EARTHseed Farm

Our take

The short version

EARTHseed Farm is a 14-acre organic farm built around Afro-Indigenous permaculture practices, and its u-pick program is structured differently from most other orchards in this directory: it runs on select Saturdays by reservation, with a $25 non-refundable entry fee per booking on top of fruit priced separately by weight. The 2026 season is confirmed to include an August 29 u-pick date directly from the farm’s own site, one of the more solidly sourced dates in this file. What’s less certain is whether apples specifically — as opposed to the farm’s other u-pick fruits — will be ready to pick on any particular Saturday you book.

An organic, permaculture-focused farm, not a conventional orchard

Research notes describe EARTHseed as an organic, Afro-Indigenous-permaculture operation, a meaningfully different farming philosophy than the conventional u-pick orchards that make up most of this directory. If sustainable or regenerative growing practices matter to you when choosing where to pick apples, that’s a genuine point of differentiation worth knowing about going in — though the record doesn’t provide further detail on specific certifications or practices beyond the “organic” tag.

A confirmed date — but reservations, not open hours

Unlike several other orchards in this file where even the current season’s dates are uncertain, EARTHseed’s August 29, 2026 u-pick opening comes directly from the farm’s own “Visit Us” page, which is about as solid a source as this research process gets. The tradeoff is that this isn’t an open-gate orchard: u-pick happens on select Saturdays, 11am to 4pm, by reservation, rather than during standing daily or weekend hours. That means the confirmed date is a starting point, not a guarantee that every Saturday through the fall is available — you’ll need to check the farm’s booking system directly for which specific Saturdays have open slots.

What the $25 actually buys — and doesn’t

This pricing structure is worth explaining clearly because it differs from the norm elsewhere in this directory. Most u-pick orchards charge a per-pound or per-bag price with a small or no separate admission fee. EARTHseed charges a $25 non-refundable entry fee per booking, and then charges for the fruit you pick separately, by weight. That non-refundable detail matters: if your plans change, you likely won’t get that $25 back, which is a real consideration when weighing this against other Sebastopol-area options with lower or no upfront commitment.

Apples are one fruit among several

Perhaps the most important practical detail here comes from research notes rather than the headline fields: apples aren’t necessarily the main event at any given EARTHseed u-pick Saturday. The farm also grows blackberries, plums, and persimmons for u-pick, and it’s not confirmed which fruits are ready to pick on which specific date. If you’re booking specifically to pick apples — Gravenstein and Golden Delicious are the two named varieties — it would be worth confirming with the farm before booking that apples will actually be ready that day, rather than assuming it based on the general season window.

A phone number with some uncertainty

Two different phone numbers turned up during research: 510-289-1508 and 707-829-0617. The 707 number, matching the farm’s local area code, is listed here as the more likely direct line, but this wasn’t fully confirmed. If one number doesn’t connect, trying the other is a reasonable backup.

Getting there

The address is 3175 Sullivan Rd, Sebastopol, CA 95472. Coordinates on file are a Sebastopol city-center fallback, not geocoded to this specific address.

Bottom line

EARTHseed Farm offers a genuinely different kind of u-pick experience — organic, permaculture-based, reservation-only, with a confirmed August 29, 2026 opening date. Just go in understanding the cost structure (a non-refundable $25 fee plus per-pound fruit pricing) and confirm directly that apples, specifically, will be part of what’s ready to pick on the Saturday you book.