DELIVERING QUALITY ORGANIC PRODUCE SINCE 1988

Earl’s Organic Produce carries a full line of organic fruits and vegetables in our 96,000 square foot warehouse in San Francisco.

 

Cranberries can be frozen up to a year. Stock up on bulk cranberries for the holidays. Cranberries are incredibly good for you and are not just for enjoying during the holiday season. . Now offering Black Moon Oregon Bulk Cranberries and Greenbelle Biodynamic Organic Cranberries grown in Wisconsin.

WHAT DEFINES EARL’S

  • Passion for produce

    We have been leading the way in both innovation and efficiency, making sure produce arrives at the peak of freshness.

    WHAT'S IN SEASON

  • Committed to Relationships

    Ask both our grower partners and our customers, and they’ll tell you our service and communication is what sets us above.

    MEET OUR PARTNERS

  • Dedicated to Knowledge

    Our passion for organics drives us to educate and share our expertise about the seasonality and geography of each piece of produce we deliver.

    BROWSE THE BLOG

Earl’s Organic Produce promotes organic agriculture and a sustainable food trade while cultivating enduring partnerships with growers and customers.

By creating mutually beneficial, meaningful, and committed relationships across the food chain, Earl’s Organic aspires to connect those who produce organic food with those who consume organic food. We seek to educate, excite, and evoke passion for the organic culture, and we do this by forging partnerships with both growers and buyers.

 

 “Earl’s Organic provides understanding and support — it’s a true partnership. For Earl it’s not just about the bottom line.”

— Alex Madrigal & Iris Montano-Madrigal,
Covilli Organics

 
 

OUR JOURNEY

  • Earl Herrick's Produce Truck

    1975

    In 1975 Earl Herrick sold fruits and vegetables from a small converted beverage truck at the Fulton and 10th Street entrance to Golden Gate Park.

  • Earl's Organic Produce is Born

    1980

    Earl spent several years establishing grower relationships as a produce buyer at Marin-based natural market called Living Foods.

  • Earl Herrick's Produce Journey

    1988

    Earl took an opportunity to open a single stall on the San Francisco Wholesale Produce Market in 1988, and Earl’s Organic Produce was born.

  • Earl's Organic Produce Grows

    1998

    We outgrew the small stall and moved to a larger space on The San Francisco Wholesale Produce Market.

  • 2010

    Earl's moved into a 34,000 square foot warehouse on The San Francisco Wholesale Produce Market.

  • 2014

    We outgrew our space (again!) and moved next door into a 62,000 square foot facility where we expanded to four climate-specific coolers.

  • 2024

    Today, Earl is still at the helm, infusing over 100 employees, over 300 growers and over 400 customers with his joyful enthusiasm and focus every day.

“Earl’s energy and enthusiasm is unmatched and provides a backdrop for doing the purpose heavy work of providing organic food for our community, cultivating a conscious supply chain and sharing the opportunity for right livelihood."

— Matt Landi, a longtime partner of Earl’s Organic

FEATURED BLOGS

Earl’s Organic Produce is inspiring a passion for organic produce by sharing our extensive knowledge of seasonality and geography. Our blog features everything from seasonal highlights to grower profiles.

 
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INTOXICATING FEIJOAS
INTOXICATING FEIJOAS

The Feijoa, sometimes known as the Pineapple Guava, has soft, succulent flesh similar in texture to a pear with flavors of pineapple and banana and an intoxicating fragrance!

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WILD RIVER FARM TOUR
WILD RIVER FARM TOUR

Wild River is a 3rd generation family farm in the outskirts of Marysville, California. Founded by the Noland Family, they farm on 400 acres in the flood plain of the Yuba River and Feather Rivers, which flow from the Sierras into the Sacramento Valley. They grow Kiwis, Fuyu Persimmons, Plums and Pluots, Satsuma Mandarins.

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SIDE HILL SATSUMAS HERALD IN THE CITRUS SEASON
SIDE HILL SATSUMAS HERALD IN THE CITRUS SEASON

From our frame of reference Side Hill Citrus Satsumas from Lincoln, in the Sacramento foothills have the perfect mix of sweetness, tartness and low acidity, with very little pulp, no seeds and taste like they are melting in your mouth. 

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Mix it up this holiday season with a fun variety of winter squash. Koginut squash is a unique squash hybrid that is smooth and silky like kabocha squash with the rich, sweet flavor of a butternut. Other favorites include Sugar Pie Pumpkin,
Thanksgiving is less than 2 weeks away! What is your favorite sweet potato variety and recipe to cook for the holidays? Fun Fact Sweet Potatoes and Yams are different root vegetables and in fact are not even related. Yams are tubers and over 95% ar
Puntarelle is a unique seasonal specialty. Deliciously bitter, the vegetable is a member of the chicory family, related to endive, escarole, and radicchio. It was bred for its crisp, tender heart and tastes like a dandelion with the texture of celery
Quince has very hard and bumpy green/yellowish skin that looks like a cross between a pear and an apple. But beware! Do not try to bite into it like an apple, the tart and astringent flesh demands to be cooked before eating. Quince is high in pectin

Committed to Sustainability

At Earl’s Organic Produce, we extend our commitment to sustainability beyond our organic products by practicing the three Rs – reduce, reuse, and recycle – in all aspects of our business operations.