February 21st, 2011 by Catherine Meng
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They’re heeeeere! The kishu season is one of the very briefest and very sweetest. We look forward to it every year, because along with satusumas it marks the beginning of citrus season for our good friends at Churchill Orchards. This year’s season has started later than usual, so we were even more excited…
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January 7th, 2011 by Catherine Meng
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We contacted Jim Churchill of Churchill Orchards in Ojai, CA to find out how this year’s citrus crop is shaping up. He provided us with a good idea of what to expect over the next few months & also filled us in on the HLB quarantine in Ventura County:…
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March 17th, 2009 by Catherine Meng
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Churchill Orchard is out in the East End of the Ojai Valley where the fruit gets ripe a little later — Jim and Lisa usually spend the month of March tasting and re-tasting their spring tangerine varieties.
Churchill Orchard proprietors Jim Churchill (tasting) and Lisa Brenneis (shooting video and tasting)…..
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February 6th, 2009 by Bob Klein
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Jim moved to Ojai in 1956 when he was 9 years old. The family moved back to LA in 1961 but kept a house in Ojai where they spent weekends. In 1972 Jim’s father bought 40 acres, which became Churchill Orchard. Originally the orchard was all avocados…
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