Kashiwase Farms

Type:Farmer
Owner:Steven and Lisa Kashiwase
Phone:209-394-2246
Email:skash@elite.net, skash956@gmail.com
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/kashiwasefarms
People:

Steven and Lisa Kashiwase along with 3 full-time and 40 seasonal or part-time employees.

Bio:

Steven’s family has strong ties to the land in California’s Central Valley. In the 1920s, his grandfather, Frank, started a 20-acre vineyard. Henry, Steven’s father, purchased most of the current acreage of Kashiwase Farms in 1948, planted it with peaches and almonds, and built the farmhouse in which Steven’s mother currently resides. After studying pomology and entomology at UC Davis, Steven began farming in the 1970s and converted to organic agriculture in the 1990s. Steven and Lisa live in town with their two children, Sammy and Rachael.

Land:

190 acres in Winton, CA

Credits:*Originally published by CUESA (Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture)