Issue: 166

January 2024

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In this issue

Happy New Year!

Sustainability in 2023

New Year, New Meals

BeeWhere Program

Cover Crops

Adventure for Your Tastebuds

Limoneira Composts

What in the World

Winner of the Month

New Year, New Limoneira Goodness!

Here at Limoneira, we’re excited to start off 2024 with a lemony bang! The new year will bring lots of Limoneira news, TASTI recipes, and so much more!


Sustainability In 2023

2023 was a great year for sustainability at Limoneira. This last year saw the implementation of an Environmental, Social, and Governance Council (“ESG Council”) to support our sustainability initiatives. The ESG Council also functions as the company’s Environmental Management System (“EMS”), which serves as a method of continual assessment and response with the goal of minimizing Limoneira’s environmental impact, reacting to regulatory changes, and minimizing environmental risk. The ESG Council and EMS lead, Amy Fukutomi, Vice President of Compliance and Corporate Secretary, reports findings directly to our Board of Directors when they review ESG matters at each of their quarterly meetings. This year, Limoneira also reinforced and revamped their Corporate Social Responsibility Committee, under the leadership of our Director of Human Resources, Debra Walker— which assists in identifying and mitigating human rights risks throughout our supply chain. You can learn more about Limoneira’s sustainability initiatives in our upcoming Environmental and Social reports, which are anticipated to be published early in 2024.


New Year, New Meals

The New Year is an excellent time to stop, take a moment, and reset your diet a little. What better way than with this tasti take on Avgolemono, the Greek Lemon Chicken Soup! You will need: 

 

🍋 1 lb Shredded Chicken pre-cooked

🍋 2 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil

🍋 3 Carrots chopped

🍋 1 cup Yellow Onion diced

🍋 2 cups Cauliflower Rice

🍋 4 cloves Garlic minced

🍋 4 cups Chicken Broth low sodium

🍋 2 Egg Yolks

🍋 1/2 cup Limoneira® Lemon Juice

🍋 2 cups Kale shredded

🍋 2 tablespoons Dried Parsley

🍋 Salt and Pepper to Taste

 

1. Heat the olive oil in the large pot over medium heat. Then add the onion, garlic, carrots and cauliflower rice. Stir and heat until the veggies are translucent.

2. Add the chicken broth and parsley to the pot. Stir and heat for 10 minutes.

3. While the broth is warming, mix the egg yolks in a bowl with a small amount of the chicken broth from the pot. Whisk together until the yolks are mixed in.

4. Add the egg yolk mixture to the pot along with the pre-cooked shredded chicken, kale, lemon, dried parsley, salt and pepper.

5. Simmer with the cover on for 10-minutes or until warm and the kale is wilted. Serve warm with lemon slices and fresh parsley!

6. Store the soup in the refrigerator in a container up to 5 days or in the freezer up to 60 days.

 

Thank you to @skinnyfitalicious for this TASTI recipe!


BeeWhere Program

Bee the change you wish to see in the world! 🐝 Limoneira is a stalwart advocate and supporter of sustainable farming practices that benefit the entire community. As a participant in the BeeWhere program, other members can locate the bee hives on the ranch and utilize these precious pollinators in their own fields.


Cover Crops

Cover crops are one cozy blanket for soil! 🍋🌼 But that’s not all! It serves as much needed protection for our soil and comes with endless benefits. It acts like a spa day of sorts by massaging in necessary nutrients and improving the soil’s structure. Simultaneously, cover crops are natural weed suppression systems and help soil retain moisture. A true panacea, helping us produce the very best citrus!


A Zesty Adventure for Your Tastebuds

Embark on a new adventure with a Sidecar full of delicious citrus! The Sidecar is a true classic cocktail, and our friends at Rocks and Drams make their version with an artful blend of Limoneira® lemon juice, orange liqueur, and cognac. Tart and dry, its three ingredients are shaken together and then strained into a stemmed glass with a sugared rim to take the edge off the dryness. Why is it called a “Sidecar”? There are two theories. One says it was invented for a customer who arrived in a motorcycle’s sidecar; the other says it references the mixture left in the shaker after filling a cocktail glass that can be served in a shot glass alongside the main event!


Limoneira Composts

We not only love feeding our customers, but we love feeding our soil, too, and there’s no better food than compost! Composting is nature’s ultimate recycling system. Limoneira can take the green waste created from pruning and managing our orchards and turn it into nutrient-rich, organic material that rejuvenates the soil. Composting keeps waste out of the landfills while adding beneficial microbes into the orchards to fully close the loop.


What in the World

All the way on the other side of the world, Al-‘Ula, an oasis city in Saudi Arabia, kicks off the new year with the Alula Citrus Festival! The Alula Citrus Festival takes place on the 5th and 6th and 12th and 13th. The festival features all things citrus! There will be a wide range of citrus-based experiences like show cooking with renowned chefs and lots of family-friendly fun. The open-air market is filled with fruit-based products like soaps, crafts, essential oils, and so much more. We love the celebration of citrus all over the world, all year long—from beginning to end!

 

https://www.experiencealula.com/en/alula-moments/winter-at-tantora/alula-citrus-festival


Winner of the Month

New Year, New Winner! Dean Yamamoto from Las Vegas, Nevada—you’re kicking off this year’s 2024 winners! Congratulations! Keep up with all things Limoneira, and tune in next month to see if you’re the next 2024 winner!


And don't forget - The ZEST IS YET TO COME!
See you again next month!