How do these jams and jellies sound to you?
Amaretto Cherry * Bartlett Pear * Blenheim Apricot Blueberry * Cal Red Peach * Concord Grape Jelly Dapple Dandy Pluot * Fig Jam * Kumquat Marmalade Marionberry * Peach Habanero * Satsuma Plum Strawberry Jam * Apple Butter * Christmas Harvest Meyer Lemon Jelly * Pomegranate Jelly * And more…
Family-owned Erickson Ranch, located on the road to Cordelia, has been farming and producing fruit jams and jellies for three generations. Until recent events caused them to wind it down, they also operated a farm-fresh produce stand with locally grown fruit from their ranch. Now their jams and jellies are available for ordering online or by phone. Specific jams are produced depending on the season, since not all products are available year-round.
The family ranch is located at 2482 Cordelia Road in Fairfield, California. You can reach their sales department at (707) 290-9161 or you can visit their website at www.ericksonranch.com/store.
These reporters enjoyed sampling some of their jams and especially loved the apple butter. If you wish to visit the ranch, Ray and Victoria Erickson would be pleased to meet you. And don’t forget to pet Sam the dog while you are there. Erickson Ranch farm-grown fruit jams are excellent on all those home-baked breads many people are making while sheltering-in-place. If you don’t have home-baked goods, rest assured they are just as good on store-bought breads.
The origins of the Erickson Ranch go back to Augusto Toselli who immigrated from Italy in the early 1900s. He met and married Annie Boitano, another immigrant to the United States. The couple, later on, acquired a 20-acre farm that was producing pears and decided to upgrade the crop to Bartlett Pears. For additional income, they also raised chickens and sold farm fresh eggs to the local public.
Two generations later Ray Erickson, Augusto and Annie’s grandson, and his wife Victoria, carry on the family farming tradition.
As the summer season approaches, this year is a very good one for the upcoming crop of apricots and pear jams. However, the ranch sells out quickly, so it is a good idea to get a reservation early on.