Lane and I decided to pick the first harvest of candycots ourselves. Because the harvest is light. So, it's not worth the expense to hire harvest workers and it's a shame to leave them on trees. We had a lot of fun picking fruit and inspecting the orchard at the same time. Why is harvest light? We think it's "juvenile unpredictability" on the part of the trees.
Farming is not easy, not pretty, not wildly profitable. And I had no prior experience; then, why did I even get into it? I believe I felt a connection. Plus the challenge excited me - To be a successful farmer nowadays, one has to be equal parts entrepreneur and agronomist. As I dug into it, I also found farming to be fulfilling. That's how I branched into agriculture, as the Sanskrit aphorism "Vriksho Rakshati Rakshitaha" (Trees, when protected, protect you) took on a new meaning for me.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Monday, June 25, 2012
Trying to get a glimpse into our future..
Our future with Candycots, anyway. Made a visit to the Candycot packing operation to get an idea. This is where we will be sending our fruit to get it packaged and shipped to whole foods and such. This is set up at Britton/Konynenburg's modesto ranch. The fruit looks beautiful this year and the flavor is amazing. However, it will be a year or two before our candycot orchard bears sufficient fruit to call it a commercial operation.
Thursday, June 7, 2012
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