Love Apple Farms is only open to registered students and those who have signed up for a farm tour. We are located in the Santa Cruz mountains (coastal central California). Click here for a map to our location.
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We originally became known for growing 100 varieties of heirloom tomatoes each year. The farm is now the exclusive kitchen garden for world-renowned Manresa Restaurant (Los Gatos, California).
Cynthia Sandberg, owner and farmer, uses biodynamic and organic techniques to grow over 300 different cultivars of fruit, vegetables, herbs and edible flowers for the restaurant. Love Apple Farms is honored to be highlighted in the 2012 San Francisco Michelin Guide, under the Manresa Restaurant entry. Cynthia can be contacted by emailing her at loveapplefarms@gmail.com
The farm and restaurant are a mere fifteen minutes apart, nestled half way between San Francisco and Monterey. No restaurant can become one of the finest in the land without an incredible amount of struggle and hard work. So too, struggles the farm, striving to grow the best produce possible.
We give a number of fun and informative gardening and cooking classes at the farm during the year. Topics covered have included 'Tomato Seed Starting Class," "Cheese-Making," Chicken-Keeping," "Summer Vegetable Gardening," "Container Vegetable Gardening," "Bee-Keeping," Winter Vegetable Gardening," "Simple Drip Irrigation System," and our popular "Tomato Masters" class for real tomato aficionados. We welcome your suggestions for other class topics.
Love Apple Farms also offers off-site satellite workshops for organizations. If you are interested in bringing the farm to your business or club for an on-site workshop, please contact cheryl@loveapplefarms.com for more info or click here.
For on-the-farm team building events or farm dinners, we've got the perfect venue. Come see what GQ Magazine calls our "stunningly beautiful farm."
Love Apple Farms is home to the largest tomato plant sale in California, with well over 100 varieties of heirloom tomato seedlings (also called "starts") each spring, from March to June. For 2012 we have brand new retail greenhouse at Ivy's Porch, located at 5311 Scotts Valley Drive, Scotts Valley. Click here for more info about our tomato plant sale.
The farm is not open to the general public, unless you are a registered student. We understand that it would be nice to allow anyone to come on to the property to take a tour around, but the farm is also a private residence, and uninvited guests are surprising and often inconvenient for us. If you'd like to schedule a private, paid tour of the farm, please go to that web page for dates and times.
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