Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
At his Ridge Creek Ranch, Robert Jackson stands in front of his barn on which hangs a sign from his father's one-time avocado farm. Tom Pfingsten photos
Tom Pfingsten
Special to the Village News
It had been two weeks since the first day of spring, and there was still fruit on the trees, which was odd. The orchard had been picked almost a month ago, yet there they hung – clusters of unmistakable green gold, the telltale Hass texture visible from 20 feet away.
Robert Jackson stopped mid-sentence when he saw them, and then forgot what he’d been saying when thick clusters of avocado blossoms distracted him further. He had already stopped the car, elbow slung out the window, and now he smiled.
“It’s going to be a monster set,” he said.
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