Be Wise Ranch is a CCOF certified, organic family farm owned and managed by Bill Brammer, and a team of dedicated employees, many of whom have been with him since he started farming in 1977. “Certified organic” is a legal term which means that, by state and federal law, anyone who sells produce as “organically grown” cannot use synthetic pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers to grow any of their produce. Be Wise is certified by California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF), a non-profit certification organization that does year inspections. Be Wise Ranch, which is located just eight miles east of the Pacific Ocean and 20 miles north of San Diego in the Sante Fe Valley and San Pasqual Valley, provides its customers with delicious, farm-fresh produce all year round.
Local San Diego customers can buy Be Wise produce through their Community Supported Agriculture Program, which delivers boxes of fresh vegetables to pick-up points in various neighborhoods throughout San Diego County. San Diego customers can also buy their produce at health food stores such as Jimbo’s in Escondido, Del Mar, Carlsbad, 4S Ranch, Cream of the Crop in Oceanside, Whole Foods Produce Market and People’s Food Coop in Ocean Beach.
Organic farming was very much a grassroots movement when Bill Brammer started farming this way in 1977. Read about Bill’s journey of learning to grow sustainably and profitably at the Be Wise Ranch website. and click on the video link to hear him talk about it in his own words