New Castle Produce
Jan Thompson, Owner
In Jan Thompson's family, farming is a passion. Her great, great grandfather farmed in Placer County, and she and her family continue his tradition today, 150 years later.
Thompson's grandfather, Harold Leak, was 19 years old when he bought 40 acres in rural Placer County and planted fruit trees. Fifteen years later he bought another 350 acres on the American River and planted more fruit trees known as River Ranch. He loved his chosen lifestyle, he loved his ranches, and he was very proud of the tree-ripened peaches he sent to market every summer.
Leak passed his love of farming on to his son and grandchildren and today they are still farming. Although the River Ranch now lies under the waters of Folsom Lake, the H.P. Leak Ranch in Loomis and Thompson's great-grandfather's old Fieser Ranch are now the home of her own Twin Brooks Farm. Thompson is passionate about farming and the sustainable farming practices that keep Placer County soils and crops healthy, and supporting other local small farms with similar goals.
