So much to do with families of all sizes and ages! We love coming to visit. You can also stop into…read morethe stand if you want to just pick up fresh fruits or veggies.

Another beautiful Southern California day! Especially after the rain, the air feels fresh, the…read moreground is less dusty, and it's a wonderful time to explore the farm. My youngest and I visited during its annual Fall Harvest Festival (September 26-October 31), when pumpkins, seasonal treats, and autumn fun take center stage. Seriously, consider taking half a day off to join the celebration of this beautiful season! On weekends, you can expect extra activities like pig races, animal shows, and horse-drawn wagon rides, along with food and drink vendors to keep everyone fueled up. Of course, more activities also mean bigger crowds, so bring a little patience, consideration for others, and you're sure to have a great time exploring everything this farm has to offer! Our family has been visiting this farm since my firstborn was a teeny-tiny baby -- nearly two decades of memories! There's something special about a place that grows alongside your family. Spring brings Easter festivities and the tulip garden, which opens around February and stays until the blooms finish their show. Summer means strawberry picking, while fall brings the much-anticipated Harvest Festival, and in winter there are Christmas trees. Throughout the year, you'll also find pick-your-own produce, beautiful flower beds that make lovely photo backdrops, and a small fresh market at the farm entrance. This farm has a little something for everyone. It's a lovely place for the little ones to explore nature, for couples to enjoy some sweet time together, and for families to make memories season after season. Personally, I especially enjoy picking fresh flowers and bringing home seasonal produce. There's just something satisfying about taking a little piece of the farm home with you! Come join the fun! For now, it's pumpkin-picking season, so go find that perfect pumpkin for Halloween. While you're at it, snap some cute photos, grab a bite or two to eat, enjoy a cool drink, and soak up the autumn sun.

A little over a year ago my GF and I checked out the documentary "Forks Over Knives" (currently on…read moreNetflix streaming), which completely changed our view of diet, specifically it's direct effect on one's health and well being. We immediately changed our eating habits, eliminated meat and dairy from our daily diet (my GF went all in and is 100% Vegan; I'm some sort of Vega/Carno hyrbid and eat Vegan during the week, but allow myself time off for good behavior on weekends). Shortly after seeing the film we started buying fresh locally grown organic produce from Abundant Harvest.Organics, a California farm-share delivery service. So here's how it works: You order one of their weekly produce boxes online (they come in various sizes) and then pick them up each week from one of their local delivery sites (usually at a mall or city parking lot). The spots are listed on their website and are staffed by volunteers (known as community hosts) who live in your neighborhood. Where I live, the pickup spot is at the local library parking lot, between the hours 1pm and 1:30pm each Saturday. Their produce is 100% certified USDA organic, fresh from the fields of California family farmers, and makes the GMO junk sold at corporate groceries look and taste like the crap it is. Included in your weekly box are fresh fruits, vegetables, fresh herbs, and occasionally dry spices. You get whatever is in season at the time (right now we're getting a ton of oranges, leeks, kale, etc) so the contents vary with time and are always extremely fresh. The small box we get each week runs $21.80 and is way more than enough for two people. In additional to their weekly boxes, you can also order organic dry goods (including black beans - a staple at my house) as well as juicing carrots and the like. We juice almost every night, so this comes in very handy (I drink carrot juice every day and their carrots are awesome). The end result of all this is that our monthly grocery bill has dropped dramatically while the quality of the produce we consume has noticeably increased. Now we only need to hit Vons or Whole Foods for things like dry nuts, bakery goods, almond milk, etc. This system is a great way to not only eat and feel healthier, but also support local farms and reduce your monthly expenses. A win-win all the way around. You truly are what you eat, so eat what's good for you and buy the freshest highest quality food you can (which doesn't always have to cost more). And if you haven't seen it already, take a look at "Forks Over Knives"; You may be surprised by what you hear. Highly recommended.

I signed up for Abundant Harvest Organics a little over a month ago and I have nothing but good…read morethings to say. I will say that weekly delivery of fresh produce is probably not for everybody, but if you're someone who likes to make creative home cooked meals at least 2 or 3 times a week, and if you are someone looking to receive the freshest seasonal produce, and if you are conscious of the environment and if you are seeking to support small family family farms in California, then you best sign up for AHO right away! In addition to the fresh box of produce that you receive weekly, you can also go on their website and purchase add-ons such as pastured eggs, grass fed humane meat, bulk amounts of seasonal fruits and vegetables, etc. I love it. Finally, the hosts for our area are great people and run a tight and organized ship and get you in and out with your fresh box of produce in no time at all. I think the longest I have waited so far is 3 minutes!! That's ridiculous. I'm pretty sure I've never had an experience at a supermarket that took 3 minutes or less, and the quality of produce that you are getting pales in comparison to what is in the AHO Box. Try it out. They don't lock you into any sort of longterm contract or anything, so if it's really not for you, you can pretty much cancel anytime. Plus, they make it very easy for you to pause your box during vacations and what not. ok, the moral of this story is to sign up for a fresh box of fruits and vegetables right now!

I always love stopping here on the way home from visiting Ventura. It's a cute little farm stand…read morewith a decent amount of produce and different things. It's setup well and everything is fresh from the farm. You can actually see the fields right behind the stand. I love how they also support other locals. I noticed they carry a locals hot sauce. The hot sauce is pretty good. They have pickled vegetables which I also love. I recommend stopping by to support our local farmers. They have a lot of great options.

They sell kumquats here! Cute little store with a variety of fresh farm produce. Also a little bit…read morecheaper than grocery store price

Love, love, love Frog Creek Farm. Can't believe that they have been in business for over a decade…read moreand I just heard about them recently. We had been to another lavender farm in the upper Ojai Valley some years ago and I was looking for that info to return. That one has closed, but thankfully, Frog Creek Farm is a wonderful "find" for us. The lavender full blossom season is short, so you need to check on them via social media to find out when they are open. Instagram has current info. It's a delight to pull off the Ojai/Santa Paula Road and mosey on to their property. They have so much to see, including their cutting garden of seasonal flowers, some places to sit at picnic tables in the shade and even swing (i.e., hammock), the gift shop, and the lavender rows - the main event. Larry provides a great introduction at the small stand adjacent to the flowering beds. He describes the location and how to identify the five kinds of lavender they offer for cutting. For 2025 pricing - $16 earns you a generous bunch of fragrant blooms. After orientation, you are off with a basket to collect the stems, and scissors to do your own cutting / harvesting. As promised, the plentiful bees scattered away as we leaned in to cut the stems close to the main host bushes. We wandered among the rows and filled up our gathering basket. Back at the stand, Larry tied our haul into a beautiful bunch. We proceeded to the gift shop to pay for our pickings, and I also found a few other items to purchase, including lavender-infused spray which has many purposes. Christel greeted us as we were wrapping up our visit. She filled us in as we asked questions about how long they'd been there, as well as about some of their products. She's as sweet and charming as the farm is. What a lovely place to visit. We'll be putting it on the to-do list next summer, for sure!

It's always such a wonderful experience at Frog Creek Farm…read more Arriving at the farm, you just feel like you are transported somewhere else. From the personal lavender lesson, to the hands on cutting, shopping the lavender shed to sipping amazing lavender lemonade under the trees, it's such a wonderful way to spend an afternoon. Christel and Larry are just the nicest people. They make you feel so welcome to be visiting their little slice of heaven. We love this annual tradition.

There's no better place to escape from city life from then to EZE Farm. As soon as you pull up to…read morethe front gate the charm of extensive trees, flowers, the barn, picnic style seating, goats, free roaming chickens and so much more completely consumes you. There are so many special moments to enjoy in every nook and cranny. And let's not forget how welcoming and accommodating the Owners are. We ooze with joy every time we visit!

We had our wedding reception at EZE Farm and it was the most AMAZING experience. From the start…read moreDina was so helpful during our tour and had knowledge of so many resources to make our process go smoothly. On the day of the event Emi was so hospitable and kind in making sure everything at the venue flowed. Our guests had such a great time and loved all that the venue had to offer (amazing photo ops, the orchards, animal hour, the fire pit and all of the sweet animals roaming the property). We really cannot get over the great night we had and we cannot thank Dina and Emi enough. Book your event at EZE Farm you will not regret it!!

Good Farms was the Ventura Farm Day event center. Various community services for the agricultural…read morecommunity had booths. There were also demonstrations gardens, a booth about beneficial (and not so beneficial) bugs. Our favorite part was a booth sponsored by Sprouts and some growers filled with baskets of fruits and vegetable for the taking. We took home zucchini, onions, tomatoes and potatoes. Time to make stew.

In the middle of our touring Ventura County at resources on the 2017 Farm Day, we arrived at Good…read moreFarms. Conscious of the clock ticking, we didn't spend a lot of time there, but I did take a few minutes to soak up the environment of acres of fresh strawberries stretching in the sun. The folks hosting tour members had equipment on display, and various team members talking with the guests, explaining about their growing techniques. They had a water truck distributing a sprinkling on the driveway and parking area to keep the dust down. That was really considerate. My impression was, "All schools should take their students on field trips so that suburban / urban kids can learn that their food doesn't just come from the grocery store." The vibe at Good Farms lent itself to that kind of teaching experience. Hooray for their strawberry and blueberry crops!

I've been playing live music there for a while. It has a great atmosphere, and lots of great food…read moreas well as being connected Anna's Cider. It's not far from Ventura. Just zip down the freeway and check it out.

Sadly this farmers market does not seem to exist anymore. We drove up to Santa Paula on Saturday…read moremorning to shop the farmers market but we couldn't find it at any of the addresses posted here or online (and it's not a very big town.) When we asked around we were told it hadn't really "taken off" so it just folded. Downtown Santa Paula is charming however!

Hello I have this question Are your sunflowers in bloom for September 19, 2026? Planning on going…read morethere please let me know I can't find your contact phone number to call and ask

The five stars go to strawberries! They are flavorful, juicy, and aromatic! They taste real unlike…read morethe "plastic" ones from the grocery stores.