Figs love the hot days and warm nights and are grown mainly in the central valley around the Fresno/Madera area to up north of Sacramento in Corning.  

Dwelley Blenheim apricots have a sweet rich flavor, low acid and a smooth texture.

The Peterson family has been farming stone fruit in California’s Central Valley since 1893. Following the generations before them, father-son duo Vern and Erik Peterson are passionate about being good stewards of the land and what it provides. Together, they carry on the 100-year family tradition of organic farming, growing some of the most flavorful Regenerative Organic Certified peaches, plums, apricots and nectarines.

Dwelley Blenheim apricots have a sweet rich flavor, low acid and a smooth texture. One of the key characteristics of the Blenheim is their green shoulders. Don’t shy away from the green tinge, as the fruit will have good flavor even if the fruit does not achieve full color.

While David and Dorothy took the farm over in 1987, their family has been on the land for over 100 years; and their lives are deeply woven into those 130 acres of stone fruit.

Vern is pushing the envelope of organic farming as the main stone fruit grower for Homegrown Organic Farms, our employee-owned partner that provides blueberries, citrus, stone fruit, grapes, and more. 

Just south of Santa Barbara you’ll find the beautiful slopes of Carpinteria, where Tracy, Dave, and their son, Sean, have spent the past two decades in a world of avocados.

Just off the Santa Ynez river, surrounded by mountains on a slope near the ocean, Chris Caldwell of Tutti Frutti grows in an idyllic spot.

California Stone Fruit season kicks off with sublime Coral Cherries from Fruit World! Corals have glossy firm dark flesh and a very sweet flavor that is similar to Bings.