Application to Adopt-A-Tree at Masumoto Family Farm, 2026

2026 Applications are due by : March 15th, 2026

A NEW structure: For over 20 years, we’ve offered the opportunity to follow a season and harvest one or both of our varieties: Elberta peaches and/or Le Grand nectarines. We adore the closeness this program has brought both us and many teams: closeness to the earth and each other. Over 2 decades, we’ve seen shifting ripening patterns and huge swings in yield linked to changing climate (warm winters). This year, we’re presenting a new structure to our Adopt-A-Tree program with the goals of being able to create a more adaptable experience.

All applicants will be applying for BOTH Le Grand nectarines and peaches (depending on the season, the peaches will be either Elberta peaches, Baby Crawford peaches, or a combination).

We have 2 levels that correspond with differing general quantities of certified organic fruit:

  • Junior Adopt-A-Tree: $950, we’re aiming for 250-300 combined total pounds of fruit

  • Senior Adopt-A-Tree: $1750, we’re aiming for 500-600 combined total pounds of fruit

***ALL NEW APPLICANTS must attend an Virtual Information Session on zoom, see below options*** (veteran applicants are welcome, but not required)

New Applicant Planned Information Sessions on Zoom: (register here, attend one session):

  • Wednesday, February 11, 12 pm - 1 pm Pacific

  • Sunday, February 15, 11 am - 12 pm Pacific

  • Tuesday, February 24, 5 pm - 6 pm Pacific

  • If none of those times work, please reach out to Nikiko, nikmasu@gmail.com

Empathy-centered Expectations:

While we share our aim as a range of total pounds of fruit, it is important to understand this is an estimate. In the past, there have been years of lower yield and also bumper crop years, for example some years with an extra 100 pounds of fruit. Part of the design of this program is that you share in the risk that farmers take on every year, not knowing exactly what the yield will be.

In the past 10 years, we’ve witnessed the most variance of yield and ripening patterns in the Elberta peaches. Thus, we’ve grafted some trees over to Baby Crawford peach, a fantastic peach with different attributes (smaller stature, hugs the branch) and the same heirloom value (flavor over shelf-life!). The new structure of the program will give us some flexibility depending on the year to make sure your team gets ample peaches, whether Elberta or Baby Crawford, or both.

We go to extended lengths to personalize the experience; we try to keep veteran teams with their same trees; we try our best to balance the abundance so teams go home with equitable amounts of the harvest.