![]() ![]() He chooses the latter and breaks ``the spring earth with a new resolve to redeem not only one block of peaches but my chosen life as a farmer.'' Indeed, neighboring farmers-and his father-are skeptical when he begins to phase out herbicides and pesticides and starts planting wildflowers and cover crops such as clover and vetch. The son faces a tough decision: call in the bulldozers and replant with something more saleable, or give it another year, hoping the rest of the farm can support his weakness for the delectable Sun Crest peach. Mas Masumoto's father planted 1,500 of the trees on a 15-acre section of the farm 20 years ago. Sun Crest peaches may be the tastiest, most luscious grown in the San Joaquin Valley, but their fragility and unappealing color severely reduce their marketability. In this lovingly rendered account, the author describes his efforts to maintain his unique organic farm and to find a market for his juicy but unpopular fruit. ![]()
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