Over the past few weeks, local orchardists have been sending out news letters asking apricot lovers to be patient due to the slow ripening of the fruit and lower yields expected this year. Finally, the wait is over and it is time to pick or buy the best-tasting apricots in California…
The day after Thanksgiving, I received a Christmas card from a woman I do not know. Pretty and petite, I quickly realized the card was an apricot love letter sent…
This is a story about California’s agricultural heritage that sprang forth several generations ago when European immigrants sought new opportunities in the Golden State. At first, these adventurous men and…
An ‘ich for Apricots The Santa Clara Valley was filled with “ichs” during my childhood in Saratoga. Within the small city’s 12 square miles, many orchard farm family names ended…