Full Circle Farm

Terrible place! I would never volenteer here again, they treated us like cattle. All talk about community, their customer service sucks, and one of the managers there, was very rude. Don’t go here, go to a farmers market!!! -

This is such a fun place!
An oasis of nature in the middle of Silicon Valley.
Chickens and humans freely roam the farm grounds and friendly farm staff make you feel at home here.
I’m looking forward to volunteering my time here in the future!

There aren’t enough words to say about Full Circle Farm. When Peterson Middle School was a high school, they had vast amounts of land. This farm used to be two baseball fields until it was converted into the farm in 2007. I never went to Peterson, but I can imagine the fields sat pretty empty til then.
Everything here is grown organic, without pesticides or herbicides. The farm is fertilized by compost which is either brought in or made in various places throughout the farm. Visitors can come and visit the farm; there are some places to sit and relax and just enjoy plant life. FCF also has a chicken coop (with adorable chickens) as well as a beehive to keep friendly pollinators around.
What’s more, they also educate the community around them. Peterson students have a hand in growing the plants in the education garden and I was given a very educational speech about agriculture and the importance of local, organic produce when I came to volunteer.
Community-​supported produce in the middle of the bustling silicon valley, educating the youth and people around them. What’s not to like? Come support by buying produce, picking up a CSA box or putting in some quality volunteer hours. It’s pretty rewarding!

How could you not love this place? YOU could come volunteer here and have fun, come here to buy stuff or just check out the farm and have fun too.
They have tons of chickens here but they don’t eat them which is cool cuz you can bond with them and not be sad.
I love feeding the chickens grubs and all sorts of bugs and seeing them run up clucking and getting all excited.
I planted potatoes last time I was here.
I can’t wait to see them grow.
They also make honey here, you should come check out the bee hive dens.
YOU can also meet one of the harlem Globetrotters who works at this farm and you can see how they make compost tea.
Compost tea is this cool mixture made with all sorts of stuff even fish heads, ask them about it?
I used to love going through the garden and also going to the stand and buying stuff to feed my guinea pig (Cloud R.i.p)
I wouldn’t call this place organic, its much more better than that cuz there are some things about even organic that isn’t soo great.
This is a great place people should check out. Everything here is grown the best way possible. They even have a clay oven for pizza parties.

We went to buy some fresh produce from the farm, we also walked around the farm and were able to see the vegetables and chicken in the farm. Good activity for kids.

Great place to buy local produce in Sunnyvale.
My husband and I have been members of this Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm for about a year now. Each week, we drop by and pick up our share of locally grown, fresh-​picked produce.
A typical fall/​winter product pick-​up might include: curly kale, rainbow chard, turnips, carrots, winter squash, garlic, lemongrass, citrus, fresh herbs and more!
In the spring/​summer you can expect something like: tomatoes, broccoli, greens, summer squash, green garlic, corn, etc.
They recently changed from two (2) options down to one (1) for their weekly pick-​up. The change is actually a good thing, as we get plenty of produce for the two of us. Sometimes it’s a bit much really!
Buying locally definitely means buying seasonally. We’ve learned a lot about cooking leafy greens. I can say it’s improved our diet. And green garlic is perhaps the most amazing thing I’ve tasted in the last decade! Such a wonderful flavor and I’ve never seen it anywhere else (message me if you have!).
Even if you do not subscribe to the produce, I highly recommend you come walk the gardens. They are open to the public and quite a beautiful place to stroll in the afternoon.
I do believe there have been some recent staffing changes — I was sorry to hear of them letting a certain team-​member go, and with this sort of operation they are still finding their footing. I hope they can continue to operate. We’re so lucky to have local produce in Sunnyvale.

Went here today for extra credit my teacher was offering if we stayed for 4 hours. I was worried that it would be hard to find but it was very easy to find and there was a huge sign in the front. There weren’t that many people there but I really liked the relaxed feel of it all. I worked on my own for the most part pulling out plants and picking what remained of the veggies. I wish the girl who was in charge talked more about what they do here, the only information I got about the place was what I overhear her saying to some elementary school children who were on a fieldtrip. Overall a pretty good experience. Be prepared though to work, and for back pain later…

Nice to take the kids along for a stroll. There’s something about seeing vegetables growing in the middle of suburbia that’s heart warming. It also feels like you’re walking into an experiment in sustainability — solar panels, composting, packaging sheds. All really awesome!
On a practical note, the farm stand on the weekends are pretty decent. We pick up some onions, maybe some okra and tomatoes. It’s mostly a recreational exercise for our 3 year old.
Their farm eggs seem interesting. They are only sold on Fridays from 3 – 6 PM and they usually sell out by 4pm. I’ve been wanting to get them but the timing just doesn’t work for me. They should consider selling on Saturday mornings so folks like me have a chance at scoring some eggs.

I volunteered at Full Circle Farm a few months ago, great memories are still with me.
We «mined» garlic bulbs for a couple of hours and were treated to a post-​volunteer tour of the farm. Usually, I am not a fan of the seeds in raspberries/​blackberries, etc., and therefore choose not to eat those fruits. However, picking fresh raspberries and blackberries off the vine and eating them: like bursts of sweet, juicy sunshine and happiness in my mouth! Wow, where have these raspberries/​blackberries been all my life?! Must.tell.others. Okay, probably not something to write home about, but I definitely called my sister and filled her in on my good fortune.
One of my fellow volunteers does not like honey, she tried the honey at Full Circle Farms and ended up buying a whole bottle of honey! Me thinks Full Circle Farms is doing something right. Cannot wait to volunteer again and purchase a few items.

I love the community garden.
The farm is about 11 acres. It is awesome to see a community support urban farming. I volunteer my time at the farm. I learn to grow, harvest and care for the fruits and vegetables.
I bring friends and make new ones as well. There is a lot of diversity in the garden.
Anyone can volunteer. If you volunteer at the community garden on Wednesday or Saturday you can get free produce.
It is amazing how much the farm has changed and I like it.

Love it! have been using them for a few months now. Specially like the fun add-​ons like pizza base, halibut fish and other cool stuff whenever you want. They have great reminders over the email that allow you to customize every delivery to heart’s content. Box is sealed and most stuff I got so far was good quality and tasty!

Review for Volunteering
I’ve been here twice to volunteer with my company, and have had a great time! The experience made me realize how much hard work and labor it is to work on a farm. Fruits and vegetables should be worth more than what is charged at the grocery stores and farmers market.
Both times, we received a tour of the farm and then we’re off to work. I did some weeding and planted peppers. Since I have a super black thumb, I hope that the peppers grow in the next few weeks.
Over the weekend, families can come to learn about gardening and volunteer on the farm.
No animals on the farms except for chickens.

Interesting idea but we were disappointed to see the amount and quality of produce available when we visited on a Saturday morning a few weeks ago. Sunchokes were a soft and old, eggs were not available, and squashes were mostly not edible.
It seems to be an educational farming center vs. a produce shop so don’t expect farmers market quality produce here. Might be a fun place for kids to learn more about farming though.

We came here to the pumpkin patch which was awful! The first sign that it was bad is that there were hardly any people there at all on a Saturday where it’s normally packed at other pumpkin patches (Webb ranch, spina farms, lemos, etc.) When we entered we saw the little plants for sale and an area that was covered with veggies. The veggies were in baskets and covered by baskets, but with labels and pricing. Some looked very fresh and we wanted to buy some. There wasn’t anyone there but there were large bottles labelled «donations», and we wondered if this was similar to the farms along highway 1 where you get fruit and pay via the honor system, by leaving money in their buckets or bins.
We started picking out some peppers when a young woman came out rudely yelling, as if we were thieves, «Excuse me! We’re not open! We’re closed!» My mom said, «oh, you’re not open?» and she said sarcastically, «does it LOOK like we’re open?» My mom asked when they would be open and she said the next day. We were thinking of buying a couple small plants and she said we could buy those but not the veggies. However, due to her obnoxious attitude we put the plants back. I hope they read this review and realize all it takes to turn people off to ever wanting to support your business is a terrible attitude and first impression. We will not be back and even though I buy everything organic I won’t support this farm! A yucky attitude makes for yucky food! Since they had an open pumpkin patch, how were we supposed to know the veggie stand was closed? There was no sign of any sort indicating such.
The pumpkin patch here was so pathetic and sad, only one kind of pumpkin, they had a train that was empty, a petting zoo that literally was swarming with a million flies, and two sad ponies waiting for someone to want a pony ride. They also had blow up type, cheesey decorations. Gross.

This is a review for the organizer, Rose. I signed up to do the community produce pickup weekly. It was late in the season. I ended up not being able to do it. I told Rose that I had to delay until next season and she was fine with it. But then I started getting all of this spam. I asked to be removed from the newsletter distribution list and she hasn’t done it, even after 6 weeks of requests. But what’s worse is she added me to some donor site and now I get emails weekly asking to support her cause. I checked the unsubscribe from all communications box but I still get emails for her charity. I signed up for produce, not for her personal spam to donate to her bike ride. And now the spam is for her partner’s bike ride!
I’m very disappointed that the organization has poor customer service. I’m pissed that employees are trying to use my personal information for their personal gain.

This is rating for the farm stand — I love it! The eggs are very fresh and taste so good. There is a line for the eggs so come early on Fridays. I also like the Sunnyvale honey for sale. The honey is very good on toast and in tea. I even put the honey on my pancakes… Nom nom! The apples are sweet and crispy while the greens are full of rich flavor. I will definitely be coming back for more and more.

Came here during the free Shakespeare series with my cousins. The place seems really chill with a lot of wide open space and chickens!
It was a great atmosphere except for the fact that the stage was not a «real» stage which caused the viewing and sound to be a big difficult at times. As dusk approached the bugs came out to feast and during intermission we ran away.

First, I would like to say that I am grateful for full circle for hosting free Shakespeare shows.
I arrived at least 30 mins before the show starts to make sure that we secure good seats. About a minute before the show started, we were asked to move seats to accommodate a couple who had just arrived. I informed the usher that I am petite and if I move, I will not be able to see, as the people in front are tall except for where I sat. She told me that if I can’t see, I can stand in the back instead. Im am unhappy about this as I took it upon myself to come early to get good seats only to be asked to move to accommodate people who just show up whenever they want. I thought that that was not a good way to handle it. I don’t mind moving, at other times, except when it results to me not being able to do what I came for, which is to watch.
The show was good and free. Besides that little problem, I had a good time.

Came here on the Earth Day event and it amazes me there is such a little gem in the heart of Silicon Valley. The event was not overly crowded but there were very informative boothes focusing on eat local, green energy and recycling. The topics covered anything from how to compost to growing mushrooms, to avoid hazadous chemicals endangering creek bugs and to building a green home.
We also got to see lettuce in growing and different kinds of flowers. There was a fenced area to demonstrate the life cycle of chicken and the chickens running around were fat and strong.
Definitely an earthy education experience.

I stopped by their farm this past Friday, and fell in love with the place.
I even got a tour with one of the board members – learned all about the chickens on the farm, the different crops that they have, a brief history, and all of the neat programs they are running in Silicon Valley. Volunteering with the farm is on a drop in basis, on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Let’s get to the produce. This was my first time buying farm fresh eggs, and GOOD GRIEF they are GOOD. Seriously, the eggs are so good. I can totally see why people would line up here early on Wednedays/​Fridays (when their market is open) to get these eggs. I also purchased some garlic, onions, and the most delicious cherry tomatoes ever. It’s like eating candy.
Not the hugest market – but you can check their website to see each week’s offerings.
If you’re interested in eating local foods, and if you like knowing where your food comes from – this is the place for you. Support local agriculture!