From SB Organic Garden Club member Mardena: (Maybe some of us can car-pool
to Ojai?)
Linda
Newsletter (below) from California Rare Fruit Growers, with an invite to
you to attend
Nov. 17 olive oil tasting at Ojai Olive Oil. CRFG tours are
always fun, and you don't have
to be a member to attend. Nice group of people!
And afterwards, enjoy a casual lunch at Farmer and the Cook Restaurant
in Meiners Oaks/Ojai, owned by organic farmer Steve Sprinkle, 39 El
Roblar Drive, Meiners Oaks (near Ojai) - includes tasty soups, great
bakery!
http://www.farmerandthecook.com/
A nice Leccio del Corno olive oil for Thanksgiving, or
a Christmas or Hanukkah gift.
Bellissima - un sorriso bellissimo!
Ciao!
Mardena
Begin forwarded message:
Date: November 1, 2007 6:03:39 PM
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Subject: CRFG
Novenber Newsletter Ventura/Santa Barbara CRFG Chapter
November
Meeting/Tour
When: Saturday, November
17
Time:
10:00 to Noon
Where:
Ojai Olive Oil
1811 Ladera Rd., Ojai 93023
phone: 805/646-5964
internet: info@ojaioliveoil.com
Host: Ron Asquith - Family Ranch
Representative
Description: At the east boundary
of the beautiful Ojai Valley is the site of the Asquith Family olive
grove.
* The Asquith grove produces olive oil from 9 recognized olive stock
cultivars; Frantoio, Leccino, Mission, Columella, Kalmata, Pendolino, Leccio
del Corno, Belice and Lechin de Sevilla.
* Ron Asquith will tour our CRFG members and guests thru the groves and
facilities of this family enterprise.
* A
tasting of various estate olive oils will be a highlight portion of our
November tour.
* Fall is the harvest season for Mediterranean groves, and a wonderful time to
taste the diversity of these oils.
Directions:
Take the 101 Freeway to the 33 Freeway north into Ojai traveling along
the Ventura River.
Keep to the right and drive thru the town of Ojai (on
Highway 150)
Take Highway 150 for about one and 1/2 miles.
Left turn on Carne, drive about one mile.
At the 90 degree, turn right and proceed 100 feet.
Left at Ladera Road, 1811 Ladera Road.
Your are encouraged to bring
family members, friends and neighbors.
The meeting/tour begins 10:00 am
sharp!
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Review
of the Saturday, October 20
meeting/tour
Our group met at the Apple Lane
Apple Farm near Solvang.
The Lanes toured us about their
well groomed, low pruned apple trees.
It was the end of the local apple
picking season and the last crops of Yellow Delicious, Fuji and Gala were
still available. The u-pick, and already harvested apples were for sale at the
quaint little red sales shack.
Mrs. Lane baked up a delicious
apple cobbler for us to taste.
We walked the orchard and saw the
low profile pruning techniques used at this farm.
We thank out hosts for a very
nice late morning meeting and tour of the orchard and for the tasty apple
cobbler and quenching cups of apple juice.