Compost is like a puzzle and we need all the right pieces to make it whole. A good compost pile is 70 percent carbon and 30 percent nitrogen. This ratio promotes more rapid decomposition of org...
When driving through the farm roads, you may spot purple, magenta, and orange splashes at the ends of tree rows or along hedgerows. These splashes of color are not only beautiful, but they are als...
We Are Soil FarmersYou may know us as stone fruit growers, but as much as we are that, we’d also consider ourselves soil farmers or stewards. With a deep commitment to building and renewing our soi...
When you walk into the kitchen during marmalade season, you’ll hear the “Marmaladies,” as we affectionately call our highly skilled kitchen crew, singing at the top of their lungs. They’re cutting,...
With weather conditions so dry this year, we’re seeing more aphids on the fruit trees and on our favas than we have in a while. Aphids chew on leaves, sucking them dry so that the leaves can’t phot...
It seems that just overnight everything has leafed out and we’re full speed ahead toward our May harvest! Blossoms are falling away and revealing growing green fruits inside. You can already see th...
Did you know trees can get sunburned? Just like for humans, there’s sunscreen for that! Only, tree sunscreen is better. The organic materials we apply to our trees are more like if your sunscreen p...
It was an exciting couple days last Thursday and Friday… A particular empty plot in the middle of our orchard rang out with music and excited voices. It was the beginning of a new orchard!
As with ...
