Tours once a month of the farm and lots of mushroom and compost information as well as their…read moreprocess. Interesting and the owner gives the tour. Delicious selection of fresh mushrooms to buy and included with tour. Free organic compost, too, so bring a shovel and buckets if you want to help yourself.

My friend told me about Mountain Meadow Mushroom Farm and its free mushroom compost. I finally took…read morea long drive deep into Escodido and was rewarded with some really nice, organic mushroom compost. There are mountains of compost, and all you need is a big car (ideally a truck) and some muscle to scoop them up. Mushroom compost is high in salt so you need to be careful not to use too much with fruit trees. On the other hand, vegetables love mushroom compost. They also sell all kinds of mushroom varieties (Portobello, Shiitake, King Oyster, Cremini, etc.) at their front office for a pretty reasonable price (around $12/lb). Overall, a great place to get free compost, buy fresh mushrooms, and enjoy a country scenery ride in Escondido.

Thank you Yelp for introducing me to a friendly neighborhood organic holistic farm to table country…read morestore! Service is amazing! Two weeks ago, I came here on a whim to find a goose egg ( found none) and met the most amazing staff. I then came back for their Valentine's Day pasta class and the Yoga Sundays at 1100. I introduced Golden Door Country Store to my friends. I enjoyed the variety of specialty foods you may not be able to find in a normal supermarket. Ambiance is peaceful and the orange orchard is amazing!

Love this special farm stand tucked in the deer spring valley! Everything is so fresh from veggies…read moreto fruit and even the fun kitchen accessories. They have cool events from time to time but my favorite is stopping by after work to snag a last minute grocery item like eggs, a spare tomato or scrumptious bread loaf. I even brought my daughter here when she was just a week old for some fresh air and cute phot with their flower stand. I'm a regular! Love it so much!

First came across this vendor earlier this year at Encinitas Street Fair. We love checking out beef…read morejerky samples but this booth was not marketing it as "beef jerky' but Biltong. It's a South African dried meat that's air cured. We got the beef stick version and the sliced version. It became an addicting snack. It's premium meats, thin and fatty. Finally had the chance to make it to the Store. Met the owner and creator, Michael. Super friendly nice guy. He took us in the back to show us how it's made. There were two rooms. One can be considered the wet lab where meats were marinated and prep. The second room was the dry room where meats were hanged to dry. We couldn't remember which one we purchased at the fair and they had new packaging. Michael let us try samples and we ended up getting 4 different kinds. They will be celebrating two years on Saturday September 27! Be sure to come support. You can also find them weekly at the north county farmers market.

Choice of the top quality meat with South African spice OR a lighter, non-msg option. Delicious!…read moreWelcome was warm, hope they grow their SA product range.

Just outside the San Diego Safari park, you will find this family produce location! It's an open…read moreair market, plenty of parking, lots of high-quality fresh fruits, a few unique fruits, they also have a large variety of different types of beef jerky from shark meat to camel meat!! the people that work there are super friendly. They even have some exotic items like ostrich eggs! Definitely worth a stop if you're in the neighborhood. Sadly, when I got home, I noticed my $18 bag of camel jerky had a hole in it, so I couldn't eat that and I live 40 minutes away so unfortunately I didn't get to try that. Otherwise, the place is great!

After multiple drives by returning from the San Diego Safari Park, I FINALLY found an opportunity…read moreto drop by here with friends. I was craving a ice cream bar, specifically a fruit bar of sorts and what better than grabbing one from here?! It was the most delicious strawberry fruit bar I've ever had and I can't wait to grab another during the summer/whenever we are in the area again. They had quite the wide variety of fruit, vegetables, honey and jerky. I also grabbed a bag of persimmons on the way out and demolished that bag within a week. Service wasn't too bad and pretty quick in checking out. There was a 50 cents charge for using credit card, as cash is king. However I ended up not having enough (because I used it on something else) and ended up using card. Definitely will drop by again, just unsure when that will be!

I was a CSA customer for years. I paid in advance quarterly. The owners had some medical issues. I…read morewas patient and waited till they could restart service. After months I asked for a refund. I never got one. I was ripped off of almost $500, the cost of one quarter of weekly deliveries.

I got tot try Garden of Eden at the Yelp elite event FIT Club, on 5/31! I was drawn by their clean…read moreplatters of samples, and upon tasting peaches, strawberries, cherries, salad with feta cheese and pine nuts. The owners were nice, and explained the layout of their business. They passed out little fliers that indicated where they would be at certain times to do drop offs, and I thought it was really cool they went to UCSD campus! It's a shame they can't be at the Farmer's Market on Tuesdays, but nonetheless, I'm not aware of a locally grown fruit/vegetable business! Yay for fruits that taste just as amazing when it's organically grown. Keep up the great work and I would definitely visit next time if I am in Escondido!

Thank you Sundial Farm for the easy and tasty experience! Online ordering was a breeze and I waited…read morefor my delivery like a kid on Christmas Day waiting for Santa. I got the sundial supreme box and the highlights were the butter lettuce, baby lettuce and grapefruit. Best lettuce I've ever eaten and it could probably last longer than a week. Best grapefruit i've ever had too. I usually hate grapefruit because it's so sour and bitter, but this one was zesty and sweet in a great way. There were a couple not to good moments -- bananas came very ripen full of spots! I wanted to each them fresh, but when life gives you spotty bananas you make banana bread. Also the cucumbers were bitter and got moldy in a day or two. But overall the produce was really fresh and the experience good! Would definitely do this again given the convenience and it saved me a trip to the supermarket for fresh produce.

A friend sent us a box with some extras this week as a surprise gift. The abundance and quality of…read morethe produce was amazing. We were floored. We checked out the website and were equally shocked by the low price for the full box plus delivery. I called to ask a few questions, and ended up chatting with the owner. He told me all about their safety measures during COVID-19, their mentality regarding subscriptions (they require you to order weekly instead of auto-delivery because they want to avoid food waste) and the new things they will be offering (orchid specials and delicious eggs). I'm ordering a box for our family, my neighbor and two gifts for friends. We will order weekly as long as possible. We are so happy with this company!

Bought in the past, not sure where to find them now. Really enjoyed their propolis but don't see it…read moreon their website.

That is the best honey in San Diego. Dale is super…read moreknowledgeable on honey. He gave us the medicine honey. That's what he called it. Amazing!! We picked up from Dale's house. Thanks Dale.

So happy to have found this place near me! Holds all my Asian food needs and the employees are…read morealways so nice. It has a nice big parking lot too so never have to worry about finding a spot

There is a new lightness and brightness and freshness that Rice Pantry has brought to Escondido…read more Still basically the same small corner Asian Market you would expect to see, there is a definite coziness and warmth that you can experience as you walk down the aisles. The selection is unique and Rice Pantry carries a variety of Asian food staples that you can obtain. There's a fresh Asian fruits and vegetables section as well. And lots and lots of rice!!! The checkout woman is very friendly and helpful. I definitely recommend Rice Pantry for your local Asian Market needs!!!