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Rancho Rodoro Avocado Grove – Santa Paula, California

May 21, 2015 by Valerie Mitchell

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Rancho Rodoro Avocado Grove - Santa Paula, California

Santa Paula Rancho Rodoro Avocado Grove

Avocados!

We can get avocados year round, but delicious, made in the USA California grown avocados are at the peak of their season from April until September.

The warm sunshine, coastal breezes and rich soil here in Central and Southern California are great for producing this wonderful fruit.

In fact, California produces 90% of the country’s avocado crop.

Rancho Rodoro Avocado Grove - Santa Paula, California

Small Family Farm

We hear a lot in the news about how big corporations are taking over agriculture in the US, but that isn’t true with avocados.

The California avocado industry consists of about 5,000 small, family farms.

I had the pleasure of visiting the 40 acre family owned Rancho Rodobo farm in Santa Paula.

Randy and Joanna Axell raised their family there and now enjoy having their grandchildren visit, as well.

This family farm is a great place to live and work.

Rancho Rodoro Avocado Grove - Santa Paula, California

Avocado Harvest Season

I was there at the beginning of the harvest season.

Some of the avocados had already been picked, but most of the trees were still overflowing with beautiful fruit.

From the outside, it’s mostly the leaves of the trees that are visible.

Once I looked underneath the leaves there were big clusters of avocados ready to be picked.

Low fruit can be picked by hand and a tool is needed to reach the higher ones.

I had fun picking a few of them, but the pickers who fill up big bins of avocados work very hard.

Rancho Rodoro Avocado Grove - Santa Paula, California

I enjoyed meeting the Axells and getting a tour of the lovely Rancho Rodobo.

And…. I also enjoyed eating the avocados that I picked!

Rancho Rodoro Avocado Grove - Santa Paula, California

Rancho Rodoro
Santa Paula, CA 93060

Click HERE to learn more about the California Avocado Commission.

Rancho Rodoro Avocado Grove - Santa Paula, California

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California Farm Tours

  • Sweet Potato Joe Farm Tour – Livingston, CA
  • Fiscalini Farmstead Cheese and Dairy Farm Tour – Modesto, CA
  • Walnut Farm – Modesto, California
  • Charles Ahelm Dairy Ranch – Hilmar, CA
  • Avocado Orchard – Irvine, CA
  • Urban Produce Indoor Organic Microgreens – Irvine, CA
  • Brokaw Avocado Nursery Tour – Ventura, CA
  • Rancho Rodoro Avocado Grove – Santa Paula, CA
  • Shield’s Date Garden – Indio, CA
  • SeaView Ranch – Calipatria, CA
  • Lawrence Cox Ranches – Brawley, CA
  • Lester Farms Tour – Winters, CA
  • Lucero Olive Oil Tour – Corning, CA
  • Wil-Ker-Son Kiwi Farm Tour – Gridley, CA
  • Lundberg Family Farms Tour – Richvale, CA

Breweries in California

  • Dust Bowl Brewing in Turlock
  • Peter B’s in Monterey
  • Refuge Brewery in Temecula
  • Kinetic Brewing in Lancaster
  • Coachella Valley Brewing Company in Thousand Palms
  • Karl Strauss in Anaheim
  • Sierra Nevada in Chico

Wineries in California

  • Guglielmo Winery – Santa Clara Wine Trail
  • Fortino Winery – Santa Clara Wine Trail
  • Longoria Winery – Lompoc, CA
  • Acquiesce Winery and Vineyards – Acampo, CA
  • Bokisch Vineyards – Lodi, CA
  • Bernardus Vineyards and Winery – Carmel Valley, CA
  • Holman Ranch Vineyards – Carmel Valley, CA
  • Jarman – Carmel Valley, CA
  • Herzog Winery – Oxnard, CA
  • Akash Winery – Temecula
  • Wilson Creek – Temecula
  • Cambria Winery and Vineyards – Santa Maria
  • Foxen Vineyard and Winery – Santa Maria
  • Nagy Wines – Orcutt, CA
  • Grevino – Orcutt, CA
  • Ojai Vineyard – Ojai, CA
  • Keller Estate Winery – Petaluma, CA
  • Adobe Road – Petaluma, CA

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Filed Under: Adventures, California, Travel, United States Tagged With: avocado, california, california avocado commission, farm tour, rancho rodoro, randy axell, santa paula

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