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Farm-fresh Produce

Sprouts Farmers Market partners with local farmers across the country to bring goodness into each of our communities. Sourcing local produce from family-run farms across sunny Southern California allows us to offer you a variety of unique items, every season. We strive to choose farms that promote healthy, clean farming practices to bring you and your family the best produce that’s full of goodness!

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Blossom Hill Packing &
Lucich Santos Farms

Blossom Hill Packing & Lucich Santos Farms have found the recipe for success with their four-generation, family-owned farm that has been in operation for over a hundred years! Located in the apricot capital of the world, Patterson, California, Blossom Hill Packing & Luchich Santos Farms have created the perfect processes for growing, packing and shipping the best sweet, juicy and organic apricots that will keep you coming back for more!


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California Avocados

Taste the California difference with creamy, farm-fresh California Avocados! The rich, coastal soil and warm, sunny days provide optimal growing conditions for more than 3000 avocado growers across the state. We work with local growers and know exactly where exactly where they are, so you can enjoy peak-of-season avocados for a perfect slice, every time.


Country sweet produce farms, white onions in a bunch and yellow onions with label stickers.

Country Sweet Produce, Bako Sweet

Country Sweet Produce and the Bako Sweet® brand grows farm-fresh sweet potatoes and sweet onions in Bakersfield, California! Donald Valpredo’s father began growing vegetables on the family farm in the early 1940s. 50 years later, he ventured into growing sweet potatoes and sweet onions to expand the family business. His son, Michael, eventually joined him to create the well-known brand, Bako Sweet. Today, Bako Sweet is proud to grow, pack and ship the freshest spuds and onions for your family to enjoy.


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Family Tree Farms

Dig into the freshest summer stone fruit from Family Tree Farms! Locally grown in Southern California, Family Tree Farms is proud to bring you and your family delectably juicy fruit like apricots, peaches, nectarines and cherries from their family-owned farm. Their dedication to growing the best tasting fruit goes beyond the farm and each variety is carefully selected to bring a truly memorable eating experience. From the seeds that are sourced and planted, to cooling and packing, Family Tree Farms does it all to ensure only the best arrives at your table.


farmers in a cornfield, melons on the vine, and an ear of corn.

Five Crowns Farming

Five Crowns is a fourth-generation, family-owned farm located in the heart of Imperial and Coachella Valley. Founded in 1982 by the Colace family, Five Crowns is proud to grow, pack and ship sweet summer corn and a variety of high-quality, juicy melons like cantaloupe, hami and honeydew. Ensuring the freshest produce arrives to your kitchen, Five Crowns takes special care from the moment seeds are planted in early winter to their first harvest in early May. Once harvested, the produce travels to a facility to be properly cooled for optimal shipping temperature, helping to retain their freshness.


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G&M Farms, Inc.

G&M Farms, Inc. is a fourth-generation farming operation located in Kingsburg, California! Established in 1999 by Greg and Monica Willems, Farm to Table Berries was one of the first growers to farm blueberries and blackberries in the Central Valley. Through innovation and sustainable farming practices, they’ve become a leader in the berry industry with one of the largest blueberry nurseries on the West Coast. They’re proud to test, trial and select only the best berries for you and your family to enjoy.


California Gotham Greens Greenhouse

Gotham Greens

Gotham Greens is a California-based hydroponic greenhouse growing incredibly fresh produce like romaine, butter lettuce and basil, year-round! Founded in 2009, Gotham Greens operates one of the largest hydroponic greenhouses in the United States. Hydroponic farming uses 95% less water and 97% less land than conventional farming. With a mission to reimagine the way fresh foods are grown, Gotham Greens is dedicated to bringing you and your family nutritious, high-quality produce in the most sustainable way.


HMC Farms family, and peaches on a table and a tree.

HMC Farms

HMC Farms has proudly grown sustainable, high-quality fruit in Southern California since 1887! This family-owned farm is located just outside of the San Joaquin Valley where they grow fresh peaches, grapes, nectarines, plumcots and Plumsicles! By implementing sustainable farming practices like utilizing solar energy, efficient drip irrigation systems as well as fortifying the soil with essential minerals like magnesium and zinc, HMC Farms is keeping their land and the Earth’s future in mind.


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Kingsburg Orchards

As one of the largest family-owned growers, packers and shippers of fresh fruit in the San Joaquin Valley, Kingsburg Orchards is proud to bring you and your family delectable stone fruit like donut peaches, plums, peach-a-rines and so much more! The Jackson family’s farming roots date all the way back to 1813 in England, where their passion for farm-fresh produce began. Today, Kingsburg Orchards grows more than 200 varieties of delicious fruit on over 8,000 acres of beautiful California land.


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Kings River Packing

With eight generations of farming experience, Kings River Packing knows a thing or two when it comes to growing juicy, high-quality citrus! This family-owned farm was founded in 1977, but their citrus roots date back to 1866 when the Hazelton family, who owns Kings River, became the first grower of oranges in Fresno County. Today, the farm operates in a state-of-the-art facility growing delicious citrus like Shasta Mandarins, Raspberry Oranges and Cara Cara Navels.


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Muranaka Farms

Muranaka Farms is proud to bring the southern California community the freshest green onions and radishes! Founded in 1947 by Minoru Muranaka and his wife, Matsue, the Muranaka Farm began with just 60-acres of land in San Fernando Valley before establishing their roots in Moorpark. The couple’s original business venture began by transporting Japanese-American grown produce from Culver City to the LA market, which sparked their interest in becoming independent growers of their own. The family farm is now operated by their two sons, Harry and Roy, who are proud to uphold their parents’ dreams of growing consistent, high-quality produce year-round.


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Oceanside Pole Tomatoes

The Singh family has had one mission since 1939—to grow the freshest pole tomatoes in Southern California! Oceanside Pole is proud to be one of the last remaining pole tomato growers in California. Located near the San Luis Rey Valley, the crisp, salty air and abundant sunny days create an ideal growing environment to harvest some of California’s best tomatoes. Oceanside Pole’s growing techniques include over one million single tomato poles throughout the farm, allowing a single plant to grow off the ground for a high-quality, deliciously ripe tomato.


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Peri & Sons Farms

Peri & Sons Farms is a fourth-generation family farm in Firebaugh, California with over 100 years of farming experience. This local farm produces over 500 million pounds of the freshest, organic white, yellow, red and sweet onions each year! Peri & Sons Farms is committed to growing high-quality produce with earth-friendly, sustainable farming practices. Their strict standards allowed them to become the first domestic onion farm to achieve a Sustainably Grown Certification in 2016.


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Sambado Family

The Sambado family provides high-quality produce from thousands of acres in and around San Joaquin County. ​ Specializing in growing, packing and shipping sweet cherries, fresh apples and tasty walnuts, the Sambado family’s in-depth knowledge of produce, ranching and operations has allowed them to scale their packing facilities to bring the freshest products to Sprouts shoppers. From humble beginnings with a corner grocery store in the 1920s to modern, state-of-the-art distribution over 75 years later, the Sambado family is proud to offer premium produce for you and your family.


VanGroning Family Farms, a tractor pulling a wagon full of pumpkins, and a farmhand holding a watermelon.

Van Groningen & Sons, Inc.

Van Groningen & Sons, Inc. roots run deep in California with a farming history dating all the way back to 1922. Henry Van Groningen Sr. had a passion for growing farm-fresh, high-quality produce that was passed down from generation to generation, establishing this family-owned farm. From sweet and juicy watermelons in the summer to falls best pumpkins, Van Groningen & Sons is proud to grow fresh, local produce for you to enjoy every season.


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Windset Farms®

Located in Santa Maria, CA, Windset Farms® is a family-owned and operated farm that has been growing fresh produce since 1996. Grown sustainably in greenhouses, Windset Farms® has become a leader in the industry with their high standards for seed selection, sustainable growing, pest control management and food safety. Staying true to their family roots, they strive for great ideas and innovative techniques to continue to offer you the best tasting, highest-quality fruit and veggies right out of California!