OVERVIEW

We pride ourselves in providing the freshest high quality product to neighboring grocery stores, restaurants, farmers markets, and direct retail from our farm. We have diversified our product and services to fresh exotic mushroom and growing kits and as always, we continue to give away our spent compost to the community!


HISTORY

The farm was established in 1952. In 1987 the Crouch family purchased the farm. Mr. Crouch expanded the farm to 27 growing houses - making it the largest white mushroom grower in Southern California producing 120,000 lbs. of mushroom per week.  In 2008, Mr. Crouch's son, Gary Crouch and Roberto Ramirez partnered up and bought the farm with a commitment to carry out Mr. Bob Crouch's  legacy. In 2019, Gary retired making Roberto and his wife, Olga Ramirez primary owners of the mushroom farm. Olga joined the farm in 2012 as the Manager of Human Resources with oversight of employee relations, payroll, and worker safety. It has been our pride and joy to work with amazing people along the way.


The Ramirez have grown a passion for mushrooms from the health perspective, the culinary arts, to the love for the people that have made a part of our team for decades. The farm, once being an employer for over 100 workers has now scaled down to an invaluable crew that we care to call "family." This team is passionate, loyal and committed to the forever evolution of the world of mushrooms. We are extremely proud to be a part of the Escondido community in the greater North County San Diego, California.