India, March 9 -- While many visitors head to California in the spring to see the state's famous wildflower superbloom, it can be overwhelming with the crowds. Instead, head to Ojai, in California, to enjoy another natural phenomenon - and it is one that you can taste.

April marks the beginning of Ojai Pixie Month which celebrates the harvest of pixie tangerines, the small, seedless, easy-to-peel, and incredibly sweet, pale orange fruit, grown by over 40 producers in Ventura County. (It's about an hour and a half from Los Angeles.)

The area's distinct micro-climate (hot summers and cool evenings) makes it ideal for growing just about anything. (The smell of lavender, for example, also permeates the air this time of the year.) And betwee...