Tom's Farms, Temescal Valley

I love this place. Great family option on the weekends. I love going during the week, when it is less crowded. You can order a personal pizza and a glass of wine or create a gourmet picnic with offerings from the wine and cheese shop. Fresh produce at the Farmer's Market which is close enough to my home that go every day when I'm in town. I like to see what looks good that day!

OVERALL: This is a destination where you can spend a good portion of the day enjoying shopping, food, and music. The PICKLES are great, and we stop just for a new supply. Tom's has multiple shops and restaurants on one site which gives you options. The main draw is the market which features nuts, candy, pickles, and produce. You can grab some unique snacks or fruit, salsa, and chips. The stores have interesting items. We've always enjoyed the furniture store, and bought a few things over the years. There are several food options from fast to sit-down. We ate and listened to music once over the years and enjoyed it.

Been going to Tom's for a very long time and I really like the fruit stand the best. The prices are average, but the quality is very good and always has been. They carry a lot of things other than produce that are hard to find, and it's fun to walk around and look at all the neat stuff they carry. It's easy for me to spend too much money there! I only go during the week because the weekends are too crowded.

Tom's Farms has so much to offer. The little market that sells fruits & veggies has quality products. And don't forget to visit the Cheese & Wine Shoppe. They sell craft beers, wide selection of wine and have a deli/bakery so they sell fresh bread and cheese as well as make sandwiches and pizza to order. The only frustration is the parking on the weekends. Come early if you don't want to drive around forever hunting people down for their parking spot.

I've been to a lot of farms in California and none of them are as cool as this one. There is everything you could possibly think of and then some. The candies are delicious, the veggies are fresh and tasty, I want to live here. Exploring everything the property has to offer is an all day adventure.