My relationship with the Feijoa—often called Pineapple Guava, Guavasteen, or by its proper botanical handle, Acca sellowiana—started with a frustrating
Standing in the middle of my orchard in San Diego, surrounded by the silvery-green foliage of my Pineapple Guava trees, I often catch that distinctive
Standing here in my orchard in the rolling hills of San Diego’s East County, the air is thick with a scent that reminds me of a mix between pineapple
Nothing beats the morning routine of walking through my orchard here in San Diego, coffee in hand, checking the dew on the leaves. Today, I found myself
If you walked into my orchard here in San Diego specifically looking for a “Feijoa,” you might walk right past the shrub without noticing the fruit.
If you live anywhere near the coastal foothills of San Diego, you know exactly what happens come late October. The air suddenly smells like a confusing
Nothing ruins a beautiful San Diego morning quite like walking out to the orchard with a cup of coffee, expecting to see lush, silvery-green foliage, and
If you live near my farm here in San Diego, you know exactly when November arrives. It is not the temperature drop, which is barely noticeable, but the perfume.
If you have walked through a San Diego farmers market between September and January, you have likely caught a whiff of something distinctive.
If I had a nickel for every time someone stopped by my farm stand here in San Diego asking to buy a “male” Feijoa tree to go with their “