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Fruit and News of the Week: February 22nd
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT Hass Avocado Del Ray Farm, Riverside, CA Creamy in texture, nutty in flavor, with a small to medium seed. The Hass skin is easy to peel and darkens from green to purplish-black as it ripens. Fuerte Avocado Churchill -Brenneis Orchard, Ojai, CA A California variety prized by specialty growers for it’s ability […]
Fruit and News of the Week: February 15th
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT Hayward Kiwi Chiechi Farm, Live Oak, CA Originally known as the Chinese gooseberry due to its Chinese origins. Hawyward Wright, a New Zealand nurseryman propagated his plants by grafting, and they eventually became the preferred cultivar of growers due to their sweet flavor and thin skin. Hass Avocado Eco Farm, Temecula, CA […]
Fruit and News of the Week: February 8th
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT Hayward Kiwi Chiechi Farm, Live Oak, CA Originally known as the Chinese gooseberry due to its Chinese origins. Hawyward Wright, a New Zealand nurseryman propagated his plants by grafting, and they eventually became the preferred cultivar of growers due to their sweet flavor and thin skin. Ruby Grapefruit Rainbow Valley Orchard, Rainbow, […]
Fruit and News of the Week: February 1st
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT Hayward Kiwi Chiechi Farm, Live Oak, CA Originally known as the Chinese gooseberry due to its Chinese origins. Hawyward Wright, a New Zealand nurseryman propagated his plants by grafting, and they eventually became the preferred cultivar of growers due to their sweet flavor and thin skin. Ruby Grapefruit Rainbow Valley Orchard, Rainbow, CA The Grapefruit […]
Fruit and News of the Week: January 25th
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT Hayward Kiwi Chiechi Farm, Live Oak, CA Originally known as the Chinese gooseberry due to its Chinese origins. Hawyward Wright, a New Zealand nurseryman propagated his plants by grafting, and they eventually became the preferred cultivar of growers due to Ruby Grapefruit CCH Organic Farm, Riverside, CA The Grapefruit is said to cross between […]
Fruit and News of the Week: Jan 18th
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT Tarocco Blood Oranges Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA A beautiful orange to deep red flesh is revealed when you slice open a Tarocco. The flesh of the blood orange is firmer and more dense than an orange and its flavor is a little more tart. These beauties sweeten and darken in color […]
Fruit and News of the Week: Jan 11th
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT Tarocco Blood Oranges Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA A beautiful orange to deep red flesh is revealed when you slice open a Tarocco. The flesh of the blood orange is firmer and more dense than an orange and its flavor is a little more tart. These beauties sweeten and darken in color as the season […]
Fruit and News of the Week: Jan 4th
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT Tarocco Blood Orange Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA A beautiful orange to deep red flesh is revealed when you slice open a Tarocco. The flesh of the blood orange is firmer and more dense than an orange and its flavor is a little more tart. These beauties sweeten and darken in color as the […]
Fruit and News of the Week: December 29th
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT Tarocco Blood Orange Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA A beautiful orange to deep red flesh is revealed when you slice open a Tarocco. The flesh of the blood orange is firmer and more dense than an orange and its flavor is a little more tart. These beauties sweeten and darken in color […]
Fruit and News of the Week: December 14th
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT Warren Pears Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA This is Frog Hollow Farm’s signature pear and for good reason. Too difficult to grow for most farmers, it’s never caught on commercially but Farmer Al has never shied away from putting the time and effort into a fruit that tastes so good. It has a classic European […]