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.

Mann Packing
A young Stanford graduate seeking employment in Salinas, H.W. “Cy” Mann began his career trimming fruit and lettuce and loading grain onto boxcars for 40¢ an hour in the late 1930s. As a result of his hard work and dedication, he became foreman of a produce shed. It was 1939 when he opened a fresh carrot packing operation called, H.W. Mann. Shortly thereafter, Mr. Mann found his claim to fame in the fresh vegetable industry, namely broccoli. It was in those early days that Mr. Mann built a reputation for honesty and integrity — one that remains with the company today.
In 1976, Bill Ramsey and Don Nucci joined Mr. Mann as partners in the company. Today, the Nucci & Ramsey families lead the firm which now spans three generations. Mann Packing is a majority women-owned and operated business, and one of the country’s leading suppliers of fresh vegetables, including washed and ready to use fresh-cut veggies, snack packs and party trays, and washed and trimmed lettuce products for foodservice. They are best known for their proprietary Broccolini® product and award-winning Stringless Sugar Snap Peas.
In 1976, Bill Ramsey and Don Nucci joined Mr. Mann as partners in the company. Today, the Nucci & Ramsey families lead the firm which now spans three generations. Mann Packing is a majority women-owned and operated business, and one of the country’s leading suppliers of fresh vegetables, including washed and ready to use fresh-cut veggies, snack packs and party trays, and washed and trimmed lettuce products for foodservice. They are best known for their proprietary Broccolini® product and award-winning Stringless Sugar Snap Peas.
