Our uniqueness comes from adapting the flavors from our region. Hollister has a bountiful history rich in pitted fruits. Apricots are the crown jewel for our region, full of flavor, rich in texture and golden in color. Here on our farms, we grow our fruits all organic. (Apricots, Nectarines, Peaches and Apples)
To prepare for our summer harvest of pitted fruits, we carefully prune and shape our trees, and help combat our pests in an organic fashion by using natural pest control - Ladybugs! Ladybugs fester in the grasses, on the blossoms of the trees, and roost high on top of the mustard flower.
The work begins in the summer depending on the warmth of the spring and early summer. We hand pick with all the farm's helpers, set up our galvanized buckets in the orchard, wash the fruit, pit the fruit, and move it forward for the process of making horse treats.
This is done with all our orchard fruit flavors-however the season begins with Apricot, then Nectarine, followed by Peach, and ending with Apple. We strive to produce enough fruits to last us year round-even though the fruit will no longer be in season, we are continually baking with fresh-frozen organic stone fruits!