the restaurant

the farm

Our farm is located on Edwards Ranch Estates in the foothills of the city of Orange and the Santa Ana mountains. Owned by THE RANCH Restaurant & Saloon's founder, Andrew Edwards, the farm supplies organically grown produce to the Restaurant & Saloon.

During the summer months, the heirloom vegetable farm is home to over 600 Heirloom Tomato vines featuring 90 different varieties. Depending on the season, additional heirloom varieties include: cucumbers, peppers, pumpkins, squash, zucchini, beets, corn, kale, melons, beans, citrus, berries and fresh herbs. There are also original orange and fig trees on the property and newly planted heirloom cherry tomatoes.

Heirloom tomatoes on a wood block

Farm Fresh Ingredients

"The vision of the farm was a wonderful collaboration of our owner Andrew Edwards and myself just talking about using our own ingredients in our restaurant and showcasing those items. My philosophy in cooking has always been driven by The Farm. The thought of using a product that is farm driven, it's become a way of life. When I write dishes, I literally am writing on what's to come, how long is it going to be on the farm, and how long and how much should we plant to drive our menu.

With the climate that we have here, we can grow a varietal of things. We grow beets, we grow zucchinis, string beans. This year we planted 600 Heirloom tomato plants. We have corn, varietal of herbs, Swiss chard. We have oranges from our trees here, the beautiful Valencia Orange Trees that are showcased in our Beet Salad. We have three or four varietals of eggplants, 40 varietals of chili peppers. The list goes on and on. It's very exciting for a chef.

I played sports my whole life. I always played within a team environment, and that's kind of what we do in the kitchen everyday. We have a common goal. We are trying to win the day, make sure our guests are completely happy when they leave. When they leave, we want their expectations to be exceeded."

- Chef Michael Rossi, Executive Chef, THE RANCH Restaurant & Saloon

the restaurant

the farm gallery

A table with a crate of colorful vegetables from a farm.
A basket of red, orange, yellow and green tomatoes.
A crate of lettuce, tomatoes, squash, carrots, eggplants, basil, cucumbers, and artichokes.
Boxes of red, orange, and green tomatoes, peaches, carrots, eggplants, and herbs.
Boxes of red, orange, yellow, and green tomatoes.
A planter filled with green herbs.
A basket of red, orange, yellow, and green tomatoes.
Boxes of red peppers, rosemary, eggplants, peaches, red tomatoes, yellow tomatoes, carrots, and swiss chard.
Boxes of red peppers, rosemary, eggplants, peaches, tomatoes, carrots, basil, corn, cucumbers, gourds, and swiss chard.
Boxes of chives, parsley, sage, thyme, oregano, and mint.
Yellow, orange, red, and green tomatoes on a wooden table.
Bushes of purple basil.
Yellow, orange, and green tomatoes on a bush.
A bush with a budding Romanesco.
Rows of short produce bushes.
A bush with a purple Romanesco.
Rows of tall produce bushes.
Yellow, orange, and red tomatoes on a red wooden table.
Rows of tomato bushes with yellow, orange, red, and green tomatoes hanging off.
A plate of cut up red, orange, and yellow tomatoes with herbs on a wooden table.
Yellow and green squash, gourds, and zucchini on a burlap bag.
Rows of short produce bushes.
A box filled with red tomatoes next to green zucchini on a burlap bag.
Rows of tall produce bushes.