Weather

Talking About The Weather

By Chris Mittelstaedt on February 14, 2012

There’s a fast-paced, smart device game called “Fingerzilla” that lets you rain Godzilla-like destruction down upon virtual cityscapes and towns using only your finger. While being at the helm of such …

Filed Under: FruitGuys News, The FruitLife Tagged With: citrus, cruz ranch, drought, dry winter, Ed Magee, farming, nectarines, peaches, ronnie gutierrez, small farms, stone fruit, Weather, winter

Coco Ranch

By Pia Hinckle on September 7, 2011

Coco Ranch in Davis, California is a labor of love for the House Family. Jennifer and Greg House met at the University of California Davis where they were both studying agriculture. Their certified …

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Getting Back Up

By Chris Mittelstaedt on September 2, 2011

I’ve always been a pretty active person—something that made coming down with a random medical condition all the more humbling. About a month ago I had an acute onset of achalasia, an uncommon disorder …

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Winter Work: How Farmers Finish up the Year

By Heidi Lewis on November 29, 2010

What does winter weather mean for you? A change in work wardrobe from grey to black? From seersucker to faux fur? Maybe a change in your bike commute? We contacted two of the farmers we work with to …

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The Sound of Cold at Night

By Chris Mittelstaedt on April 12, 2010

As a kid, I always looked forward to springtime. Winter didn’t just mean less sunlight and standing at a bus stop early in the morning in a red down jacket trying to quickly mound up disparate …

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Cirrus Nimbus in: The Guarantee

By Chris Mittelstaedt on January 19, 2010

Once upon a time, there was a little girl (she was a Libra for those who follow that stuff) whose mother was an amateur meteorologist. She dreamed of growing up and becoming the best weather …

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