Earthbound Farm
150 Main St., Suite 300, Salinas
(800) 690-3200, earthboundfarm.com
Back in the early 2000s, a life simulation game took off – one where you could build homes, design environments and shape the daily lives of virtual people. That game, of course, was The Sims, and it took teens, especially ’90s children, by storm. Years later, cottagecore made its way into the Sims universe – a romanticized take on rural life where your virtual person could live off the land, tend a garden, befriend wild rabbits, bake organic pies and make organic jams from scratch. In real life, you might not see people chatting with woodland creatures, but there is Earthbound Farm – and it’s about as cottagecore as it gets, especially at the farm stand tucked just off Carmel Valley Road. The stand perfectly embodies the organic roots and harmony with nature that the brand represents today, reaching millions of consumers through owner Taylor Farms.
