Marian
Farms is an eighty-acre, diversified, Demeter certified Biodynamic®
farm in California’s central San Joaquin Valley, an area referred
to as the “fruit basket” of the United States. This
fertile valley is known around the world for its rich, sandy loam
soils and Mediterranean climate. In this farming paradise, we grow
grapes, almonds, lemons, oranges, peaches, and a wide variety of
row crops, many of which are heirloom varieties. From our grapes,
we produce sun dried raisins, and also distill high proof alcohol
for tincturing herbs and Espirito de la Valada, our signature brandy,
in our on-site distillery. We sell to natural foods stores around
the country, to restaurants and foodservice accounts, and direct
to consumers in our online store and through our CSA.
Our Mission
Our
mission is to grow and produce the healthiest possible foods while
nourishing and revitalizing the earth through the practice of Biodynamic
agriculture.
Our
History
Gena
Nonini, land steward, is the third generation of her family to farm
the Marian Farms property. Her grandfather came to Fresno in 1900
from the Swiss Alps in Northern Italy. He was a dairy farmer and
grape grower. His son was also a grape grower, a tradition Nonini
continues and devotes half of her acreage to. While working as an
export commodity trader with a Fortune 500 company, Nonini traveled
the Pacific Rim extensively. On one of her business trips to Australia
and New Zealand, she learned about Biodynamic agriculture and was
so impressed with both the foods and people she met that she decided
she wanted to farm Biodynamically. In 1990, Nonini set up her own
company and started her transition to farming, eventually trading
in her business suit for denims.
Certification
Marian Farms holds multiple certifications:
Biodynamic - certified by the Demeter Association. This certification
exceeds the standards of the U.S. National Organic Program.
Organic certified by Stellar Certification Services. This
certification makes Marian Farms compliant with the U.S. National
Organic Program.
Kosher our raisins are certified Kosher by Kosher Certification
Services.
Marian
Farms is an eighty-acre, diversified, Demeter certified Biodynamic®
farm in California’s central San Joaquin Valley, an area referred
to as the “fruit basket” of the United States. This
fertile valley is known around the world for its rich, sandy loam
soils and Mediterranean climate. In this farming paradise, we grow
grapes, almonds, lemons, oranges, peaches, and a wide variety of
row crops, many of which are heirloom varieties. From our grapes,
we produce sun dried raisins, and also distill high proof alcohol
for tincturing herbs and Espirito de la Valada, our signature brandy,
in our on-site distillery. We sell to natural foods stores around
the country, to restaurants and foodservice accounts, and direct
to consumers in our online store and through our CSA.
