Avocados
Delicious and healthy!
The J.M. Sharp company primarily grows Hass Avocados, but has recently expanded to the California exclusive GEM® Avocado. The ranch works closely with Calavo and the California Avocado Commission.
About the
J.M. Sharp Company
The J.M. Sharp Company, located in the beautiful and fertile Santa Paula, in Ventura county grows primarily lemons and avocadoes.
Lemons
Juice and Garnish!
The J.M. Sharp company grows both seeded and seedless lemons. We work with local packing houses to ensure the fastest possible transition from tree to table. These sensational fruit are the cornerstone of the J.M. Sharp company and for many of the ranches in Santa Paula.
Santa Paula
The J M Sharp Company is located in the beautiful fertile Santa Clara/Heritage Valley in Ventura County California. The Heritage Valley stretches from Ventura on the Pacific to Santa Clarita Valley at Interstate 5.
Agriculture has been developing in the area since 1872 and there are many varieties of produce that come from the area. As one drives through the ranch lands you see crops such as strawberries, green leaf crops, citrus crops like oranges, lemons, and limes, Avocado Orchards and much more.
Santa Paula Population: 29,303 (estimate), 28,598 (2000 Census) Elevation: 274 feet Average Rainfall: 17.81 inches
Called the “Citrus Capital of the World,” Santa Paula is a comfortable small town with a fascinating history, located in the Santa Clara Valley along State Route 126.
The state’s first commercial orange groves were planted in Santa Paula in 1872, and agriculture remains the area’s most important industry. After oil was discovered there in 1880, three companies merged to form Union Oil (Unocal). Today the Santa Paula California Union Oil Museum on Main Street commemorates the birthplace of the oil industry.
This community of some 29,000 residents features a quaint Main Street downtown, a splendid collection of Victorian and Craftsman homes, and the famous live Santa Paula Theater Center. The center sponsors the October Ghost Walk, and December’s Holiday Home Tours. It is known as the Antique Plane Capital of the World, with an extensive collection of antique and experimental planes at the Santa Paula airport. As for the town’s name, it is believed Santa Paula was named after a noble Roman matron.