Happy Boy Farms

M. Gregory Beccio
Watsonville, CA

 

Farm History

I Began farming in may 1988 on 2 acres. Then began growing salad greens and marketing nationwide. My operation expanded to over 1000 acres. I sold that company in December 1995. Then I began farming specialty vegetables in January 1996 as Happy Boy Farms. I currently farm 100 acres as Certified Organic in Watsonville, San Juan Bautista, Giddy and Chow Chilla.

farming practices

Certified Organic since 1998. We use compost cover crops and fish fertilizer. We also use mechanical cultivation, hand weeding, crop rotation and biodiversity in plant species.

farming beliefs

We enjoy the challenge of farming, including the interaction and satisfaction of working with the consumers concerned with, and aware of how and where their food is produced. We believe in producing food free from pesticides and caring for the environment.

our specialty

Diversity is our specialty. We have a long History of farming baby salad greens. We introduced this product at farmers’ markets in the Bay area. We also grow heirloom tomatoes , melons, specialty onions, sweet corn, and potatoes. All specialty and unusual varieties. Our emphasis is on quality & freshness.

 

 

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