FARM  TOUR

5. BABY KIWI The fruit first appears in May, after the petals fall off. This fruit will grow during the warm summer months, until it matures around the first part of October.

6. MID-SEASON PICTURE The warm, dry climate of Central California is ideally suited for the growth and development of this fuzzy fruit. Summer's long, warm days assure the sweetness and flavor of our California kiwifruit.

7. KIWI HARVEST The mature fruit is picked by hand in the fall and brought to the packing shed in large bins.

8. KIWI PACKING After arrival at the packing shed, the bins are dumped onto the packing line where the fruit is brushed, graded, sized and packed into various shipping containers. The fruit is graded by hand and sized by electronic, computerized sizers. The entire kiwifruit crop is harvested and packed within about six weeks, between the end of September and the middle ov November.