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What We Grow

A modest inventory.

Mostly fruit, a little shade, and a few trees planted for the years still to come.

Fruit trees

The reason most of you visit.

Young apple tree heavy with red fruit

Apples

The heart of the orchard — cider varieties, keepers, and a few eaters picked straight off the branch.

Pear tree in blossom beside the barn

Pears

Ripened off the tree, on a sunny windowsill, the way pears want to be.

Green plums ripening on the branch

Plums

The first fruit of summer. Sticky fingers guaranteed.

Quince fruit ripening on the tree

Quince

Fragrant, hard as a rock, and worth every minute of the cooking.

Other trees

Nuts, shade, and a little patience.

Stone pine cone on the forest floor

Stone pines

Mediterranean transplants, slow and stately, with pine nuts in the long run.

Young walnut tree with a green walnut forming among the leaves

Walnuts

Shade in summer, nuts in fall, and a carpet of yellow leaves come November.

Three young hazelnut trees in a row along the orchard fence

Hazelnuts

Three in a row along the fence — bushy, generous, and a favorite of the local squirrels.

From the garden

A handful of raised beds, just outside the orchard fence.

A purple artichoke held up close

Artichokes

Deep purple-green, almost too pretty to eat. Almost.

A freshly pulled carrot with greens

Carrots

Pulled sweet from the raised beds, dirt still clinging.

A bowl of snap peas, carrots, and yellow cherry tomatoes by nasturtiums

Peas & tomatoes

Snap peas, sungolds, and whatever else the summer gives us.

Raised garden beds with lettuce, onions, and artichokes

The kitchen garden

A few raised beds of greens, alliums, and herbs — enough to keep the kitchen busy.