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Produce
updated: Dec 30, 2009, 11:37 AM

My goal for 2010 is to purchase more local produce. Does anyone know who sells these things on my list?

(1) honey

(2) cheese

(3) jam/jelly/salsa

(4) goat milk and goat milk ice cream

(5) coffee beans

Places People Are Talking About:

Blue Oak Ranch	Farmers' Markets	Happy Harry's
Mesa Produce	Plow to Porch	Tri-County Produce

What People Are Saying:

COMMENT 51630	2009-12-30 12:00 PM
Tuesday's downtown Farmer's Market has a stand that sells the best local HONEY. I recently discovered this tasty treat myself, and do not know if they sell at other local Farmer's Markets. There sell various flavors, all from Ojai Valley, San Marcos Farms.
COMMENT 51631	2009-12-30 12:02 PM
For honey, either farmers' market, or I personally like Tri County Produce, good selection of local honeys (Ojai is probably the furthest). Coffee, not sure if they sell to the public, but Greenstar Coffee Co. out of Goleta. Fair trade/organic. I think you can buy their product at Coffee cat. That's all I have.
COMMENT 51634	2009-12-30 12:12 PM
Katherine Anderson, owner of Blue Oak Ranch in Goleta, sells dairy goats. I think she makes goat cheeses. Jay Ruskey of Goleta is growing coffee beans. You can buy San Marcos Farms (aren't they in Goleta?) flavored honeys at Island Feed & Seed.
COMMENT 51635	2009-12-30 12:13 PM
The Meyenburg milk company makes amazing goat cheese products. Its owner lives in Santa Ynez. Available at Lazy Acres and Whole Foods.
COMMENT 51636	2009-12-30 12:17 PM
I doubt if you will find any coffee beans grown locally - wrong climate.
COMMENT 51637	2009-12-30 12:22 PM
I had a cup of coffee at Jay's ranch in Goleta. Go here: and click on home page link calimoya coffee: http://www.calimoya.com/
EZ2	2009-12-30 12:31 PM
MESA PRODUCE
COMMENT 51643	2009-12-30 12:50 PM
Tri-County Produce on lower Milpas has a lot of locally grown produce (and is locally owned.)
COMMENT 51646	2009-12-30 01:45 PM
Mesa Produce is a great location to buy local produce if you are unable to make it to the famers market. Fruits and veggies, eggs, honey, not sure about cheese and coffee. I like them because it may not be organic, but it is local and no pesticide produce.
COMMENT 51649	2009-12-30 01:49 PM
Small farms are extremely inefficient so buying locally grown produce, in most cases, is worse for the environment.
COMMENT 51653	2009-12-30 02:04 PM
Re: 51649: "worse for the environment" to buy locally grown???? How so? Well, Tri-Counties also has Mexican-grown and other California-grown, and it is good for the environment to buy local rather than mass market superstores, owned in Texas, as Whole Foods, or who knows where for the others. (I don't own or even know the owners of Tri-Counties but am just a long time shopper there.)
COMMENT 51657	2009-12-30 02:14 PM
# 51649: It is arguable whether the increased efficiency of larger operations is better, since transportation and distribution on a regional or national scale requires fossil fuel and storage. Local farming has the benefit of maintaining the diversity of the local economy, encouraging greater accountability for the safety and wholesomeness of the products and ensuring the survival of a broad range of crops and livestock - useful for genetics in case of disease or other catastrophes that can affect larger operations.
COMMENT 51661	2009-12-30 02:40 PM
I saw what seemed to be local coffee for sale at the Farmers Market on the Tuesday fefore Christmas, but don't remember the business name. Worth checking out.
COMMENT 51662	2009-12-30 02:45 PM
There are also several local businesses that deliver organic, local produce and other goods such as eggs, coffee, bread, cheese weekly to your doorstep. localharvestdelivery.com plowtoporch.com I'm sure there are others as well...
BECKY	2009-12-30 09:29 PM
Happy Harry's on Calle Real, just west of Glenn Annie/ Storke carries lots of local & organic or low pesticide foods. John Givens farms link is a good choice. San Marcos Farms Honey Company link is another local winner. The farmer's markets, of course. Perhaps the two local specialty cheese shops could advise on local? link and link
JAZZEE	2009-12-30 10:39 PM
Goat milk lattes. You can make them with instant coffee. Yummy.
COMMENT 51736	2009-12-31 08:13 AM
It's not even arguable. Even accounting for the useage of fossil fuels for transportation and storage, large "factory" farms are far more efficient than small farms. Not to mention, how do you think the small farms get their produce to the market? Fairy dust? Growing a tomato in you backyard requires more resources than growing one a large efficient farm, it's a fact. Your other assertions are economic arguments, not environmental.
COMMENT 51742	2009-12-31 08:41 AM
Mark Constable has fresh fruit (when in season)and fresh produce at 999 Veronica Springs Road, below Baptist church. I believe he still has fresh grown tomatoes! Happy new years & good eating! Support your local farmer, leave a tip!
EDSUP	2009-12-31 10:16 AM
And don't forget Plow to Porch: plowtoporchorganics.blogspot.com/ Delivery to your door of different goodies every week, all local and organic - fruits, veggies, eggs, honey, etc.
COMMENT 51768	2009-12-31 10:17 AM
I get my staples from localharvestdelivery.com. They deliver local fruits and vegetables, fair trade/organic coffee from SB Roasting Co., cheese from C'est Cheese, bread from Our Daily Bread, and honey, nuts, and other sundries you can add-on to your weekly order.
COMMENT 51773	2009-12-31 10:52 AM
Try Dave's organic produce stand on Hollister just up from the Von's shopping center on Turnpike and Hollister. He carries local honey from San Marcos Farms also. LOVE his produce!
COMMENT 51798	2009-12-31 01:00 PM
Thanks, Becky, for link to C'st Cheese on Santa Barbara Street. I will definitely check it out for locally made cheeses. Can't wait! Happy New Year, Foodies!
COMMENT 51809	2009-12-31 02:03 PM
Does anyone have a local source for raw goat milk?
COMMENT 51821	2009-12-31 04:02 PM
Eturenchalk, you will find that locally produced raw goat milk is probably difficult to come by on a retail basis due to certain USDA regulations - dairy is pretty heavily regulated and in order to sell dairy products there are a lot of hoops to jump through. Ask around, though, and you may find alternatives or something that will work--Best of luck in your search.
COMMENT 51917	2010-01-01 08:32 PM
I will add a cheer for Local Harvest (localharvestdelivery.com) - I have been a happy customer for months now. As my schedule doesn't allow regular Farmers Market trips, they've helped me get the good stuff back into my diet :)
RAINE5360	2011-10-29 06:02 AM
Dave has retired due to an injury, but his son Jared has moved from Turnpike to a new place near Patterson, the former Footlocker. Please come down and take a look at Gladden & Sons.