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.
Faurot Ranch
Faurot Ranch is a small family-owned ranch located in Watsonville, California. They specialize in baby vegetables, lettuces, and greens and work diligently all year to maintain fresh, satisfying product. They perform as a family of growers, packers, and shippers to be one of the best specialty produce suppliers in the entire Monterey Bay area. Rod Faurot and Arturo Sanchez co-own and manage the farm.
The property was originally purchased by Rod’s mother in 1948. The farming operations began in 1984 with Arturo and just 2 acres of raspberries. Today, Faurot Ranch farms about 90 acres with over 30 varieties of specialty vegetables. Rod and Arturo are proud that they have run a successful business for so many years, providing quality products to customers all over the world.
