SUNRISE ORGANIC FARM

MEET THE GROWERS
Written By Susan Simitz
 

grower trio: Andrew gibson, Jesus Salas and son chuy salas

FOUNDED 2015

REgion santa barbara county

SIZE 240 ACRES

SPECIALTY Over 270 varieties year-round including Nantes carrots, rainbow carrots, cucumbers, greens, head lettuce, strawberries, array of tomatoes and peppers, melons, hard squash.

 

Back in 2015, three longtime Santa Barbara-area organic farmers banded together to form Sunrise Organic Farm, a diversified veg and fruit operation specializing in heirloom and other unique varieties.

President and Head Farmer Jesus Salas has been growing organically in Santa Barbara County since the eighties. Chuy Salas, Jesus’s son, has also been farming for many years and currently serves as COO for Sunrise. The farm’s third partner and CEO, Andrew Gibson, is a Santa Barbara native who brings a background in business consulting, along with organic farming and farmers market sales experience, to the operation.

You may be familiar with the sweet, crisp carrots from Sunrise Organic Farms, or recognize their label on the boxes. But as always, there is plenty more to see when you look deeper: our visit with the farmers highlighted their personal touch – a story of family, community, and innovation, of the hard work and good humor needed to make it as farmers in this era.

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NEW POTATOES
Fingerling New Potatoes, Sunrise Organic Farm
NEW POTATOES
Fingerling New Potatoes, Sunrise Organic Farm

Fresh dug fingerling new potatoes are now in season from Sunrise Organic Farm in Lompoc, California. New potatoes have not been cured, meaning that the skin is thin and delicate. New potatoes are often creamy and less starchy than more mature potatoes.  

Fingerling New Potatoes, Sunrise Organic Farm
SAVOY SPINACH
Savoy Spinach, Sunrise Organic Farm
SAVOY SPINACH
Savoy Spinach, Sunrise Organic Farm

Sunrise Farms Savoy Spinach has a hearty and bold flavor. The dark green crinkly leaves have a slight bitter flavor that when cooked, softens in texture and develops a sweeter taste.

Savoy Spinach, Sunrise Organic Farm
FRESHLY DUG FINGERLING NEW POTATOES
Fingerling New Potatoes, Sunrise Organic Farm
FRESHLY DUG FINGERLING NEW POTATOES
Fingerling New Potatoes, Sunrise Organic Farm

Fresh dug fingerling new potatoes have not been cured, meaning that the skin is thin and delicate. Sunrise Organic Farm in Lompoc, CA grows beautiful red Amarosa, yellow Austrian Crescent and Purple fingerlings.

Fingerling New Potatoes, Sunrise Organic Farm
SUNRISE SWEET YELLOW CARROTS
Sunrise Organic Farms, Yellow Carrots
SUNRISE SWEET YELLOW CARROTS
Sunrise Organic Farms, Yellow Carrots

Beautiful yellow bunched carrots from Sunrise Organic Farm are in season! The flavor is typically sweeter than orange carrots with nuanced flavors of celery, parsley, and parsnips. Great for eating raw in a crudité, roasted with your favorite summer herbs, served in a salad, or pickled.

Sunrise Organic Farms, Yellow Carrots
FARM TOUR 2022: SUNRISE ORGANIC FARM
Sunrise Organic Farms
FARM TOUR 2022: SUNRISE ORGANIC FARM
Sunrise Organic Farms

You may be familiar with the sweet, crisp carrots from Sunrise Organic Farms, or recognize their label on the boxes. But as always, there is plenty more to see when you look deeper: our latest visit with the farmers highlighted their personal touch – a story of family, community, and innovation, of the hard work and good humor needed to make it as farmers in this era.

Sunrise Organic Farms
Susan Simitz
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