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Mountain Bounty Farm

Founded in 1997 by John Tecklin, Mountain Bounty Farm is a 50-acre organic family farm located high on the forested contours of the San Juan Ridge near Nevada City, California. Today the oldest and largest CSA farm in the Sierras is co-managed by Maia Lipkin, […]

Protect An Oak

Join BriarPatch in October and protect our Oak Woodlands. When you become a Co-op Owner in October, you’ll get that warm, fuzzy feeling of giving back. Join BriarPatch tody as a new Co-op Owner AND BriarPatch will make a donation on your behalf to protect […]

Sweet Roots Farm

Sweet Roots Farm BriarPatch Food Co-op is proud to carry beautiful & locally grown starts and bouquets of flowers from Sweet Roots Farm. Sweet Roots Farm & Floral Design was started in 2010, by Farmers Deena Miller and Robbie Martin. Currently the couple cultivates just […]

Let’s make tamales!

Carmen Lang grew up in Mexico City, but it wasn’t until she was an adult and owned an organic tortilla business in Nevada City, did she learn to make tamales.   “I had the idea of making tamales because I love food,” said Lang, the owner […]

Johansen Ranch

Fuyu Persimmons are now at The Patch, thanks to Johansen Ranch!   Johansen Ranch is a century-old certified organic family farm owned and operated by Mila, Olivia and Rich Johansen. The family can trace their heritage in Nevada County to 1854! Johansen Ranch has supplied […]