City Farm SLO

Hidden in plain sight, sandwiched between acres of white plastic hoop houses and the local BMW dealership, sits City Farm SLO. Many SLO County residents whizz past the farm via Highway 101 on a daily basis without ever knowing it’s there. For those who venture past the car wash, tire store, and car dealerships, the cul-de-sac gives way to an unpaved road—less traveled, but worth the trip. City Farm SLO is well known for its educational programs. From Therapeutic Horticulture to Junior Farmers...

At City Farm we use the word "regenerative" repeatedly - to describe our farm, our food, and our methods. But how do we define regenerative? The word 'regenerate' itself means to grow, create, or bring something back to life, health, or an original state -- in other words, leaving something better than we found it. Ask most people what organic means and you will get a list of things that are not there. No synthetic pesticides. No synthetic fertilizers. That matters, it is a real standard, and...

Last week, a team of six women from our City Farm community took on a new challenge: processing the meat birds that we raised. Let’s start with “The Why”: Why raise meat chickens? We’ve been pasture-raising meat birds since the Fall of 2025 to deepen our commitment to regenerative farming, diversify revenue streams to support our nonprofit, and master a new skill to pass on to our students, interns, volunteers, and beginning farmers. Alongside challenging lessons-learned, the initiative has...