An old metal tag left in a persimmon tree. |
We're still have hoshigaki for sale at the fruit stand, as well as through mail order. When we stop taking orders we'll post it here on the website.
An old metal tag left in a persimmon tree. |
Chris and her son Toshio check which persimmons are ready for massaging. |
We can't guarantee Christmas delivery on any hoshigaki mail orders postmarked after December 1st. We're still taking mail orders but we can't promise that we'll be able to ship out any new orders and have them arrive at the customer or gift recipient address by Dec. 25th. If you want to give hoshigaki as a Christmas gift, an option would be to let the person know the order is in and request on the mail order form that we mail the order to the gift recipient directly. We'll do everything we can to get your order out as soon as possible.
Hoshigaki is still for sale at our fruit stand. Please call ahead if you'd like to pick up more than a pound at one time so we can set it aside for you.
The next delivery from the Sierra Foothills Meat Buyers Club at our orchard will be Friday, Dec. 16th from 4:00-5:00. Orders must be sent in by 5:00 PM Friday, Dec. 9th. Through the Sierra Foothills Meat Buyers Club you can order local grass-fed, hormone free beef, lamb, pork and chicken, as well as eggs, honey, kiwi, mandarin products, and the Placer County Real Food Cookbook. Orders are made online and then you choose one of four locations to pick up your order. Locations are Otow Orchard (in Granite Bay), Sinclair Family Farm (in Penryn), Confluence Kitchen (in Auburn) and Community Ink (in Truckee).
The Koyama Tree Farm next door to the orchard is selling Christmas trees this coming weekend and the next only. The dates are Dec. 3rd and 4th, and Dec. 10th and 11th. Hours are from 9-4. These are the only days they'll be open for the season. You can choose and cut your own tree. Info about their farm and other local Christmas tree farms is at the PlacerGrown website.