The Original Manassero Farms — Attraction in Tustin

This is one of the original stands, usually stocked full of fresh fruit & vegetables. I stopped by to check out the strawberry situation: the berries were beautiful, juicy & sweet... Altho not as sweet as they will be in coming weeks or with warm, sunny weather, days maybe! Prices are much more than you'll find in the megamart, but then these berries only had to travel a few yards from field to stand instead of 100's of miles by truck. Most everything is more expensive at M. Farms but the old adage "you get what you pay for" holds true here as at most sincere farm stands. One thing that can be a blessing for jam/jelly makers - they have jam berries (just as sweet but smaller in size and firmer and less expensive of course). Other well-known strawberry stands - that have wonderful big tasty berries - do not, as a rule offer "jam berries" for sale. Hope you enjoy this little stand with all it has to offer. A real treat to experience is Manessro's big mama fields and store in Irvine. "But that's another...

We read the website and picked the closest spot that supposedly had strawberry picking. We got there to Tustin and not only were there no strawberries to pick, but the person who worked there didn't show up until 15 minutes after opening and there was no fruit to buy. This is barely a...

So glad I found this little gem. The watermelon is sweet, crisp, and mouth-watering. The peaches and strawberries, amazing. I actually went back the next day to pick up some more. The baby tomatoes were bursting with flavor. Can't wait to try the corn. This is definitely...