Kiwifruit
Kullar Farms (Sunrise Kiwi) – Gridley, CA (Butte County)
Sunrise Kiwi is a minority‑owned, family‑run California operation founded by Jasbir Kullar, who immigrated to the U.S. and began his career as a migrant farm worker before establishing his own kiwifruit farm.
Leafy Greens & Vegetables
Hitchcock Farms – Salinas Valley, CA
Founded in 1989, Hitchcock Farms is a family‑owned, multi‑generational California grower with farming roots dating back to the 1880s. The farm produces premium vegetables, maintaining year‑round availability through seasonal operations in the Salinas and Imperial Valleys.
Huntington Farms – Salinas Valley, CA
Huntington Farms is a third‑generation, family‑owned California farm growing fruits and vegetables in the Salinas Valley. Sustainability is central to their work, with practices that include pollinator habitats, reduced pesticide use, and advanced spray technologies that prioritize environmental and consumer health.
Melons
Del Mar Farms – Patterson, CA (Stanislaus County)
Established in 1983, Del Mar Farms is a family‑owned grower‑packer specializing in California‑grown melons. A certified sustainable operation, Del Mar uses integrated pest management practices and operates a fully solar‑powered packing facility.
Perry & Sons – Manteca, CA (San Joaquin County)
Perry & Sons is a multi‑generation, family‑owned California farm with roots dating back to 1925, specializing in watermelon production. The Perry family’s long‑standing commitment to growing crops widely enjoyed by children and communities.
Strawberries
Duran Farms – Salinas, CA (Monterey County)
Duran Farms is a multi‑generation, minority‑owned strawberry grower rooted in California’s coastal region. Their hands‑on farming approach and seasonal reliability support LAUSD’s goals of partnering with minority‑owned, family‑scale agriculture
Sweet Potatoes
Eck Farms – Hilmar, CA (Merced County)
Eck Farms is a family‑owned operation specializing in sweet potatoes and grains. The farm emphasizes soil health, water efficiency, and preservation of historic crop varieties, supporting LAUSD’s interest in sustainable land stewardship.
Mininger Farms – Atwater, CA (Merced County)
Mininger Farms is a family‑owned California operation led by founder Nathan Mininger, whose agricultural roots stem from a Mennonite farming upbringing and decades of hands‑on experience.
Tree Fruit – Apples
JJB Farms – Stockton, CA (San Joaquin County)
JJB Farms is the exclusive grower of Modi, a California‑only apple variety, based in the San Joaquin Delta region of the northern Central Valley.
Sambado Family Farms – Linden, CA (San Joaquin County)
Sambado Family Farms is one of the few remaining operations still producing apples in California. As the state’s apple industry has declined by roughly 90% over the past few decades, the Sambado family has remained committed to keeping apple production in‑state.
Tree Fruit – Citrus
Huebert Farms – Fresno, CA
Huebert Farms is a third‑generation, minority‑owned family farming operation based in California’s Central San Joaquin Valley known for hands‑on management and long‑term land stewardship.
Ken Lee (Lee Farming) – Reedley, CA (Fresno County)
Lee Farming is a minority‑owned, family‑run Central Valley operation led by Ken Lee, who returned to agriculture after leaving a career in engineering to farm full‑time. Ken manages every stage of production, from orchard care to harvest, with a strong focus on land stewardship and growing high‑quality, flavorful fruit.
Eliza & Joy Voita (SunCoast) – Redlands, CA
SunCoast is a women‑owned California citrus company operated by second‑generation sisters Eliza and Joy Voita. They specialize in oranges, lemons, mandarins, and grapefruit, providing hands‑on quality oversight.
Tree Fruit – Stone Fruit, Asian Pears & Persimmons Miranda Farms – Selma, CA
Minority-owned and operated by Leo Miranda who was born and raised in Mexico. By both farming and packing his own fruit, Leo provides hands‑on growing with packing expertise.
Khosa Farms – Easton, CA
Khosa Farms is minority-owned by Harvinder Khosa, an Indian immigrant farming in California’s Central Valley. After his crop was once at risk due to a failed packing relationship, Khosa found support that allowed him to recover and reinvest in his operation.
Ewy Farms – Reedley, CA
Donald Ewy is a third‑generation farmer based in Reedley, California, continuing his family’s stone fruit legacy. After facing financial strain and shrinking acreage, Ewy regained stability and reinvested in his minority-owned orchards through local market partnerships.
Evergreen Farms – Fresno, CA
Evergreen Farms is operated by brothers Robert and Randy Horn, second‑generation farmers cultivating over 80 acres of persimmons south of Fresno. Their father, Henry Horn, founded the farm after immigrating from Cambodia following his service in the Vietnam War.
Herrera Farms – Reedley, CA
Herrera Farms is a minority-owned, family‑run operation growing Asian pears and stone fruit, with all three of Herrera’s children now running the operations.
