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Winter/Spring, 2024

As usual, it’s been a while since we’ve posted anything here. We’re happy to say that the farm is still thriving and the Farm Stand business continues to grow. We are so thankful for our loyal customers that continue to visit us regularly, and the many new customers we have gained this past year. Your support means the world to us!

The water supply outlook has really improved with 2023 bringing in record rain and snowpack, and 2024 looking positive. Water is the lifeblood of every farm, and it sustains the plants and animals and natural habitats we have here on our farm, so it’s a relief when we see full reservoirs and snow in the mountains heading into spring and summer.

The almond bloom is beginning to fade, while the plums, apricots and peaches are beginning their bloom. This time of year is a lot of mowing and weed-eating, pruning, fixing and upgrading irrigation, and planning and planting veggies. The Farm Stand is stocked with delicious citrus right now and a new batch of hand-made goat milk soap, made with milk from our goats. We’re brainstorming new products for the Stand this year, and we’ve added a “suggestion” pad in the Stand, so if there’s anything you’d like us to consider stocking, let us know.

Here’s to a fruitful 2024!

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Winter 2023

Welcome to 2023! It’s been a while since we’ve posted, or updated our website.

The last three years of drought conditions have been hard on the landscape, and the extreme summer heat is hard on the animals, but our livestock and crops have made it through. We’re thankful for the irrigation water we were able to receive last year, although at a very high price. The early precipitation this winter is encouraging and we hope it continues over the next few months of our rainy season.

We’ve taken a break from breeding our goats these last two years. With the remarkable increase in feed prices, the market for goat kids has taken a hit. We’re very particular about selling our kids to good homes – if we breed and can’t find homes, we’d have to keep and feed the babies and that’s not feasible.

On the Farm Stand front, we’ve recently done some redecorating, extended the hours of operation, and added Venmo as a payment method! The Stand is now open four days per week – Thursdays through Sundays – from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Stand is loaded with some great citrus right now and local honey. Our hens are also picking up their egg laying and we’ll have more eggs available every week as the daylight hours get longer.

Speaking of eggs, they’ve been in the news a lot lately. They’re hard to find and prices are sky-high when you can find them. Our eggs have been $4/dozen for years, even as the price of feed has increased. We are considering raising the price of our farm-fresh eggs, but haven’t pulled the trigger yet.

Thanks for reading, and thanks for supporting our small farm. We wish you all the best in 2023!

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November at the Farm Stand

We are enjoying the changing seasons and the beautiful weather (although some rain would be nice). We have a wide variety of fall produce at the Farm Stand this time of year. Stop by and you will find: Butternut Squash, Pomegranates, Persimmons (Fuyu and Hachiya), Limes, Pumpkins and Gourds, Honey, Eggs and maybe a few more goodies.