City Farm SLO is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization tasked with maintaining the Calle Joaquin Agricultural Reserve, educating and engaging the community in sustainable farming practices. It is done entirely by volunteers! Meet the dedicated people that make City Farm SLO an integral part of our local food system.
Meet the tenant farmers that form the collective of small, independent organic farmers on City Farm SLO’s 19-acre parcel.
Red Barn Farms
Owner Javier Magana has grown a wide variety of produce at City Farm since 2015. His regular customers include Novo Restaurant, SLO Veg, SLO and AG Farmers markets, and San Luis Coastal Unified School District Food Service.
Carmichael Environmental
No-till, food forest production (perennial) crops along the farm perimeter with annual row crop rotations in the heart of the area.
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Basurto Fresh Farms
Abimael Basurto and his family grow fava beans, peas, green beans and peas and markets to Oceano and Santa Maria wholesalers.
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Cory Richmond
Main crops are heirloom tomatoes and peas as well as cabbage, beans pumpkins and cilantro. Customers in San Fransisco and LA as well as local distributors and stores such as Berry Man, Derango produce, Spencers and California Fresh.
