A sustainable, regenerative orchard really can do the hard work for you ...

Wood chips from recycled almond trees are spread across an orchard in California's Stanislaus County. (Brent Holtz, UCANR) Recycling trees onsite can sequester carbon, save water and increase crop ...

Cutlines: photos courtesy Jack and Diantha States Establishing and maintaining an orchard is a challenging project, but the ...

How many Jacobsons does it take to run an apple farm? At Pine Tree Apple Orchard, it now takes eight—not to mention the occasional help from spouses, other family members, and about 100 seasonal ...

Don’t be alarmed at the stumps in the peach orchard at the corner of Silverado Trail and Deer Park Road – St. Helena’s favorite peaches will still be for sale next year and well into the future. Out ...

Almond trees bloom in mid- to late February in Central California, and it’s a big deal — pollinating them is the largest managed pollination event in the world. Some 1.4 million beehives come to the ...

From preparing her vegetable garden to pruning and mulching, spring is one of the busiest times of year on Martha's farm. Recently, she and her team spent the day planting bare-root fruit trees in her ...

Some apple orchards look like they belong in a fairy tale, with gnarled trees of unknown provenance and mysterious fruits. Not so at Burtt’s Apple Orchard in Cabot, where heavily laden boughs are ...