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:: DRAPER FARMS Draper Farms


Draper Farms


Draper Farms


Draper Farms


Draper Farms
 

Jerry Draper
(415) 457-3431
jerry@onthefarm.com
www.onthefarm.com

 

 

Products

Vegetables & Fruit
Draper Farms is a year round operation with roughly a hundred and ten varieties of over fifty vegetables planted seasonally. Just about everything that you might imagine in a typical victory garden plus the addition of a few unusual and unique crops can be found on the farm.

 

 

How to Purchase

Direct:
Draper Farms operates a member oriented Community Supported Agriculture CSA) program for families interested in local, fresh picked, healthy produce. There is no membership fee but an orientation session is required for all CSA members to learn about the farm and CSA system.
More information about the CSA can be found at www.onthefarm.com.

Restaurants and Retail Locations:
San Anselmo: Bubba's, Comforts, AVA, Fork. Larkspur: Table

For more Locations:
Visit our Marin Organic Supporting Businesses

 

 

The Farmer

The Draper Family has been farming this one-acre plot on the outskirts of San Anselmo since 1994. Farmer Draper (in his eighties) is the hired hand and works for an annual salary of one dollar. All members of the extended Draper family pitch in to do what's needed year round. There's always something to do on the farm.

A flock of chickens provide fresh eggs and patrol for bugs in the winter. Eight to twelve bee hives provide pollination services and produce fresh, local honey in good years. Almost all of the varieties planted at Draper Farms are from open pollinated seeds (heirloom) which have typically been passed down for generations for some good reason (taste, shape, size, color, etc).

 

 

Work on the Farm

With three generations working on one acre, the Draper’s do not have a need for any more help – they are having too much fun as it is.

 

 

Farm Visits

Please inquire by calling the Marin Organic office, 415.663.9667 and by visiting our Farm Tours web page.

 

 

Certifications

MOCA

 


 
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