Ripening Pistachios On the Vine<br /><span style="font-size:0.8em;">Ripening pistachios hang on the tree as California’s Fall pistachio harvest begins this week with more than 410 million lbs. of pistachios being harvested from the trees. California produces nearly 99 percent of the domestic crop, estimated at more than 242 million pounds. Paramount Farms is the world’s largest grower and processor of pistachios with more than 30,000 acres in the San Joaquin Valley. <br /><br />Copyright © Joe Johnston. All rights reserved. </span> • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98558265@N00/6320284903/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Filling Up the Bin<br /><span style="font-size:0.8em;">Workers use a harvester to shake loose pistachios from their trees where they are then collected in bins, as seen here, during California’s Fall pistachio harvest which begins this week as more than 410 million lbs. of pistachios will be harvested from the trees. California produces nearly 99 percent of the domestic crop, estimated at more than 242 million pounds. Paramount Farms is the world’s largest grower and processor of pistachios with more than 30,000 acres in the San Joaquin Valley. <br /><br />Copyright © Joe Johnston. All rights reserved. </span> • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98558265@N00/6320820834/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Rays of Light<br /><span style="font-size:0.8em;">A worker operates a harvester as California’s Fall pistachio harvest begins this week with more than 410 million lbs. of pistachios being harvested from the trees. California produces nearly 99 percent of the domestic crop, estimated at more than 242 million pounds. Paramount Farms is the world’s largest grower and processor of pistachios with more than 30,000 acres in the San Joaquin Valley. <br /><br />Copyright © Joe Johnston. All rights reserved. </span> • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98558265@N00/6320826430/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Shaking the Tree<br /><span style="font-size:0.8em;">A tree shaker is used to shake the pistachios from their tree and then collect the nut as California’s Fall pistachio harvest begins this week with more than 410 million lbs. of pistachios being harvested from the trees. California produces nearly 99 percent of the domestic crop, estimated at more than 242 million pounds. Paramount Farms is the world’s largest grower and processor of pistachios with more than 30,000 acres in the San Joaquin Valley. <br /><br />Copyright © Joe Johnston. All rights reserved. </span> • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98558265@N00/6320817738/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Pistachio Dance<br /><span style="font-size:0.8em;">Pistachios fly through the air as a harvester shakes a tree to collect the nuts as California’s Fall pistachio harvest begins this week with more than 410 million lbs. of pistachios being harvested from the trees. California produces nearly 99 percent of the domestic crop, estimated at more than 242 million pounds. Paramount Farms is the world’s largest grower and processor of pistachios with more than 30,000 acres in the San Joaquin Valley. <br /><br />Copyright © Joe Johnston. All rights reserved. </span> • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98558265@N00/6320309505/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Hauling the Load<br /><span style="font-size:0.8em;">A bankout wagon takes a load of pistachios from the harvester to the awaiting trailors for transport to the processing plant as California’s Fall pistachio harvest begins this week with more than 410 million lbs. of pistachios being harvested from the trees. California produces nearly 99 percent of the domestic crop, estimated at more than 242 million pounds. Paramount Farms is the world’s largest grower and processor of pistachios with more than 30,000 acres in the San Joaquin Valley. <br /><br />Copyright © Joe Johnston. All rights reserved. </span> • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98558265@N00/6320290847/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Pistachios Piled High<br /><span style="font-size:0.8em;">A pile of freshly harvest pistachios sit in a trailor awaiting transport to the processing facility as California’s Fall pistachio harvest begins this week with more than 410 million lbs. of pistachios being harvested from the trees. California produces nearly 99 percent of the domestic crop, estimated at more than 242 million pounds. Paramount Farms is the world’s largest grower and processor of pistachios with more than 30,000 acres in the San Joaquin Valley. <br /><br />Copyright © Joe Johnston. All rights reserved. </span> • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98558265@N00/6320292893/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Sorting the Nuts<br /><span style="font-size:0.8em;">Workers clear out leaves and twigs from the pistachios as they make their way up the and into an awaiting trailor as California’s Fall pistachio harvest begins this week with more than 410 million lbs. of pistachios being harvested from the trees. California produces nearly 99 percent of the domestic crop, estimated at more than 242 million pounds. Paramount Farms is the world’s largest grower and processor of pistachios with more than 30,000 acres in the San Joaquin Valley. <br /><br />Copyright © Joe Johnston. All rights reserved. </span> • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98558265@N00/6320286921/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Filling the Trucks<br /><span style="font-size:0.8em;">Workers direct the filling of a trailer with recently harvested pistachios as California’s Fall pistachio harvest begins this week with more than 410 million lbs. of pistachios being harvested from the trees. California produces nearly 99 percent of the domestic crop, estimated at more than 242 million pounds. Paramount Farms is the world’s largest grower and processor of pistachios with more than 30,000 acres in the San Joaquin Valley. <br /><br />Copyright © Joe Johnston. All rights reserved. </span> • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98558265@N00/6320288669/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Dumping the Bins<br /><span style="font-size:0.8em;">Workers dump bins of freshly harvested pistachios into awaiting trailors as California’s Fall pistachio harvest begins this week with more than 410 million lbs. of pistachios being harvested from the trees. California produces nearly 99 percent of the domestic crop, estimated at more than 242 million pounds. Paramount Farms is the world’s largest grower and processor of pistachios with more than 30,000 acres in the San Joaquin Valley. <br /><br />Copyright © Joe Johnston. All rights reserved. </span> • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98558265@N00/6320301431/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>