It's summertime! When school's out, we love to find adventures in the mountains or on the coast. Our family's organic almonds are the...

It's Spring, which means our trees come out of their winter hibernation to create our crop that will be harvested in the Fall. We've had...

As the solstice approaches, the winter season's offerings grace our table. We're reading "Braiding Sweetgrass" by Robin Kimmerer and the...

We've been following the promising research on the MIND diet. We can't help but notice the prominence of nuts in these guidelines. Here's...

Summer's bounty has arrived! We're enjoying a salad from our garden with brats from a pig raised by friends. There's just so much...

We've had a wet winter here in Hilmar with nearly twice our average rainfall. As a result, we've learned that our annual water allocation...

Our farm is part of the 1000 Farms Initiative studying the impacts of regenerative farming practices. We're thrilled that the data...

It's back to school for our household which means we're roasting almonds every weekend to pack in lunch bags. While I love almonds every...

Independence has been a core value on our small farm, leading us to become organic pioneers back in the 1980s. We enjoy the freedom we...

Below the canopy of our orchard, there's an ecosystem that plays an important role in the work we do growing almonds. There's a...

This time of year, the almond trees in California's Central Valley bloom. It happens like clockwork. February's the month the new crop...

The New Year is a time when folks try to course correct from decadent holiday celebrations. I've been one of the people in the gym for a...

I'm working on gifts for my staff at the elementary school where I work as a principal. I like to give gifts that are useful and they...

My niece Asia, a professional photographer who documents her life in the ocean in Hawaii, visited our family farm and made magic with her...

During a recent visit to the farm, we did a science experiment to look at how Grandpa's organic farming practices impacted water...

Our family gathered at the farm this last weekend for a business meeting - with a new crop coming in the next couple of months and a new...

About a year and a half ago, I kept seeing an article from The Guardian about bees and almonds in my Facebook feed. It was going viral...

I live a few hours from my parents' farm in a place with plenty of almond orchards. On my way home the other day, I spotted our neighbor...

When customers tell us our almonds taste good, we tell them it's because we've been building our soil for forty years. Our regenerative...

This time of year, we're prepping for our harvest and that means making sure our trees have sufficient water to make it to the finish...