Sonoma County Farm Tales

Starcross Family Confraternity - Samantha Stahl
The monastic community of Starcross Family Confraternity’ is a sanctuary to both people and animals. Starcross is committed to serving its community and sells fresh produce, locally pressed olive oil, and skincare products.

Chiatri de Laguna Farm - Wendy Krupnick
The namesake of an Italian town the owners originated from, the Chiatri de Laguna farm produces a variety of fresh food and vegetables, persevering despite-an unprecedented rainy season.

Manzana Products Co. - Alissa Trinei
Since 1922 when it was a small fruit drying operation, Manzana Products has been producing apple sauces, juices, and vinegars. Today, as the last cannery -remaining in Northern California, Manzana makes products that are distributed across America and worldwide.

Dry Creek Peach - Gayle Okumura Sullivan
Dry Creek Peach is a boutique, organic peach farm that aims to bring the best quality peaches to its community. Home to over thirty peach varieties and a thousand peach trees, each peach is hand-picked and no part of the process is done by machine. 

Boring Farm - Rachel Boring
Boring Farm is an organic red raspberry U-pick farm located in Sebastopol. The farm is open on Saturdays from 9am-1pm and visitors are welcome to stay all day.

Monte-Bellaria Farm
Monte-Bellaria, which means “mountain of good air” in Italian, is a farm located in West County, Sonoma. The farm is home to olives, lavender, and bees, which they use to produce high-quality olive oil, lavender essential oil, and lavender honey.

Sun Ray Farm - Maggie La Rochelle
The Sun Ray Farm is home to fifty different types of flowers and organic produce which are grown for restaurants and sold at the Petaluma East Side Farmers Market every Tuesday.

Freestone Ranch - Misty Gay
Freestone Ranch has always strived to use restoration ranching to provide healthy, humanely raised beef to its community while being stewards to the land.

Redwood Hill Farms - Jennifer Bice
Located in Sebastopol, the Redwood Hill Farms specializes in dairy goats, which are the stars of the farm, though it also grows flowers for local forests and olives.

Lala's Jam Bar and Urban Farmstand - Leslie Goodrich
Lala’s Jam Bar and Urban Farmstand is located in Petaluma and produces jams, jellies, marmalades, and sauces with organic produce from local farms. The owner, Leslie Goodrich, also teaches weekly jam making classes.

Cambria Gardens Sebastopol - Garth Watson
The Cambria Gardens Sebastopol is a community agriculture program run by volunteers that provides freshly grown produce year-round to clients, restaurants, and those in need. All proceeds are donated to various charities.