Marin Community Farm Stands & CSA

Marin Community Farm Stands & CSA (MCFS), originally established in 2003, has for the past 13 years brought the bounty of local organic produce and artisan products to various towns, community centers, and private organizations throughout Marin County. We currently operate THE FARM STAND our year round seasonal market in the town of Forest Knolls, CA as well as seasonal satellite markets May thru October in the towns of Ross, San Anselmo, San Geronimo and Woodacre.

MCFS is an aggregator and creates Food Hubs throughout Marin County at its farm stands. What
this means is that we represent over 41 local and regional organic farmers, ranchers and artisan producers and bring only certified organic produce to market under one farm stand. The advantages are many, but the most important ones are high quality certified organic produce from Marin growers, a small footprint in set-up and teardown, and we service communities that are too small and cannot support Certified Farmers Markets. This model allows for an extremely diverse farm stand to come to market without the impact and carbon footprint of many farmers trucking produce onto the site. A seasonal marketplace under one Farm Stand will represent many local Marin organic farms. “Many under one.

MCFS is licensed through the California Department of Food and Agriculture and is regulated by Marin County Weights and Measures, the Agricultural Commissioner and Environmental Health Services. Our satellite Farm Stands consists of four to six 10' x 10' canopies and up to 20 tables to offer a one stop shop for our customers. MCFS only needs one parking spot for our refrigerated truck. We strive to offer the Marin County harvest but when certain staple products are not available in Marin, we go to the next closest farm within our bioregion, thereby weaving the growing communal web that unites local farmers and local tables.