Destination:
It’s a family affair at Bremmer’s Farm
Story by Judy Farah • Photos by Fred Greaves
Jason Bremmer doesn’t have to look far when he needs help on his 20-acre apricot farm in Colusa County. He has eight children from a blended family. Two of his teenage sons and 10-year-old daughter help run the fruit stand, while his wife and adult daughter bake anywhere from 20 to 50 apricot pies a day during peak harvest season. All that family help, along with a hired crew, are needed when apricots ripen during their short season, fromMay to June. Long workdays from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. kick in at Bremmer’s Farm, located off Interstate 5 in Arbuckle. “Our apricot varieties are only available for about 30 days. We open our fruit stand during apricot season for 30 days and then, once the apricots are gone, we close,” Bremmer said. Bremmer’s Farm is a popular site during that small window of time. People driving through Northern California stop to pick up f lats of apricots and any of a variety of apricot treats. Even small planes f ly in: Bremmer’s neighbors—the ones with a propeller in the front yard—have a landing strip on their property.
A hand-painted sign and an airplane propeller direct customers to Bremmer’s Farm in Colusa County, above. Leo Ordaz, right, casts a giant shadow as he checks trays of drying apricots.
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May/June 2021
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