Newsletter

Welcome to the New Year - Open Orchard Day: Sun...
The darkest days of the winter are past, and our trees are unfurling from bare branch and into bloom. The Ume plums were the first to explode at the end...
Welcome to the New Year - Open Orchard Day: Sun...
The darkest days of the winter are past, and our trees are unfurling from bare branch and into bloom. The Ume plums were the first to explode at the end...

My Favorite Heirloom Apples, How to Ripen Pears...
The Fall fruit has been slow to ripen this year, due most likely to the mixed blessing of an unusually cool and foggy Summer. But now it is ON, and...
My Favorite Heirloom Apples, How to Ripen Pears...
The Fall fruit has been slow to ripen this year, due most likely to the mixed blessing of an unusually cool and foggy Summer. But now it is ON, and...

Slow Time and the Tasty Rewards of Diversity
Sometimes I like to joke that our farm is the slowest start-up ever. Coming from the weekly sprints, quarterly reports, and furious tempo of the tech world, our farm focus...
Slow Time and the Tasty Rewards of Diversity
Sometimes I like to joke that our farm is the slowest start-up ever. Coming from the weekly sprints, quarterly reports, and furious tempo of the tech world, our farm focus...

Well Hello There Stone Fruit Season!
Finally, the time of year we want and wait for, stone fruit season. On July 1st, we harvested our very first flats of Beauty plums, Avalon Pride peaches, and Puget...
Well Hello There Stone Fruit Season!
Finally, the time of year we want and wait for, stone fruit season. On July 1st, we harvested our very first flats of Beauty plums, Avalon Pride peaches, and Puget...

Welcome to the Abundance
Summer, itβs almost here and the fruit is ready to pop. I ate the very first sweet, plump, juicy fig today, and thatβs always the signal of the start of...
Welcome to the Abundance
Summer, itβs almost here and the fruit is ready to pop. I ate the very first sweet, plump, juicy fig today, and thatβs always the signal of the start of...

Roses for Everyone
People often ask me why we planted hundreds of roses. I can come up with a list of practical answers such as the right climate, farm practices and business reasons,...
Roses for Everyone
People often ask me why we planted hundreds of roses. I can come up with a list of practical answers such as the right climate, farm practices and business reasons,...