Cal Farms distributes fresh vegetables to a variety of local markets.
They ship product in the Pacific Northwest under the following labels:
Cascade Pacific - Cal Farms - Evergreen Gardens
They ship product in the Pacific Northwest under the following labels:
Cascade Pacific - Cal Farms - Evergreen Gardens
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For four generations Cal Farms has embraced sustainable farming.
Cal Farms believes in working hand-in-hand with the environment and continuing knowledge passed on for over half a century.
Cal Farms believes in working hand-in-hand with the environment and continuing knowledge passed on for over half a century.
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Agostino Calcagno, kneeling, poses with a group of passengers who were also of Italian heritage. Traveling on the Conte Rosso of Genoa, he returned to America from Italy in December 1926. Agostino had traveled to Italy from America to be with his gravely ill mother. After her death in November 1926 he returned to Portland, Oregon. He became a produce peddler selling homegrown crops he grew on a city block in North Portland.
Ambrose Calcagno (senior), known as Amby to friends and family, returns to Oregon from the U.S. Army during World War II. From left to right, his father Agostino Calcagno, son Amby, and proud mother Maria posing in the Saint John's neighborhood of North Portland. After the war, Amby worked as a seed salesman throughout Oregon, Washington and Idaho. During his travels he learned about production techniques and better growing methods. This motivated him to grow his own farm. With a loan from the seed company, Amby would go on to farm a modest 5 acres in the Milwaukie area growing radish and lettuces. He sold his farm fresh vegetables to local grocers in the area.
Jim Calcagno, grew up on the farm in the Milwaukie area. Before and after school from the age of five, he would work with his father picking green onions and radish. After highschool Jim served on the National Guard and took classes at Portland State University. The Calcagno family purchased farmland along the Clackamas River. Jim continued selling their vegetables to the local grocers in the area. Jim and his wife, Colleen, had a son and two daughters. Christina, their youngest pictured left, went on to work in the produce industry in Salinas, California after graduating from Cal Poly in 2008. Marissa, pictured right, graduated from the University of Portland in 2006 and continues working with her brother Ambrose.
Ambrose Calcagno, and his younger sisters, Marissa and Christina, grew up working on the farm every weekend and on school breaks. Ambrose graduated from Cal Poly in 2004. He received a degree in Agricultural Business Management. Named after his grandfather, he continues the tradition managing the family farm operations along the Clackamas River. Ambrose and his father expanded operations into Central Oregon. The family continues to sustainably grow, pack and ship vegetables to local grocers and buyers.
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