Paul Holmes began farming a few acres in Winters in the late 1980s. Today this 200-acre farm, co-owned by Paul Holmes, Hector Melendez-Lopez and Paul Underhill produces more than 100 crops each year, including spring, summer and winter vegetables, as well as stone fruit, citrus and nuts.
Once upon a time, Cindy Callahan needed a way to keep her pasture grasses under control, so she bought sheep. That one innocent act triggered what her son Liam calls, “a series of events that placed our family at the forefront of the American revival in artisan cheese making. It also tapped into the best in each of us, and resulted in work that feels more like a creative process than toll and labor.” Bellwether’s philosophy is simple; use the highest quality milk available to make the best cheeses possible. Cindy and her family bring us some of the best Ricotta we’ve ever tasted, and we’re proud to carry this world-class cheese in Nugget Markets. Liam challenged us to, “Take a bite out of any of our cheeses, and you’ll taste the difference one family’s commitment to quality can make,” and we couldn’t agree more!
Full Belly Farm is a 300-acre certified organic farm located in the beautiful Capay Valley of Northern California. Organic since 1985, Full Belly is certified by California Certified Organic Farmers. Owners Andrew Brait, Judith Redmond, Paul Muller, and Dru Rivers—with help from 44 to 55 employees—produce vegetables, herbs, nuts, flowers and fruits year-round.
Thank you to all our wonderful Davis guests who joined us for our first Local Love Fair! The event was a huge success! Guests mingled with local producers and farmers and enjoyed free samples of products produced within 100 miles of our home offices in Woodland. If you missed out on this great event, join us this Saturday in Roseville from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Earth & Vine Provisions had its beginnings in a small kitchen in Loomis, and today this thriving company is at home in Lincoln, CA. Celebrating a 15-year culinary adventure, Ron and Tressa Cooper share their appreciation for all-natural foods, local farmers, and a time-honored tradition of preserving. Because of this commitment to offering nature’s best, their line of jams, sauces, and condiments contain no artificial additives or preservatives.
For his college senior project back in 2003, Ken Muller researched and planted an olive orchard on his family’s land. Today, father and son team Joe and Ken continue to grow Copper Hill Olives on their small family farm in Yolo County, where the sustainably grown olive trees thrive in the coppery, hillside soil and Mediterranean climate. To ensure ultimate quality and freshness, the olives are hand-harvested and pressed within hours of picking, and all Copper Hill olive oils are extra virgin with delightful flavors that make them perfect for dipping, for salad dressings, and for use in every type of healthy cooking.
Since 1999, Michael and Monica Keller’s life goal has been to produce and distribute the best quality local olive oils possible. Calolea’s products include extra virgin olive oil, crushed citrus oils, and 12- and 18-year aged balsamics, straight out of Northern California.
Olives are nothing new to the Lucero family, as they’ve been growing these gems in Northern California for three generations and lay claim to some of the oldest olive trees in the region. While Dewey Lucero started the family-owned and operated business in 2005, his grandfather began producing olive oil for close friends and family by pressing small batches in a hand mill back in the day. Today, Lucero’s local award-winning olive oils and balsamic vinegars are available to not only the family’s close friends and relatives, but to Nugget guests, too.
In 2010, Papalote Salsa Trading Co. began, following in the footsteps of San Francisco’s highly acclaimed Papalote Mexican Grill which has been in business since 1999. Victor Escobedo, Jodi Hernandez, and Miguel Escobedo create 100% natural, vegan, gluten-free salsas that have been said to hit “the trifecta of spicy, salty, and smooth” according to Sunset Magazine.
Wine Country Kitchens has been making gourmet food products for more than 15 years, creating everything in-house at their facility in Napa. With the commitment to offer “Fine Foods of the Napa Valley,” Darrin Channels founded the business in 1996, creating local products that are 100% organic, all-natural, and vegetarian.