Durham

Durham, California, United States

With agricultural roots reaching back to the earliest innovations in California farming, Butte County today is still home to farms, large and small, carrying on the legacy of quality and innovation that has existed in Butte County for more than 150 years, producing some of the state’s best olive oils, fruit, rice and nuts.

41 Skillin Ln
Oroville, CA

For five generations, Sohnrey Family Foods in Oroville has been growing almonds, walnuts, rice, and prunes and selling high-quality consumer products while focusing on stewardship of the lands they tend. A third-generation almond-farmer’s daughter, Maisie Jane began roasting nuts in the family kitchen at 17, and the company grew from a college project into a sustainable business. For a seasonal treat, head to Harrison’s California Chestnuts to buy chestnuts directly from the growers during the fall harvest.

5311 Midway
Richvale, CA

With warm weather and water-retaining adobe soil, Butte County is also a fertile area for growing rice, with Richvale particularly suited for growing the crop.

Oroville

Oroville, California, United States

Freda Ehmann was an Oroville farmer who launched California’s olive industry by perfecting a process to preserve the fruit for shipment in 1898, and Lodestar Farms, Butte View Olive Oil, and TLC Olive Oil carry on this legacy.

4583 CA-99
Oroville, CA

In Oroville, you’ll also find the Mother Orange Tree, the oldest living orange tree in Northern California, planted in 1856. The success of its planting set off a rush to plant more orange trees in the second half of the 19th century. Today, a small but persistent local industry remains.

3317 Dry Creek Rd
Butte Valley, CA

Milk & Honey 1860 sells goat’s milk lotions and balms as well as fleece and woolen products from their Civil War-era farm.