Adopt A Farmer · How It Works
Simple to start.
Real all season long.
The Adopt A Farmer program connects you directly to a working San Diego County farm. You choose a farm, pick your sponsorship level, and your support goes straight to the grower. In return, you receive fresh produce at harvest, updates from the field, and a standing invitation to visit the farm throughout the season.
The Process
How it works, step by step.
From the moment you adopt to the last delivery of your season, here's exactly what happens and when.
Choose your farm and your level
Browse the farms currently in the program. Each farm has its own crop, its own season, and its own set of sponsorship levels with different box sizes and delivery frequencies. Choose the farm you want to support and the level that fits your household.
Every level across every farm includes the same core benefits: a personalized adoption certificate, farm visit invitations, season updates, produce delivered to your door, and shipping always included.
Takes about 5 minutesYour support goes directly to the farmer
When you complete your adoption, your sponsorship funds go directly to the farm you chose — not to a distributor, not to a middleman, not into an operating fund. The farmer receives your support and uses it to invest in the current growing season.
This upfront support is what makes the model meaningful. Farmers typically spend heavily before any revenue comes in. Your adoption helps them bridge that gap.
Immediate impactReceive your adoption certificate
Shortly after your adoption is confirmed, you'll receive a personalized Certificate of Adoption. It documents your commitment to the farm, the season, and the grower you're supporting. It's shareable, printable, and designed to feel like the real thing it is.
Delivered digitallyStay connected throughout the season
As the season progresses, you'll receive updates from the farm: what's growing, how the crop is looking, what the weather has been doing, and what to expect at harvest. You're not just a purchaser. You're an adopter with a stake in how the season unfolds.
You'll also receive invitations to visit the farm in person. Farm events happen periodically throughout the season and every adopter is welcome to attend.
All season longReceive your harvest
When the crop is ready, you'll be notified to schedule your delivery window. Your produce is harvested to order and shipped directly from the farm to your door. Box size and delivery count depend on the sponsorship level you chose. Shipping is always included.
The produce you receive comes from the farm you adopted, grown under the same practices and care that made you choose it.
Farm to doorRenew or explore a new farm
As your adoption year comes to a close, you'll have the option to renew with the same farm or explore others that have joined the program. There's no automatic renewal. You choose what happens next.
Your callIncluded in Every Adoption
What every adopter receives.
Regardless of which farm you choose or which level you adopt at, these six things come with every sponsorship.
Adoption Certificate
A personalized digital certificate documenting your adoption. Shareable, printable, and designed to reflect the real commitment you've made to the farm.
Farm Visit Invitations
Periodic invitations throughout the season to visit the farm you adopted. Walk the land, meet the farmer, and see your sponsorship at work in person.
Season Updates
Regular updates from the farm as the season progresses. You'll know what's growing, how it's going, and what to expect before harvest arrives.
Produce Delivery
Fresh produce harvested to order and shipped directly from the farm to your door. Shipping is always included. No added fees at checkout or at delivery.
Shipping Always Included
The price you see is the price you pay. Shipping is baked into every sponsorship level at every farm. There are no surprise fees when your produce ships.
Tax Documentation
Heal The Earth is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. A portion of your adoption is tax-deductible and we'll provide the documentation you need to file.
Current Partner Farms
Choose the farm you want
to support.
Two farms are currently in the program, with more being added. Each has its own season so you can stay connected to local food year-round.
Wild Acres Farm
The flagship of the program and home of Heal The Earth. A certified organic avocado farm in the hills of Bonsall. December 2026 through June 2027.
Fortule Farms
60+ acres, 8,000+ plants, and more than 20 dragon fruit varieties in Escondido. The season runs July through December.
Common Questions
Things people ask before adopting.
Yes. Every sponsorship level at every farm includes shipping. The price you see when you adopt is the total price. There are no added fees at checkout, no surprise charges when your produce ships, and no delivery add-ons. What you pay is what it costs.
Partially, yes. Heal The Earth is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 86-2651474). A portion of your adoption is tax-deductible — specifically the amount that exceeds the fair market value of the produce and shipping you receive. We'll provide documentation when your adoption is confirmed. Consult your tax advisor for guidance specific to your situation.
Yes. You can hold adoptions at multiple farms simultaneously. Since Wild Acres Farm's avocado season and Fortule Farms' dragon fruit season run at different times of year, adopting both keeps you connected to local farm-direct food for most of the calendar year.
Your produce always comes from the farm you adopted, grown under the same practices and care that made you choose it. It is farm-direct and fresh. However, we cannot guarantee that every item in your box came from your adopted tree or dragon fruit vine. What you receive depends on the seasonality of the crop, the natural yield of the land at the time of your order, and conditions that are simply part of real farming: weather, water, and factors beyond any grower's control.
Yes, and it makes a meaningful one. An Adopt A Farmer adoption gives someone a year-long connection to a working farm: a certificate in their name, farm visits to look forward to, fresh produce from the land they're supporting, and the knowledge that their gift went directly to a farmer who needed it.
More questions? The full FAQ has every answer.
Read the Full FAQ →Ready to Adopt?
Start your season with a farmer.
Browse every farm and every sponsorship level. Choose the one that fits your household and commit to a season of farm-direct food and a real connection to where it comes from.
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