Local Growers
Fresh fruits and vegetables have a personal and distinctive place of origin.
Independent & small scale family farms contribute to our regional abundance and landscape with a wide variety of fresh, peak of season produce.
Check out some of our notable farmer profiles to see who’s growing your food.

Bolthouse Farms
Bolthouse Farms is a 4th generation family farm, located in California’s fertile San Joaquin Valley. The Bolthouse family started commercial vegetable farming in western Michigan. They continually improved vegetable varietis and made advances from field packing celery to storing onions for off-season supply. The vegetables grown on the family farm were sold to local canneries, including companies like Gerber Products, The Campbell Soup Company, and H.J. Heinz.
By 1950, Bolthouse Farms was a leading supplier of carrots to Midwest processors. In 1990, William J. Bolthouse introduced Shortcuts, carrots that were cut, peeled and ready-to-eat. Demand soared and additional plants were added. The company added juices and juice mixtures to its lineup after demand by Japan. Additionally, Bolthouse packs organically grown carrots under the Earthbound Farm label.
In 2015, they developed a line of cold-pressed & organic juices called 1915. 1915 products are made only with high-pressure processing which helps preserve the nutrients of the juice. The name 1915 is a nod back to simpler times, proving that the Bolthouse Farms tradition continues today along with innovation, freshness, health, convenience, and value.
