Meet a Grower: Agustin Cardenas
Meet Agustin Cardenas When you walk the rows of Agustin Cardenas’ ranch, you’re not just exploring an orchard — you’re stepping into a decades-long story of perseverance, heart, and a deep-rooted love for farming. With a cheerful heart and a generous spirit, Agustin grows fruit with the hope that it will be enjoyed by his […]
Meet a Grower: The Peterson Family
Meet the Peterson Family In the heart of California’s Central Valley lies the small Swedish town of Kingsburg—a place where the Peterson family has nurtured fruit and values for over a century. Growing stone fruit isn’t just a livelihood for them—it’s a way of life, passed down from one generation to the next. Vernon Peterson […]
Organic Stone Fruit Season
Organic Stone Fruit Grown With Care There’s nothing quite like organic stone fruit in the summertime—sun-ripened peaches, plums, and nectarines bursting with flavor and grown with intention. From May through September, our orchards come alive with the fruits of our labor—literally. But what truly sets our stone fruit program apart isn’t just what’s on the […]
Easter Brunch Activities & Recipes
Easter is right around the corner! Homegrown Organic Farms is here to help you plan your Easter Brunch with delicious recipes and fun activities that the whole family will enjoy. Citrus Carrot Cake Pancakes Cake for breakfast? These Citrus Carrot Cake Pancakes are the ultimate Sunday morning treat! Fresh citrus, grated carrot, buttermilk, and spices […]
Cheers to Dad: Creative Ways to Celebrate Father’s Day
Father’s Day is just around the corner, and what better way to honor and celebrate the incredible dads in our lives than with a delicious drink and heartfelt gestures? In this blog post, we’ll share two fantastic recipes that Dad is sure to love: the Peach Lime Beergarita and the Boozy Peach Arnold Palmer. These […]
Organic Tree Fruit Seasons
Organic Tree Fruit Availability You know when organic blueberries and citrus are in season, now the tree fruit varieties are up next. Unlike blueberries and citrus, tree fruit is made of two unique categories: stonefruit and specialty fall fruit. Tree fruit kicks off with stonefruit in the summer, and through the continues through to the winter […]
Farmworker Awareness Week 2022
Farmworker are Always Essential There are 914 million acres of farmland in America that grow a variety of fresh foods for the world to enjoy. Farmworkers work year round to ensure the availability of the bounty found in your local grocery stores. The crucial role that farmworkers have in our food systems were only amplified […]