Jacob’s Produce

With all of the traffic eastbound on SR120, this place seems a bit difficult to enter. Yesterday, the traffic was light and I didn’t have a problem. They have a decent-​sized parking lot.
They have a variety of produce and packaged nuts but pricing is confusing because not everything is marked clearly.
I got two small baskets of strawberries and a labeled 9 ounces package of pistachios, though it seemed lighter than 9 ounces. This came to an even $ 9.00.
The two baskets of strawberries had a few close-​to-​ripe fruits, but most had been picked quite a while back. The pistachios seemed very fresh.
Service was sufficient, not particularly friendly.

I’ve been to this place a few times and some decent deals but today I bought grapes and oranges and they charged me DOUBLE the listed price on each of the items. Forget it, will go to the grocery store next time.

Our first time here a few weeks ago. We found great prices on produce & a steal on Eggs! You even get a discount if you come back within 30 days (old receipt needed as proof)
Well be back!

In the past, this has seemed one of the more informal, less developed, produce stands along Hwy. 108 headed toward the Sierras. Sometimes, I just simply bypassed it and went on down the road to the other produce stand at Jack Tone Road (a mile or two further down). The other one seems to be more of a bus passenger stopover, so Jacob’s just might offer better produce and deals on produce.

No as good as others. However I stopped at two other fruit stands along hwy 120. All the same small peaches and pluots and fruit in an extremely warm environment fruit over ripe and flies just like the others on this street

The Central Valley produces about 8% of the produce for the entire country. Or so the internet tells me (and who can trust the internet).
Since I moved to the foothills, I’ve been excited to stop at produce stands between my old home near the ocean and my new home near the mountains.
Jacob’s is one of my favorite stops. Really great sweet service and quality items for a good price. I had the same experience as Stacy B. earlier this summer: woah squash looks good put that in a bag, wow the grapes are really cheap so put those in a bag, yum popcicle I want that too… I walked out with my hands full for about $ 15, and had enough produce for all week plus…
Remember to pull over here!

Nice stand, good selection of produce. Cherries which are running up to $ 8 a pound in the grocery store were had here for $ 4 a basket — at least 1.5 lbs worth. Nice fresh corn, tomatoes, squash, sweet red onions and they carry Genova bakery bread. Friendly people, a nice stand in a convenient location.

Like any fruit stand, you have to be aware of the time of year and which produce is in season for that time of year. I felt much of the fruit at Jacob’s Produce in late July were overly ripe but the couple exceptions were the corn and fresh prunes. At $.99/​lb for fresh prunes, which were delicious, and corn at 5 for a buck, those were the couple of items that I brought home to the Bay Area with me. Prices were reasonable and it’d definitely be worthwhile to make a trip to Jacob’s next time I’m in the Manteca area.

So so much more than your average fruitstand! Great mix of local and driven-​in fruits, so many unusual dried fruits and nuts that I had never tried (dried kiwi anyone?), boxed-​up homemade pies, plus a bunch of refrigerated basics like milk and things that you might want to pick up!
The prices are more than reasonable– either the same or lower than our local farmers market! Plus they have some sizeable baskets of slightly overripe fruit that they sell for a buck or two; if you’re into potential fermentation, this could be your bag! (basket?)
We only got a couple of their peaches and a couple of their nectarines… I had the nectarine this morning, and a trip to and from Yosemite later, it was still amazingly delicious. This is the kind of place my family would have made a must-​stop if it was on one of our regular roadtripping routes when I was growing up… the kind of place my fiancé and I will make a must-​stop over the next few years!

Fruitstand is nice and I was glad to purchase local honey. I wish to support local and organic farmers. Prices are reasonable. Some are cheaper than the grocery store, and some are more. Either way if you are in the area, come check them out. I do not think you will be disappointed.

Very nice fruitstand. It has a great selecton of produces and is really easy to get to off the road. Everything we bought was really fresh and tasted great with good prices. They also have frozen pies. We bought one of the berry pies. Fantastic! We will be back

Among the many roadside produce stops, this one is a stand out. They have specials where they fill baskets and you get the whole thing for like $ 2.50 or so. I got about 8 squash for that, which was a deal! They have snacks, nuts, salsas, eggs, etc. and tons of produce. I was sad they didn’t have any artichokes. Also the avocados were a pricy $ 1.50, but its probably cause of the season. The place was very organized, the cashier very friendly and the food fresh! Also, they take credit cards, which on a road-​trip is helpful since they are out in the middle of nowhere.

Pretty cool place. Clean bathrooms.

Roadside fruit and veggie stands are one of my favorite things about California. I almost passed it completely but the cars and trucks out front caught my eye. I couldn’t resist stopping after seeing the mounds of vibrant, fresh produce.
I just started grabbing and filling bags as if it were some kind of ridiculous contest a la «Supermarket Sweep». A few apricots here, two avocados there, a bunch of bananas, a netted bag of garlic, and several red potatoes. I must have looked like a loon to the young lady behind the register…
Grand total? Six bucks and change. What a steal! Supermarkets can’t even come close to the quality and pricing. Be a peach. Support your local growers!