all of which is no surprise to chef andy arndt at the nearby ojai valley inn and spa, who's been using the fruit since he moved to the area. >> it's definitely a treat. i've never been at a place where i can have this abundance of vegetableq and produce daily, and it keeps me creative and keeps me, uh, changing the menus and keep everyone interested and keep the guests excited about what we do. >> and besides chef andy's salads and sauces, the inn has found yet another use for the versatile pixie, as a special spa scrub. which was an idea that definitely rubbed one hard-working farmer the right way. >> well, i thought it was pretty funny. i'd never been to a spa before. when we first started selling ojai pixie tangerines, when i qas a little kid, the ojai valley inn has always been our customer for the tangerines. and we never really knew what they did with them. i want to demand one after every farmers market. [laughs] as a little kid, anyone woud take note of any of the tangerines that we were growing. and it's so much fun to create another generation of pixie eaters. >> and those pi