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Autonomy Farms was created in 2013 with the goal of connecting people to their food. The main farm operates south of Bakersfield on 20 acres, where we have our poultry operation. The farm sits at the base of the San Joaquin Valley, with beautiful views of Bear Mountain the surrounding foothills.
In 2022, we opened up the farm to allow campers to come visit and stay. The farm features a pond stocked with fish, an outdoor shower (with both hot and cold water), indoor bathroom and plenty of room to roam. We have a total of 6 sites for tent campers, Vans, car campers and pop up camper trailers - sorry, no RVs or 5th wheels are allowed.
We are an organic working farm, so depending on the day you stay, we may have more activity than others. We have staff on and off the farm coming and going from the farmers markets we participate in. We have three working dogs that love to keep predators away at night by barking if they sense any around. We have roosters that crow, lizards, bugs and insects, bull frogs in the pond, California King snakes, and lots of birds/hawks/owls.
There is a locked gate to access the property.
Very friendly people. We were just visiting the farms around the Bakersfield area and this farm was beautiful so we stopped by and spoke to owner, she welcomed us her to farm and offered free eggs and explained everything about her farm. Will definitely visit again.. Thank you.
Editing this review at the request of autonomy farms. They have told me they will not refund my money unless I delete my review but I've just updated it to be most accurate. I will insert ** where edits have been made. This review is regarding the subscription meat boxes they provide. Originally ordered this because it had minimal wrapping and delivered to my farmers market. The service is so horribly disorganized, it's a wonder they get anything accomplished. Multiple times I received incomplete boxes because the attendant doesn't have a checklist to ensure she's handing out full orders. I was told it was my responsibility to verify I got everything complete, which I understand but when you're busy grocery shopping and the attendant says "here you go, that's all of it", it can be easy to trust that they are doing their job. Also it's super complicated to switch subscription boxes (from chicken/beef to chicken, etc) ***This makes it confusing to know which subscriptions are still active or not, which can result in you getting charges you were not planning on because in order to switch you need to start a new subscription and pause an existing one.
Customer service response time (via email) is slow because "they are farmers" which is understandable but I think waiting a month for response is a little much. Although if you leave a negative review, they will respond within the hour! Also my previous version stated they had no phone number, which was incorrect. It is on their website under contact us, but is not listed on receipts or automated email communications where I was solely looking.
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Originally the variety and quality of meat was enough for me to deal with the customer service but they've started putting more cheap cuts and the same cheap cuts every month. I was attempting to go around this issue by changing up my boxes but then I landed in a whole new issue.
This service is absolutely great if nothing ever goes wrong with your order or if you don't ever need to make changes. If not and you need to deal with them directly, good luck! Like they told me, their type of product can be found anywhere (and prob with way better service!)
I've been a customer for years. I used to pick it up at the farmers market but now they deliver. Its fantastic meat and I love knowing I'm supporting local people. I haven't had any issue with my orders.
So far I have ordered several things from Autonomy farms and feel they have great customer service. I have been wanting to find a local farm, where I can find good quality meat and eggs and I have not been disappointed. They have the option for local delivery and pick-up here in Bakersfield and I have utilized both. Do yourself a favor and try their bacon (They have a bacon/burger subscription), it is the best I have ever had!
