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Star Route Farms has been an organic farm in Marin County since 1974. We began on five acres using horse-drawn sulky plows and cultivators and a lot of 'long haired ambition'. As pioneers in the then fledgling organic industry we adopted production and post-harvest technologies--such as precision planters and hydrocooling equipment--in order to insure top quality produce for the consumer. Star Route Farms is the oldest continuously certified organic grower in California, and the owner, Warren Weber, has long been active in the organic industry as a past president of California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF), co-founder of the Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF), president of Marin Organic (MarinOrganic.org), and past vice-president of Marin Agricultural Land Trust (MALT). The farm is presently certified by Marin Organic Certified Agriculture (MOCA). 
Today we farm 40 acres in Bolinas managed by Doug Gallagher, including three acres of greenhouses. Annabelle Lenderink runs our farmers' markets, restaurant and store sales. We farm seasonally, harvesting and delivering our products six days a week. Over the winter months we plant 20 acres in the Coachella Valley of southern California. Our crop list covers scores of specialty crops that can be grown in this cool-mediteranean zone, and we continually experiment with new crops that are particularly desireable in creative cuisine. We continue to use the time-honored organic techniques of natural fertilizer and cover-cropping--growing humus building plants to turn back into earth--in order to enrich our soils and create healthy crops. After 29 years, we know that organic farming is the best way to build soils, conserve water, maintain habitat, and nurture productive farmland for our grandchildren. 
Besides our fruits and vegetables we pride ourselves on the fine men and women employed in the fields, offices, and delivery trucks who want you to be satisfied with our efforts and your purchases. Please give us your feedback. We welcome it. |
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