About The Farm
 The farm was first started in 2002.
John, an ‘ole west Texas boy raised in Seminole, was developing an interest in nutrient dense foods, spurred by the concerns of health problems some his friends and family were experiencing. Peter’s interest was based on growing highly nutritious foods for the underserved and less fortunate. The first season, just a quarter acre was put into production. This year we’ll be growing eight acres of mixed vegetables, two acres of watermelons and two acres of sweet corn. We have 119 Certified Organic acres, spread over three farms that we’ll be developing over the years.
Farmers Market
We will be selling our produce at several farmers markets, including the Sunset Valley Farmers Market and the Bastrop Farmers Market. This year we will start our first CSA. In addition to vegetables, we hope to grow Certified Organic grains for a local grain mill. Historically, the farm has donated many thousands of pounds of produce to local food banks, a tradition we will continue.
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Certified Organic
Walnut Creek Organic Farms has been following organic farming practices since it first began in 2002 as a ¼ acre garden. In April of 2008, the farm achieved Certified Organic status. We are certified by Nature's International Certification Services.
To us, organic farming is more than just being certified. We follow the true and original intent of organic farming by paying heed to the most important tenet of all; being good stewards of the land and the environment. We do this by working to increase the quality of the soil by increasing the percentage of organic matter, by creating a healthy biological and living soil and by leaving our land better than we found it.
We at Walnut Creek Organic Farms believe that it is important to help keep the integrity of the word ‘organic’ and thereby are fully committed to supporting the work that so many farmers have done before. We support the true meaning and practice of organic farming and will work to keep the integrity of the word ‘organic’ true to its meaning.
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