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Churchill Orchard in the Ojai Valley is in the beautiful East End of the Ojai Valley in Southern California.
We grow about 12 acres of tangerines – mostly Pixie tangerines, Seedless Kishu tangerines, and Page tangors, – and 3 acres of avocados – Hass, Fuerte, and Bacon varieties, plus a single magnificent Mexicola Grande. Everything we grow is CCOF-certified Organic.
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Pixie Season 2026
After a weather-y winter (deluge followed by summer-like heat, followed by a another deluge, then more hot winter), we have arrived at PIxie season. Trees read the seasons, however wild they may be, and just get on with it. Thank goodness our tree partners are so adaptable. The Pixies are delicious this year.
Our mail order business is seasonal – we take orders only when the fruit is ripe and ready to eat, so sign up for our email list and we will alert you every time we start taking orders. Stay tuned.
Visit the Churchill Orchard web store
Our web store offers mail order service during our growing season – late January thru May. We offer Kishu Mandarins in February (short season), followed by Pixie tangerines, Hass avocados, sometimes other seasonal delights depending on our supply. Our catalog is open year round for browsing.
Happy 20th Anniversary Little Wonder
We just noticed – January 2024 is the 20th Anniversary of the birth of our little “Little Wonder” Kishu mandarin brand. It kinda snuck up on us. But we thought we would take a moment and celebrate the little guy. Read our celebratory blog post below.
News from the Grove
October in the orchard
November 7, 2026October at the Orchard The Summer barn parties have ended. The October barn is still festive, but change is coming. The new cartons have arrived. They are flat, stacked, waiting to be filled. Next year’s Kishus, Pixies, and avocados are abundant. The new Kishu plantings are a few years away… Read more
Kagami Mochi for the new year
January 21, 2026Kagami Mochi for lunar new year Asia, the birthplace of citrus, celebrates Lunar New Year – an observance that speaks to us as citrus growers. Lunar new year echoes the older pattern of midwinter occasion – the whole community hopes and prays for a good growing season and successful harvest.… Read more
Rain. A lot of rain.
December 27, 2025It’s been a wet week. Ojai and its mountains had the highest rainfall totals in all of California. Hydrographers call this precipitation pattern “flashy” – years of very low rainfall followed by a spectacular deluge when the conditions set up right. The Transverse Mountains sitting next to the Pacific. A perfect… Read more
Jim’s thoughts on the current immigration enforcement activities
July 18, 2025On July 17 I was interviewed by Martha Raddatz, co-anchor of the ABC Sunday news magazine show This Week with George Stephanopoulos, about current immigration enforcement activities. Why me? I’ve been doing production agriculture for 47 years; I work and have worked a lot with Mexican farm workers, and I’m… Read more
“Native Planter” Episode Two: Sharing the Landscape
March 25, 2025Native Planter Episode Two: Sharing the Landscape Mike’s been farming Churchill Orchard for 12 years now! He’s developed his own game… Mike talks about learning how to farm with nature and still bring in a delicious harvest in this 3-minute video. Mike: “The oak trees take what, 5% of the… Read more
Churchill Orchard’s Native Planter: Mike Sullivan
January 15, 2025Video: Churchill Orchard’s Native Planter: Mike Sullivan Since Mike came to Churchill Orchard 13 years ago, he has steadily embroidered its citrus and avocado groves with a crazy quilt of native plants. There is a method to this madness. Meet our resident plant freak and deep thinker. Read more