Given the recent recall of more than 550 million eggs affecting at least 17 states, we thought you might be interested to learn more about the eggs available through Farm Shop. We source our eggs from two farms each week: Klingler Farm and FreeHeart Farm. Both farms are located in our wonderful Capay ... Read More

FreeHeart Farm is located in the beautiful Capay Valley region. Established in 1998, FreeHeart Farm provides healthful and heart friendly premium quality almonds, lovingly grown for roasting and coating with specially developed candy wraps. FreeHeart Farm covers 37 acres in the lovely Lamb Valley. The Farm is located near Esparto, California which is ... Read More

Besides the bountiful harvest it is quiet around here—after the crew leaves each day around 4:30-5pm and on Sundays. Jeff and I try to sleep in past 5am and have a leisurely day if possible doing whatever we each desire to do on Sunday. I like to stay in my PJ’s and ... Read More

This past Sunday evening I was lucky enough to attend a celebration that was held at Flea Street Café to honor Dru Rivers of Full Belly Farm and Temra Costa, author of the recently published book, Farmer Jane. Farmer Jane’s subtitle is “women who are changing the way we eat” and Dru ... Read More

Everybody's loving peaches right now so join us up in the Capay Valley at Good Humus Produce to celebrate the pleasure of the peach. This is an annual tradition filled with country fun and flavor! Every year since 1993 Good Humus has celebrated their peach harvest inviting everyone to ... Read More

Charley Opper and his wife, Linda Barrett, have been bringing their home-grown lavender and home-made lavender soaps, sprays, sachets, and oils to the public since 1999. They hail from Rumsey in the Capay Valley, where they bought a house in 1995 on 1.5 acres. Charley was doing property management in the area, ... Read More

Yolo County has long been a tomato mecca growing and processing truckloads into cans and ketchup to supply markets far and wide. In the Capay Valley, a fresh market has grown up over the last couple of decades to feature the beauty, diversity, and amazing flavors of tomatoes, particularly heirloom varieties. An heirloom ... Read More

No matter how you crack it walnuts have many health benefits. This delicious nut is an exceptional source of omega-3 essential fatty acids, a special type of protective fat the body cannot manufacture. Walnuts' concentration of omega-3s—a quarter-cup provides 90.8% of the daily recommended value—has many potential health benefits ranging from lower ... Read More

Over a twenty-year span, Tim Mueller and Trini Campbell of Riverdog Farm have built a reputation for growing excellent quality produce on their diverse 300-acre farm in the Capay Valley. Lesser known are their newer ventures to incorporate meat animals into their certified organic farming system, raising pastured hogs starting in 2006 and ... Read More

As the melons sweeten, as the tomatoes ripen, as the roads stay dusty and the dictatorial California sun lingers high in the sky, the winter rains and leek harvest seem like a distant dream. This monumental change seems part human, part nature, and part magic. And as an intern trying to assemble ... Read More