The first time I saw an Arbutus unedo here in San Diego, I mistook it for a hallucination; the tree was simultaneously covered in drooping white bell-shaped
I still remember the first time I stared down my overgrown Strawberry Tree back in 2018. It wasn’t just a bush anymore; it was a 20-foot monster
Most people expect honey to be a sugary explosion of floral sweetness, a comfort food that coats the throat with pure saccharine joy. But if you were to
Living here in sunny San Diego, I’ve spent the last decade obsessing over what I can pull from the soil. Most folks visit my farm for the flashy stuff—the
Walking through my orchard in the rolling hills of San Diego, you might spot two trees bearing striking red fruit that look vaguely similar from fifty paces away.
There is a certain magic that happens in a San Diego orchard when the morning fog burns off and reveals the striking silhouette of an Arbutus unedo.
There is something deeply satisfying about walking through my orchard in San Diego on a crisp November morning and seeing a tree laden with both delicate
Let’s clear up a misconception right out of the gate: walking past an Arbutus unedo in San Diego without stopping to snack is a missed opportunity.
Living here in San Diego, where the sun beats down on our clay-heavy soil for 300 days a year, I’ve learned that sometimes the best place for a tree isn’
The morning fog hasn’t quite burned off here in San Diego, but the buzzing in my orchard is already deafening. If you walk past the citrus rows and









