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AFT is proud to announce Old grove orange as the 2007 Bounty of the Land selection
The Inland Empire (the inland valley east of Los Angeles) is considered to be the Napa Valley of the navel orange. The fresh-pack citrus industry which was started there in the 1890's soon spread and carpeted much of southern California.
Competing with development and sprawling suburbs, pockets of these old-growth groves remain, unique not only for growing in what are considered ideal climatic conditions, but also for the very nature of their being old-growth: the older the orange tree, the smaller the orange, but the sweeter it becomes. Only around 3,000 acres of this unique citrus continue to endure.
Old Grove Orange is one of these few remaining Los Angeles basin farms. Run by Bob Knight and Aki Nakamura and their young children, these 4th generation citrus farmers specialize in old-growth fruit, naming their ranch after their 97-year-old trees.
Realizing that selling their fruit into the world-wide commodity orange market was throwing away its unique qualities unappreciated, Bob & Aki started the Inland Orange Conservancy, which rapidly became California's largest CSA by supplying 1200 southern California families with access to their own world's best orange.
Besides that orange, Old Grove also offers delicious white and ruby grapefruit, peaking right now in their season. You can contact Old Grove Orange by e-mailing them.
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