Anyone who grew up road-tripping to Truckee from San Francisco, or exploring the hiking and cycling trails that cut through the rolling foothills outside of Sacramento, is likely to have memories of The Orchard at Apple Lane off Highway 80 in Auburn. It was pretty as a picture, if a bit neglected in recent years, and a beloved century-old relic from the small farming heyday of the region, with rows of apple, pear, fig, plum, and peach trees, an old farmhouse, three cottages, and a farmstand selling seasonal pies.
“This property held a special place in my heart,” says Laura Carter who, along with her mother Sue Dossa, aunt Jan Morel, and sister-in-law Ashley Streicher, owns and operates the 27-acre property and its now thriving farmstand. “My brother Clay and…
