon, CA

Ripon

Ripon

Ripon

Modesto

Stockton

Alpine Blue Farms is a family-run u-pick operation on Highway 26 outside Stockton, with blueberries, cherries, apricots, blackberries, raspberries, peaches, strawberries and walnuts coming ripe from May through early July. The farm also sells fresh walnuts and honey and keeps shaded picnic areas for visitors. Call 209-990-2752 for picking conditions.

Stockton

Burge Road Farm is a small, veteran-owned micro-farm outside Stockton growing organic Bing cherries for u-pick during the short late-spring season, with picnic grounds for families who want to make a day of it. Call 209-817-1650 to check whether the trees are ready.

Stockton

Boggs Tract Community Farm in south Stockton doubles as a community garden and a teaching farm, renting garden plots for a small monthly fee and running an on-site market. Volunteer coordinator Ellen Powell helps oversee the site, which partners with the Edible Schoolyard Project and San Joaquin County Human Services Agency on food and nutrition programs for neighborhood families.

Stockton

Oakdale

Waterford

Tracy

Arya Farm Produce has grown and sold fresh fruit and vegetables direct from its Reeve Road fields in Tracy since 2007, rounding out the stand with pantry staples like rice, beans and cooking oils for the Tracy and Mountain House communities. Reach the farm at 209-835-9850 or [email protected].

Lockeford

Turlock

Lodi

Cheese Central in downtown Lodi stocks more than 100 cheeses from around the world across bloomy, bleu and washed-rind families, with one case set aside just for California producers. Charcuterie, crackers, olive oils, jams and chutneys round out the shop, and staff help with pairing. Reach them at 209-368-3033 or [email protected].

Turlock

Holt

Clements

Biglieri Farms runs a farm market out of a red barn on Highway 88 in Clements, growing walnuts, sweet red Italian onions, bell peppers, sweet corn and winter squash and rounding out the shelves with neighbors' seasonal produce. The family also bakes fruit and cream pies, makes fudge and raviolis, and grills tri-tip and hot dog sandwiches on site. Call 209-505-8431 for hours.

Valley Springs

Hilmar

Anderson Almonds is a certified-organic almond grower in Hilmar selling farm-direct, unpasteurized raw almonds in 5, 10 and 25-pound bags. The family has farmed organically for more than 40 years, irrigating with Sierra Nevada snowmelt and skipping synthetic chemicals. The farm is a CCOF-certified member and has recently paused online ordering between harvests.

Brentwood