Fresh & local

Join a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) to get direct access to high-quality, fresh, local, produce, fruit, eggs, seafood and regionally and humanely raised meat. When you become a member of a CSA, you purchase a “share” of products and you can either pick up from the farm or the farmer delivers to a convenient drop-off location in your neighborhood.

Local food, local farmers, and your money stays in the community.

Farm Fresh to You
Farm: Capay Valley (NW of Sacramento) and Southern California
Season: February-December
Products: Wide variety of certified organic vegetables and artisan farm products
Service areas: Santa Cruz County, others
Contact: (800) 796.6009

H&H Fresh Fish
Farm: Monterey Bay
Season: Feb-December
Products: Seafood
Service areas: Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Soquel, Farmers’ Market Pick-Up options available
Contact: (831) 461-1576

Homeless Garden Project
Farm: Santa Cruz
Season: May-October
Products: Flowers, fruits, vegetables, herbs
Service areas: Pickup in Santa Cruz
Contact: (831) 426-3609

Live Earth Farm
A family-owned organic farm with ‘options’ that can be added to your share, such as ‘Extra Fruit’, ‘Pastured Eggs’, and ‘Bread’.
Farm: Watsonville
Season: Year-round
Products: Fruits, vegetables, nuts, herbs, and berries
Service areas: Aptos, Ben Lomond, Live Oak, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Salinas, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Soquel, Watsonville
Contact: (831) 763-2448

Morris Grassfed Beef
Ranch raised, ethically processed, grass fed beef.
Farm: San Juan Bautista
Season: Year-round
Products: Beef
Service areas: Aptos, Monterey, Scotts Valley (Also LA to SF)
Contact: (831) 623-2933

Ocean2Table
Fresh catch seafood, vegetables, bread, fruit, wild mushrooms, eggs, nuts.
Farm: Monterey Bay, and area farms
Season: Year-round
Products: Fresh catch seafood, vegetables, bread, fruit, wild mushrooms, eggs, nuts.
Service areas: Aptos, Monterey, Scotts Valley (Also LA to SF)
Contact: (831) 623-2933

Real Good Fish
Sustainable seafood delivered to your neighborhood.
Farm: Monterey Bay at Moss Landing
Season: Year-round
Products: Local Seafood
Service areas: Aptos, Aromas, Ben Lomond, Boulder Creek, Carmel Valley, Marina/Seaside, Monterey, Moss Landing, Pacific Grove, Salinas, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Watsonville,
Contact: (831) 332-1234

Savor the Local
95% of what is delivered was harvested that day or the day before. They help small farms thrive, by letting them set the prices. They source fresh, chemical and pesticide-free local and sustainable produce.
Farm: Variety of small local farms
Season: Year-round
Products: Fruit, organic vegetables, cheese, milk
Service areas: Monterey, Seaside, Carmel, Carmel Valley, Toro Park, Gonzales, Soledad
Contact: (831) 521-9665

Serendipity Farms
Farm: Carmel Valley and Aromas
Season: March-November
Products: Hundreds of varieties of vegetables including heirloom varieties, strawberries, raspberries, artichokes, and flowers
Service areas: Monterey Bay area
Contact: (831) 726-9432

The Farm
Farm: Salinas
Season: June-October
Products: Fruits, vegetables
Service areas: Salinas, pick up at the farm, Spreckels exit off Hwy 68
Contact: (831) 455-2575

Image: “CSA_Week12” by Christopher Paquette, Creative Commons

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Join a CSA: Local/Farm/Ranch/Ocean fresh to you.

Join a CSA: Local/Farm/Ranch/Ocean fresh to you.

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