Farms Near Watsonville, CA

Watsonville

Watsonville

Crystal Bay Farm became certified Organic in 1997.

Watsonville

Watsonville

Clearview Orchards grows CCOF-certified organic apples on terraced hillsides overlooking the Watsonville valley, three miles from the ocean. Families come in fall for u-pick apples — Fuji, EverCrisp, and Mutsu among them — or shop the Apple Barn for organic fruit, fresh apple juice, apple turnovers, organic squash, pumpkins, dried lavender, and honey, weekends during the season.

Royal Oaks

Garden Variety Cheese is a small farmstead sheep dairy on 40-acre Monkeyflower Ranch in northern Monterey County, milking and making cheese since 2009. Its 80 ewes — each named after a garden flower — graze fresh pasture supplemented with alfalfa and organic grain, with no chemical wormers or antibiotics, producing rich sheep's milk cheeses and yogurt year-round through staggered breeding.

Watsonville

Join us on the farm for one of our seasonal U-Picks and visit our organic produce Farm Stand. We have a wide selection of fruits, vegetables and preserves available for sale! We are open on Saturdays and Sundays only through the month of October.

Watsonville

Watsonville

Esperanza Community Farms runs a subsidized CSA out of Watsonville, delivering biweekly boxes of pesticide-free vegetables and fruit to families in the Pajaro and Salinas Valleys. The nonprofit also operates the Esperanza Food Hub, linking small local growers with schools and community organizations, and has run a Farm to Cafeteria program bringing organic salads into area schools. Its focus stays on food security in a farmworker region that grows much of the country's produce.

Watsonville

High Ground Organics is on Harkins Slough Road outside Watsonville, in the Pajaro Valley, one of the Central Coast's most concentrated organic vegetable and strawberry growing areas. No further confirmed details on current crops, CSA availability, or hours.

Watsonville

Lonely Mountain Farm is a California grower with no crop or location details on file yet.

Monterey Bay Farms' roadside stand on San Andreas Road in Watsonville sells CCOF-certified organic Albion strawberries, hand-picked ahead of time rather than U-pick. Run by Rod and Gwen Koda, the stand opens Saturdays through the summer.

Ambling Ambystoma Farm works 20 organic acres near La Selva Beach, half a mile from Monterey Bay outside Watsonville. Rather than selling fresh berries, the farm turns its blackberries, raspberries, and strawberries into small-batch organic fruit syrup. The farm stand closes for winter and reopens in spring — call ahead or check the website before making the drive to Peaceful Valley Drive.

Crystal Bay Farm is a small organic operation on Zils Road in Watsonville that runs u-pick days on Wednesdays and Sundays, noon to 5pm, alongside its fall pumpkin patch featuring rare and heirloom varieties. A self-serve farm stand and berry u-pick run alongside the pumpkins. Entry runs $2 per person; groups over ten should call ahead.

Watsonville

Gizdich Ranch in Watsonville grows apples and berries across the Pajaro Valley, with u-pick apple picking each fall and berry picking earlier in the season. The pie shop bakes more than nine varieties, plus apple dumplings, puff pastries, and fresh-pressed apple juice, and the grounds stay open daily for picnicking. Located at 55 Peckham Road, it closes only for major holidays.

Live Earth Farm has grown organic produce in Watsonville, California for more than 30 years, running a CSA program that now serves over 800 households alongside a weekend farm stand and stalls at Santa Cruz-area farmers markets. The farm sits at 1275 Green Valley Road in the Pajaro Valley's coastal growing region.

Dirty Girl Produce farms 40 certified-organic acres in Watsonville, in Santa Cruz County, known regionally for its tomatoes and strawberries alongside more than 20 other fruit and vegetable varieties. Owner Joe Schirmer and a crew of 25 sell at ten Bay Area farmers' markets — Santa Cruz, Berkeley, San Francisco — plus a CSA and wholesale accounts with restaurants across the region.

Pajaro Pastures takes its name from the Pajaro Valley, straddling the Santa Cruz-Monterey county line. Specific livestock, products, and hours weren't confirmed for this listing.

JSM Organic Farms grows organic strawberries, Brussels sprouts, green beans, sweet corn, and cut flowers on roughly 200 acres in Royal Oaks, California, near Watsonville. The farm has built its name on specialty strawberry varieties alongside its vegetable crops, selling through Bay Area farmers markets.

Aptos

Working farm and horse ranch on Hames Road tracing back to Manuel Joaquin Silva and his wife Caroline Augusta Alm, who settled the land around 1883. Apple picking and horseback riding are the draw, along with events held on the property through the year.

Aptos

The Aptos Farmers Market at Cabrillo College, run by Monterey Bay Certified Farmers Markets, is held every Saturday from 8 AM to noon at 6500 Soquel Drive in Aptos, celebrating over 50 years of farmers markets in the region with plentiful free parking and easy access.

Aptos

Moss Landing

Monterey Bay Equestrian Center has led horseback rides along the dunes between Moss Landing and Monterey since 1981. Guides take riders out Monterey Dunes Way with views that stretch to Santa Cruz on a clear day, and the outfit also runs horse-drawn carriages for weddings and pony parties for kids. Riders must be at least 10 years old and 54 inches tall. Call ahead to book a ride.

Gilroy

Berry Island Farms grows certified organic berries and vegetables on Watsonville Road outside Gilroy, selling farm-fresh on a first-come, first-served basis with no reservations needed. It's a small family operation, not a commercial outfit, so what's available shifts week to week — call or text ahead to check what's ripe before making the drive.

Aptos

Nearly 90 vendors set up every Saturday, 8 a.m. to noon, year-round in the Cabrillo College parking lot at 6500 Soquel Drive — a market that was voted America's favorite farmers market in California three years running and got a nod from Coastal Living. Beyond produce, stalls cover eggs, cheese, seafood, olive oil, mushrooms, and fermented foods, plus a knife and garden-tool sharpening stand.

Pezzini Farms has grown Green Globe artichokes in Castroville, California, the self-proclaimed Artichoke Capital of the World, since 1926. The family farm sells heirloom artichoke varieties fresh alongside a line of artichoke dips, oils, vinegars, and pasta made from its own harvest.

Salinas

Soquel

Everett Family Farm is family owned and operated since 2001. We grow CCOF certified organic fruit, vegetables, and flowers on a beautiful 45 acre farm in Soquel, California in Santa Cruz County. We sell our produce at our farm stand and directly to local chefs and grocery stores. Farm stand located at 2111 Old San Jose Rd, Soquel.

Gilroy

Tru2Earth Farm is a USDA-certified organic u-pick operation in Gilroy where visitors harvest strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, tomatoes, and cucumbers from April through October, no reservation needed. The farm also grows cut flowers like dahlias and zinnias, keeps a small chicken coop for kids, and sells honey and pre-packed vegetables at the farmstand. There's no entry fee.

Morgan Hill

Gilroy

Family farm in Gilroy, CA. Weekend farm experiences, weekday petting zoo, farmstays, event venue, & dog/cat boarding.

Gilroy

A certified farmers market at 7351 Rosanna St. in Gilroy, the self-declared Garlic Capital of the World. It has historically offered organic produce, baked goods, hummus, and olive oil from Santa Clara Valley growers. Directory listings disagree on whether it's still operating — call ahead before making the trip.

Gilroy

Ranch Four is one of several independently farmed u-pick orchards clustered around Gilroy and Morgan Hill, an area long known for stone fruit and berries. This site is worked by Borello Farms under the 101 Ranch name on Castro Valley Road.

Gilroy

Lazy K Ranch grows cherries in the hills around Gilroy, the South Santa Clara Valley town better known for garlic. Bay Area cherry season typically runs May into June, though this ranch's current hours and contact details aren't posted online.

Santa Cruz

The Live Oak Farmers' Market has anchored Sundays for the Live Oak, Pleasure Point, and Capitola communities since 2000, running 9 AM to 1 PM year-round at 15th and Eastcliff Drive. Tables stack high with organic produce, tree-ripened fruit, fresh bread, sustainable seafood, pasture-raised organic meats, and flowers, alongside celebrated brunch vendors, live music, EBT Market Match up to $15, and a monthly family day with the local school district.

A neighborhood farmers market on East Cliff Drive in the Live Oak area east of Santa Cruz, in a coastal county known for strawberries and Brussels sprouts grown around nearby Watsonville.

Estrada Grass Fed Beef is a family-owned ranch and premiere grass-fed beef provider in Santa Cruz County, California, selling traditional, authentic beef directly to local consumers as whole, three-quarter, half, and quarter carcasses. Animals are processed by a USDA-certified butcher and cut and wrapped to each customer's specifications.

Marina Certified Farmers' Market sets up on Reservation Road in the city of Marina, on Monterey Bay just north of the Monterey Peninsula. It draws on the Salinas Valley's produce region, one of the most productive farming areas on the Central Coast.

Santa Cruz

We are a small family farm, providing creative souls with the farm and agriculture supplies they need to create their own self sustainable lives. We raise Chickens, Ducks, Rabbits, Kune Kune Hogs, Nigerian Dwarf Goats, and vegetable gardens. We offer small scale farm to table catering, rentable small event venues are available. Our mission is to build community, by sharing how our lifestyles create our happiness.

San Martin

Uesugi Farms Pumpkin Park runs each fall in San Martin, in the garlic and row-crop country of South Santa Clara County. Visitors ride a small train and hayrides through the patch, and the attraction ranks among the higher-rated fall activities in the area on travel review sites. Hours and pricing change by season; check current listings before visiting.

Gilroy

Gilroy U-Pick operates off Korn Lane in the Santa Clara Valley farmland south of town — country better known nationally for garlic but also thick with berry and stone-fruit growers who open fields to pickers in summer. No confirmed current crop list or hours turned up online this session; call ahead for what's ripe.

Gilroy

Gilroy Upick is a no-spray pick-your-own orchard on Korn Lane in Gilroy, California, known for pluerries, plums, and pluots sold by the pound alongside seasonal cherries, berries, and vegetables. Weekend picking runs in two blocks, late morning and mid-afternoon; weekdays are by appointment only. There's no on-site restroom, and overflow parking sits across the street on Korn Lane.

Morgan Hill

Morgan Hill Farmers' Market operates at 3rd and Depot Streets in downtown Morgan Hill, a South Santa Clara Valley city surrounded by orchards, vineyards, and family farms. It's a weekly stop for growers from the valley's remaining agricultural land.

San Martin

San Martin

San Juan Bautista

Coke Farm is a certified organic food hub in San Juan Bautista that has aggregated and shipped produce from more than 100 regional growers since 1981. The company distributes organic strawberries, carrots, chard, kale, herbs, and heirloom tomatoes across the U.S. and Canada, employing around 114 people.

San Juan Bautista

Morris Grassfed produces 100% pasture-raised beef, grown on the California central coast. Our beef is dry-aged and cut & wrapped by USDA-inspected artisan butchers. We look forward to filling your freezer with nutritious, delicious local beef. We deliver monthly from Monterey to Sacramento, May- November. Reserve your portion today.

Windmill Market is a California market listing with no vendor or location details on file yet.

Santa Cruz Permaculture farms 26 regenerative organic acres on the Pacific coast 20 minutes north of Santa Cruz — land farmed organically for over 100 years and famous from 1995-2020 as Swanton Berry Farm's strawberry, olallieberry, and kiwi U-Pick. Over 80 crops span five acres of vegetables, flowers, and herbs, two acres of blackberries, and a third-acre of kiwis, sold through U-Pick, farm stand, farmers markets, CSA, and wholesale — all alongside permaculture courses with over 1,000 alumni and ocean views near Año Nuevo.

Homeless Garden Project trains people experiencing homelessness through paid work on its organic farm near Natural Bridges State Park in Santa Cruz, growing vegetables, herbs, and flowers alongside a handmade crafts program. The nonprofit runs a seasonal CSA and a farm stand selling what the crew grows, plus a retail shop and online store built on the same job-training model.

San Martin

Rockin A Alpacas keeps its herd on Perino Lane in San Martin, between Morgan Hill and Gilroy, and opens the property for alpaca visits by appointment only. There's no walk-up access or regular open hours — check their Facebook page or website first to schedule a time to meet the animals.

Morgan Hill

Ranch One sits on Monterey Road in Morgan Hill and is farmed by Borugi Farms, one of the family orchards that make up the area's u-pick network in the Santa Clara Valley's old stone fruit belt.

Santa Cruz Bee Company practices regenerative beekeeping across the Monterey and San Francisco Bay Areas, offering full-service hive management, swarm relocation, site selection, and honey alongside the hives. Experienced apiarist Emily Bondor teaches beginner and advanced beekeeping classes, leads hive tours and honey tastings for schools and corporate events, and mentors new beekeepers one-on-one.

Salinas

Salinas

This certified organic market takes over the 300 block of Main Street at Gabilan Street every Saturday, 9am to 2pm, rain or shine. The Oldtown Salinas Foundation runs it as a showcase for Salinas Valley farms — arguably the most agriculturally dense stretch of California — alongside flower vendors, food stalls, live music, and a free kids' craft area. It's a bigger production than a typical neighborhood market.

Salinas

The Farm sits along the Salinas Valley, land growers call the Salad Bowl of the World for its lettuce, strawberry, and row-crop production. It is listed as an agritourism stop under a Salinas PO box address. Current hours, products, and ownership were not verifiable online at this time.

Morgan Hill

Mariani Orchards runs a harvest-season u-pick fruit experience on Half Road in Morgan Hill, with guided visits, photo stops, and picking guidance for the fruit it grows. The orchard closes for the off-season and typically reopens around mid-May. The farm keeps an active presence on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube even during the off-season, posting updates ahead of each spring reopening.

Andy's Orchard grows premium stone fruit — peaches, apricots, plums, and cherries — on family orchard ground in Morgan Hill. Beyond fresh fruit, they sell artisanal jams, dried fruit, and chocolate-covered apricots, and run orchard tours and tastings where visitors learn how the fruit is grown before they taste it. The retail store runs seasonally, May 15 through December 31.

Morgan Hill

Ranch Five is a u-pick orchard on Monterey Road in Morgan Hill worked by West Coast Farms, part of the same cluster of family-run u-pick ranches that dot the Gilroy-Morgan Hill stone fruit corridor.