Olallieberries at every stage. The darkest ones are the sweetest.
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These canes (vines) will produce next year's fruit.
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People enjoying the Avila Valley Barn U-Pick Olallieberry field.
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The olallieberry vines at Fr. Ian's sister-in-law's backyard were planted last year and now producing their first fruits.
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Fr. Ian picked some olallieberries and ate them with yogurt with a drizzle of the honey he got during the honey episode.
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The Olallieberry Country Fried Chicken Breast Sandwich at Linn's Restaurant in Cambria: Fried chicken breast, chevre, Olallieberry slaw, Linn's Olallibery Sweet Hot Sizzling Topper Sauce, Arugula all on an artisan bun.
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The Olalliberry Bread Pudding (front) and Olalliberry Pie (back) at Linn's Restaurant in Cambria.
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The simplified Olalliberry Family Tree in Avila Valley Barn's fruit stand.
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The Olallieberry Family Tree from Wikipedia
Wikipedia
Olallieberries are unique to the cool, coastal fog areas of the West Coast. They have long been grown in Avila Valley and Cambria. But few actually know what they are. So, the Playing With Food Team went on a discovery mission.
Fr. Ian Delinger currently serves as Rector at St Stephen's Episcopal Church in San Luis Obispo. He was born on the Central Coast, and was raised in both rural western Nebraska and on the Central Coast. He studied Chemistry at Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri. Then, he moved to the Silicon Valley where he was as a project manager in a consulting firm which specializes in environmental, health and safety issues for the semiconductor manufacturing industry and other high technology industries, followed by a couple of stints in corporate events management and marketing.