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To grow the best Cara Cara oranges, we spend long days in the grove to ensure that each tree has ideal water, nutrition, drainage, and care. When we see dark green leaves and sturdy branches supporting perfectly ripening Cara Cara oranges like these, we know all our hard work has been rewarded. A mature tree in the grove displays ripe and ready to pick Cara Cara oranges gleaming in the sunshine. Older trees produce the most fruit, so growing these sweet treasures becomes a patient process of not only cultivating healthy trees, but also caring for the land across generations.…

Our Ruby Red Grapefruit are virtually seedless and bursting with sweet, refreshing juice. Their flavor is unmistakably zesty but sweeter than some other grapefruit varieties. The thin skin and thinly walled sections make eating or juicing these sweet, bright red treats a pleasure. Ruby Red Grapefruits start out as dark green and slowly mature to bright yellow. We know they are ripe and ready when the skin shows telltale areas of reddish blush. We wait to harvest until we see this faint red hue, so we know each fruit is at the peak of flavor. Warm sunny days and consistently…

Early morning light reaches into a row of trees in the grapefruit grove. The trees are planted in long rows to capture maximum light, and for efficient irrigation. When measuring the current grapefruit crop, we see that the fruit is attaining good size. This grapefruit will be ready to harvest next month. This 30-year old grapefruit tree is filled with fruit, some hanging in the grape-like clusters that give the citrus its name.

We work daily to monitor the results of both our growing practices, and the unique patterns of each season. We are delighted to report that this year’s early spring bloom has produced a stunning crop of delicious Bartlett Pears. As the harvest season grows near, this mature Bartlett Pear tree displays a hearty crop of generously sized fruit. After careful harvesting, the pears will be ripened by time-honored methods until they are sweet and ready to enjoy. In this sunny pear grove, we see clusters of maturing Bartlett Pears. Ample groupings of fruit such as this are an indication of…