Meet our Family of Local Producers & Growers: Sweetwater Nursery

April 22, 2018

Sweetwater Nursery grows thousands of varieties of organic herbs and vegetables, as well as perennials. The Loveday Brown family started the small plant nursery in Point… Read More

Meet our Family of Local Producers & Growers: Flatland Flower Farm

March 13, 2018

Meet our Family of Local Producers & Growers: Flatland Flower Farm Flatland Flower Farm is a small organic farm and plant nursery located in the hills west… Read More

Meet our Family of Local Producers & Growers: Succulent Gardens

March 13, 2018

Meet our Family of Local Producers & Growers: Succulent Gardens Succulent Gardens is a Castroville-based plant nursery that grows over 400 succulent varieties. Their mix always rotates… Read More

Meet our Family of Local Producers & Growers: Maxsea

January 30, 2018

Maxsea is a small, family-owned company with one goal: to make the best garden products using natural resources. Owner John Dimmick was introduced to organic farming… Read More

Meet the Sloat Garden Center extended family of pottery makers

August 17, 2017

Sloat Garden Center is the largest independent pottery importer in the U.S., connecting talented pottery makers and their beautiful pots with independent garden centers throughout North… Read More

Meet our Family of Local Producers & Growers: Monterey Bay Nursery

July 25, 2017

With 30 years in the horticulture business, Monterey Bay Nursery grows plants on 50 beautiful acres in northern Monterey County. Their plant list contains 1,000 plant… Read More

Meet our Family of Local Producers & Growers: Blooms Nursery

June 30, 2017

Blooms Wholesale Nursery grows unique and high-quality annuals and perennials for Sloat Garden Center. Founded in 1985 in Sonoma County by the Bloom family, the company prides… Read More

Meet our Family of Local Producers & Growers: Upstarts Organic Seedlings

May 22, 2017

Meet our Family of Local Vendors & Growers: Upstarts Organic Seedlings Upstarts Organic Seedlings have grown and distributed organic seedlings from the heart of the Monterey Bay… Read More

Meet our Family of Local Producers & Growers: E.B. Stone Organics

May 1, 2017

In 1916, E.B. Stone created a fertilizer that made his fruit crops the talk of other San Jose, CA farmers. When E.B. retired in 1979, he… Read More

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