The Farm

Great coffee and meeting spot. The bakery is fabulous, my favorites are coconut macaroons, right after I finish my huevos Rancheros! It’s also my favorite place to pop in when I need a gift for a birthday or hostess gift, wonderful selection of fun stuff.

I love the farm and it is a beautiful place to visit but it is very very expensive. They have top and vegetables fruits and other offerings but you’re going to pay the highest and prices for them anywhere on the peninsula it is a beautiful setting and I love the place to visit though

One star for the apple pie I just served for Christmas. It was as high as a panettone, which made me a worried about the crust-​to-​filling ratio. Pretty to look at, good tasting crust, but the filling was awful. Most guests just picked at the crust and left 90% of the fruit. It was dry (the fruit yielded very little natural juice), too tart and too crunchy. Oh well… better luck next year.

Such a cute little farm! Sweet and simple, just like the name.
My family and I spent a cozy afternoon on our way to Monterey and attended a fall event the farm was hosting.
My 1.5 year old lost it when he saw the large bunnies and we spent some time cuddling and petting them. You can also use one of the many wagons to cart your kids around the perimeter of the farm and view the crops.
They also have a really nice marketplace, with produce as well as rustic décor and gifts.
I’m not exactly a person who envisions free time as hanging out with goats, but I would do it again in a heartbeat. Time goes by slowly here, and your stay will be peaceful!
Highly recommend.

We went here for a puppet show and that was ready cute, my kids loved it. What really threw me off was the fact that I was charged $ 14 for a bag of grapes, there wasn’t anything special about them, the bag was regular size and they tasted like grapes! I didn’t realize how much they were until I was totally confused as to why I spent $ 23 when I bought a $ 1 bag of chips, small $ 8 toy and grapes.

Pros-​cherries were delicious, and «stand» super clean with fresh displays. Customer service solid.
Cons– I saw this place advertised under «things to do in Monterey» and took my 9 year old and dog. It’s pretty out-​of-​the-​way for an ordinary produce stand, and we arrived to a «no pets allowed» allowed sign. It would be super helpful if that was on their website. Rabbits and goats adorable, but no petting, so overall not someplace we’d go out of the way to stop unless for a special event like described in other posts.

The pies are beyond amazing! My favorite is the apple crumb. The produce is a little pricey but everything we’ve purchased has been great, especially the strawberries! The strawberries! The strawberries!

Grew up in sunny California, Los Angeles to be exact. All those years my mother took me to pumpkin patches that were located in supermarket parking lots. Today, I experienced the real deal. A pumpkin patch at a real FARM!
Took my 2 month old with my husband and as soon as we arrived we knew we were going to have a fun day. The entrance to the farm was a bit tricky since we were coming from Monterey, but we eventually found out of the Speckles exit. Parking was great. As soon as you walk up the farm you see a cute little store and the entrance to the pumpkin patch. Follow the trail and boom you are in pumpkin heaven! Big, small, fancy and even weird pumpkins filled the fields! After picking the right pumpkins we decided to check out the little store and there’s organic fruit and vegetables and also lots of books for kids. We decided to get a berry/​apple pie. By far the BEST pie I’ve had. Don’t forget to take a pie home! We are definitely coming back next year when my daughter is a little bigger to try out the hay ride and cow train!

I just ordered my pies from the Farm in Salinas. This is the second year for me — their pies are the BEST! I am getting an apple crumb and a pumpkin cheesecake. These pies are homemade and always a hit with my family — can’t wait to pick them up!
I highly, highly recommend The Farm!

I thought that this place was going to be geared more towards children but I was wrong. There are animals but we were not physically able to pet any of them. The only animals we had contact with was 2 cats.
There were pumpkins, pumpkins everywhere! Squash too. The inside of the store was nice and I wish I lived here because I would seriously shop here weekly for all of my fruits and vegetables. I bought grapes, pears, and ripe bananas for $ 9.00. It’s all organic and it tastes good.
Maybe there wasn’t much to do with the kids because it’s December? I don’t know, I’m from another state.

I like this place. Good produce, good fruits, cool CSA produce box

I was first introduced to the farm on a preschool field trip in 2009 and I’ve been going back ever since. Each year since then, my children have gone on field trips here. We also shop here. Last year I participated in their CSA produce box program. It was a great experience and a good value.
My favorite thing about the farm though is the super sweet organic freshly picked strawberries. My daughter and I stopped there the other day to pick up some snacks for the afternoon and I wish I had bought more strawberries or stopped on our way home to get some more. I kept daydreaming about those strawberries!!!
They have a cute little selection of gift type items as well. Many items are geared towards kids, but there’s selection for the grown ups as well.
If you are an educator in the area looking for a field trip option, I highly recommend. They really cater to the age of the kids and are very generous with their time.
The staff and owners are friendly and helpful. I also have to mention their pies. WOW! I also I had this apple cake in my CSA box last year. I was hesitant because fruit in cake is not really my thing, but it was heavenly.
If you are looking for organic produce, again — I highly recommend.
If you are looking for CSA opportunities, I highly recommend.
If you are looking for strawberries, I suggest shopping no where but here!!!

After driving past this for years, I finally discovered this gem of an organic farm right off of Highway 68 at the Spreckles exit. It’s a working farm with a small petting zoo, a gift shop, picnic area and a fresh fruit/​vegetable stand. It was beautiful and relaxing to walk around, with pretty flower gardens, pumpkins, goats, chicken and baby rabbits, all surrounded by fields and the mountains in the distance.
I bought a big basket of fresh produce and was pleased with the price. I also found out that they sell fresh fruit pies which you order by any Wednesday, then pick up over the weekend. The woman working there was very helpful and nice, and she mentioned some cool events coming up around Thanksgiving like a bonfire and a hayride for kids. I think they plan events all year round.
I’m looking forward to going back to enjoy the nice atmosphere, as well as to buy more organic fruits and veg. This is a really great place!

I’ve been getting my produce here for 4 – 5 years now. What hooked me initially was being able to walk away while eating a peach that was ripe, sweet, juicy, and bore no resemblance to granite! What’s kept me coming back have been mostly the strawberries and tomatoes. Most supermarket berries and tomatoes are picked way too early so they can survive being shipped to market then allowed to «ripen» in the store, which means they’re generally irredeemably under-​ripe and flavourless.
The Farm grows their own organic strawberries and heirloom tomatoes (among other veggies, and some fruits). So nothing genetically modified, and they can pick them when they’re actually ripe. The strawberries are red all the way through and they are, as many people have forgotten, a sweet fruit. (I took some of their berries to my parents’ place one time and mom said, «Great! We can slice them and sprinkle some sugar on them…» I cut her off saying, «Mom, try one. They do *not* need sugar!» She agreed after tasting, but it was sad that that was her first thought, especially living here in a town whose main «industry» is agriculture.) The tomatoes are tender and have so incredibly much flavour! And so much difference between the varietals… From sweet to tart and everything in between.

My sons class went on a field trip to The Farm today. It is a wonderful place. They have excellent produce and the strawberries are the best that I have ever had.
The visit to The Farm started out with the kids sitting down and having one of the ladies explain what fruits and vegetables they grow and the process. She also explained the difference between the two of them. (keep in mind this is a group of 2 and 3 year old, so this step was necessary). The kids enjoyed the demonstration and they got to sample some of their apples afterwards. Then they got to go out and pet the animals, they have goats, chickens, ducks and bunnies. This was the highlight of the field trip for the kids. Once they were done petting the animals they were taken on a ride around the fields on a trailer behind a tractor.
After the tractor ride they were allowed to go out into the strawberry field and pick their own strawberries.
My son had the best time and this is a great place to take your kids to explore and learn about fruits and vegetables.
I will be going here again to purchase more strawberries and other produce instead of going into the supermarket.

Do yourself a favor and go here before you hit Nob Hill or Star Foods to get your produce. Just do it once and I bet you’ll be hooked. It is nice to stop and look at the veggies growing, there is a cute picnic area in case you want to linger and the employees are very casual and helpful. And, although the produce looks fresh at local supermarkets, you KNOW it is fresh here.
Spent $ 15 on two bags of all organic produce. Best deal: RIPE for the eating $ 0.99/lb organic heirloom tomatoes. They weren’t the «I cant even tell that is a tomato» overly ripe or disfigured — I am betting mine last another 3 to 4 days… till I go back for more. Get it!
Exit Sprekels Road, right at the stop and drive alongside your veggies towards the stand.

Nice pit stop off of 101. Ducks, rabbits, goats to pet. Organic produce and a much needed reminder of the origins of our dinner salads. Great for toddlers!

Spring 2011 has heralded the reopening of The Farm! There are some changes, and one makes me sad. Sarah, the manager for the last ten years is gone. I will miss her personalized customer service. The Farm has sparse inventory, but understandably, it’s early in the season. What I scored were the last few containers of their delightful strawberries. If you haven’t been here, I’m telling you that I much prefer these berries over those «famous» ones (name starts with a D and ends with two L’s). These are organic berries, baby. Red all the way through. Sweet. Juicy.
One of the owners (don’t know his name) was fluttering about, and sharing with me hard times were, and that they had to let Sarah go as they were downsizing. Not sure if that was TMI, but I do hope that more folks come out and support this business. It’s like having your own Farmer’s Market open, six days a week (closed on Sundays). Let’s hope that they will keep a good inventory of locally grown, organic product. They deserve to be supported– much better produce than our big supermarkets. Come out and enjoy the gorgeous view!

Easiest place around here to shop direct from the grower (for the most part). I prefer the farm stand in watsonville, as its smaller and you know everything is from the pajaro valley, but the farm has a better selection and has fun kids activities like the pumpkin patch and the bunnies.