About Us

Welcome to Frecker Farms! We are a certified organic farm based in Carpinteria, CA. We currently grow 30-40 different commodities on 45 acres year- round. You can find Frecker Farms products at select wholesale distributers, restaurants and at 13 farmers market locations (including a pop up weekly farmstead on location at the farm!) in Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties. At Frecker Farms, we help support local distribution chains by supplying local, organic options for fruits and vegetables, and we are proud of the relationships we have made in both Santa Barbara and Los Angeles Counties.

Frecker Farms was started in October of 2013 by a then 25-year-old Alex Frecker. After years of working for John Givens Farm based in Goleta, CA, Alex rented 3 acres in Carpinteria, CA. This is where he set out to start his own small organic row crop farm operation.

“The days were long, and I wasn’t really sure what my goal was, but I knew that I wanted to take the knowledge and experiences that I gained working for John and apply them in a way where I too could grow vibrant, healthy vegetables and then market them in some way. I basically spent 4 months just putting all of my physical and mental energy (not to mention my life savings) into this plot of land that was now growing a small abundance of seasonal vegetables that needed to be picked and sold, immediately.”

Alex applied for and was accepted into the Pacific Palisades Farmers Market, where he had previously sold organic vegetables for John Givens Farm for a number of years. “It worked because I already had a customer base that knew me and trusted me, and now I just needed the produce to sell.”

Things moved slowly at first, and it took a while for customers to even notice there was a new, organic options for vegetables at the market. However, after a few months, patrons of the market started to migrate over and check out the stand. “I think people were stoked to see a young guy who had boasted years in advance that he was going to have his own farm someday, now at that same market selling his own organic veggies, and really following through with his claims.”

Since 2013, Frecker Farms has grown from 3 acres to 45 acres in the basin of the Carpinteria Valley. As our farm has grown, we have focused on crop diversification, direct marketing, as well as expanding our seasons by introducing 3 acres of greenhouse space where we can extend the production and harvest of crops such as basil, tomatoes and cucumbers. Along our expansion, our workforce has grown as well. We are proud of the team we have built, and that has helped us build our farm into what it is today. We look forward to continuing our hunt for the best organic varieties of products to produce and cultivate for our community! We look forward to seeing you at the markets.