The producer
Why it matters.
Masumoto helped make named California orchard fruit part of fine-dining provenance; the farm's own timeline records a 1993 peach sale to Chez Panisse.
The origin.
The Masumoto family has farmed south of Fresno since 1948. David Mas Masumoto, Marcy, Nikiko, and Korio steward an 80-acre organic orchard known for tree-ripened stone fruit and sun-cured Thompson Seedless grapes.
What they make
Products.
produce
Masumoto organic apricots
Canonical product identity and ingredient mapping are limited to the cited source.
Ingredient · Apricots
Season · early summer
produce
Masumoto organic nectarines
Canonical product identity and ingredient mapping are limited to the cited source.
Ingredient · Nectarines
Season · summer
produce
Masumoto organic peaches
Canonical product identity and ingredient mapping are limited to the cited source.
Ingredient · Peaches
Season · summer
produce
Thompson Seedless grapes
Canonical product identity and ingredient mapping are limited to the cited source.
Ingredient · Grapes
Season · late summer and fall
Restaurant relationships
Used by.
- Chez PanisseSource ↗
Restaurant · California Farm-to-Table French · San Francisco, United States
Masumoto organic peaches
Historical · Supplies · Documented before record–Dec 1993
The people.
Farms, studios & facilities
Where they work.
Orchard · Primary
Masumoto Family Farm orchard
Del Rey, California, United States
CCOF certified organic
Sources & verification
- Masumoto Family Farm — team — Made By Producer Research· Aug 2026
- Masumoto Family Farm — official site — Made By Producer Research· Aug 2026
- Masumoto Family Farm — summer fruit — Made By Producer Research· Aug 2026
- Masumoto Family Farm — timeline — Made By Producer Research· Aug 2026