Similar to a farmers market, the Fruit Stand works with local farms to sell organic, locally grown seasonal fruits and vegetables. across from Mission Bay, you’ll find the Fruit Stand. Located in a nondescript warehouse just off the 5 freeway on Morena Blvd.Pop in here to pick up snacks for the beach or a farm fresh picnic. The farm stand is located just east of the 5 freeway, exit at La Costa Avenue, and is open seven days a week. They also provide some prepared foods as well as flowers. La Costa Farms in Encinitas offers locally grown fruit and vegetables, many of which are organic.Open year-round, they feature seasonal selections such as avocados, apricots, citrus, sweet peas, and local raw honey and nuts. Both are owned and operated by the Hillebrecht family since the 60’s and offer a wide variety of fruits and vegetables grown on the family farm. In Escondido, North inland San Diego, you’ll find Farm Stand West and Fran’s Original Farm Stand.Chino Farms' bountiful harvest includes heirloom tomatoes, squash, squash blossoms, beans, melons, cucumbers, greens and lettuces, radishes, Brussels sprouts, okra, onions, Jerusalem artichokes, peppers, herbs, strawberries, strawberry figs, and Concord grapes. Aspiring amateur chefs are equally welcome to sample the day's selections first-hand at the Chino Farms Vegetable Shop, while mingling with the region's top culinary talents. Every morning dozens of top toques from San Diego, Orange County and Los Angeles line up for the fresh produce. Alice Waters and Wolfgang Puck put the now world-famous Chino Farms on the culinary map and this farm, in the exclusive enclave of Rancho Santa Fe, continues to draw chefs from California's most celebrated restaurants.Following are a few of the favorites among local chefs - both amateur and professional: Visitors to San Diego can drop by any of the region's many farms, located mostly in inland north county, to purchase produce directly from the grower at roadside farm stands. And with San Diego's near perfect year-round sunshine, there's always something in season.
San Diego County is blessed with an abundance of farms-most of them small family farms-which have earned a reputation for quality, high-value specialty crops. Whether preparing haute cuisine or down-home cooking, the freshest possible ingredients can make all the difference in any dish.
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