As some of you know, Copia was a vast food, wine and art center here in the Napa Valley. Robert Mondavi was one of the leading investors in this project that was only open for 7 short years until it went bankrupt and is now closed to the public. There were massive gardens planted with any type of fruit or vegetable you could imagine along with a few acres of grape vines. After closing in February of 2008, the gardens have been allowed to run wild with no-one going in to water or keep up with plants. So as you see from the picture above, my roomate and I are doing what we think is right and harvesting the fruits and vegetables that are left. There are numerous orange and grapefruit trees that are yet to be ripe and countless rows of swiss chard and other greens. We are planning a huge pick before Thanksgiving to donate to a soup kitchen. Just wanted you to know what I have been up to on my day off :) Hope everyone is well and I am working on my introduction to winemaking as we speak so check back often, I am on the blog train again!
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