Deepen your SLO CAL experience by touring local agriCULTURE right at the source with ala carte tour options to build your own local farm VISIT itinerary.
W E L C O M E !
While our area has been primarily known for our world-class wines, the best kept secret is our deep agricultural roots. A short century ago, this area was primarily growing grains, almonds,walnuts and cattle.
Join us as we take you back to our roots, sharing our rich local agricultural history and guide you through SLO CAL's crop of family farms along the SLO County Farm Trail.
The following Local Roots Experiences are listed ala carte style so you may choose those that pique your curiosity and tickle your taste buds, allowing you to create your own itinerary. All of our experiences are family friendly and can accommodate a variety of interests and schedules.
To book your Local Roots Farm Experiences just click on the farm of choice to book direcly with the farm.
DW Farms
Rejuvenate your potted plants
Local Roots Native Plant Nursery Experience:
Learn how to formulate soil for every stage of a plant's life. Tour our native plant nursery and see how we nurture plants from seeds to thriving plants ready for adoption. Bring your own potted plants, use our soil, and re-pot them to rejuvenate their growth. Available year round.
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Giving Tree Family Farm
Barnyard fun at our little family farm
Local Roots Hands-on Farm Tours and Workshop Experiences:
Get an inside look behind-the-scenes during a farm tour or take a class with up-close visits with friendly farm animals; goats, alpaca, pigs & chickens. Workshops include: Teat to Table Cheesemaking, Goat Milk Soap Making and more...
Available year round.
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The Groves on 41
A place to stay, learn, & slurp
Local Roots Olive Oil Grower Experience:
Think San Luis Obispo County is just great for wine tasting? Wait, there’s more! Come slurp, not sip & taste, the freshest olive oils crafted right here on the Central Coast of California! Slurping aerates the oil on the palate and allows the olive oil taster to experience the full range of flavors and aromas in our fine oil. Available year round.
@thegroveson41
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Hambly Lavender Farm
Where you will discover all your senses
Local Roots Lavender Farm Experience:
• Owners, Farmers, Distillers & Makers
Gina & Milton Hambly, will lead you through their aromatic fields of lavender
• Get an inside look behind-the-scenes of growing, harvesting, drying and
distilling this fragrant herb.
• Up close visits with friendly farm animals.
Available seasonally, May - September
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Hartley Farms
From Tree to Table
Local Roots Organic Farm Experience:
• A guided walk in the magnificent garden they have been building since 2007.
• Taste their line-up in a Jam Session, and most likely, Barb will have a pot of jam on the stove top so you can see the process in action.
• Shop the Jam Shack where you will find unique gift items & local products.
Available year round.
@hartleyfarms
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Jack Creek Farms
Family Fun & Tastings for Everyone
Local Roots Happy Acres & Artisan Tastings Experiences:
Happy Acres Family Activity Area: Fort Maze, Farm Animals; friendly goats, rabbits & chickens, Fun & Games: sand trough, tractor tire garden & more. Activity Stations with numerous farm themed hands-on activities. Cowboy fun: rope a dummy steer or ride a hay bale pony.
• Tasting experiences include:
Honey Tastings, Maple Syrup Tastings,
Olive Oil & Balsamic Vinegar Tastings.
Open late May - October
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Kiler Ridge Olive Farm
Where Flavor Grows
Local Roots Olive Farm Experience:
• Olive Oil Tasting: An educational experience of how we grow, produce, and cook with small-batch, extra virgin olive oil
• Olive to Oil Tour: 1-hour tour
every Friday at 11 AM
• Milling & Production Tour: 2-hour tour with co-owner Gregg, every Saturday at 2 PM
•Seasonal Events & Workshops:
Enjoy seasonal-themed tours, hands-on workshops, and a rotating menu featuring dishes made with our various olive oil varities
Available year round.
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Mighty Cap MushroomS
Come hear our story and watch us grow
Local Roots Mushroom Farm Experience:
• Farmer led tour of the Lab, Inoculation, Incubation and Grow Rooms.
• A looksee into the full growth process of a mushroom.
• Learnings of sustainability practices and compost recycling.
• A showcase of one of chef’s most coveted ingredients.
Available year round.
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Miller Moth Ranch
Farm Stay with hand on ranch experiences
Local Roots Farm Stay Experience:
Come experience life on a 5th generation family working ranch. While visiting the ranch, book one of the following tours:
Barn Livestock Ranch Tour, Ranch Wildlife Tour, Butcher Shop Tour.
April marks kidding season - book an adorable Baby Goats Ranch Tour.
Visit thier agritourism center filled with historical family heirlooms and
farm equipment.
Available year round.
@almond_springs
millermothranch.com
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Our Global Family Farm
Permaculture Food Forest featuring food crops from around the globe
Local Roots Multicultural Permaculture Farm Experience sample:
Multicultural Potlucks connect us to our roots: our family and cultural heritage around eating food as well as horticultural traditions of how people from around the world grow their food. We offer permaculture workshops focusing on Fruit Tree Care where you'll have hands on experience of tending fruit tree throughout all the seasons of the year. Available year round.
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