These are some of the most frequent questions asked when selling at one of our local farmers' markets.

1. Where are you from?
We are from Linden, Ca., ½ hr east of Stockon on your way to Lake Tahoe. About the same latitude as San Franciso but 2 hrs inland from there.

2. How do you bring your produce down to San Diego?
We package it and ship it weekly or daily depending on the season to our refrigerated warehouse in San Diego. From there we distribute to the various Farmers' Markets or ship direct internationally.

3. How is your produce farmed?
This question is answered in our "Farming Practices" sections of our website.

4. Why is grocery store quality fruit frequently have that "mealy" or "pithy" taste to their fruit?
Grocery have consolidated, causing most chains to be huge corporations with layers of necessary beauracratic protocol. In the produce departments of these stores that can be a major problem. Produce needs to be consumed as soon as possible from the time it is picked. The longer it is stored the greater the chance that "pithy", soft texture will develop, because the fruit has extended its cycle of freshness. With these corporate stores, they have one central buyer for each region buying huge quantities of produce to ensure they get the cheapest price. This produce can sit for weeks in their central warehouses before every reaching the individual stores. The produce is often sealed with a wax so exterior decay to the fruit is unlikely to occur. It can be stored for months without any apparent damage to the exterior part of the fruit. However, its only after you have purchased it and taken a bite will you be able to detect you got a real "lemon" instead of the fresh peach you had anticipated.

5. Why is your fruit fresher?
It's self explanatory. When dealing straight with the grower which is involved with the process of production all the way through the retail exchange the chance of you receiving fruit that is of high quality increases dramatically.

6. What's the difference between a pink lady apple and a fuji apple or what's a pluot
For a list of our products and descriptions please link to fresh products.