a small orchard with uncommonly good fruit

A frog is keeping watch over the Cho Juro pears, ready to snap up bugs.
A praying mantis performs the same duty in the Hosui pears.
Nurturing a healthy ecosystem is key to my growing practices.

The queue for next fall's HoshiGaki is growing, so if you want some, Click here for information on how to order. Read David Karp's article about hoshigaki in the LA Times	From November to January, our seedless, juicy, easy to peel Satsuma mandarins are available through mail order. Click here for information on how to order.
Watch Penryn the Movie (with grateful thanks to filmmaker Gina Leibrecht)	The world-famous fruit expert David Karp came to visit the orchard. Read about it and see the pictures. Read David Karp's article about "Chocolate" persimmons in the Los Angeles Times. Jeff's orchard care is paying off, yielding the best fruit we have ever harvested. See you at the market.

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