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About Full Belly Farm
Introducing Full Belly Farm The farm owners are Andrew Brait, Paul Muller, Judith Redmond, and Dru Rivers. With help from about 25 to 30 employees, the farm produces an amazing diversity of vegetables, herbs, nuts, flowers, and fruits year-round. The farm also has a flock of chickens, a herd of sheep, and several cows. Full Belly's system includes: growing and marketing over 80 different crops; providing year-round employment for farm labor; using cover crops that fix nitrogen and provide organic matter for the soil; developing innovative marketing strategies; and planting habitat areas for beneficial insects and wildlife. This set of strategies allows the farm to integrate farm production with longer-term environmental goals. Full Belly products are marketed both wholesale and retail. We sell to restaurants, at farmers markets and through a Community Supported Agriculture project, or CSA. Both the CSA and the farmers markets forge a direct connection between the farm and the people who buy and eat its produce. Through the CSA, individuals can receive a weekly share of produce through the year. By belonging to the CSA, members support organic farming practices that are healthful for people and the environment. They also have the opportunity to eat the freshest, most nutritional produce available. CSA members receive boxes of fresh produce delivered to convenient neighborhood locations in the East Bay, South Bay, and San Rafael, as well as in Sacramento, Davis, Woodland, and Esparto. For a small additional fee, boxes can also be delivered right to a member's door on Tuesday and Wednesday in selected East Bay locations. Full Belly is also home to many outreach activities, including educational tours, school group visits, and the much-acclaimed annual Hoes Down Harvest Festival. The Hoes Down Festival celebrates rural life and educates the public about growing food in a sustainable manner. Through such programs to the general public, Full Belly seeks to create awareness of farm realities and to stress the importance of farms in the fabric of our society. Find out how to Join Our CSA. Driving Directions to the Farm From the Bay Area: From the Bay Area: Get on Interstate 80 towards Sacramento and follow it to Vacaville. In Vacaville, get on I-505 north and travel for about 30 minutes. Exit at the Highway 16/Esparto/Madison exit and go left at the stop light at the end of the exit. Follow Highway 16 through Madison (one stop sign) and Esparto (there will be a jog to the right and then to the left) and travel 16 more miles to the town of Guinda. Go through Guinda. About 2 miles past Guinda there is a large 30 MPH sign where the highway veers to the left. There you will turn right down Road 43. Full Belly is at the end of this road. From the Sacramento Area: Get on I-5 North. Follow it through Woodland and get off on state Highway 16 west. Turn left at the end of the offramp. There will be several intersections. Just keep going straight. After about 2 miles, you will hit a larger intersection and watch for Highway 16 veering to the right. Keep following 16 through Madison (one stop sign) and Esparto (a stop sign and a jog to the right and then to the left) and then to Guinda. Go through Guinda. About 2 miles past Guinda there is a large 30 MPH sign where the highway veers to the left. There you will turn right down Road 43. Full Belly is at the end of this road. For maps, go to Yahoo!Maps or Mapquest. How to Contact Us CSA Information |
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