The Place

A Demeter-certified Biodynamic and CCOF certified organic farm, Filigreen is a diversified enterprise whose primary products are orchard fruits, olives, wine and table grapes, berries, vegetables, cut flowers, and herbs. It also houses an apiary and an ongoing inquiry into water revitalization through the use of flowforms and other vortices by design. Year-round experimentation and research are core elements of the farm's mission. New cultivars, rootstocks, training methods and nursery techniques are continually developed, applied, and adapted, which give the farm the independence it needs for intensive production. The successful riparian restoration of Anderson Creek--a major tributary of the Navarro River that bisects the farm--serves as an example and training ground for other riparian restoration efforts in the valley. Six families participate in the working life of the farm, four of whom reside at Filigreen, cultivating a farm community and intergenerational way of life.