Vegetables, salts
While Allstar Organics herbal salts have made a name for themselves, don’t forget to visit Marty Jacobson at the farmers’ market to take home some fresh veggies too.
Lafranchi Ranch, Nicasio
MALT-protected since 1986
Lamb, Wool
Barinaga Ranch offers tender, young, lamb raised on its coastal pastures. Contact the ranch to order your lamb. Hand-spinners will find a selection of fine colored and white Romney and Corriedale fleeces and yarn, available through their web site. Barinaga Ranch is a member of Fibershed, a regional organization guiding a national movement to support sustainable fiber production.
Barinaga Ranch, Tomales
MALT-protected since 1988
Cheese, Butter
The newest creamery to West Marin doesn’t come without experience. Karen Taylor, a sixth-generation dairywoman, and her family are sure to delight the taste buds of both artisan cheese lovers and butter connoisseurs.
Bianchini Ranch, Point Reyes Station
MALT-protected since 2018
Beef, lamb, apples
Looking for grass-fed beef from a ranch located in the rolling hills of West Marin? You can order Mike and Sally Gale’s delicious beef and lamb online and directly support these local farmers. Mike and Sally also host U-pick apple days in their orchard in the fall, a sweet tradition to enjoy with your family.
Chileno Valley Ranch, Petaluma
MALT-protected since 2000
Milk
The Clover brand sources milk from family farms in Marin and Sonoma counties, many of which are MALT-protected!
Lafranchi Ranch
MALT-protected since 1986
Neil McIsaac & Son Dairy
MALT-protected since 1991
Moody Family Dairy
MALT-protected since 2002
Ielmorini D&C Dairy
MALT-protected since 1998
Cheese
Cowgirl Creamery excites its devoted followers with nationally recognized cheeses such as the Mt. Tam triple cream and the ever-adaptable Wagon Wheel. The founders, Sue Conley and Peggy Smith, started this business with milk sourced from MALT-protected farms.
Bivalve Dairy, Point Reyes Station
MALT-protected since 2018
Straus Dairy Farm, Marshall
MALT-protected since 1992
Pork, beef, eggs, rabbit, sausage
Where do you find some of those rarer meat products like homemade sausage and rabbit? Pork, beef, eggs, lamb, rabbit and homemade sausage are all produced at Kevin Maloney’s Fallon Hills Ranch.
Fallon Hills Ranch, Tomales
MALT-protected since 2015
Eggs, beef, pork
Joy Dolcini offers pasture-raised duck and chicken eggs, along with ground beef, pork, bacon and honey from her family’s sixth-generation farm in West Marin County’s Chileno Valley. You can find her products on Saturdays at the San Francisco Ferry Plaza Farmers Market as well as the Marin Country Mart Farmers Market.
Dolcini F Ranch
MALT-protected since 1994
Fruits, vegetables, flowers
Are heirloom fruits, vegetables and flowers your thing? Peter Martinelli’s Fresh Run Farm, devoted to sustainable land management practices, supplies chef Michael Tusk for his restaurants Quince and Cotogna.
Paradise Valley Ranch, Bolinas
MALT-protected since 2014
Oysters
Hog Island Oyster Co., founded by two marine biologists, has always taken a long-term view in its operations. The company invests in sustainable farming and business practices and participates in scientific research in areas such as ocean acidification, restoration of native oyster populations and the effects of climate change on growing shellfish. The healthy cool waters of Tomales Bay give their oysters that unforgettably fresh flavor and you can pick-up a bag at the Hog Island Oyster Farm, one of their Bay Area restaurants or online!
Leali Ranch
MALT-protected since 2021
Wool
Contributor to the Fibershed, Jensen Ranch in beautiful, coastal Tomales produces high-quality wool.
Jensen Ranch, Tomales
MALT-protected since 1992
Vegetables, flowers, eggs
Are you in the mood for fresh flowers and seasonal vegetables? Then visit the iconic Little Wing Farm stand, three miles east of Point Reyes Station on Pt. Reyes-Petaluma Road. If you catch Molly Myerson restocking, don’t forget to ask her about quail eggs.
Black Mountain Ranch, Point Reyes Station
MALT-protected since 1993
Pastured raised beef and lamb
Marin Coast Ranch is a family owned and operated ranch, home to purebred Angus cattle and a flock of hardy crossbred sheep. Regenerative agriculture practices are at the forefront of management decisions to enrich and enhance soil health, watersheds and ecosystems. You can order their products directly from their website and pick it up at the ranch in Tomales, CA by appointment.
Marin Coast Ranch, Tomales
Cheese
Whatever cheese you are in the mood for, Nicasio Valley Cheese Co. can deliver. Locarno, San Geronimo and delicate Foggy Morning are a few favorites. The Lafranchis use milk from their dairy to produce their artisanal cheese. Swing by the creamery for a taste.
Lafranchi Ranch, Nicasio
MALT-protected since 1986
Eggs
Looking for organic eggs from one of your favorite cheesemakers? While the Lafranchis are best-known for their cheese, they also produce rich organic eggs at Nicasio Valley Farms.
Lafranchi Ranch, Nicasio
MALT-protected since 1986
Eggs
Did you know golden yolks are a sure sign of healthy hens? Get your Pasture Fresh Eggs from Jessica McIsaac through Clover or her own brand.
Neil McIsaac & Son Dairy, Tomales
MALT-protected since 1991
Cheese
Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co.’s Bay Blue is a real treat, and its Aged Gouda will have you coming back for more. The Giacomini sisters carry on a family heritage, producing a variety of artisan cheese using milk from their farm and energy from their ranch. Tours available!
Giacomini Dairy, Point Reyes Station
MALT-protected since 2005
Lamb, Wool
Looking for delicious lamb or local wool? Pozzi Ranch specializes in both. Joe developed standards within his Pozzi Wool brand to ensure both animal care and natural resources are of the utmost importance. He is also the primary contributor to the Sonoma Wool Company.
Pozzi Ranch, Tomales
MALT-protected since 1993
Goat, veal, chicken
Looking for a unique selection of meat products including goat, pasture-raised veal and chicken? Julie Rossotti’s delicious meats are sold online and can be found at the AIM San Rafael farmers’ market.
Evans Nicasio Ranch, Nicasio
MALT-protected since 2017
HONEY
Sola Bee Farms partners with several MALT ranchers to host its hives. The bees enjoy the lush native grasses and flowers of MALT ranches, while the ranchers enjoy the benefits of these busy little pollinators. Add in the final result to that mix — delicious, raw honey — and you’ve got what we’d describe as a sweet win-win-win.
Marindale Ranch, Nicasio
MALT-protected since 1992
Stemple Creek Ranch, Tomales
MALT-protected since 2013
Millerton Creek Ranch, Marshall
MALT-protected since 2018
Beef, lamb, pork
Want tender and flavorful beef from a MALT-protected property? Then consider Stemple Creek Ranch. You can also pick up lamb and pork from this grass-fed, grass-finished producer. Pioneers in the carbon farming movement, Loren and Lisa Poncia also contribute wool to the Fibershed. Stemple Creek Ranch products can be purchased online.
Stemple Creek Ranch, Tomales
MALT-protected since 1992
Stemple Creek Ranch, Tomales
MALT-protected since 2013
Milk, butter, yogurt
Albert Straus’s mother, Ellen Straus, co-founded MALT. The partnership continues to this day, and two of the dairies they source milk from are MALT-protected.
Moretti Family Dairy
MALT-protected since 2012
Silva Family Dairy
MALT-protected since 2011
Straus Dairy Farm, Marshall
MALT-protected since 1992
Wine
Enjoy Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from one of the few wineries in Marin. As you enter Mary Stubbs’s secluded paradise you will be greeted by longhorn cattle grazing between olive trees.
Stubbs Vineyard, Petaluma
MALT-protected since 1986
Vegetables
Potatoes, greens and everything in between are grown at Table Top Farm. Arron Wilder feeds his community with farm boxes and farm stands brimming with colorful vegetables.
Black Mountain Ranch, Point Reyes Station
MALT-protected since 1993
Eggs
Want beautiful, colorful and delicious eggs from free-range hens? Then consider buying eggs from Morgan Giammona’s Tomales Bay Pastures.
Millerton Creek Ranch, Point Reyes Station
MALT-protected since 2018
Goat and sheep cheese, milk
Interested in cheese made from the milks of goat, sheep and cow? Then explore Tomales Farmstead Creamery’s choices such as Teleeka, Kenne and Atika. Tours are available of this creamery owned by David Jablons and Tamara Hicks.
Toluma Farms, Tomales
MALT-protected since 2010
AIM Farmers’ Market, San Rafael
California Cheese Trail, Marshall
Coyuchi, Point Reyes Station
Driver’s Market, Sausalito
The Farm Stand, Forest Knolls
Good Earth, Fairfax & Mill Valley
Greenstring Farm, Petaluma
Inverness Park Market, Inverness
Marin Country Mart Farmers’ Market, Larkspur
Palace Market, Point Reyes Station
Petaluma Market, Petaluma
Point Reyes Farmers’ Market, Point Reyes Station
Toby’s Feed Barn, Point Reyes Station
Tomales Bay Foods, Point Reyes Station
United Market, San Anselmo
United Market, San Rafael
Woodlands Market, Kentfield
Woodlands Market, Tiburon
Berkeley Bowl, Berkeley
The Local Butcher Shop, Berkeley
The Natural Grocery Co., East Bay
CUESA Farmers’ Market, San Francisco
The Ferry Building, San Francisco
Good Eggs, San Francisco
Rainbow Grocery, San Francisco
Woodlands Market, San Francisco
Oliver’s Markets
Whole Foods Markets