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

This is a good spot with friendly college student staff who greeted us and explained the u pick…read more June had peaches and plums to pick right off the tree, good experience! Given buckets with bags in them to pack it up easily in the end. Came as a family of four adults and ended up with $80 of fruits (about 2.5 buckets full). It adds up A lot of choice for ready to go fruits if you don't want to pick yourself. Honey too, candles, lots of stuff Some picnic tables on the grass Pretty barn, decorated

What a great orchard and produce stand! Places like this remind me of why I love living in this…read morearea. I took my two toddlers here for their first fruit picking excursion and boy, was it memorable. Farmers daughter provides buckets for free and doesn't charge an entrance fee unlike another local popular farm. The day we went they had peaches, plums and apricots for picking and the apricots tasted like jam - so sweet and perfect for the kiddos to hold (and devour). Their produce stand was also filled with a wide range of prepicked fruit and veggies. Service was beyond kind and I loved that they had tables and lots of open space for kids to frolick. This was like a 2 hour adventure for us and the kids can't stop talking about it. We can't wait to return!

We stopped by to get some vegetables and we loved it! The prices were fair & there was plenty of…read moreparking. The people working there were very nice as well. Definitely a must stop if you're in this area!

$5.50 per lb of cherries…read more trees are full of cherries late April and it really was so much fun picking them. You're given bags when you pay $5 to enter. The bags are pretty sturdy. I fit 8 lbs in a bag and it held up fine. I got so lost in a good time picking that in the end it was "oops? How did I end up with over $40 of cherries?" Free parking , they direct you where to park

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.

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.

Today we visited the Antioch Farmers Market on I Street and Third, in the parking lot. We love this…read moremarket because it's not too big...just the perfect size....with plenty of fresh vegetables, fruits, bread, and lots of other great goodies. We picked up our produce and then stopped by Little Sky Bakery. All we can say is wow... the bread is absolutely amazing. We'll definitely be back as always.

What a great experience! The vendors were very friendly and…read morehelpful. There were samples of the fruits in trays available for consumption by the product. I can't remember which fruit it was that I'd never tried before but the sample made me decide to buy some. There were vendors there that were selling precooked foid and those people. The people had excellent food and were extremely friendly. I highly recommend spending a Sunday there. A huge thank you to all of the vendors and the City of Antioch for giving me a pleasurable Sunday.

Nice little stand with chickens walking around. We bought eggs, $5 a dozen, that were gathered 2…read morehours earlier. They have baskets of onions, red & yukon potatoes, lemons, oranges, berries, honey, kale and other stuff. The yukon golds were great!

This is my new favorite farm. No pesticides, lots of fresh fruit and veggies to choose from…read more Non-GMO corn, blueberries, strawberries, nectarines, watermelons, kale. Very nice owner. Will definitely come back.

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