Greenshower Organic Farm

I have always wanted to visit this place to see what organic produce this place offered so I went with a friend. My friend was driving and I was following directions using gps. The problem was when we arrived at the location there was a huge sign that said it has moved and then we arrived at the new location a young Asian woman approached us and asked us what we wanted and I asked if this place was greenshower organic farm and she said they have the same name but they don’t sell produce and she directed us back to the first address we were at. So we went back and there was no additional signs welcoming customers, just the sign that said they moved. Needless to say we were both confused and gave up looking for this place and left.
Bottom line they need to advertise and make it visible to customers directing them to the place if this place is still in business.

I went here a few years ago with my grandmother. It does have very fresh produce. However, I called today, October 24, 2015 and they said that they are not open until next month. So, I guess I’m going to Jack Newe’s market today. Either that or Claremont Village Venture today or the farmer’s market tomorrow.

I finally had a chance to stop by the Greenshower Organic Farm yesterday. It was recommended to me by my acupuncturist, Steven Zhang. It is located on Desire Avenue, about ½ mile down behind the senior living community on Colima Road.
The place is awesome! It’s so great to have a local place that has such a large selection of truly fresh and organic chinese vegetables like mustard greens, baby pea sprouts, bittermelon, ong choy, and also some non-​chinese specific veggies like zucchini, eggplant, tomatoes, bell peppers etc.
The place actually started as a bonsai farm and it was the owners dream to one day have an organic farm. I was able to get a tour of the actual farm and it’s pretty big and they have a lot of different fruits and veggies growing. The fertilizer they use is the horse manure from stables across the street and they also have live chickens that they use to come and eat the bugs off the plants.
They also have a lady selling organic vegetable dumplings, and another lady selling homemade olive oil soap. It’s a pretty amazing little operation they have going, almost like a co-​op.
Their prices are very reasonable, almost comparable with what you would pay at 99Ranch Market except you’re getting some of the freshest organic produce. My acupuncturist said that that most of their revenue stream comes from the bonsai farm and the organic produce, with the cost of water and labor etc., runs more like a nonprofit.
The only downside is that their only open to the public on Saturdays from 8am-​1pm but if you’ve been there before and you know what you want, you can call in your order and they will pack it up for you so you can just go pick it up anyday and pay for it.
When I asked whether it is a «USDA Certified Organic Farm», the answer is that they are not yet, but they are going through the lengthy paperwork process. Like the vegetables that you’d grow in your own backyard, if you didn’t put pesticides and whatnots on them, they do not have to be USDA Certified Organic to be organic.
Either my mom or I will be trying to make at least a weekly visit to this farm. Let’s all do our part in supporting local businesses, especially those that are trying to better the community!