pixie tangerines

The Last Pixie Show

By Friend 's Ranch on October 23, 2013

Ever wonder what an Ojai Pixie does during the off-season? Well here is a little insight about the secret lives of out-of-season Pixies. Lately some friends of mine, during our usual after-school …

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Fifth-Generation Family Farm: Friend’s Ranch

By FruitGuys Staff on April 16, 2012

Friend’s Ranch in Ojai, CA, is a regular supplier of Pixie tangerines for The FruitGuys. The Friend family and its descendants (now into its fifth generation of family farming) have been growing fruit …

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Seedless Citrus

By FruitGuys Staff on May 5, 2011

Q: Why do some citrus have seeds and some don’t? To find out, The FruitGuys asked Emily Thacher Ayala, farmer at Friends’ Ranch in Ojai, CA (Ventura County). Friends’ grows Pixies, not the …

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