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.

Salle Orchards
Over 2 decades ago, farmers Nicholas and Billie Jean Salle bought a deteriorating 60-year old walnut orchard. They knew it required a costly investment of effort and resources to bring it up to peak production, but they also knew that the fertile soil under the trees – a nutrient-rich river bottom – had the potential to grow abundant, high-quality fruits and vegetables.
Today, Salle Orchards is a family owned and operated farm located on 70 acres in Sutter and Yuba Counties. With approximately 3,500 trees, Salle Orchards is one of the smallest farms in the Wheatland, California area. The acreage is planted with 4 varieties of English walnuts and the orchard contains an expansive variety of fruit.
Produce grown by the Salle family can be found at farmers’ markets in Placer, Sacramento and Nevada Counties as well as at their own onsite fruit stand.
The neglected, rundown orchard is now thriving, thanks to the strenuous, yet rewarding, work of Nick, Billie Jean and their children.
