Goats, Kiddy Tractors, and Organic Produce at The Farm in Salinas, California by Ruth Paget

Goats, Kiddy Tractors, and Organic Produce at The Farm in Salinas, California by Ruth Paget

Harvest 2025 is here at The Farm in Salinas, California, but everyone knows the real reasons kids want to visit are the goats and kiddy tractors they can spend time with while their parents shop for organic produce.

The windmill below is what you can see from Highway 68 going into Salinas lets you pinpoint the farm as you navigate your way there from the Spreckels Exit:

Once you are headed toward The Farm on the 1 1/2 paved lane paved service road, you will drive right into The Farm with its logo sign mounted on an old pickup truck:

The first thing you will see especially if you have children is the kiddy tractors play area.  This area is rich in photo opportunities:

Another great photo opportunity area is by the goat pen.  The Farm is not a petting zoo, so you cannot feed the animals but talking to them is fine if you are sweet like Dr. Doolittle.

The Farm’s organic produce is coming in everyday including flowers for u-pick purchase.  When my husband Laurent and I visited, the following crops were on sale:

One of my favorite bumper crop items is the apple.  I think one of the best ways to eat apples is in pie, which they sell at thyme Farm year-round.

The Farm will close in November and will reopen next year for Farm School classes and tractor rides.  The Farm’s website has details on these activities, which I have listed below:

The Farm in Salinas, California

For a fun country outing, The Farm in Salinas, California has something for everyone.

Strawberry earrings for $6 are a nice farm souvenir.

Row of vitamin C and antioxidant rich cilantro.  Cilantro is so good for you I think a security camera on it to prevent theft. 

By Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France