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February 4, 2018
by Mimi Holtz
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A February Visit to the Avocado Ranch

Avocado farm visit love!

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 gorgeous scenery due to all the wonderful rain. I was hobbling around on my bad knee, waiting for my meniscus surgery date. We had a great time together, but neither of us ever got around to writing about that day. We decided to share our experience with you this weekend, both at the same time, because once again it’s February in the avocado grove! Continue Reading →

January 31, 2018
by Mimi Holtz
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It’s a New Year for Mimi Avocado

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It’s a brand new year and I’m so glad to reconnect with all of you! When I wrote my last post in May of 2017, I shared a wonderful video about how avocados grow, which was filmed on our ranch last March. If you missed it, here it is:

I didn’t realize that I wouldn’t be posting again until 2018. If you follow me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter you have seen much of what I’ve been doing since last May. I just haven’t been ready to get back to writing here on the blog until today. Continue Reading →

May 19, 2017
by Mimi Holtz
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How Do Avocados Grow?

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 are rock hard and won’t soften at all until they leave the tree.

I took this photo in March, before the trees were in full bloom. These are the buds that appear on the trees. Don’t they look a little bit like cauliflower? It’s amazing how these buds unfold and eventully become flowers on long spikey stems, and later turn into tiny avocados. In fact, it’s amazing how avocados grow! Today I’m sharing photos and a spectacular video that was filmed right here on our ranch! Continue Reading →

April 21, 2017
by Mimi Holtz
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Avocado Blooms and Wildflowers: Super Blooms!

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 blooms that will soon become new fruit. Avocado trees drop their leaves all year long, but during bloom season lots of leaves fall as the flowers come out. Then the flowers begin to fall too, covering the ground with tiny dried flowers. Then the baby avocados begin to appear!

Tiny newborn avocado forms where the flower was pollinated.

And here is a newborn baby avocado! Continue Reading →

January 14, 2017
by Mimi Holtz
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Avocado Ranch Anniversary After Winter Rains

When I first moved to Southern California in 1977 I felt guilty. How would we deserve the beauty of springtime if we hadn’t endured the long hard winters of snow shoveling and difficult driving that I grew up with in Vermont? I don’t worry about winter-guilt anymore because I’ve seen what winter weather can do in California! If we don’t get rains, we have drought. If we do get rains, we have flooding. But after the rains, we have those crisp, clear days when a big bowl of soup topped with sliced Fuerte avocados is well deserved! This week I made Chicken Tortilla Soup — perfect for avocado slices–and today the sun is shining so I took a walk outside. Continue Reading →