Gabriel Farm
Sebatopol, CA
Gabriel Farm is a 14 acre farm located in the ideal fruit growing climate of Sebastopol, California. The Farm features 8 varieties of Asian Pears, multiple varieties of Apples, Fuyu Persimmons, Lavender, Plums and many sorts of berries. Gabriel Farm is the definition of a traditional family farm. This is where we live, work and raise our family. As farmers, we are devoted to the idea of sharing the process of raising our fruit with our customers. With this in mind, we encourage everyone who eats our fruit to come visit our farm, at least once, to see how we go about raising a most delicious piece of fruit.
Despite being certified organic for the past 15 years, Gabriel Farm is no longer certified. The National Organic Program, which had previously allowed for the use of certain naturally-occurring antibiotics to fight Fire Blight, removed those antibiotics from their list of approved substances. The Farm tried to fight Fire Blight with other, still-approved methods for a year, and ended up losing about a third of their orchard. So they went back to the same practices they'd been using for many years, despite the fact that those practices were no longer approved for organic production by the National Organic Program.
Despite being certified organic for the past 15 years, Gabriel Farm is no longer certified. The National Organic Program, which had previously allowed for the use of certain naturally-occurring antibiotics to fight Fire Blight, removed those antibiotics from their list of approved substances. The Farm tried to fight Fire Blight with other, still-approved methods for a year, and ended up losing about a third of their orchard. So they went back to the same practices they'd been using for many years, despite the fact that those practices were no longer approved for organic production by the National Organic Program.