We believe that great food doesn't start in the kitchen. Great food starts with warm sunshine, green grass, and clean water, then curated by the farmer who feeds the animal, nurtures the land, and harvests the bounty.
When food is raised as nature intended, a great meal is sure to follow.
Rich Harris started farming with his three brothers in 2006 in Fort Jones, California, a small town in far northern California. In 2012, Rich convinced his future wife, Niki, to move from high rise living in Portland, OR down to the farm and the two launched California Heritage Farms, a pastured based heritage pork operation.
They hit the road delivering whole and half shares from Portland to the Bay Area and quickly realized how much people were craving to connect with their food and contribute to a better food and agriculture system.
Today, California Heritage Farms still sells direct to consumer from Portland to Los Angeles and is now offering wholesale ordering with select accounts.
In the summer months, Rich, Niki, and Rich's mom, Jeanette run a small u-pick/we-pick berry patch and farm stand.
In addition to growing their business, Rich and Niki have been busy growing a family at the same time. Four kids in 3 and a half years has kept things crazy and fun. Oscar, Sam, Dutch, and Ada officially run the farm and can be found outside barefoot and dirty any time of the year.
