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, […]
How ’bout them apples?
🍎 🍏 Apples take center stage at our Grass Valley store cafe this fall! Our exhibit takes a fresh bite out of art history, where a-peeling apple art is inspired by legendary visual artists, from the Post-Impressionists to Modern masters. Each piece is a playful […]
Super Tuber Farm
BriarPatch Food Co-op is proud to carry delicious produce from Super Tuber Farm. Throughout the year look for potatoes, carrots, cabbage and beets. Did you know, Super Tuber cabbage is an important ingredient used to make Local Culture’s kraut? Established in 2012, Super Tuber Farm aims […]
What Do We Mean When We Say “Local”?
Now, with our second store more than 20 miles away from our Grass Valley store, we had to look at redefining local in a meaningful way.
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 […]