Farm Fresh to You, an organic produce home delivery service, invites local residents to its farm in the Capay Valley on Saturday, April 9, to see where their food is grown. The farm tour runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 23800 State Highway 16 in Capay.

Farmer/farm co-owner Thaddeus Barsotti will talk to visitors at question-and-sessions about organic farming and produce. There will be two, 30-minute sessions at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.

A tractor operator will cultivate the mixed vegetable fields during the tour. Visitors can see a demonstration of the tractor-pulled cultivator that operates using an array of fixed knives to carefully cut around the vegetables and slice weeds from the beds.

Visitors may head out to the field to pick baby mixed lettuces (red oak, red romaine, green tongue, red butter and green butter) and baby bok choy straight from the ground.

Families can picnic in the farm garden and listen to live bluegrass music from The Bottom Dwellers of Woodland. The tour also will feature hands-on art activities for kids and adults by Jesse Pruet from Winters. A market stand will sell drinks and fresh produce.

“Spring is a great time of year to come out for a walk around the farm,” Barsotti said in a news release. “The hills are green, and the spring produce is just starting to be harvested. Families, especially the kids, love to see where their food is being grown. I’m looking forward to answering visitors’ farm questions.”

Admission is $4 for Farm Fresh to You customers, $8 for the public and free for children under 12. No RSVP is necessary. For more information, call Farm Fresh to You at (800) 796-6009 or visit http://www.farmfreshtoyou.com and click on “Events.”

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