Four-generation California farm growing radicchio, Italian chicories, figs, and specialty produce.
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Lone Willow Ranch
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CCOF and USDA certified organic farm growing heirloom vegetables, heritage-breed livestock, and biodynamic pasta.
Lone Willow Ranch is a small, family-owned organic farm situated along the San Joaquin River north of Firebaugh, California, owned and operated by John M. Teixeira. The ranch has held CCOF Certified Organic status since 1991 and is also USDA Certified Organic. Its crop offerings include heirloom tomatoes (with more than 300 varieties grown for seed and over 50 for fresh market), heirloom beans, garlic, salsa, seeds, vegetable transplants, and Demeter Certified Biodynamic pasta made from on-farm heirloom wheats including Ethiopian Emmer and Soft Spring Sonora. On the livestock side, the ranch raises heritage-breed pigs, goats, turkeys, and chickens, and keeps honey bees. Pork is sold by the half or whole, whole goats are available seasonally, pastured turkeys are offered for pre-order, and free-range eggs are sold by the dozen. Learn more on their About Page.
Lone Willow Ranch has been CCOF Certified Organic since 1991 and holds USDA Organic certification. Its heirloom wheat and pasta production carries Demeter Biodynamic certification. The ranch raises all livestock from birth on its own pasture using management-intensive grazing to maintain biologically diverse land. Livestock feed is grown organically on the farm, including alfalfa, dry beans, wheat, barley, oats, sunflower seeds, and corn. No animal by-products, genetically modified organisms, hormones, or antibiotics are used. Crop fertility is maintained through crop rotation, cover cropping, compost, and rock dust using the Controlled Microbial Composting (CMC) method to increase bacterial, fungal, and yeast diversity in the soil. A native hedgerow is maintained on the property to support beneficial insects and wildlife as part of the farm's pest management approach.
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