The most exquisite experience on the farm at the moment is to pick a perfectly ripe apricot right off the tree. The craving for these delicate, aromatic, and sweet fruit is almost irresistible, just trying to write about it makes me want to walk out and get one. Perfect ripeness is hard to describe, it [...]
The season’s first rainmaker is predicted to approach the Central Coast this Friday and Saturday. Although no more than 1 inch of rain is expected to fall, it is enough to give us some drought relief. After almost six months of harvesting every single day, we are tired and dream of slowing down a bit [...]
While some crops, like raspberry and blackberry canes, remain in the same place for a couple of years, as the season progresses most crops are rotated through the fields. Take a walk with us to see the changes. In January 2013 this portion of field was flooded, and now there are rows of raspberries [...]
Together with my daughter, Elisa, I explored this season’s first maturing pepper field in search of the coveted “Chiles de Padron”. Although still a couple of weeks out before we have enough to put in the shares, we were able to fill a paper bag to enjoy for dinner. First Padron Peppers The [...]
With every passing week the workload is ratcheting up another notch. The increasing number of tasks mimics the abundance in the field and, since most of them are manual by nature, work often starts at dawn and sometimes doesn’t stop until dusk. You will notice green beans and red raspberries in your shares this week. [...]
It feels as if the season is turning into summer a little earlier than usual … yesterday I was fixing an irrigation line in one of our apricot orchards and was surprised when a branch of orange fruit caught my eye. These 'cots may look ripe, yet they've got another week or two to [...]
Here is a picture I couldn’t resist sharing with you all since many of you have met Chella, our “ferocious” Farmdog, and Clover, the farm’s 2 week-old baby Pony. And, I hope you will join us here on the farm for our first Community Farm Day/Strawberry U-Harvest on May 31st (click here for more details). [...]
Wednesday morning I was helping load the delivery truck and it made me happy to think of all our members who will receive their shares. Freshly harvested the day before, they will most likely be transformed into a healthy home cooked meal by the evening. Most of you will agree that a weekly CSA share [...]
Teaching children about the natural world should be treated as one of the most important events in their lives. - Thomas Berry Many thanks to all who participated and helped make last Saturday’s Solstice Celebration another wonderful community event. The farm was buzzing with activity as people explored, picking strawberries, apricots, and raspberries. Many children [...]
Our Annual Discovery Program Fundraiser, happening this Saturday, is sold out. This is a first! We are excited and grateful to receive the increased support to continue expanding our on-farm educational efforts in our community and the region. On the farm, close to nature, where you can see how plants and animals live, the Discovery [...]
