Farm Stands near Valley Center, CA

Pauma Valley

Pauma Valley

Valley Center

Bates Nut Farm has sold roasted nuts, fudge and gourmet treats from its Valley Center property for over a century, stocking pistachios, pecans, cashews, peanuts and sunflower seeds roasted on site. The 100-acre farm also keeps mini-donkeys, goats, sheep, llamas and peacocks that visitors can hand-feed for 75 cents a bag. Admission is free; reach the farm at 760-749-3333 or [email protected].

PAUMA VALLEY

Escondido

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

Fran's Original Farm Stand operates on Summit Drive in Escondido, part of inland San Diego County's citrus and avocado belt. No working website, social page, or product list turned up in research, so specifics beyond the name and address could not be confirmed.

Escondido

Escondido

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

A farm stand on Miller Avenue in Escondido selling local produce alongside jams, jellies, and pickles, with fall and winter selections rotating through. It's one of a handful of small stands scattered through this stretch of North County San Diego growing land.

Escondido

Escondido

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

San Marcos

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.

Fallbrook

Vista

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.

Ramona

Fallbrook

Ramona

De Luz

Murrieta

Lakeside

Jared's Real Food is a small farm serving East County San Diego through a Saturday farm stand drive-thru in Lakeside, where customers are handed a menu and served through the car window. The weekly list runs from salad mix, tomatoes, and sweet Italian peppers to partner products like pasture-raised chickens, organic free-range eggs, local raw honey, sourdough, and mushrooms, and a year-round CSA variety box delivers across East County.

Wildomar

DeJong's Dairy in Wildomar bills itself as the Inland Empire's friendliest dairy — a family-owned and operated farm famous for its chocolate milk. The on-site neighborhood market sells milk, local farm eggs, local honey, ice cream, and candy plus a full range of animal feed, pet food, hay, and straw, and the dairy books tours in the fall.