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The melon has arrived and the fields smell of summer
Salvador's toad skin melon is here: we'll tell you where its name comes from and why it's the fruit that kicks off summer in our home.
It's not a whim
Cover crops in the cherry orchard: Alexander stopped tilling the soil, and we'll tell you how this old practice from our grandparents keeps the soil alive and healthy.
The real taste
Why outdoor-grown blueberries and blackberries taste different: we'll tell you how ripening under the open sky concentrates their sugars and aromas.
There are few left, that's how cycles are
What happens to an orange after the harvest, and why time in cold storage robs it of flavour and sweetness. We'll tell you all about it as the season draws to a close.
Between balance and excess
How prolonged rain affects crops: straight from the field, we explain root asphyxiation and everything behind each piece of fruit that reaches your home.
When dark is good
Dark honeys, like heather honey or forest honey, are richer in minerals and antioxidants. Raquel, our beekeeper, tells you all about it.
🍅 The Valencian tomato dilemma
The Valencian tomato dilemma: why it's so delicate to ship, and how we harvest it just as it starts to blush and send it out the same day so it reaches you in great shape.
The true passionate red
Mountain cherries from Alexander and Sujan, in inland Alicante: how the climate, the soil and hand-tended growing give us a sweet, crunchy cherry.
Flowers, bats, and weather
Pitaya in Valencia: how Fran adapts this tropical crop with shade nets, mulch and a paintbrush to help pollinate its flowers.
About to turn blue
Antonio's blueberries are back: we'll tell you how he grows them in coconut fibre and how we pick them first thing in the morning. Loquats and green beans are arriving too.
He wears no crown, but he is king...
Garlic, king of the kitchen: the differences between Jesús's purple garlic and black garlic, how black garlic is made with time and heat, and how to use them.
Last day to order before Easter
Last day to order before Easter Week: shipping and return dates, plus a few thoughts on letting the land rest in full bloom.
