In 1894, Benjamin Burroughs traveled to California from Illinois to find his future in the milk business. Little did he know that his great-grandchildren would still be farming in the twenty-first century, producing and selling organic almonds, olive oil, milk, cheese, and grass-based eggs and meats.%0A​%0AOne hundred years and five generations later, Ward and Rosie Burroughs and we, their grown-up children, continue our family’s farming tradition in the northern San Joaquin Valley near Yosemite National Park. What started out as a small dairy in 1906, is now a full circle collaboration of farms that are family-owned and operated by us kids. Burroughs Family Farms is our collaborative effort to offer hand-raised and sustainably-grown products directly to you while protecting soil and water for generations to come.

Barber Farm located in Jericho, Vermont is a non-profit, organic vegetable farm that gives most of their harvest to the Vermont Food Bank. Jean and Charlie Siegchrist have protected the farm through the Vermont Land Trust.

Cannon Michael is President/CEO of Bowles Farming Company and is the 6th generation of farmers to farm the land in San Joaquin Valley of California. He farms close to 10 percent organic and has been working with the UC Davis to test cover crops. Bowles Farming Company grows tomatoes, carrots, garlic, and many other vegetables and herbs.

Joe Thompson is one of the few Black farmers to have been awarded an FRPP grant to get an easement on his land to make sure it stays farmland in perpetuity. He farms a variety of things including prawns, hogs and soybeans.

Jones Family Farms is nestled in the White Hills of Shelton, with its 19th century dairy barn and homestead farmhouse, has existed since 1850. In recent years Terry Jones has placed most of the 400 acre farm into an easement that will ensure the land will stay in farmland and not be developed. Jones Family Farms offers a variety of u-pick experiences from pumpkins to Christmas trees to strawberries and blueberries. They all have a winery and tasting room and a the old barn can be rented for parties.