VITAL ZUMAN VITAL FARM AND BIO-INTENSIVE VILLAGE IS A FORTYSIX YEAR OLD VITAL FAMILY FARM AND CO-OPERATIVE WORK RETREAT. IT IS ALSO THE SITE OF THE OLDEST CONTINUOUSLY-RUNNING VITAL FARM MARKET IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. CONSISTING OF SIX BEAUTIFUL ACRES ON WEST MALIBU'S ZUMA MESA, IT BOASTS EXCLUSIVE CHEMICAL-FREE AGRICULTURAL USAGE FOR NEARLY FIVE DECADES. AS AN INTENTIONAL VITAL LINK BETWEEN THE CHEMICAL FREE FAMILY FARMS OF GENERATIONS PAST(BEFORE THE ADVENT OF AGRI-BUSINESS) AND THE DEVELOPING SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE AND ISSUE- AWARE EXTENDED FAMILY VITAL FARMS OF TODAY, IT HAS NO EQUAL. WE OF VITAL ZUMAN CONSIDER OURSELVES TO BE THE MOST FORTUNATE OF THE FORTUNATE. BEING PRIVILEGED WITH THE ABILITY TO FARM IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA,
WE CAN AND DO GROW REAL VITAL FOOD 52 WEEKS OUT OF THE YEAR AND SHARE THIS PROCESS AND PRODUCE IN ITS ENTIRETY WITH OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS, NEIGHBORS, SISTER FARMS, AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.