The Dockstaders did not set out to grow citrus. Their farming story in California's Imperial Valley began with hay. Pat Dockstader worked alongside his father at Golden Eagle Hay Company and took over the business in 1990. Over time, he added lemons and sweet limes, and more fruit varieties followed.
Every Halloween table deserves a showstopper, and this one happens to be easy. Fill a punch bowl with apple cider, then float a handful of apples on top, each one carved into a grinning skull or pumpkin.
By mid-October, the mornings have a chill and more leafy greens start to show up on the Farm Stand, including kale. Its leaves hold up to heat, soak up a good broth, and cook fast enough for a weeknight dinner. Cooler weather also tends to sweeten kale, so the bunches that arrive this time of year often taste milder than the ones from midsummer.
