America’s only major etrog grower is in survival mode amid global competition
(JTA) — (J. The Jewish News of Northern California via JTA) On a small ranch in California’s Central Valley, below the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, an orchard grows an ancient and sacred fruit: the etrog, or citron. At just 7 acres,…
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- The citron, or etrog, has been this California ranch’s top-earning crop. — JTA
- The Kirkpatrick family, who are not Jewish, began growing etrogs 46 years ago on a small California ranch. — ג'רוזלם פוסט — עולם
- California's Greg Kirkpatrick has spent his life growing the ritual fruit used during the Sukkot holiday, but says he's now being forced to reinvent his business or sell his ranch The post America’s only major etrog grower is in survival… — טיימס אוף ישראל — יהדות