RHJ Farms

People

Rafael Garcia and his family, with 1 full-time and 1 part-time employee

Farmland

4.5 acres in Pajaro, 93 miles to the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market

About

Rafael Garcia was raised in Michoacán, Mexico, where his family grew corn and beans along with raising cattle. Rafael first developed his knowledge of agriculture through learning from his father on the farm. After arriving in California, he began working for large commercial farms.  In 2014, he began growing his own strawberries in the same field where he once planted the fruit as a farmworker. Now, RHJ Farms, grows strawberries, onions, potatoes, cabbage, kale, carrots, zucchini, and tomatoes. His prize crop, strawberries, accounts for over half of his sales.