Burroughs Family Orchards is located in Merced County under the majestic gaze of Half Dome and the Central Sierra Nevada Mountains. Benina Montes and husband Heriberto with their 4 children carry on a legacy of farming that has been a part of their heritage for more than a century. Together they farm over 1,000 acres of tree nuts, 450 Katahdin ewes and 5,000 laying hens.

Burroughs Family Orchards combines the Mediterranean climate of California’s San Joaquin Valley with good soils and water to grow the world’s finest quality almonds on their rolling hills. Transitioning from conventional to organic to regenerative organic, they are utilizing their resources carefully and wisely to farm in a way that regenerates the land by following the 6 principles of regenerative farming. They utilize multi species cover crops, typically ranging from 10-16 species as well as volunteer vegetation. No/Low Till practices are the goal on the farm to keep the soil covered and intact. Sheep are integrated into the mature orchards with plans of scalable poultry in the young orchard tree rows. No synthetic pesticides, herbicides or fungicides are used in their organic farming. They add compost in the fall and compost tea during the growing season. Mulches on the young orchards are being evaluated. Their farm is one of the first almond orchards to utilize catch frame style harvesting at scale. Miles of hedgerows have been planted to provide habitat for beneficial insects and birds.

Burroughs Family Farms is the marketing flagship for all products produced by the family’s Organic & Grass-Based enterprises, which include almonds, walnuts, beef, lamb, chicken, eggs, and olive oil.