Wandering around the orchards, you’ll see the many green beneficiaries of this winter’s rain. Wild grasses and low-to-the-ground flowering plants fill the rows and give the feeling of lushness, eve...
"Brix" measures the sugar or sucrose in a fruit. The higher a Brix measurement, the more sugar, and thus the sweeter the fruit. Our fruit measures much higher in sugar than fruit you will find at m...
Ah, marmalade. Sparkling citrus transformed into a soft jelly with zest suspended within. Unlike our stone fruit conserves, which we make year-round, the laborious marmalade-making process can only...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
If you spend any time around the fruit packing shed on the farm, you’ll hear the beeps of the forklift coming around the corners, making sure people know to move out of the way. It’s one of the m...
