eatwell farm: our farm

our farm

Who Are We? Eatwell Farm is a 65-acre organic farm in the Sacramento Valley in Northern California. In 1998 we were lucky enough to be able to buy this piece of land, located three miles north of Dixon. We have been farming organically here in Northern California since 1993. All the land is certified organic by California Certifeid Organic Farmers (CCOF). We grow hundreds of different crops, and usually several of each in order to allow for a constant harvest for our CSA. For photos of the Eatwell Farm house construction, please go here! Current weather conditions on the farm, short videos of the farm, and our blog will help you learn more about us, too!
Frances was born in Chicago, grew up in North Carolina and earned a hisory degree from Duke University. She worked as a computer programmer for Morgan Stanley in New York City before coming west in 1986 to try a new line of work: food. She worked at Chez Panisse and Café Fanny in Berkeley, California, where she developed a true love of food. In 1990 she moved to the Capay Valley (50 miles northwest of Davis), where she learned organic farming at Full Belly Farm. As a founder, Frances' legacy continues, though she is no longer involved in the farm.
	Nigel was born in Leicester, England, and studied at Writtle Agricultural College in Essex. Though the school taught production farming with chemicals, Nigel received permission to fullfill his practicum at an organic farm in Kent, England. He travelled to Israel in 1985 to study drip irrigation in a country where "if you waste water it's treason." He returned to England and farmed there until moving to California in 1992 where he worked at Terra Firma Farm in Winters.
Eric and Andrew are Frances and Nigel's twin sons. At ten years old, they love to help on the farm. Most Tuesday evenings they insist on helping to pack boxes of produce for our CSA, in part because it always means they get to stay up a little longer. They busy themselves with Little League and schoolwork from their Spanish Immersion elementary.
Our Crew is the backbone of the farm. Jose is our foreman in the field, overseeing anywhere from 7-13 crew members (depending on the season), and Roberto keeps our tractor running in the fields. Anna and Isabel wash and pack all of your produce. They also prepare the egg coolers for delivery and prepare all of our lavender products. Nico and Augustin are the "egg guys." They tend our huge flock of pasture-raised chickens and wash all the eggs after they gather them twice daily. Molly and Yvette hold down the office, answering all of your questions and tending to your orders. Cory is our faithful delivery driver and sells at our market stand most Saturdays. Eleanora is our wonderful, part-time bookkeeper, and she keeps things lighthearted around here. We also have four new farm cats (Joan Jett, Pat Benatar, Ted Nugent, and Gloria Estefan), and a new guard dog named Daisy. Pictures of all these folks are on their way!

Who Are We?