Farm Fresh Produce Delivered to You

Last year when I was trying to find someone who delivered farm-fresh produce on an ongoing basis, I came up empty. I knew that nationwide CSAs (community supported agriculture) and other farm produce delivery services were becoming very popular. And, yet, here we were in Ventura County, land of bountiful farms, and nobody knew anything about them. I even asked the women of my yogamoms playgroup, who typically know everything, and still no resources. Tanya Fox, Ex/Urb’s events contributor, who we might now call St. Tanya, has just given me the list below. Of course, this is for LA/Ventura County/Santa Barbara. For other areas check out  Local Harvest, an organization that lists many CSAs nationwide.

The outlets below offer different types of programs. Farmer Fresh To You (the one I just signed up for) scouts various local farmers markets and delivers the best organic fruits and/or vegetables in mini, small, medium or large quantities. Underwood Family Farms and John Givens both grow their own food and offer either delivery (in certain areas) or pickup.

Farmer Fresh To You

Farmer Fresh to You is based in Camarillo but delivers from Sherman Oaks out. The service is the brainchild of two cool local moms who love organic produce. They shop the Santa Monica farmer’s market, Thousand Oaks and elsewhere.

Underwood Family Farms (CSA)

Underwood is based in Moorpark but offers delivery programs for individuals and various businesses in Los Angeles and Ventura County. If you work for a large company and want a CSA for employees, they may be a good bet.

John Givens Farm of Santa Barbara (CSA)

Organic produce delivered in and around Santa Barbara.