California · Edition One

The
Non-Toxic
Food Guide

An easy way to find good food.

My family landed in Costa Rica, drove out to the coast, and got settled in our home. The first thing we did was head out to find food.

I love milk, so the first thing I did when we walked into the market was grab a quart. And while my wife and kids were walking around the store gathering what they wanted, it hit me over the head — our milk doesn't taste like this. It tastes wrong.

By the time we got home and I started to eat the food we had purchased, I realized: I can't do it anymore. I can't keep going to the store and ending up with cold, lifeless food. I need to find the real stuff and bring it home. It's a challenge, but I have to do it as much as possible.

I built a database. Once it was built, I decided to share it with my friends — and that's how this website happened.

In Costa Rica, you go to the market. In California, you have to search.

This guide is about the people in California still doing it the old way — and the experiences that come with it. Pick the . Get the . Catch the . Drive out for the . Visit the . Eat the . Drink the . Taste the . Eat the .

California ranchers, dairies, creameries, fisheries, butchers, berry farms, vineyards, and orchards. Pastured meat. Real eggs. Grass-based dairy. Farmstead cheese. Local fish. Real honey.

If your farm, ranch, dairy, or boat isn't on this page, get on the guide →

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What are you looking for?

Within30 mi

348 producers

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If you raise pastured meat, real eggs, dairy, cheese, or catch local fish in California — tell us about your operation. Submissions go straight to me. I personally review every one and add the good ones.

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Farm or producer name * Where are you? (City, County) * What do you raise or produce? *

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Certifications (if any) How do people buy from you? * Tell us about your practices Anything else we should know? Your name * Email * Website (if you have one)

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Honey added · Southern California now live

Why I built this

A lot of people don't know I built this myself. The short version: I went to Costa Rica, grabbed a quart of milk in the market, started drinking it while walking around the store, and couldn't believe how different it tasted. Our milk just doesn't taste like milk anymore. I came home wanting to find food that tasted like that here — and to avoid the chemical-laden version we've gotten used to. So I started a database for myself, just to keep track of the clean producers. Once I had it, I figured I'd share it with my friends. That's this site.

— James

About this guide

The California edition: 348 ranches, dairies, creameries, fisheries, butchers, berry farms, vineyards, orchards, apiaries, bakeries, and charter boats across California. Hand-picked, not everything California has. Always verify with the producer before driving out — hours, addresses, and operations change.

Are you a producer? Submit your farm here — this guide is built for you.

A note on labels: many small ranches aren't USDA Organic certified — that cert is built around row crops and costs $1,500+/year. The ones that matter for pastured animals are American Grassfed Association, Certified Regenerative, Animal Welfare Approved, and Certified Humane. We show all of them.

NonToxicFoodGuide.com aggregates publicly available certification data. We don't certify food ourselves. Verify all claims directly with the producer before buying.