ELLWOOD CANYON FARMS
Our Farmers
OUR MISSION
OUR BUSINESS
Jack Motter and Jeff Kramer are lifelong friends who grew up in fourth-generation farming families in Brawley, California, in the Imperial Valley.
After moving to Santa Barbara for college, both made the Central Coast home. Jack founded Ellwood Canyon Farms in 2009, and Jeff joined in 2010. Together, they built the farm into an organic grower-shipper in the Goleta Valley, gaining firsthand experience in crop production, equipment, labor, harvest coordination, and day-to-day farm operations.
Today, they bring that practical background to farm management and agricultural consulting throughout Santa Barbara County.
Our mission is to help farms and landowners build well-planned, efficiently managed, and sustainable agricultural operations.
We focus on practical planning, responsible land stewardship, realistic budgets, and sound operational decisions. By combining hands-on farming experience with strong local relationships, we help support productive farms and a resilient agricultural community in Santa Barbara County.
Ellwood Canyon Farms is a custom farming and agricultural consulting business serving farms and landowners throughout Santa Barbara County.
Partners Jack Motter and Jeffrey Kramer bring a lifetime of experience across a range of crops and faring systems. We develop practical budgets, crop plans, and harvest strategies designed to support efficient, well-run operations.
When needed, we support execution in the field through our row-crop equipment, licensed farm labor crews, and a network of trusted agricultural service providers—ensuring projects are carried out efficiently and to a high standard.