About the Farmers
We are proud to support several farmers with the Farm box service. Here is information on few of them.
Magaña Farm :
Farmer Bertha is a former farm worker who was able to set up her own farm, Magaña Farm - a nine acre certified organic farm located in Aromas, California, that specializes in strawberries and mixed vegetables. Bertha’s husband Heriberto and their adult children work with her to support the farm.
Farmer Bertha coordinates with her many friend farmers for the produce in the farm boxes. Farmer Bertha’s daughter Amalia coordinates with Tera Farm closely on setting up and running the online store. Bertha’s entire family works together to pack and deliver the farm boxes each week.
Narci Organic Farm
Farmer Maria’s resilience and hard work made it possible for her to go from working in the strawberry fields to owning her own business. Maria’s husband Don Jose and their adult children help her with on her 9 acre farm in San Juan Bautista to grow a variety of row crops.
Farmer Maria and her daughters Yesenia and Angelica played a key role in the early years of the Tera Farm project.
Pinnacle Organic: Phil and Katherine Foster farm a wide variety of certified organic fruit and vegetables on two ranches near San Juan Bautista and Hollister. Their farm serves as a role model for many of the small farmers in the area.
Sumano’s Organic Mushrooms : Sumano’s Organic Mushrooms Farm, is in San Juan Bautista, and was founded by Ray Sumano in 2017. The farm is certified organic and they grow year-round in 10-acres of greenhouses. Mushrooms grown - Shiitake, Oyster, and Lion's Mane Mushrooms
Nishica Farm : Located in San Juan Bautista, this orchard’s focus is on growing organic speciality apples and citrus. They focus on growing the best tasting scab resistant varieties of apples so they do not have to use sulfur sprays.
Jas Family Farms: This farm is run by Tony Serrano, and grows a wide variety of organic vegetables. Some items in the farm boxes like eggplants come from this farm.
ALBA Farmers : Alba is a nonprofit that enables immigrant farmworkers to get the education, land and other resources needed to launch their own farming business. There are multiple small farms that operated on the Alba land, and provide produce depending on what is available (this includes lettuce, basil, green beans, peppers).