The freeze last October inflicted serious damage to our trees, when we had the coldest night we have ever seen at that time of year. The temperature bottomed out at three degrees. Before that, our October temperatures had been unseasonably warm. Our trees had no chance to get used to the cold or to harden off…Read the full story here.
We have lost a lot of trees, and we have lost most of our fruit. That’s the hard news. We want to honor your part in our farm. We hope you will understand. Sometimes we laugh, and sometimes we cry. We hope you will stay with us for a better year.
We invite you to ride out the storm with us in three ways:
Join us when you can
Add your words of encouragement on our community comment collage and at farmers markets this year. We will still be bringing whatever fruit makes it to bloom and then through spring frosts.
Commit to joining the CSA next year!
Because of our deep uncertainty about the crop, we are not confident that we can fulfill CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) and so are not going to be offering fruit shares this year.
Other ways to participate
We are offering a bunch of virtual learning and on-farm experiences this year, looking for the bright side of having more time when there’s little fruit to harvest. See the buttons below!
Watch these videos of us looking for live wood in the cherries:
- Medium sized branch – a hint of green
- Cutting a large branch, brown
- A live cambium layer is green, but this one is brown. This is what a dead limb looks like.
- This cambium layer has both green and brown, so time will tell if this limb survives.
Please bear with us if we are a little slow in responding lately, and feel free to Contact us with questions.
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Yes our fruit is delicious! It's also certified organic and grown on a zero food-waste farm powered by 80% renewable energy. Ela Family Farms also participates in scientific research projects that support the future of organic agriculture.
No Sugar Added – Hand Picked – Mountain Grown
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Colorado Harvest Dried Fruit
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Apple Butter
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Pear Jam
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Apples Aplenty Apple Sauce
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