Visual Aid: The Many Farms in and Near the Greater Phoenix Area

By Lauren Cusimano

Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 8 a.m.

Evie Carpenter Tomatoes grow at Abby Lee Farms in south Phoenix. 1/45

Evie Carpenter Neal Brooks checks on the tomatoes at Abby Lee Farms. 2/45

Chris Malloy A lush multicolor tomato spread from Abby Lee Farms. 3/45

Ofelia Montelongo Abby Lee Farms' flowers and vegetables. 4/45

Evie Carpenter Agave Farms is located along Central Avenue. 5/45

Evie Carpenter A basket of produce at Agave Farms. 6/45

Evie Carpenter There's always work to be done at Agave Farms. 7/45

Evie Carpenter From colorful roses to towering cactuses, Agave Farms has it all. 8/45

Evie Carpenter Grow your own edible garden with Agave Farms' help. 9/45

Alexandra Gaspar Arizona Microgreens showcase some of their fresh vegetables. 10/45

The Urban Farm Compost is available at The Urban Farm in Phoenix. 11/45

Chris Malloy Produce from Crooked Sky Farms. 12/45

Agritopia The Farm at Agritopia. 13/45

Agritopia Tending Agritopia’s crops. 14/45

Kitchen Sink Studios An aerial view of the farm at Agritopia. 15/45

Maya Dailey Yet another important Phoenix farm — Maya's Farm. 16/45

Heather Hoch Radishes from Maya's Farm. 17/45

Lauren Cusimano Maya’s Farm is located on 32nd Street in south Phoenix. 18/45

Zaida Dedolph Maya Dailey of Maya's Farm fame at Phoenix Public Market. 19/45

Chris Malloy Janna Anderson walks through her spread in Laveen at Pinnacle Farms. 20/45

Chris Malloy I'itoi onions, Armenian cucumbers, and okra from Pinnacle Farms. 21/45

Chris Malloy The peach trees at Pinnacle Farms. 22/45

Chris Malloy A pomegranate ripens at Pinnacle Farms. 23/45

The Farm at South Mountain The spread at The Farm at South Mountain. 24/45

The Farm at South Mountain Just some of the fresh produce you'll get if you sign up for The Farm at South Mountain's CSA program. 25/45

The Farm at South Mountain The pecan groves at The Farm at South Mountain. 26/45

Courtesy of The Farm at South Mountain In-house growers Melissa Hoffman and Ashley Stilwell tend to the garden at The Farm at South Mountain. 27/45

The Farm at South Mountain Gardening workshops at The Farm at South Mountain are taught by in-house growers Melissa Hoffman and Ashley Stilwell. 28/45

New Times Archives Tolmachoff Farms is located in Glendale in the west Valley. 29/45

Chris Malloy Velvet Button of Ramona Farms checks on her heritage blue corn. 30/45

Chris Malloy Four kinds of heritage corn from Ramona Farms. 31/45

Chris Malloy The original tepary varieties Ramona Farms started growing in the 1970s: white and brown. 32/45

Chris Malloy Edible violas about to get the "dead head" treatment at Mountain Sky Farms from owner John Naughton. 33/45

Chris Malloy A closer look at the edible violas at Mountain Sky Farms. 34/45

Chris Malloy The Mountain Sky Farms "farmhouse." 35/45

Chris Malloy Microgreens in a vertical growing structure Naughton built at Mountain Sky Farms. 36/45

Chris Malloy A rare Japanese onion varietal at Mountain Sky Farms. 37/45

Chris Malloy Lettuce is Naughton's chief moneymaker at Mountain Sky Farms. 38/45

Chris Malloy Edible plants and flowers growing in gutters at Mountain Sky Farms. 39/45

Amanda Mason Peaches on the tree at Schnepf Farms. 40/45

Amanda Mason Peaches from Schnepf Farms in Queen Creek. 41/45

Amanda Mason The Schnepf Farms yellow organic truck. 42/45

Amanda Mason Harvesting fresh vegetables at Schnepf Farms. 43/45

Amanda Mason Nathan Francois and Sarah Murray dig red onions at Schnepf Farms. 44/45

Amanda Mason The Lamb family pick fresh vegetables at Schnepf Farms. 45/45

Visual Aid: The Many Farms in and Near the Greater Phoenix Area

The farms of central Arizona are an essential part of the metro Phoenix landscape and dining scene. Many of them supply the Valley’s restaurant pantries and farmers’ markets, and hopefully your own fridges. Plus, they’re not bad to look at either.

Here’s a visual guide to the many farms in and near the greater Phoenix area, from peaches at Schnepf Farms to the heritage corn from Ramona Farms and the pecan-groves at The Farm at South Mountain. Because you have to admit, it’s a good-looking group.

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