Gold Nugget Mandarins have bumpy skin, are very aromatic and are easy to peel. Fruit is seedless with a rich and sweet flavor. Season starts in San Diego County, overlaps and finishes in the foothills of Fresno County.

In Selma we met the infamous Ryan San Jose, “Sales Ninja” of Rainbow Valley Orchards, and quickly hopped in his truck to start our tour. He launched into RVO history as he weaved through traffic on the 99 towards Visalia, flanked by the fruit and nut orchards that dominate the San Joaquin Valley.  

Since 1981 Rainbow Valley Orchards has been a grower, packer and shipper of high quality, organically grown citrus in Southern California.

Burkart Organics is a small California grower specializing in stone fruit in Dinuba, CA. One of the advantages of working with small growers like Burkart, is that they spend extra time focusing on the quality of the stone fruit, going through their orchard and doing several picks of each variety.

Historically December and January see disruptions in organic markets due to various factors such as frosts, winter storms, less daylight hours and holidays.

Covilli became Fair Trade Certified in December 2015. They are the first and only 100% Organic and 100% Fair Trade company in North America.

The Ponce family has been farming in the Pajaro Valley for three generations. Rogelio Ponce Senior began Sun Valley Farms after learning from his father. Now Rogelio Ponce Jr. and his brother Steven are committed to continuing the family tradition.

Growing in Brentwood since 1921, Dwelley Family Farms has taken great pride in offering a large variety of premium fruits and vegetables.  Brentwood's unique microclimate of hot valley days combined with the cool coastal evening breezes creates a perfect condition for growing produce.

Comanche Creek Farms is nestled against the riparian habitat of Comanche Creek in beautiful sunny Chico, California. A turn off onto a narrow side road led us along small family farms and soon we arrived at Comanche Creek Farms where we were greeted by Sean Mindrum, grower and professional chef.