Sierra Valley Farms
Farmer: Gary Romano
1329 County rd. A-23
Beckwourth, Plumas County, CA
96129
 
 
Phone: No information provided
Email: svfarms@plumas.com
Website: www.sierravalleyfarms.com

Nature of Operation:
    certified organic

Markets Served:

  • CSAs
  • Farmers Markets
  • On Farm/Farm Stand
  • Retail Stores
  • Restaurant Sales
  • Web Marketing
  • Wholesale
  • Mail Order

Product Categories:
    Vegetables

Artichokes, Arugula, Asparagus, Beets, Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Chiles, Corn, sweet, Cucumber, Eggplant, Fennel, Garlic, Green beans, Greens, collards, Greens, salad, Kale, Leeks, Lettuce, Mushrooms, Onions, Onions, green, Peas, Peppers, hot, Peppers, sweet, Potatoes, Radish, Salad mix, Shallots, Spinach, Sprouts, Squash, summer, Squash, winter, Swiss chard, Tomatillos, Tomatoes, Tomatoes, heirloom, Turnips, Watercress, Zucchini

    Fruit
Apples, Apricots, Avocados, Bananas, Blackberries, Blueberries, Cantaloupes, Cherries, Figs, Grapes, table, Kiwis, Lemons, Limes, Melons, Nectarines, Olives, Oranges, Peaches, Pears, Pears, asian, Persimmons, Plums, Raspberries, Rhubarb, Strawberries, Watermelon

    Eggs/dairy
Cheese, Eggs, Goat cheese

    Bulk seeds
Cover crops, Flowers, Grasses, Herbs, Other

    Herbs/flowers
Flowers, edible, Flowers, fresh, Flowers, potted, Herbs, dried, Herbs, fresh

    Value-added products
Beeswax, Dried fruits, Honey, Jams and jellies, Nut butters, Pickled products, Plants, bedding, Preserves, Pressed oil, Teas, Vinegar

    Farm supplies/services
Consulting, Machinery, Nursery stock, Plugs, Transplants

    Meat/fowl
Beef

    Nuts/seeds
Almonds, Pistachios, Walnuts

    Agritourism
Farm work experience, Festivals/special events, Gift shop, On-farm demonstrations, On-farm field days
 

Farm Description:
    The Farm was originally purchased in 1907 by my grandfather Jacamo Folchi. He began purchasing adjoining properties until 1938 when he had aquired about 3800 acres. The operation of the family farms was primarily dairy/livestock/hay. The property is located at 5000ft elevation in the northeastern part of California of the Sierra Nevada range. As the relatives began passing away the farms were being sold off in the 1970's & 80's. I was able to buy the last 65 acres in 1989. Currently we have 15 acres in native plant nursery, 6 acres of organic vegetables, and 45 acres of organic pasture/hay. What's unique about us is that we have only 60-75 frost free days per year, which allow us to raise winter vegetables in the summer for the Reno/Lake Tahoe markets.

Practices:
    We have 3 solar greenhouses and one propagating house that is heated with a ground-source heat pump system that includes hydronics. Our water source is a connection of 3 wells and a solar pump feeding from a stock pond. Our irrigation is primarily drip/T-tape operation. We have converted 50+ yearold corrals into our vegetable fields. Our barnyard and native perennial grasses serve as our covercrops and we rotate our crops every 3 years and put one fallow every 5. With our nursey operation we bring in bees, and our perennials, and sunflower windbreaks/buffers bring in many beneficial insects.

Describe your product specialties and highlights:
    Spring/Summer/Fall: Spring mix, baby spinach, romaine, swiss chard, beets(red & golden, carrots (chantennay), radishes (easteregg), broccoli, cabbage (red,green,savoy),arugula,mixed herbs,bunching onions, garlic (italian purple,california white), tomatoes (ace/celebrity,early girl).Fall: potatoes(yukon gold,caribe, little pearl),rhubarb, horseradish.Winter:Horseradish condiment, wasabi, kiwifruit (hayward).Year-round: Native plant sales, seed sales.

Where we sell our products:
    On-line: www.sierravalleyfarms.comFarm Stand:1329 County Rd. A-23 Beckwourth, Ca. One mile south of hwy 70. See map on website. We work with 17 foothill farmer to provide a full-scale produce stand from Memorial day to the 2nd week in September.Farmers Markets: Reno-Sat 8am-1pm. Keystone/California St's June-oct.Truckee-Tues. 8am.-1pm. Downtown/Donner pass Rd. June-Sept.Tahoe City-Thurs. 8am-1pm. Watermelon Patch/Hwy 28. May-Oct.North Tahoe:Homewood-Sun. 9am.-2pm. Hwy 89. June-Labor Day. Biltmore/No.Shore-Mon. 9am-2pm. Hwy 28.June-Sept.Quincy-Thurs. 5pm-8pm. Downtown/Hwy 70. July-Sept.Chico-thurs. 5pm-8pm. Downtown/3rd.st. Apr.-May.

Web/Mail Order Items:
    Native plants, native plant seeds, horseradish roots, horseradish condiments