Where We Live: December 2021
“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.”
Photo taken at Twin Peaks Orchards by Francisco Chavira, franciscochavira.com, @francisco_chavira
1 // Satsuma
The mandarin variety grown in Placer County, satsuma, originated in Japan and are the most cold-hardy type of the fruit.
2 // Groves
There are over 80 mandarin groves in Placer County.
3 // Arrival
Mandarins were thought to have been introduced to Placer County, in the town of Penryn, sometime in the 1800s.
4 // Farming
Modern-day commercial mandarin farming started in the ’50s in Penryn, Loomis, and Newcastle.
5 // Nutrition
One mandarin provides 25% of the recommended dietary allowance of vitamin C and only 50 calories.
For a list of local mandarin farms, visit placergrown.org/local-farmers/find-a-farm.
Source: PlacerGROWN
—John Steinbeck
Did you know?
5 Mandarin Facts
1 // Satsuma
The mandarin variety grown in Placer County, satsuma, originated in Japan and are the most cold-hardy type of the fruit.
2 // Groves
There are over 80 mandarin groves in Placer County.
3 // Arrival
Mandarins were thought to have been introduced to Placer County, in the town of Penryn, sometime in the 1800s.
4 // Farming
Modern-day commercial mandarin farming started in the ’50s in Penryn, Loomis, and Newcastle.
5 // Nutrition
One mandarin provides 25% of the recommended dietary allowance of vitamin C and only 50 calories.
For a list of local mandarin farms, visit placergrown.org/local-farmers/find-a-farm.
Source: PlacerGROWN