The Wild River Way
As a CCOF certified organic grower for more than 30 years, we've watched as the terms "Organic" and "Sustainable" have become increasingly diluted buzzwords co-opted by the marketing campaigns of large corporate agribusinesses and commodity distributors. Instead, we take a holistic and integrated approach that is unique to our growing region in a flood plain along the wild riverbanks of the Northern Sacramento Valley.
We call it The Wild River Way.
REGENERATIVE SOILS
While farming in a flood plain may present the occasional temporary inconvenience, each flood cycle restores our farm with a fresh layer of topsoil, sustaining our well-drained, microbe-rich, silty loam which offers incomparable fertility in comparison with much of California.
In fact, thanks in part to our time-tested recipe of natural composting and cover-cropping, our "river-grown" vineyards and orchards have out-produced domestic industry yields by more than 2x of average production!
WILD BIODIVERSITY
We believe that delicious fruit need not come at the expense of nature. Rather, we've found that working together with nature translates to superior fruit quality.
Buffeted by riparian forests along the lush riverbank of the wild Yuba, we embrace wildlife in its many forms, from native vegetation and the diverse pollinators & beneficial insects that flourish on our farm to the wild barn owls, hawks and rich avian life that have resided on our farm for decades. And of course, we cannot forget the universe of microbes beneath our boots!
HUMANITY
Numerous studies show the detrimental effects of farm worker exposure to synthetic and toxic chemicals found in conventional pesticides, herbicides and fungicides. Additionally, our approach to organic agriculture results in healthier soils and water sources and translates to more nutritious and flavorful fruit — Have you tasted the difference?
At Wild River, humanity and nature coexist in mutual interdependence with one another. We are fortunate that many families have chosen to make Wild River's farms their home for many years (even decades!) and it is their skilled contributions that enable our farms to flourish. We honor our Wild River team members as we honor our land, and all of those who are nourished by our healthy & delicious organic fruit!
FULL FLAVOR
But volume only goes so far... Our #1 priority is nutritious & delicious! Farming The Wild River Way means allowing our fruit to mature at a natural pace, without the disruption of growth hormones and then harvesting and distributing fruit only when it is in-season.
We regard our fruit as nutrient-packed vitamin capsules that consistently achieve unparallelled levels of brix and dry matter in our annual harvest measurements.
