Debates are unfolding in our orchard about planting more lavender bushes. The lavender fans make a strong case:It’s not just a hit with honeybees — bumblebees and solitary bees love it too. It blooms for a long time, offers easily accessible pollen, and supports pollinators all season. The proposal? Grow more lavender, dry the flowers,…
We have a few fig trees: hard workers which deliver three harvests a year. In Springtime, some figs have already grown before the leaves come out. How can it be?More important: what does it tell us? We at VALIMET, Inc. manufacture Aluminum Alloy powders for highly specialized applications. We read a business management tip in this peculiar…
Our President Chris Adam was caught by a local paparazzo while inspecting the porch swing he just purchased. It’s primarily meant for the wellbeing at work of our Employees: they atomize and process Aluminum Alloy spherical powders and summer in California brings its own set of challenges – aka, extreme heat. It was that very same…
We wanted to fill an empty spot and teamed up with a local business from Lodi CA, ‘The Convivial Rose‘.Rose expert Elizabeth has brought nine new plants. They’re exposed to the morning sun and sheltered our tall red woods from excessive heat and wind. More to come, literally. #gardening #California #wellbeingatwork
Reaching the great beauty of Fall takes time—an entire year of growth and change. Here in Big Valley, Fall arrives late in November, and even in the chilly weather (65°F) our Leadership Meetings stay outdoors to soak-in the stunning colors. Just like Nature, delivering results takes a year of collective effort. Today, at VALIMET, we…
We’re an Aluminum powder manufacturer. We supply Aluminum Alloys for Additive Manufacturing, among other applications. And yet we have a garden: Figs, Plums, Lemons, Peaches and Nectarines. The time is now. Always wining for the allegedly short supply from the VALIMET Orchard, the CEO of Metal Powder Industries Federation, James Adams, received a much deserved sampler during #PowderMet…
We have cherry trees and bing cherry trees.It’s that time of the year. Delicious.Employees and Visitors share the harvest with an unknown number of jay birds, blue birds, humming birds, swallows, sparrows, falcons, bald eagles.They all flock to the VALIMET Orchard. You’d better hurry: it’s so on. #gardening #wellbeing #wellbeingatwork #companyculture #california
Green-thumbed President Chris Adam v. an asphalt-ugly fence. A Californian story in few shots:1. Jumping over (assaulting) an Oleanders-carrying truck;2. Recruiting volunteers (air-quote “volunteers”);3. Being exemplar in working hard (ok, we’ll give him that);4. Appointing someone trusted to check the progress (and that’s Charlie). Our new 42 Oleanders look healthy and already started blooming.We might have a…
Our President, Chris Adam, has foreseen growing demand for VALIMET-grown avocados from our employees as well as from visitors.He allocated two plants in the south-east corner of our Orchard, that he’s currently renovating: a new walking path is being designed, new mulch is being spread. We guess that more plants may follow, as Chris’ face seemed…
Guess what, now visitors want to show up only when the time is right for good harvesting. Phones are jammed. You guys are incredible. On popular demand, then, here comes an update on our baby Plums, baby Cherries, baby Peaches and baby Figs. Hurry up, folks: they grow so fast… #california #gardening #wellbeing #wellbeingatwork #companyculture