Coastal View Produce
Gonzales, CA
Coastal View Produce is a a family-owned Asparagus farm that's been growing in Gonzales (in California's Salinas Valley) for three generations. Farmer Brian Violini, who runs Coastal View Produce with his brother, sums up their family's farming history fairly succinctly, "We’ve had this farm for three generations. My grandfather came over from Switzerland. He started with a dairy, then moved into farming. My dad and my uncle ran the farm after him, and now it’s me and my brother. Farming, it’s all we know.”
They've been farming organic Asparagus since Brian was in high school, and he attributes much of their success with the crop to the mild weather in Salinas. "It’s not too hot, not too cold—it stays around 65-75 degrees. We used to plant in sandy soil, but now we’ve got most of the crop in a heavier clay soil, and it does just fine.”
They've invested in state of the art hydro-cooling and sorting infrastructure in order to deliver some of the freshest, best quality Asparagus in California. When their Asparagus fields are dormant, they maintain a year-round team of employees at their packing house, working with other growers who don't have the facilities to efficiently pack their own produce.
They've been farming organic Asparagus since Brian was in high school, and he attributes much of their success with the crop to the mild weather in Salinas. "It’s not too hot, not too cold—it stays around 65-75 degrees. We used to plant in sandy soil, but now we’ve got most of the crop in a heavier clay soil, and it does just fine.”
They've invested in state of the art hydro-cooling and sorting infrastructure in order to deliver some of the freshest, best quality Asparagus in California. When their Asparagus fields are dormant, they maintain a year-round team of employees at their packing house, working with other growers who don't have the facilities to efficiently pack their own produce.