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Trees Get Sunburned Too!
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Trees Get Sunburned Too!

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...
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Rooting for Our New Nectarine Orchard

Rooting for Our New Nectarine Orchard

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 ...
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Preserving Heirloom Beans with Rancho Gordo

Preserving Heirloom Beans with Rancho Gordo

Steve Sando of Rancho Gordo with a portrait made out of beans  by Jason Mercier “My beans are bubbling over! Hold on one sec,” says Steve Sando of Rancho Gordo over Zoom. His enthusiasm for hi...
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Cultivating Wellness

Cultivating Wellness

You can tell it’s a Thursday when a certain someone pops her head into the farm office with the warmest of greetings, “Hello beautiful, hello wonderful.” It’s Elena Velez, a longtime healthcare in...
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Going Against the Grain with Heirloom Wheat

Going Against the Grain with Heirloom Wheat

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...
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Brix testing: How We Measure Sugar Content

Brix testing: How We Measure Sugar Content

"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...
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What Making Marmalade By Hand Really Means

What Making Marmalade By Hand Really Means

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...
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