https://www.kaleidoscopefruitranch.ca/about daily 0.75 2026-02-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/a651c99b-6cee-4550-ba6c-18906d17a853/IMG_20180907_180929.jpg About Fruit Ranchers Devon Scott-Leslie and Katie Sardinha providing answers to all your burning questions at the Summerland Fall Fair Farmers’ Tailgate party, Autumn 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/ce9eb335-19fd-4db2-8b48-a7682bc8ba57/20210430_184936.jpg About Devon and Loki transporting compost. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/c7d79858-097c-411a-b904-e8fb3190ca78/IMG_20180902_110642.jpg About - Make it stand out Julie Sardinha, our Master Farmer https://www.kaleidoscopefruitranch.ca/research daily 0.75 2025-03-19 https://www.kaleidoscopefruitranch.ca/research/orchard-floor-management-in-an-organic-orchard monthly 0.5 2025-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/7bcca4ab-1c57-449b-b1d3-1d34d8466d17/20240611_150152.jpg Research - Managing Ground Vegetation in an Organic Orchard - Make it stand out A block of galas on our orchard in June of 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/c614290d-afc6-48df-a33c-73e21ee0b4d3/spring-3406856_1280.jpg Research - Managing Ground Vegetation in an Organic Orchard - Make it stand out Image of a conventional apple orchard in spring, by ringelbaer from pixabay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/db1f4ac2-82c2-4fb0-a549-1ea5c8f95a1e/20220610_154837.jpg Research - Managing Ground Vegetation in an Organic Orchard - Make it stand out Ambrosia block right after weedwacking in the tree row, June 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/3de6609f-b691-40d9-be2f-94fedeecd6f9/20220909_110133.jpg Research - Managing Ground Vegetation in an Organic Orchard - Make it stand out This spider (genus Argiope) makes its home in the forest-like canopy on the orchard floor in one of our Pink Lady blocks, September 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/9e917222-09d5-4f84-a6ae-88272dadbd5d/20230605_083827.jpg Research - Managing Ground Vegetation in an Organic Orchard - Make it stand out A habitat strip within a Pink Lady block, June 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/1d70167f-0346-4563-9210-8383b1ba4194/20230916_171741.jpg Research - Managing Ground Vegetation in an Organic Orchard - Make it stand out See, we can be tidy too. Gala block, September 2023 before harvest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/cff8dd11-5170-4d7a-b6da-9f4dc7a3d958/20220521_182553.jpg Research - Managing Ground Vegetation in an Organic Orchard - Make it stand out This recurring habitat strip is a favourite spot for wasps and pollinating flies, but can be quite difficult to navigate around. Gala block, May 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/45dd6bde-0e23-40f3-9d39-eee65233a3bf/20220818_151017.jpg Research - Managing Ground Vegetation in an Organic Orchard - Make it stand out Alfalfa with cabbage white butteflies, August 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/4685ad3f-54da-444b-8ce2-82e678af2545/20240608_073440.jpg Research - Managing Ground Vegetation in an Organic Orchard - Make it stand out Pink Lady block, June 2024. Notice the ground-level sprinkler, which needs to be kept clear of vegetation. https://www.kaleidoscopefruitranch.ca/research/the-orchard-by-blacklight monthly 0.5 2023-09-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/6e3d276d-f3eb-4ec7-9e3a-7e85d32f8ef7/20200527_224629.jpg Research - Observing the orchard by blacklight - Make it stand out Araneus diadematus reconstructing a web. When an orb weaver finds a good spot for a web, they will remain there unless seriously disturbed, rebuilding the web each night. The longest I have tracked one single spider living in the same location is just short of six weeks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/f66fcce1-f8fd-4ff8-96e4-c6e7b8d3f951/20220424_230709.jpg Research - Observing the orchard by blacklight - Make it stand out A low-quality image of feathermeal illuminated by blacklight. The feathermeal has just been watered in over an 8-hour irrigation period. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/c1b5a19e-7c3c-405f-a0be-6e9587d0a4f8/20220426_224812.jpg Research - Observing the orchard by blacklight - Make it stand out This tree is illuminated by a podpoi v2, not technically a blacklight, though some UV reflection is apparent with this light also. I don’t have any good pictures of bark by blacklight - you’ll have to go out and study what it looks like yourself! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/c7ce555e-5dc2-4329-b05f-7235ed01b754/20220519_231530.jpg Research - Observing the orchard by blacklight - Make it stand out While not apparent in the photograph above, the stamens of the king bloom are fluorescent orange under blacklight, while the stamens of the side blooms are fluorescent yellow. https://www.kaleidoscopefruitranch.ca/research/blog-post-title-three-hcg44 monthly 0.5 2022-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/d9862952-55cc-4bff-84a6-a7cd01d68ba2/20210618_140908.jpg Research - An available source of phosphorus for organic orchard soils? - Make it stand out A view of the “under-sod” condition, right after applying fertilizer and replacing the removed sod. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/e14e6127-b984-4b0d-9c23-7b407aad6d00/20210618_103417.jpg Research - An available source of phosphorus for organic orchard soils? - Make it stand out Stressed trees show reduced vigour, reddish bark, and yellow-green leaves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/c904c1f1-e899-4275-bac7-d7f5e2b96eed/RebuilderTrial_Summary.png Research - An available source of phosphorus for organic orchard soils? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.kaleidoscopefruitranch.ca/research/blog-post-title-two-8n6s3 monthly 0.5 2022-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/19df4d26-e541-4dd7-bfcd-fd79db242914/20200424_163657.jpg Research - Early season rosy apple aphid control - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/84128912-b734-45a5-8ae7-3ef3fb51cec9/20200516_111414.jpg Research - Early season rosy apple aphid control - Make it stand out Multiple generations of rosy apple aphid on Gala leaf after petal fall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/163102ac-e32c-45fe-a05d-de05f4eca43c/20200427_114606.jpg Research - Early season rosy apple aphid control - Make it stand out Look closely: it’s an aphid giving live birth! https://www.kaleidoscopefruitranch.ca/research/blog-post-title-one-nhk9c monthly 0.5 2022-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/b93d70b8-b9a9-4bee-a1bd-ec20ca4e6ba6/20200903_120051.jpg Research - Straw as a reflective material - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/1d6b698b-243f-48be-8fc6-3b4c15dfb894/20200908_123022.jpg Research - Straw as a reflective material - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/7fd05270-3c0e-4ba6-aa7b-d6d20b85d053/20200903_125633.jpg Research - Straw as a reflective material - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/ad7b3e29-9373-40f7-a17a-0f0f916cbcca/20201003_161338.jpg Research - Straw as a reflective material - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/0b13c01d-8dfd-483d-8791-cd4ec6215fd4/20201103_130811.jpg Research - Straw as a reflective material - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.kaleidoscopefruitranch.ca/blog daily 0.75 2025-03-19 https://www.kaleidoscopefruitranch.ca/blog/why-you-should-buy-organic monthly 0.5 2025-03-19 https://www.kaleidoscopefruitranch.ca/blog/nckrgou66cuorsid2mnwyews3xj6sz monthly 0.5 2025-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/886d21c6-8222-4894-b42f-065999e08d45/20220919_150611.jpg Unsolicited Opinions - Food Safety Certification: A Wellspring of Absurdity - Make it stand out If the Food Safety Regime ever declares spiderwebs to be a contaminant, we will have no choice but to start a rebellion. https://www.kaleidoscopefruitranch.ca/blog/why-farmers-should-support-a-universal-basic-income monthly 0.5 2025-03-19 https://www.kaleidoscopefruitranch.ca/blog/blog-post-title-one-rajyb monthly 0.5 2025-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/49c3efff-29e5-4dc0-a2f7-4adbdef08ef4/NFU_graph.png Unsolicited Opinions - A Portrait of Our Food System: 2022 - Make it stand out Source: https://www.nfu.ca/grocery-prices-are-rising-and-farmers-share-declining-as-corporate-processors-and-retailers-take-more-and-more/ [obtained Sept. 22, 2022] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/ad13e174-ccbd-4045-9e9e-43eb66aac049/apples-ambrosia_WashingtonFruitGrowers.png Unsolicited Opinions - A Portrait of Our Food System: 2022 - Make it stand out Source: Washington fruit growers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/047825ab-2e43-4984-93af-38d72e1ae23e/RealCanadianSuperstore_Ambrosia.png Unsolicited Opinions - A Portrait of Our Food System: 2022 - Make it stand out Source: Real Canadian Superstore website (August 2022). https://www.kaleidoscopefruitranch.ca/home daily 1.0 2022-09-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/3471cba0-efa3-4f26-8f9c-4cd44069ff95/Winter_Trees-20211228.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/7a1ad0a4-a18b-43a7-8cbb-17873052f8fc/KFR-daytime-300dpi-hrz.png Home - Make it stand out Summerland, BC, Canada https://www.kaleidoscopefruitranch.ca/whatwegrow daily 0.75 2026-02-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/4492586f-43ff-4b3e-88a2-dfc3d1878236/AppleGraph_KFR_2021.jpg What We Grow - Make it stand out Apple varieties grown on site, from left to right in order of readiness: Royal Gala, Golden Delicious, Spartan, Ambrosia, Red Delicious, Granny Smith, Crab, Fuji (immature), Pink Lady (immature) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/8f7f90fc-4a0a-4465-b1f2-b347bf962485/Spartan_variety.jpg What We Grow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/efd527f5-55b8-48a7-ab64-17ac2e0238b8/Ambrosia_variety.jpg What We Grow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/11f91391-99b3-467b-8e41-77d90aebcd6a/Gala_variety.jpg What We Grow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/4529a630-3803-44e7-a5d5-33fe501aacb4/Pink_Lady_variety.jpg What We Grow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/e23b6c2b-6c1a-4840-a389-921549ddba24/HardyKiwi_variety.jpg What We Grow https://www.kaleidoscopefruitranch.ca/contact daily 0.75 2022-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/e1a499ff-5e85-42b0-84bc-92b3c396d314/Address.jpg Contact - Make it stand out Click image to link to Google Maps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/14817727-1095-4357-9680-dfeb91d7fdbb/FruitRanchers.jpg Contact Devon Scott-Leslie & Katie Sardinha https://www.kaleidoscopefruitranch.ca/sales daily 0.75 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/d7266b15-7ba4-46f2-bc43-327bef6e1855/20221027_quince.jpg https://www.kaleidoscopefruitranch.ca/stockists daily 0.75 2025-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f08d414f5f4477a00337cd3/1598627424186-A4VFSKRWNTCKZWMZX5CN/image-asset.jpeg Stockists - Our stockists Store Name 123 Demo Street New York, NY 12345 Store Name 123 Demo Street New York, NY 12345 Store Name 123 Demo Street New York, NY 12345 https://www.kaleidoscopefruitranch.ca/advocacy daily 0.75 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cba78ff237a460453cf5c3/c6e76faf-1eda-4092-905d-1170e519dd16/poster-image.png Advocacy - Abstract: Many farmers in Canada are struggling to make ends meet, while many Canadians struggle to afford groceries. Meanwhile, a small handful of companies control most of the grocery retail market in Canada, and these companies are making record profits. On May 21, 2025, join Dr. Katie Sardinha, a third-generation tree fruit orchardist in Summerland, BC, for a farmer’s perspective on how retailer consolidation imperils food production in Canada. In our food system, most Canadian farmers are price takers, unable to negotiate farmgate prices to cover rising production costs. We will talk about how retailer consolidation creates a power imbalance that exacerbates many of the problems faced by farmers today, as well as the question of where retailers are choosing to spend (and not spend) their profits. We will also talk about the tough decisions Canadian farmers are compelled to make in order to survive within an unbalanced domestic market, and why the number of farms and farmers in Canada is steadily dwindling. Following an introductory talk (45min), the event will transition into being a community brainstorming session (75min), where audience members will be invited to participate in imagining ways to reshape our food system to make it more resilient and equitable for all. Some top-down solutions to the problem of retailer consolidation that we will consider include strategies enacted by governments (e.g. policy changes, legislation), strategies enacted voluntarily by retailers (cf. Grocery Code of Conduct), and strategies enacted through the cooperation of food producers (e.g. marketing commissions, supply management). Ultimately, however, the most enduring solution to the problem of retailer consolidation is one that involves Canadians coming together to enact a revolution from below, collaborating to build a food system that benefits us all. The good news is that a revolution from below is already underway within our food system. But farmers and our allies cannot enact it alone – we need everyone’s help to make it grow.Make it stand out