Visit a Farm
Things to do at farms around Sacramento that run more than once a year, taken from each host’s own page.
List the visits on this map
- Cherry U-Pick
- Cherry U-Pick
- Citrus U-Pick
- Community Olive Harvest
- Cooking, Preserving and Food-Growing Classes
- Farm & Barn Tour
- Farm Dinners
- Farm Tour + Caviar Dinner
- Farm Tour + Tasting
- Farm Tours
- Garden Team Volunteer Mornings
- Grove & Mill Tour
- Guided Tractor Tour of the Apple Orchard
- Homesteading and On-Farm Classes
- Honey Tastings and Facility Tours
- Mushroom Workshops
- Olive Mill + Tasting Room
- Olive Oil & Balsamic Vinegar Reduction Tasting
- Open Farm Day
- Organic U-Pick
- Pizza Nights
- Pom Harvest Day
- Regenerative Agriculture Farm Tour
- Spring Plant Sale and Open Farm Day
- Stone Fruit U-Pick Weekends
- Summer Pickin' Patch
- Tasting Room
- The Rustic Ramble
- The Science of Honey & Mead Tasting
- U-Pick Fields
- U-Pick Vegetables
- Vineyard and Barrel Room Tour
- Wreath Making Class on the Farm
U-Pick
- Citrus U-Pick Runs in November Runs November to February. Pick organic mandarins, oranges and lemons in a foothill orchard with a reserved time slot.
- Organic U-Pick Runs April to September. Pick organic berries and stone fruit on a 20-acre Galt farm, by appointment or in emailed slots.
- Cherry U-Pick Runs May to June. Pick cherries in one of the family's five public orchards in Brentwood.
- Cherry U-Pick Runs May to June. Pick Bing, Brooks, Coral Champagne and other cherries in the orchard, with staff pointing you to the open rows.
- Summer Pickin' Patch Runs May to July. Pick fresh fruit and berries in the farm's orchards and cane rows one mile west of Davis.
- Pom Harvest Day Runs in October. Each participant adopts a pomegranate tree by lottery and returns at harvest to pick all of its fruit.
- Stone Fruit U-Pick Weekends Pick organic stone fruit in the orchard outside Davis on announced weekends.
- U-Pick Fields Pick peaches, tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, peas and flowers in the fields around the Suisun Valley stand.
- U-Pick Vegetables Pick your own vegetables in the fields behind the Jackson Road produce stand.
Farm Tours
- Farm Tours A farmer-guided tour of the organic Capay Valley farm, set up ahead of time by email.
- Grove & Mill Tour A guided walk through the 16-acre olive grove and kitchen gardens to the certified organic olive mill.
- Regenerative Agriculture Farm Tour Runs in November Runs November to December. A guided walk around the American River Ranch on how the farmers use regenerative practices.
- Vineyard and Barrel Room Tour An hour's walk through the estate's Chardonnay vines and barrel room on the River Road, with tastes of the wines along the way.
- Farm Tour + Tasting A one-hour walk through the lavender fields ends at the farm's still with a distillation demonstration and a tasting of lavender scones, lemonade, honey and jam.
- Guided Tractor Tour of the Apple Orchard A ride behind a 1960s farm tractor through the orchard, covering how apples are picked, sorted, stored and baked.
Classes
- Cooking, Preserving and Food-Growing Classes Seasonal home cooking, monthly hands-on meal prep, canning, drying and fermenting, and Grow Your Groceries classes on raising your own vegetables and fruit trees at the American River Ranch.
- Homesteading and On-Farm Classes Hands-on classes such as canning, garden prep, garlic growing and composting, several taught on Nevada County farms.
- Wreath Making Class on the Farm Runs in December. A winter day making a wreath from farm material with the owners, with hot tea and a farm lunch.
- The Science of Honey & Mead Tasting Runs in January. UC Davis apiculture faculty and mead makers teach a two-day course on how honey and mead are made, with guided tastings of varietal honeys and meads.
- Mushroom Workshops Hands-on mushroom-growing workshops from a Grass Valley mushroom farm, including a session for kids.
Farm Dinners
- Farm Dinners Runs in November Runs April to November. A seasonal dinner on the farm that starts at 5 pm with a farmer-led tour and appetizers.
- Farm Tour + Caviar Dinner A tour of the sturgeon tanks and smokehouse followed by a five-course dinner from a private chef.
- Pizza Nights A Friday-evening gathering at the Full Belly Farm Kitchen with pizza made from farm ingredients.
Open Farm Days
- Spring Plant Sale and Open Farm Day Runs in April. Visitors picnic, tour the farm and buy plants from the family that runs it.
- The Rustic Ramble Runs in April. A self-guided day visiting Capay Valley farms, orchards and gardens, starting with check-in at Esparto.
- Farm & Barn Tour Runs in October. A self-guided drive between 15 to 20 Placer County farms and ranches offering tours, demonstrations and fall produce.
- Open Farm Day Runs in October. Farms across the Capay Valley open for self-guided visits with orchard tours, demonstrations, tastings and farm stands.
Volunteer Days
- Community Olive Harvest Runs in November Runs in November. Volunteers hand-pick olives at the Center's Woodland headquarters, and the fruit is milled at a nearby facility.
- Garden Team Volunteer Mornings Adults and teens 16 and up sign up in advance to work alongside the garden crew on Saturday mornings.
Tastings
- Honey Tastings and Facility Tours A guided tasting of varietal honeys, with an optional tour of the pollinator gardens and honey production floor.
- Olive Mill + Tasting Room A tasting room inside the working olive mill, with group tours of the mill and orchards for ten or more.
- Olive Oil & Balsamic Vinegar Reduction Tasting A hosted comparative tasting of the farm's single-varietal and blended oils with small food pairings.
- Tasting Room A tasting showroom set in the family's olive orchard overlooking the Sutter Buttes, opened by appointment.