05/02/2026
This season is going to look a little different for us.
With the late rains and some unusual weather patterns this year, what we hoped would be a strong cherry season just didn’t pan out the way we expected. Many of our trees didn’t produce any cherries the remaining produced half of what we expected and some of the fruit that did make it split from the rain.
A lot of our apricots didn’t produce this year either, and for our peach varieties, we have some blocks that did really well and others not so much.
That’s farming.
Every year teaches you something new, humbles you a little, and reminds you that agriculture is always changing. Farmers are constantly adapting, adjusting, and figuring out how to keep moving forward season after season.
So this year, we’re making some changes too. What does that look like?
Instead of the 3 farmers markets a week we were doing last year, we’ll only be attending Sundays at Fowler Ranch Farm Market with a later debut than last year, popping up at the end of May.
We’re also going to be offering bulk sales at wholesale-style pricing directly to consumers on some of the fruit we DO have in abundance — including certain plums, pluots, nectarines and peach varieties — for farm pickup only.
We know times are tough for a lot of families right now, and if we can make it easier for people to get fresh local fruit at better pricing while also helping our farm adapt to a difficult season, that feels like a win-win.
In the next few days we’ll be releasing a survey for anyone interested in bulk fruit orders. Filling it out will allow you to receive email updates about current availability, pricing, and pickup information throughout the season.
If that sounds like something you’d be interested in, keep an eye out for the post coming soon!
