Mandarin Season in Northern California

The Certifiable Foodie — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:59:00 +0000

How about a juicy mandarin Well folks, it’s that time of the year again when the crisp, cool air hearkens shorter days and the time for more Vitamin C in our diets. We visited Placer County this past weekend and went to one of my favorite farms; Millers Citrus Grove in Penryn owned by Mr. Curt Miller. Curt grows both Satsuma as well as Clementine Mandarins, both are sweet and seedless and easy to eat. This trip to Penryn was just an hour and a half trip from the bay area and the kids had a great time picking one of their favorite after school snacks. In about a spanse of an hour we had picked 75 Lbs of mandarins between the three of us.If you enjoy Mandarins as much as we do, this is a great trip for kids to learn about small family farms and the people responsible for growing Clementines and Satsuma Mandarins. Mr. Miller is really a nice guy and more than willing to talk about his 2700 tree grove as well as his goats and llamas.We took advantage of the location to choose a fresh Christmas Tree at Pine Valley Ranch also

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Mandarin Season in Northern California