Frey Organic Gardens

Feasts for the eyes and food for the feasts
Blessed by several enthusiastic green thumbs, the Frey Ranch is dotted with gorgeous food and ornamental gardens. Before the winery was founded, Jonathan Frey met his future wife, Katrina, while apprenticing with the famed organic gardener Alan Chadwick in Covelo, California.  Upon returning to the family farm, they gathered up enthusiastic younger siblings, Matthew, Luke, Ben and established extensive vegetable gardens and fruit tree plantings that continue to be tended today.  Many of the members of the extended Frey clan are avid organic gardeners and the benefits of four decades of organic stewardship are obvious in the abundance of quality farm products, healthy people, and diversity of wildlife that grace the vineyards.

Bordering the sloping fields of biodynamic wine grapes, our family grows blueberries, strawberries, apples, peaches, olives, melons, squash, corn, tomatoes, celery, asparagus, grains (for people and animals), culinary herbs, and more – all organic. In addition, wild-crafted foods delight our taste buds year round. Blackberries, rose hips, and wild greens form beautiful and delicious hedgerows alongside the vineyards. From adjacent forests, mushrooms, acorns, elderberries and mulberries make their way onto kitchen counters. Family members have grown buckwheat, rye, barley, and fields of wheat in the past. The production of this homegrown food bolsters the soil caliber and biodiversity of our organic estate. Be sure to check out our Farm & Garden Blog.