You can now peruse our catalog of 120 Varieties
but you cannot purchase and reserve your trees until
October 28th, 2020

Local Pickup is in North San Juan, CA
UPS Shipping in USA Only.
Pickup and Shipping are both in January and February 2021

We are not your average nursery!

We have passionately searched out to re-discover the living library of plants still scattered across Northern California, left over from the Gold Rush. We have personally found out these trees and have taken cuttings directly from the 100+ year old grandmother trees that still hang on in these ghostly orchards. We offer very rare and exclusive plants and sometimes may only have a few of a variety that we have only just found.

We are a 501(c)3 Non Profit and focus on Preserving the living legacy bequeathed to us and the biodiversity necessary for a resilient food economy in the future. We are searching for Land and Resources to grow our Nursery and look forward to offering more rare and endangered plants from our past, in the future.

Read this Important information on Ordering with FGI.

After purchase you will be contacted, THEN you choose one of our scheduled pickup dates
in January and February 2021.

Plant Pickup is pre-scheduled at
Sweetland Garden and Mercantile
North San Juan, CA

We are a very small nursery and there are a limited supply of some varieties. We are sorry for the inconvenience. When we find long term farm land we’ll be able to do more.

We urge you to sign up for our email list and like our Facebook for early notification of when our plants will be available.

Call (530) 292-3619 or email us at thefgi@gmail.com and request to be added to the email list.

We apologize if we run out of something you want — the early bird gets the worm!

THANK YOU FOR ALL THE SUPPORT!

Thank you Everyone for supporting this project! While the nursery sales provide approximately 25% of our operating budget, we rely on donors and occasional grants. This year we are grateful to the Bill Graham Foundation for their support of our work. Hats off and gratitude to them. In the face of modern industrial agriculture we have lost 95% of our genetic diversity, and with your help all of us are saving the very best gems still growing throughout California’s Gold Rush Country.

ORDERS OVER $400 Automatically receive 10% Off

We charge $10 dollars per order for materials and handling on both shipping and pickup. If you order multiple times we will refund any additional Handling Fees incurred from ordering multiple times per season.

Happy Planting!

If you have questions, please contact us at