The best farm shops in California
4.6 from 6,126 reviews across 7 farms
Organised lists 8 farms in California, including 8 farm shops, 7 raw milk farms and 3 butchers. 7 deliver to your door.
4.6 from 6,126 reviews across 7 farms
Organised lists 8 farms in California, including 8 farm shops, 7 raw milk farms and 3 butchers. 7 deliver to your door.



Sacramento Natural Foods Co-opRaw milk farm in Sacramento4.6 (4926 reviews)The Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op is a food co-operative in Sacramento that grew from a small buying club into a full grocery shop. Its focus is on healthy, organic and sustainably sourced food, and it works closely with local farmers and producers, favouring farms that use regenerative practices and treat their animals well.
The shop on R Street covers the whole weekly shop, from fresh produce to meat, dairy and eggs, and the co-op also runs cooking classes, workshops and community events. It is open daily from 7am to 10pm, with home delivery available through Instacart.
Alameda Natural GroceryRaw milk farm in Alameda4.6 (329 reviews)Alameda Natural Grocery is a grocery store on Park Street in Alameda, California, known in the East Bay for its local and organic produce alongside natural groceries, specialty foods, supplements, personal care and green home goods. The store works with local farms and California growers, so the produce shelves lean on what is fresh and nearby.
You can shop in store or order online through Mercato for local delivery across Alameda and the wider Bay Area, or for pickup. If something from the shop floor is missing online, the store invites you to ask for it in the order notes.
A1 AG Farmers MarketFarm shop in Lathrop4.4 (423 reviews)A1 AG Farmers Market is a farm stand at Lathrop, California, run by a local farm-to-fork grower selling direct to the community. Fruit and vegetables are picked fresh from the fields and brought straight to the stand, so what is on offer follows the seasons.
The market is open to everyone every day of the week, and buying here keeps money with local growers. It is a straightforward place to pick up seasonal produce grown close to home.
Isla Vista Food Co-opFarm shop in Isla Vista4.6 (246 reviews)The Isla Vista Food Co-op is Santa Barbara County's only community owned grocery store, founded in 1972 by students and Isla Vista residents who wanted their neighbourhood to always have access to good, affordable food. Anyone can shop and anyone can join, with around 1,400 owners sharing a say in how the store is run.
The shop covers fresh produce, grocery staples, a deli, bulk foods, beer and wine and wellness, leaning towards local, organic and seasonal food from Santa Barbara County farmers and producers. It is open to the public every day, and the Save the Coop campaign is currently rallying support to secure its future.
Happy HensFarm shop in Ramona4.8 (85 reviews)Happy Hens is an egg farm at Ramona in Southern California where the hens live truly outdoors, going beyond the usual pasture raised standard. The farm is set up for visitors as much as for hens, with farm tours, a picnic area, a playground and petting zoo, and even farm stays for a longer visit.
The farm store sells the farm's organic eggs alongside natural and handcrafted local goods, snacks, drinks and chicken themed gifts, and you can meet the chickens at the farm stand when you call in. Online egg orders are for pickup at the Ramona store only.
San Francisco RawRaw milk farm in San Francisco4.7 (43 reviews)San Francisco Raw, known as SFRAW, is a community driven shop on Napoleon Street in San Francisco making fresh, species appropriate raw food for dogs, cats and other carnivorous pets. Its own formulas, grinds and treats are handmade in small batches, with meat sourced from producers such as Marin Sun Farms, Prather Ranch and Stemple Creek Ranch.
The shop also carries raw meaty bones, organs, green tripe, goat and buffalo dairy, 100% organic produce and a long wall of supplements and natural remedies. Shop in store daily, join as a member, or order for delivery.
Bannister Oak FarmsButcher in OrovilleBannister Oak Farms was founded in 2013 by Todd and Sherry Kruger and sits among the oaks and pines of the Butte County hills in Northern California. Todd learned to milk cows at eight years old on his family's farm, and the couple later spent a year in an Amish community in Missouri learning sustainable farm-steading.
The farm offers raw Jersey milk through a herd share, plus 100% grass fed beef, pastured eggs, small batch poultry and organic grass fed cheese. Create an account on the website to shop or join the herd share, and ring the farm for help setting up a milk subscription.Rebuilding the food system, from the farm up
