Feeling peachy? Well, it's peach season until the end of July, so it's time to take advantage! I'm…read moreglad I picked out this family-owned business. I went 10 minutes before their opening time at 9 am, and yet they were already open! They don't mess around! This is a well-maintained and tidy ranch. There's a counter with pre-picked fruit for $4.00/lb. I would rather pick my own fruit for $3.50/lb though. If bringing family members, be sure to take some pictures with their standup face cut-outs to complete the family experience! Buckets are available to collect fruit in, so grab a bucket and enjoy the farmer's life. Unfortunately, many customers picked a lot of the peaches during the weekend, so the cashier said they only had two rows of yellow nectarines left. They also had apriums, but I was only interested in nectarines and peaches. He led me towards the rows and the fruits were average-sized. The ones on the higher branches were obviously bigger, but I was still able to reach for some decently-sized nectarines. I walked down a few trees within the rows and found that there were HUGE peaches ripe for the picking! Maybe the cashier was misinformed when he listed what was available at the beginning, but I'm not complaining...I got me some peaches! This is a cash-only establishment and my total turned out to be around $42. They also gave me a box to carry all of my fruit in. I'm aware of others saying that their fruit was sour, but that wasn't the case for me! My nectarines were sweet and delicious. It really depends on what's available on the trees and how long they've been able to mature, to be honest. They'll be open until the end of July, so don't wait until the season is over. I'll be back for those apriums next week!

Smaller laid back farm, worth the visit. Close along the farm trail so it's fairly convenient!…read more It's rare in that it's dog friendly so we really loved that! $3.75/LB upick :). Sweet nectarines and peaches. Very friendly and welcoming!

Brentwood is a bit of a drive, probably best known for their corn. And some nice homes. Not…read moreknowing their farm or business location, I only knew that their stand is right by the doors of Boulette Larder in the back lot of the Ferry Building at the Saturday Ferry farmers market. They usually have the most varieties and generally largest figs at the market. As of 9/11/21, the season just started and there are now about three or four other growers with stands here now. Just a week later, all of these growers were not longer at the market. Don't know whether there was some weather calamity or other growing issues to shorten the season to must a couple weeks. They have not been at the market since 9/11/21. Guess we'll have to wait till next fig season.

We have had the good fortune to be consumers of Knoll Organic (KO) Farm products since 1992. We…read morehave witnessed many changes to the farm and to the organic world. We will tell you that the most outstanding offering from KO Farm is integrity. Their growing practices go beyond the organic threshold. Rick and Kristie, Eduardo, and staff are real believers in producing the best products in the spirit and letter of Biodynamic growing practices. You can taste the quality and know your food was grown using sustainable practices. A Yelp review may not be the place to recount the history of KO Farm. Visit their newly updated web site [www.KnollOrganics.com] for that. Shop at their stand Fri-Sun 8-3:00. mt November 2020

Rainier cherries are available! Very sweet already even though kinda yellow (as of Memorial Day…read moreweekend), the big ones near the top of the tree are pinker. Very abundant large bunches, many on low hanging branches. They do have ladders! $4.50 a lb this year, cash only. Parking was easy, counter staff were great with instructions and clean buckets.

This cherry farm is located by a whole bunch of other farms so make sure you do pay attention to…read morethe signs to know you're at the right one. My friends and i made this mistake. LOL. Parking was easy and right at the entrance, you walk over to the booth to sign a waiver and collect your buckets. The buckets are lined with a plastic bag. Not to mention the buckets are pink, so cuteee! I brought my own buckets and bag. I also brought a wagon. It was nice to have a wagon to help carry all the cherries i picked. The staff here are very friendly. If youre like me and you brought your own bucket, they'll need to remove the cherries you picked to their bucket and weigh it on the scale. The scale is already calibrated for their bucket weight. The cherries were $4.50 per pound and i ended up picking 20lbs worth. This was about 2 full buckets. With the weather getting warmer, i suggest going in the morning. If you have questions, they have a number to call. They have a variety of cherries, ranier included. Ladders are randomly spread out in the farm for you to use. My friends and i had such a great time picking cherries and took some cute pictures as well. We'll definitely be back !

We dropped in today (Mother's Day) after walking the Marsh Creek Trail next to the orchard…read more Friendly and helpful staff. Cherries were $4.50 a pound. Lots of ripe cherries as soon as you walk in!

We picked absolutely gorgeous peaches today. We've never done this before. No ladders. Nice, even…read moreground to walk on. And nice young people to assist us. Such a delightful day.

This is a small market, having only started this month, but I'm sure it'll grow with time. Vendors…read morehad lots of fresh fruit and vegetables to choose from. There was a hummus & chip stand, cheesecake stand, fresh baked professional breads and cakes, organic fruit & vegetables, olive oils and the Disco Bay lions club. It is so nice to have a farmers market right here in town! Plenty of parking, both in the lots and on the street. I'll be here every week getting my fruit & veggies for the week. *No dogs allowed on vendors row.

They have amazing farm delicious peaches Every year we're…read moregoing the Brentwood and picking peaches yummy

This peach picking farm was excellent and the peaches were incredibly juicy and delicious.I really…read moreenjoyed of this place

The first significant rainfall for the Fall of 2010 wasn't enough to hamper the spirit of our tour…read moregroup as Shelly McMahon and her family (husband Connie and son Nick) welcomed us onto her 10 acre family farm in Brentwood. Shelly is in the business of raising hens for egg production. In fact, she estimates the total number of hens to be in the range of 1200. Her hens which are a variety of different breeds run around freely on an open pasture fenced off only to keep predators out. In addition to the natural grasses in the pasture the hens are fed with a custom blended mix of corn, oats, wheat and alfalfa. Although the farm does not have its organic certification yet, (It's in the works.) no pesticides are used on Shelly's Farm and no antibiotics are fed to her flock of laying hens. The hens are moved around on the farm to make sure there is always a supply of natural grass to feed on. Common to many egg farms chickens or hens often have their upper beaks clipped to minimize cannibalism among birds. The inhumane practice (that only being my opinion) of beak cutting is never practiced on this farm. Instead the hens here are carefully monitored and any problem birds are simply caught and segregated from the remainder of the flock. We arrived just as the rain began to come down heavily and just like many people do the hens took off running for cover. There is an enclosed structure where they can run in and out of to roost. I noticed many of the hens sat down and wiggled in the dirt. Some even rolled around. After witnessing that somewhat strange behavior and being completely puzzled it was explained to me that the hens bathe themselves by rolling in the dirt. How fun! As we walked further into the farm we were introduced to three mules raised on the farm, and as Shelly introduced each one of the mules by name they seemed to understand her and stood side by side providing the perfect photo op. Next, we were introduced to the hatchery where younger hens and baby hens are kept in order to mature. Be careful where you step because the curious young hens just might be at your feet checking out the latest footwear. Shelly picked up a baby hen and placed it gently in our hands to pass around. Seems the baby hens like to be gently stroked just underneath its beak. So comfortable this one I held made a whispering purr sound. I didn't take a photo of it fearing that my camera's flash would startle it. Once out of the hatchery we received a personal demonstration from Connie and Nick covering the final stages of farm fresh egg production. Nick explained to us that eggs are usually gathered at 6:00 AM each morning. Many of the hens are just waking up and are most docile at that time. Once the eggs are gathered they go through an automated process of cleansing. Each egg is individually loaded on a conveyor belt that takes the eggs into a chamber which houses a pair of soft whirling brushes. As the brushes gently scrub the outer shell a jet of cold water washes each egg then air dries it before setting it out onto a roller on the opposite end where the eggs are inspected and boxed. The process seemed very much like a car wash. Most of the eggs fall into the size of medium-large and most of the shells are brown in color depending on the breed of the hen. Occasionally Shelly will find an egg with a blue-green shell. She includes those in the packing process as the outside shell color does not effect the inside of the egg. Odd shaped eggs and super-sized double yolk eggs are not included in the packing but are sorted out. Shelly's pasture-raised eggs are sold to local markets and Whole Foods. She also sells her fresh eggs at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market in San Francisco on Tuesday and Thursdays, the Castro Farmers Market in San Francisco on Wednesdays, and the Brentwood and Danville Farmers Markets on Saturdays. The fresh eggs are sold for $6 per dozen and generally can be kept refrigerated for 1 to 2 months. In addition to the eggs Shelly grows a wide assortment of fresh culinary herbs, several varieties of hot peppers and tomatoes on her farm. She generously allowed members of our group to take home as many of the different fresh herbs as we could use along with some freshly picked jalapeno and New Mex peppers. Most of our group took home big bouquets of assorted herbs. She also sold us some fresh eggs picked on the same day at a substantial discount. I couldn't turn my back on that deal so I bought two dozen. The eggs have a darker red yolk and should not be hard-boiled for the egg whites will stick to the shell due to its freshness. Nothing to do on a rainy day you say? Don't tell that to Shelly's hens. Thanks to the McMahon Family for taking the time to host our group.

The best, fresh eggs ever! Thanks, Shelly and crew for providing a superb local product.read more

Another year of awesome cherry picking here at Seko Cherries :) this time we were able to snag some…read morewhite cherries as well. Price posted for today is $3.50/lbs. we picked 50lbs A small tip; make sure you walk a bit into the ranch for trees that have lots of good fruit - especially during the memorial day weekend. And the cherries near the top of the trees tend to taste a bit sweeter. People tend to stay near the entrance area and just pick near the bottom of the tree, so if you stay around there you won't find a lot of cherries. And come early!! We are leaving the ranch at 9:15. The line of cars coming in to Brentwood is already super long and ridiculous.

As if 6)10/2023, the trees are loaded! Mostly very ripe and flavorful Bings. They pro vs ide…read moreladders, but there is so much fruit you won't need to use them. Go to 600 Eureka for entry to the UPick area.