We've been growing pumpkins for the public since 1999, though our farming roots begin in the 1920's. That is when my Grandfather immigrated here from Molina di Quasa, Italy. After working some years as a field laborer for a local farm, he decided to give it a go running his own farm. He leased a parcel that contained the Tunitas property we now farm on. Through determination and great toil, he became very successful growing crops such as peas, beans, lettuce and most of all Artichokes! In the 1940's he purchased a farm in downtown Half Moon Bay and operated both plots. As the years went on he focused more of his effort into his downtown parcel and eventually stopped all farming operations on Tunitas.
Flash forward to 1998. We were able to acquire a piece of family history when one of the Tunitas parcels he farmed so long ago, became available. Since then our family has worked together to preserve traditional farming and incorporate sustainable practices to produce fresh, healthy produce. Below is our family.