May 12, 2019
by Mimi Holtz
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Why Avocado Farmers Love Rain Southern California is famous for it’s glorious weather, and many people move here for the sunshine. I must admit that I moved to California after a particularly difficult winter in the northeast in 1977. … Continue reading
May 9, 2018
by Mimi Holtz
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It’s springtime in the avocado groves! The trees started blooming weeks ago, but by now the hills are a mass of yellow blossoms! You can hear the bees buzzing in the grove as they pollinate each tiny blossom. The … Continue reading
February 4, 2018
by Mimi Holtz
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Just about one year ago, in February 2017, Janice Person came to visit our farm. It was her very first visit to an avocado farm, and the Southern California was dressed up in green, with lots of wild flowers and … Continue reading
May 19, 2017
by Mimi Holtz
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Here are the freshest avocados you’ll ever see! Just picked from our trees! They were flowers just one year ago, and took all year to get to this size and maturity so we could harvest them for you! They … Continue reading
April 21, 2017
by Mimi Holtz
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I love this photo. A brown, dead leaf that has fallen from the tree is wedged among the blossoms. Some of the spent flowers have fallen on top of the dead leaf…as if resting in a cradle among the … Continue reading