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Tory Farm

Type:Farmer
Owner:Tory and Rebecca Torosian
Phone:(559) 859-1291
Email:toryfarms@yahoo.com
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Tory-Farms-305647306157452/?fref=ts
About:

We are very happy to introduce Tory Farm to our membership, selling high quality citrus, grapes and stone fruit. Tory and Rebecca Torosian and their sons, Tory Jr. and Sarkis, plus 2 long-time, full-time field workers manage 80 acres situated at the base of Smith Mountain in the touwn of Dinuba - about 200 miles south of San Francisco. Owned and operated by the Torosians for the last 50 years, Tory Farms is a treasured family asset owing to its scenic beauty, rural feel, and abundant wildlife. Egrets, red-tailed hawks, white-shouldered kites, barn owls, and doves are among the many bird species that inhabit their fields, vineyards, and orchards. California quails and pheasants nest in 30 acres of uncultivated open ground.

The Torosians refer to their farm as “The Magic Ranch,” and they believe that great tasting, wholesome produce can only be grown on a happy and healthy farm.The soil is amended with gypsum to lower the pH and to help reduce compaction. Aged manure is applied to boost the nitrogen content essential for plant growth and vigor. Seasonal mowing creates a layer of mulch on the soil surface that protects the topsoil from erosion and renews the organic component of the soil needed for biological activity. They source water from the King’s River and local wells and it is delivered to crops via canals and furrows. Conservation measures include nighttime irrigation to reduce evaporation and mulching to conserve soil moisture.

Annual cultivation, hand weeding, and mowing is used to control weeds, no synthetic herbicides are applied. Knowledge and timing are key strategies used to control insect populations and disease. Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis), dormant oil and synthetic pyrethrin are applied to control larvae; sulfur, fungicide spray, and copper are used to control fungal outbreaks; and predatory mites are released to control crop-damaging mites. Organophosphates are not used.
We are fortunate to have this family farm selling fruit at the Live Oak Market. Visit them every Sunday, 9am-1pm.

About

We are very happy to introduce Tory Farm to our membership, selling high quality citrus, grapes and stone fruit. Tory and Rebecca Torosian and their sons, Tory Jr. and Sarkis, plus 2 long-time, full-time field workers manage 80 acres situated at the base of Smith Mountain in the touwn of Dinuba - about 200 miles south of San Francisco. Owned and operated by the Torosians for the last 50 years, Tory Farms is a treasured family asset owing to its scenic beauty, rural feel, and abundant wildlife. Egrets, red-tailed hawks, white-shouldered kites, barn owls, and doves are among the many bird species that inhabit their fields, vineyards, and orchards. California quails and pheasants nest in 30 acres of uncultivated open ground.

The Torosians refer to their farm as “The Magic Ranch,” and they believe that great tasting, wholesome produce can only be grown on a happy and healthy farm.The soil is amended with gypsum to lower the pH and to help reduce compaction. Aged manure is applied to boost the nitrogen content essential for plant growth and vigor. Seasonal mowing creates a layer of mulch on the soil surface that protects the topsoil from erosion and renews the organic component of the soil needed for biological activity. They source water from the King’s River and local wells and it is delivered to crops via canals and furrows. Conservation measures include nighttime irrigation to reduce evaporation and mulching to conserve soil moisture.

Annual cultivation, hand weeding, and mowing is used to control weeds, no synthetic herbicides are applied. Knowledge and timing are key strategies used to control insect populations and disease. Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis), dormant oil and synthetic pyrethrin are applied to control larvae; sulfur, fungicide spray, and copper are used to control fungal outbreaks; and predatory mites are released to control crop-damaging mites. Organophosphates are not used.
We are fortunate to have this family farm selling fruit at the Live Oak Market. Visit them every Sunday, 9am-1pm.