We have really been enjoying getting our weekly veggie box. although we are a small family We still figure out how to make the large box work. It's basically enough for our entire week and we only buy a few small things at the store now. everything seems so fresh and it's also just fun to go and pick them up in our neighborhood with our kids and then go through the boxes together and wash everything and show them what it all is. read more

Terra Firma Farm is one of the best local organic farms in Solano County, if you want fresh produce delivered weekly you your community then they are the go to! read more

We are still a happy Terra Firma box family. This season their little gems lettuce is - no exaggeration - the most delicious substance on earth. read more

We subscribed to Terra Firma's CSA for 9 months during the pandemic, rather than go to the farmer's market like we did in the before times. I will be forever grateful to them for helping to keep us safe and well-fed during those crazy times. The produce was always so beautiful and fresh. It was a great value; the weekly box costs less than what I'd spend at the Grand Lake Farmer's Market-and a medium or large box was almost more food than 2 people could eat during a week of sheltering-in-place. They'll let you pause for a week; we did that a few times when we got too far behind. This CSA has been around for a long time, and they've figured out how to diversify what they grow so you are not getting the same thing week after week. Each quarter, we got at least 30 different items. As soon as we felt safe, we cancelled our subscription & returned to the farmers markets, but we really miss Terra Firma & are considering re-joining. Their food really is better & fresher than what you can buy at the market-and that is saying something! It is also very convenient-and faster- to swing by one of your neighbors and pick up a box. read more

Love my weekly box. I've been a subscriber for about 6 years. A medium box for household of two has been the right size, though I stocked up on extra supplies at the beginning of shelter in place. The produce is exceptional quality and our home cooking is so much better as a result. So grateful to these hardworking farmers for keeping us fed, happy, and healthy! read more

Love a terra Firma! I've been a customer for 18 months. I love the produce. I love that it's organic, local, and seasonal. It's been convenient to pick up. And I love that I can place my subscription on hold when I know I'll be out of town. Give them a try! read more

My family and I have been subscribing for 13 years and love supporting local agriculture, but also especially love the produce from TFF. So many favorites but I am a huge fan of their carrots, tomatoes (Chez Panisse is too), greens, grapes, sweet corn, melons, beets and their many types of citrus that come in the winter. Also our kids love going to Farm Day in the fall!!! read more

We are long time subscribers and are especially grateful to have our farm fresh organic produce box every week. We get both fruit and veggies, all seasonal and evolving as the year goes on. They deliver CSA boxes to the Bay Area, Sacramento, Davis, Winters and Vacaville. Sign up on their website www.terrafirmafarm.com. read more

I have been with Terra Firma for over a year and it brings me joy each week. Each week I go to my pick-up site and find fruit and veggies with my name it to take home. I pay monthly on pay-pal a measly $12 a week. Reasons to go with Terra Firma 1. convenience - tons of organic local produce closeby no check out line, once a week. 2. Winter - lots of winter veggies to throw into soups and sweet mandarin oranges and persimmons for dessert. 3. Summer - Tomatoes I am proud to eat - gorgeous amazing delicious heirloom tomatoes - yum! 4. Cheap - Buying organic is now inexpensive 5. Healthy meal planning - see your veggies and look up recipes - its exciting to make plans off of what they give you. 6. Buy local - support local jobs 7. Save oil from lack of transportation costs and avoid contributing to greenhouse gas production since your veggies aren't flown in from Chile. 8. Avoid feeling guilty - you can seriously feel like Al Gore is on your side and you are doing something for the world when really you are not sacrificing anything. read more

I LOVE MY CSA BOX!!! I know, I know, caps are lame. But I'm really freaking excited. You know, having grown up in Las Vegas.... infinitely far from any sort of farm, except the kind that sprouts slot machines... I don't think I ever knew what fresh fruits and vegetables SMELL like. Do you know how sad that is? I'm 1/3 through my life and just NOW smelling a strawberry and onion for the first time. I mean, *really* smelling them. It's phenomenal. Just today, for the first time in my life, I had beet greens! I've never eaten beets so who knew they had greens that were so delicious and vitamin rich? Pathetic, I know. But I've seen the light and will spread the word as far as my voice and written word will allow. Both of my parents grew up on farms in the midwest; how on earth did they manage to lose their taste for produce, finding the corporate supermarket stock *good enough*? It's disturbing. I love the newsletters. I love the food, even though I don't have a clue what half of it is. I love the people (and I don't even know any of them!) We get a medium box delivered weekly in our neighborhood for $98/mo. Being a very olfaction-oriented individual, I think the scent alone is worth the price. read more

Just to prove that I'm not just a fair-weather fan, I'll review TFF coming down from months of winter vegetables, the time at which some scoff at eating poundage of leeks, potatoes, kale, and beets. Yet even in winter there was still a veritable cornucopia of abundance: a sporadic bag of pistachios or walnuts, magnificent meyer lemons, and ... well, I won't spoil any more surprises for those rushing out now to sign up for their box. read more

Amazing, gem of a farm and CSA! They have the best pistachios ever. We buy their lovely products at Rainbow Market in SF. (I had thought they were a farm with a similar name in Petaluma where we used to live and edited my review since being informed that they are a different farm in Winters, CA.) read more

If you want to each fresh organic vegetables, fruit, and nuts, and support local, sustainable farming, then join a CSA! We've subscribed to Terra Firma for the last 4 years and now can't imagine buying fruits and veggies at the supermarket. The farm veggies are so fresh and tasty that my 4 year old son and 2 year old daughter are addicted to eating their carrots and broccoli RAW. They LOVE veggies and are adventurous eaters, which I attribute to growing up with the CSA box. Now, if that isn't an endorsement, I don't know what is. You get a big box of seasonal veggies and fruits weekly - you have to pick them up at a drop-off site in Sacramento on the appointed day. You get a lot of bang for your buck, especially considering the price of organic fruits and veggies at the regular grocery store. There's a newsletter that accompanies each box that details the contents and gives recipe suggestions. I also love reading the farmer's essay that is on each newsletter as it it has given me a lot to think about with regards to food politics and the day-to-day work of running a farm. I have now noticed that my family is really in tune with seasonal eating. My kids don't ask for fruits and vegetables that are not in season because they really KNOW where their food comes from. When I told my son that there were mandarins in the box this week, he literally shook with joy, "I'm so happy the mandarins are here! I knew they would be coming soon since the grapes ended." The farm, located in Winters, also hosts an awesome "Farm Day" each year, which we go to so that our kids can see where their food is produced and understand that dirt is a good thing. They have live music, you can pick leftover produce in the fields, and eat a lunch of sustainably-raised ingredients. We also went to a few of their U-Pick strawberry days this year where we picked flats of organic strawberries for $12 each! I still go to the local farmer's markets to get other ingredients that may not be in the box that week, but it's nice not HAVING to go. Also, we are often out of town on the weekends so I invariably can't go to the local farmer's markets - having a CSA box is a nice back-up. I find that I am able to use all of the veggies in the box (we get a medium one) for my family of 4. We are not vegetarians but we definitely eat A LOT of vegetables now that we have integrated the box into our lives. Three cheers for Terra Firma! read more

Terra Firma Farm is community-supported agriculture (CSA). CSAs involve paying a fixed rate to get a regular share of produce direct from the farmer. If you've read about them, you know that they are a great way to help small farmers stay in business, keep local land in agricultural use not sold off for subdivisions, support organic farming, avoid supporting the bad working conditions farm workers usually endure, and contribute to the local economy. What the articles don't really make clear is that you will have the most delicious produce of your life, a fun surprise every week, and eat more healthily and easily because excellent produce is great by itself. I've belonged to Terra Firma Farm's CSA almost a year and a half, and it is the 4th one I've belonged to so far. Terra Firma offers the usual CSA veggies - onions, carrots, potatoes, strawberries, cabbage, kale, asparagus, fava beans, peas - plus things I've never gotten from a CSA - cherries, avocados, grapefruit, lemons, etc. And its all very good, totally fresh. They offer a number of pick up locations. I thought I might get squashed-out over the winter, but there was still a great variety. Probably my biggest complaint is too many heirloom tomatoes, what a terrible problem to have. read more

Terra Firma is a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) farm that you subscribe to for a small fee. Every week, you pick up - at a predefined location in your neighborhood, on a specific day of the week - a small, medium or large box of produce grown by the farm. The range of produce is enormous and always seasonal, and the quality very very high; I've subscribed at a few times over the years, once for 2 years at a stretch, and found it better quality than Full Belly and some of the other local CSAs. A recent medium sized box included: 2 enormous yams, 2 enormous leeks, a pound of shelled organic walnuts, a pound of fresh kale, 1.5 lbs of fantastic carrots, big purple spring/Chinese onions, a bag of apples, a bag of lemons, 2 huge sweet pomelos. The farm itself is in Winters, but I'm writing the review here because they have a number of locations in Berkeley now, and I hope more people subscribe to the service. It doesn't cost any more than going to the farmers market, and it's easy and always fun - you never know what you'll get, but you always know it's going to be healthy, fresh and delicious. read more

Terra Firma is a great choice if you want organic, locally grown produce. Thanks to my subscription I'm eating a variety of foods that I wouldn't normally try. Everything's always tasty too. Before I started Terra Firma, I wanted to eat more organic food but I thought it was too expensive and also I didn't know how to choose quality produce. I grew up with the waxed, supermarket fruits and veggies and, as you probably know, organic produce looks quite a bit different than that. Everything in my weekly box has been delicious and I'm not spending any more on food than I did before my subscription. I still need to go to the store to get things like milk and eggs, but as far as produce goes, I'm set. I eat out less because I have so much good stuff waiting for me at home. I also LOVE picking up my box and driving it home because (I kid you not), it smells so good. Every week the Terra Firma site posts a newsletter that tells you what will be in your box as well as recipes that you can use with that week's selection. I like to look at the newsletter before I pick up my box so I can plan my meals. I'm not the best cook in the world, but it's pretty hard to make a crummy meal with such great ingredients. I really enjoy eating with the seasons and getting food that was grown only a few miles away. I'd recommend you check them out. read more

We have continued to be subscribers to TFF and continue to LOVE this CSA! They continue to provide tasty food produced locally and organically. We have received the medium box for the past couple of years straight, forcing us to try to eat healthier. Their new on-line ordering system is SOOOO much better. We don't have to rely on potentially missed emails, and can very easily order extra fruit or veggies when available. Please consider getting a TFF CSA...you will not be disappointed :) read more

I have tried at least three CSAs now and Terra Firma is by far my favorite. A few reasons why: - I really enjoy getting fruit as well as vegetables (other CSAs are veggies only) - Every week the box contains a great variety of items - Valerie is pleasant to work with and answers questions quickly. - I can pay via PayPal! It's nice to not have to dig out my check book and stamps. So far a great experience. Highly recommended. read more

Pablito is the man! Our friends were Terra Firma CSA members when they lived in Berkeley and they told us about it. When we moved here one of the first things we did was sign up. We get the medium sized box of veggies every Wednesday for $86 a month. We may have to switch to a smaller box because we sometimes have trouble getting through it all. They have some great recipes in their weekly newsletter and the archives are accessible on their website so you can search for recipes there. I had some trouble shifting my cooking at first. It used to be very meat centered, but now I have no problem putting together pretty good vegetarian meals at the drop of a hat. We still eat meat, but much less of it, which is what we were shooting for. Our friends who introduced us to Terra Firma live down in Menlo Park now, and they are part of a CSA down there, but I think they aren't as happy with it as they were with this one. read more

We have been subscribing to Terra Firma since we had our son last Spring. It is so convenient to have the box delivered to a nearby drop off instead of having to go out to the market. We love the fact that is is all 100% local and organic, and that we are supporting small scale farmers. Every week we look forward to the email about what will be in our box and what's new in the world of organic farming. The produce is always tasty and there is a nice balance of things you are familiar with (green beans, apricot, kale) and things maybe you haven't tried before (tokyo turnips, shishito peppers), so you get to try new exciting recipes and still have the basics. I have loved the new directions my cooking has taken based on what's in the box, and truly enjoy the adventure of figuring out what to do with it all each week. One thing that's great is the resources they give you on the website and in the weekly emails about how best to store your produce and also recipes for what's in your box. They have an online archive going back several years so there are tons of recipes for the same seasonal things. We subscribe to the large box so we get the best value, in general, but I think the pricing is reasonable for all sizes and you definitely get *way* more stuff than you would were you shopping at Whole foods and the like. In addition to the regular box, you can order certain items in bulk if you just love that thing. We canned a ton of tomatoes last year that way, and have purchased bulk grapefruit, peaches and strawberries for the same purpose. We had tons of fun at the farm day last fall when they open up the farm for a picnic and you can pick all the strawberries you want and talk to the farmers and take a tour of the fields. Can't wait to go again this year. We have found them to be very responsive to feedback as well, so when we really like an item they are putting in our boxes, we send them and email letting them know. Same thing if we are getting too much of something (i.e. last summer - too much watermelon) - we let them know and it always feels like they are listening to their customers and putting that all into the plans for the coming year. We love them! read more

[review describes a CSA agreement with Terra Firma] How often doo you feel guilty for sending a cancellation to someone you've never met? As I did, I wanted to drive to Winters, CA, and explain myself to them in person. If you're seeking fresh, flavorful, seasonal, organic produce, this is the local farm to support. You chose the box size and local pick-up point. They *properly* package their delicious produce. You save money by picking it up weekly yourself. The entire, very reasonable process is thoroughly described on their website-- no surprises. Plus they're prompt and friendly about answering inquiries. Unfortunately, as a single girl who's rarely home, I couldn't fit the requisite veggie preparation into my lifestyle. But it's great for a creative cook with the accoutrements to harness their culinary potential. read more

I totally love getting my organic veggies box from this Sacramento Valley farmer: http://www.terrafirmafarm.com/ People are great there plus I love all my veggies everytime I get them. Feels like opening a christmas gift every week since you really don't know what you will get every week. read more

Every Wednesday I look forward to picking up my TFF CSA box. It's seriously like getting a surprise present every week! I get to try fruits and veggies that I might not usually eat and even better - it's all organic. Plus there are quite a few pickup locations so there's sure to be one close to you. I'm single and eat most of my meals at home, so I get a small box. I still pick up a few veggies at the store just to round everything out. They give you a pretty good variety every week, although I have to admit I had a huge surplus of tomatoes during the summer. A girl can only eat so many tomatoes... -1 star for several minor issues. I took a month off while I was out of town, but I still had to pay like $15, then I didn't get my box the following week even though I had paid. The corn sometimes has caterpillars on them. Okay, it's organic, I get it, but it seriously freaked me out and now I'm scared to shuck corn. read more

My boyfriend and I have receiving a CSA box from Terra Firma since mid October of 2007 and we really like it. We have a medium sized box which is kind of large for two people, but that just means that you really need to eat more produce which is probably best for you anyway. We're supporting a local farm and having fresh, in season organic produce. What's not to love? Even better is that our pick up site is a block away so we walk over to pick up the box. Its nice to know that we're doing something good and that we will always have good produce at our disposal. This has cut down significantly on our grocery bill because its a flat fee instead of wandering up and down the aisles of Safeway and buying things that SOUND like a good idea until it collects dust in the pantry or gets moldy in the fridge because you forgot that you bought 10 cantaloupes (which are technically musk melons and NOT cantaloupes) because there was that great 10 for 10 sale. The only thing that is a downside of the box is that you get a lot of the same things over and over again - naturally this happens due to seasons, but sometimes it seems boring. "Not again!". Nevertheless, its usually a surprise to see what made it in the box fo rthis week. read more

I subscribed to their CSA from 2014 to 2018 in SF and then moved, then came back and subscribed in 2020 in Sacramento. They have been supplying great produce, even during a pandemic. I love the variety of produce that they grow and everything is delicious. They have introduced me to foods that I would never have found in the supermarket or would have never bought, but ended up loving. They really care about their customers and you can tell they take pride in what they do. Their customer service is also very prompt whenever I have emailed them over the years. They send out weekly newsletters with recipes and are very honest with what is happening on their farm or on bigger issues, and I appreciate that. I also love that they deliver at many pick-up stops and they are always prompt, with well-packaged goods. I have talked to friends in other cities and they are really jealous that they cannot have a year-round CSA subscription like I do with Terra Firma. My LA friend said her supermarkets were out of lettuce during peak pandemic supply-chain destruction, while I was getting it each week. I feel very fortunate to have a Terra Firma subscription. I highly recommend them! read more

Delicious. Organic. Local. Wide variety of vegetables and fruit. Interesting newsletters. I feel like it's my birthday every time I open up my Terra Firma CSA box! read more

Terra Firma Farm is awesome, I've been getting my box every week for many years, I don't remember anymore how many. They are super reliable and their produce is fresh and delicious. Of course sometimes at the end of the summer I have that feeling, oh no corn again, but soon enough it will be over. This way I keep eating with the season like grandmas used to do. Another plus sometimes I find other living beings in my veggies like it supposed to be unless you want to ingest a ton of chemicals, sharing is caring :) Also at the end of the summer I get to go to the annual party which is a super nice event. read more

I have been a customer of Terra Firma Farms for years. I love their food. I recommend them and the CSA experience to everyone who asks. I was already a pretty healthy eater when I joined Terra Firma, but my consumption of fruits and vegetables doubled when I started receiving my weekly boxes. They provide recipes and guides for storing and preparing everything. You cannot find better strawberries anywhere. read more

I've been using Terra Firma Farm's produce for many years now. Always fresh, organic and tasty! And now that I rarely go to the market for other things, I find I am becoming vegan. YUM! read more

I was a subscriber to Terra Firma for nearly 10 years back in the early days, and then took a 10 year hiatus (?) and now am back - and I'm so happy to be! Their produce is beautiful and delicious, and has always been thoughtfully and plentifully packed with both fruit and veg. I have early recipes that I've kept from the first paper newsletters, and I love that now there is a historical catalog online. I also appreciate Paul's honest and direct newsletters about the farm and the state of our food, in general. It's important to be informed. Thanks Terra Firma for all your hard work and for feeding hundreds of families year round. read more

Terra Firma Farms is a great, authentically local choice for organic, locally grown produce. The taste difference from supermarket produce is amazing. I love the variety in my weekly box, and it is nice to get advance notice with the newsletter about the surprises in my box. There is a nice balance of fruits and vegetables, and many of the items last over 2-4 weeks when properly stored. As a fruit lover, I would have expected that my favorite item from TFF would be one of the great stone fruits, but no, the very best thing is the flavorful full-sized carrots. I had forgotten that real carrots have flavor! read more

We've been subscribers for over 10 years and it's the best CSA box I've seen. I've worked at 2 schools that had their own CSA boxes, but Terra Firma's produce just looked fresher. I love the produce we get and now that their store is online it's easy to make changes or vacation holds. read more

These guys have been great for the past 6 years that we have subscribed. The produce is always fresh and tasty and delivered to the pick up point on time. I love the seasonal variations in the produce we get and stuff I would never have thought to buy - that almost always turns out great. They also provide recipes that actually taste good !! The farm day and pick your own strawberry days were lots of fun to attend too. I highly recommend these guys if you want to support community agriculture or just like fresh organic fruits and veggies. read more

We have been subscribers for 7 years and love getting the weekly box. Everything is fresh and in season. They provide great advice on what to store in the fridge vs. the countertop. We love the surprise of seeing what is in-season each week. It challenges us to step up our cooking (we love Google's support on recipes.) read more

Great selection of fresh produce that will force you to cook and eat your veggies every week. However, my favorite part of being a member is receiving Paul's newsletter every week. read more

imagine an email from your current crush multiplied by a letter from a dear friend, then add in a winning lottery ticket and your favorite memory and you get how i feel every wednesday when i pick up my terra firma veggie box. small, medium, or large these boxes are worth their weight in gold. seasonal produce that tastes phenomenal. plus a sweet little newsletter with a weekly recipe and explanation of why particular crops are growing well (or not). HIGHLY recommended; JOYOUSLY received. read more

I am so excited to have signed up for Terra Firma again!! We were members for about a year, but quit last year because I was working too many nights and we weren't eating all our produce each week. We also disliked the hassle of having to drive 2 miles up into the Berkeley hills every week to pick up our box. We tried using Farm Fresh To You for a few months, because they offer local delivery, but we were spoiled by Terra Firma's amazing produce, FFTY's fruit and veggies were just plain rotten in comparison. We tried to make regular visits to our local farmer's markets, but we missed Terra Firma so much, we're back again! We also found an excellent solution to the driving issue. The pick-up location near our home is hard to get to and not close, but we realized there's a pick-up very close to wifey's office, so she can just stop by after work. Yay!!! Pros: - The produce is consistently very very good. It's fresh, and ripe, and delicious. - They collaborate with other local farms to offer variety, or to make up for under-performing crops. - Nuts! - The produce is all handled very carefully, never bruised, and always boxed with care. - Not having any choice in what you get each week forces you to try new things and learn new recipes. - The weekly newsletter includes fun stories and news about what's going on at the farm, as well as recipes to try. - They re-use the waxed cardboard boxes and berry baskets, and don't include any more packaging than necessary. - They have annual events on the farm where you can come and visit. - They have a new website that makes sign up, billing, and account management MUCH easier than it used to be. - Choosing Community Supported Agriculture makes me feel good about myself and the world around-me. - The prices are way better than our local farmer's market. In addition to the regular box, they are currently offering a carton (6 boxes) of fresh strawberries for $12. Our local farmer's market charges double that. They also offer 10 lbs of ruby red grapefruit for $12. Hello fresh-squeezed Greyhounds! Tips: - Even though there's just two of us, we chose to get the medium box because we liked the increased variety. This means we have to eat MORE fruit and veggies, which is healthier anyway. - If there's occasionally too much of something, we give it away to family, friends, or co-workers. - If you want more or less, you can change your box-size with just a week's notice. - If you go on vacation you can skip a week for a small charge, or give your box to a friend. - If there's no pick-up location convenient to your home, try searching near your work! It's super easy to stop by on your way home from the office. - Once upon a time they offered bi-weekly pick-ups, but they no longer do, so weekly pick-ups are now the only option. read more

organic produce box delivered weekly to almost every city in the Bay Area. this box helps me stay healthy and keep my grocery costs down, since the box comes weekly i really only have to go to the grocery store once a month or so to pick up things like rice, dairy products and the occasional meat. we get the medium box which costs about $80 a month. the box is full of seasonal fruits, veggies, nuts and herbs. the products are all organic, even a lot of heriloom varieties (tomato, watermelon). the box this week came with white corn, watermelon, peaches, tomatoes, basil, green beans, onions, strawberries, carrots, and asparagus. i can't give it 5 stars because the over abundance of mixed greens and spinach in the winter is frustrating. I think next year maybe we'll stop getting the box for 2-3 months in the winter and then get again in the spring cause the fruit selection in the summer is truly divine! they are also super easy to deal with, reduce your costs when your on vacation and have online payment. read more

The overall produce received was fine, however, we will not be returning to Terra Firma Farm CSA for the following reasons: 1. Customer service could not have been worse. Calls and emails often took weeks to get a response and a number of my calls and emails received no response at all. 2. As a host site for over two years with 24+ people picking up weekly boxes, we were extremely disappointed and insulted when the boxes did not show up one week. No attempt to contact us was made; no warning nor reason was given as to why we were abruptly dropped by the farm. 3. Some of the people who picked up their boxes here were not told of the change and still came by our house. We told them that we didn't know what had happened. As a community, this is not how we should treat each other. read more

Terra Firma is the same price as whole foods, the only reason to subscribe to them is in support of small family business. They are very friendly to get you to subscribe, however, once you are in then it starts: poor communication elitist attitude, very unhelpful and unaccommodating. read more