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A Toast to our Roasted Almonds!
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A Toast to our Roasted Almonds!

Did you know almonds aren’t botanically considered nuts? They’re stone fruit! Walk up to an almond tree in the summertime and see fuzzy little fruit on the branch—like a little green peach. Only,...
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Health Benefits of Dried Fruit

Health Benefits of Dried Fruit

A dried piece of fruit is only as good as the fruit you start with. And with 25 years drying and 45+ years growing experience, we’re pretty proud of ours. The tradition of drying fruit dates all t...
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Flying to the Rescue of Our Monarch Neighbors

Flying to the Rescue of Our Monarch Neighbors

A few weeks back, we planted about 170 plants along an orchard row. These aren’t just any plants. They’ll provide habitat for western Monarch butterflies! The western Monarch has experienced a pop...
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Making the Most of Each Precious Drop

Making the Most of Each Precious Drop

So much of farming is being ready to respond to factors out of our control. From massive weather events to underground gophers chewing on tree roots, a farmer can only live so much in the future wh...
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Extra Virgin is More Than a Title…

Extra Virgin is More Than a Title…

What is the difference between extra virgin olive oil and the other types? It’s not just a fancy name or a marketing ploy. There’s quite a rigorous testing process through the State of California D...
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A Fruitcake Unlike Any Other

A Fruitcake Unlike Any Other

Chef Becky loves spending hours flipping through cookbook pages and seeing how she can modify each recipe to work in our Farm Kitchen. “I’m a cookbook junkie!” she says. And goodness knows there’s ...
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