• Welcome to Meadow Vista Flower and Berry Farm

    Contact us at ricko92@hotmail.com or 530-269-9786

     

    Meadow Vista Flower and Berry Farm is closed for the winter season. This spring of 2023 we will be opening as the colorful iris bloom to welcome the seasom. At that time we will have 100's of veggie plants and perennials for sale. Additonally, we will be offering freshly prepared fruit jams from our harvest, local honey, blue bird houses and water color cards and paintings.

    One of the enjoyable tasks on a small farm is planning for spring. In addition to fertilizing, pruning, and weeding, there is joy of sorting seeds and getting serious about future plants to offer. We have been working on the perennials, but now it is time to get serious about tomato and veggie plants. Soon we will be moving hundreds of seedlings to four-inch pots and lovingly placing them in the green houses.

    That is where you come in. We want your opinion on which plants to offer in the spring. We know that Sun gold tomatoes are an all-time favorite, so we will have those seedlings in large numbers. Please tell us which varieties of tomatoes and vegetables you’d like to see. For example, last season we ran out of cucumbers fairly quickly. We have learned our lesson.

    To respond, just email us at ricko92@hotmail and let know what you are hoping to see. We will take these suggestions very seriously.

    In the meantime, stay dry and warm. Let’s look forward to those beautiful, Foothill spring days as get back to soil and prepare our gardens.

    Rick and Jackie

    This spring we will able to provide bouquets for pick-up and delivery in the Meadow Vista area. If interested, just call 530-269-9786 or our email: ricko92@hotmail.  The bouquets will be from our gardens and personally prepared by Jackie.  Some customers have also enrolled in a bouquet CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program that provides weekly bouquets.  Prices and details below.

    This past season we have been delighted to deliver those fresh bouquets to residents in nearby neighborhoods. We have had customers call us from as far away as New Zealand, NYC, Texas, Oregon, and Washington. If interested, give us a call, and we can set up a delivery. Customers usually pay through Venmo (@mvfarm), PayPal.me/mvfarm or sending us a check. The recepients are always happy to receive the bouquet, a card and often a jar of jam and honey

     

    This summer we began preparing new batches of jam from our strawberry, grape, blackberry and raspberry harvest. Additionally, Rick renewed his contact with the Nevada County bee keeper who provided our bulk, raw honey for bottling and sale.

     

    If our Saturday schedules this spring do not work for you, just contact us through the phone (530-269-9786) or email (ricko92@hotmail.com).

    • One gallon potted deer resistant and drought tolerant perennials: 6.00
    • Two gallon potted deer resistant and drought tolerant perennials: 11.00
    • Iris rhizomes selected in the spring and picked up in the fall: 4.00 each
    • Potted iris plants: 5.00, (five for 20.00)
    • Jams: 8 oz., 7.00, 16 oz, 13.00
    • Honey: 8 oz., 8.00, 16 oz., 16.00, 24 oz., 24.00
    • 32 oz., 32.00
    • Bouquets: small, 10.00, medium, 15.00 and large, 20.00 (personal delivery in Meadow Vista area, 20.00 to 30.00)
    • Monthly flower CSA bouquets - four week segments: 50.00.
    • Potted summer bulbs: 4,00 
  • Our Products

    Lists available by contacting ricko92@hotmail.com

    On line sales available through PayPal: PayPal.me/mvfarm or with Venmo: through @mvfarm.

    Raw, local honey

     

    Meadow Vista Flower and Berry Farm
    (honey harvested along Bear River in Nevada County)
    Prices: 8.00, 16.00, 24.00 and 32.00
     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Iris

    Jams prepared from our harvest

    Beautiful Iris

    5.00 per rhizome

    7.00 per potted Iris

     

     

    Deer resistant perenials

    Consultation also available
    Price: $6.00 each for gallon pots

     

     

     

     

     

    Fresh bouquets

    Bouquets grown right at the farm

    Prices: $15.00, $20.00 & $25.00

    Local delivery fee: $15.00

     

    Jams

    Jams prepared from our harvest

    peach, fig plum, blackberry/peach, apricot, peach/strawberry, raspberry and blackberry.  Soon we will have fig jam. Prices: 8.00 - 16.00

     

     

  • Photos & Videos

    Take a look and enjoy!

    Visual delights on the Farm

    Bouquets featuring the flora bounty on the Farm.

    Visual delights on the Farm

    View of Lay Lake from one portion of the iris garden.

    Visual delights on the Farm

    Each spring the Iris garden erupts with dazzling color.

    Visual delights on the Farm

    While working on our small farm we are continually surprised by nature's amazing stories. In this case the Salvis attracts humingbirds.

    Visual delights on the Farm

    Our perennial garden is designed to attract butterflies and huming birds.

    Visual delights on the Farm

    Good friend and neighbor, Laura Vogel helps Jackie prepare bouquets for the Saturday market.

    Visual delights on the Farm

    In spring and summer many blue bird families use the setting for nesting and breeding.

    Earlyl spring daisies visited by a hard working pollinator in one of the gardens.

    Visual delights on the Farm

    In spring and summer many blue bird families use the setting for nesting and breeding.

    Visual delights on the Farm

    A moment's glance can reveal a wonderous image of nature's wonder.

  • Gardening Tips

    Local Tips for the Gardener, Thanks to the Placer County Master Gardeners

    The University of California, Master Gardeners of Placer County webpage is treasure for tips on your gardening fun: Placer County Master Gardeners

     

    Also, Recommended Plants for Bees: Alyssum, Asters, Bachelor's Buttons, Bee Balm, Blanketflower, Clover, Coneflower, Echinacea, Dandelions, Foxglove, Heather, Lantana, Mildweek, Mint, Penstemons, Phlox, Rudbeckias, Salvias, Sedum, Sunflowers, Russian Sage, Yarrow and Zinnias.

  • Contact Information

    The MV Flower and Berry Farm is located on Cole Road, right off Placer Hills Road. Travel approx. one fourth of a mile on Cole and turn right when you see the sign for MV Flower and Berry Farm.

     

    Address:

    715 Cole Road
    Meadow Vista California 95722 USA

    PayPal: PayPal.me/mvfarm

    or Venmo: @mvfarm

     

    Hours of operation:

    will be taking orders on line or by phone

    We reopened in late April to fill the Iris Rhrizome orders and sell our delicious jams, honey and perennials from the summer's harvest. Memorial Day weekend marked the end of the spring season for our market days. But, we continue to take bouquet orders by phone or on-line.

     

    Phone:

    530-269-9786

     

    Email address:

    ricko92@hotmail.com