Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year to all

We never thought we would be happy to let father time go faster, but with all the issues with covid this year, 2021 could not end soon enough. We hope all is well with everyone and we pray for those less fortunate in these trying times.  

From a farming perspective, 2022 is looking brighter.  Our workforce is steady with less covid issues and our crop of citrus is one of the best we have seen in years.  The oranges have amazing sugar content this year and the crop size is down to average levels which means we can work through this crop to maximize flavor and quality for our customers.  The weather is also better to us this year.  After one of the driest seasons on record, we are seeing above average rainfall and snow in the mountains.  This is very good news as last year the reservoirs were depleted and we had to use more ground water than we would have liked.

Farmers are great stewards of the land as this is what gives us our livelyhood.  We do not want to deplete the groundwater and damage our ecosystems and farmers are more in tuned to this than given credit.  We are fifth generation farmers with new little farmers in the wings.  Everyone should do what they can to reduce over use of water, chemicals, petroleum, etc...and provide all of our grandkids with a beautiful place to live and thrive.

Everyone have a healthy and happy new years, and that starts with getting your vitamin C!