FAIRFIELD — From Green Valley to Pleasants Valley, central Solano County’s produce stands and farms that offer the best high-quality agricultural products that farmers and orchardists can grow, ranging from mushrooms and dried fruit to organic eggs and peaches.
That is not hard, since Solano County produces 80 agricultural commodities, from walnuts to wine.
The best single source of on-farm sales is Solano Grown, a partnership of local farmers and ranchers. It operates the website www.solanogrown.org, which lists the locations and products grown and raised on farms from Winters to Green Valley.
Here are some of the local fruit and produce stands lovers of fresh produce can visit, some just be dropping by and some for which you need to make an appointment:
Acquistapace Farms: 1014 Via Palo Linda St., Green Valley. By appointment. Phone: 631-7798. Email: [email protected]..
Cal Yee Farms: 5158 Clayton Road, Fairfield. Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday year-round. Phone: 425-5327. Website: www.calyee.com.
Castaneda Brothers Produce: 2875 Rockville Road, Suisun Valley. Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., July through October. Phone: 495-6944.
Erickson Ranch Produce Stand and Dahlia Garden: 2482 Cordelia Road, Suisun Valley. Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, June 15 through Nov. 15. Phone: 864-0557. Website: www.ericksonranch.com.
Gibson Canyon Farm: 6609 Gibson Canyon Road, Vacaville. Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, June 4 through October. Website: www.gibsoncanyonfarmstand.com.
Glashoff Farms: 5353 Williams Road, Suisun Valley. Hours: By appointment. Phone: 425-3303. Website: www.suisunberry.com.
Good Earth Produce: 7335 Oday Road, Vacaville. Hours: Summer, 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., Winter, 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Phone: 678-5550.
Healthstyles Farms: 6906 Pleasants Valley Road, Vacaville. Hours: By appointment. Phone: 446-9600. Email: [email protected]. Website: www.showcaseproperties.com.
Larry’s Produce: 4606 Suisun Valley Road, Suisun Valley. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily June through December. Phone: 864-8068. Website: www.larrysproduce.com.
Saechao Family Farm: 2707 Rockville Road, Suisun Valley. Hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. April through November. Website: www.suisunvalley.com/plan-your-visit/farm-stands/saechao-family-farm/
Siebe Ranch Country Store: 2820 Rockville Road, Fairfield. Hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday to Sunday. Phone: 392-6806.
Shooting Star: 5082 Gordon Valley Road, Suisun Valley. Hours: May through November by appointment. Phone: 207-0548. Website: www.shootingstarcsa.com.
Solano Mushroom Farm: 5095 Walnut Road, Vacaville. Hours: By appointment. Phone: 365-8021. Email: [email protected].
The Country Barn: 2678 Rockville Road, Suisun Valley. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., mid-June into July. Phone: 427-1283.
Vacaville Fruit Co. Inc.: 2055 Cessna Drive, Suite 200, Vacaville. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday. Phone: 448-5292. Website: www.vacavillefruit.com.
For further information on local produce stands, farms, ranches and vineyards, go to the Suisun Valley website at www.suisunvalley.org.
Reach Ian Thompson at 427-6976 or [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ithompsondr.
