What's in Your Mix This Week - West Coast
September 7 - 10, 2010
Office Mix - Harvest Flyer
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Mixes may change day to day depending on availability. Please check on actual delivery day for your mix.
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Coco Ranch, Davis CA |
Sommerfeld AppleDiscovered in a Gala and Fuji orchard, assumed to be a cross of both of these celebrity apples. Yellow with a red striping. A California original. |
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| Gabriel Farm, Sebastopol CA |
Chojuru Asian PearRipe Chojuro Asian pears are known for their delicious, butterscotch flavor. Asian pears are sometimes mistaken for apples because of their crispness and round shape. |
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| Joe Green Organics, Lodi CA |
Bosc PearThe elegant Bosc pear is distinguished by its dark gold skin and cinnamon russeting. These pear's ancestors hail from Belgium and so speak Walloon. To check for ripeness, first greet your pear "Diè wåde, comint vos dalez?". Then gently press the stem end, a slight yield means it's ripe. Slice or eat in the hand and bid "Arvèy". |
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| Devoto Gardens, Sebastopol CA |
Royal Gala Apple
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| B&L Farm, Kingsburg CA |
August Fire Yellow NectarinePeaches without the fuzz! Actually, nectarines ARE peaches but contain a recessive gene that makes them a little sweeter. These have a smooth skin. |
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| B&L Farm, Kingsburg CA |
Black Kat PluotBlack Kat Pluot is named after its color, which is actually more purple than black. Purple cat, purple cat; I never hope to see one; but I can tell you, anyhow, I'd rather see than be one. |
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| Gabriel Farm, Sebastopol CA |
20th Century Asian PearThe 20th Century Asian Apple Pear, or Nijisseiki pear, was introduced in 1898, cultivated from chance seedlings found in Matsudo City in Japan. This green-yellow pear has become one of the most widely grown Asian apple pears in the world and has complex flavors that make eating it a real treat. It is wonderfully crisp and juicy with notes of vanilla and butterscotch at first bite. A complex pear, its taste changes as you eat the fruit closer to the core, finishing with an unusual tartness mixed with a refreshing sorbet-like texture. Put them in the refrigerator on hot summer days as they are super juicy (even when very firm). |
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| E&M Farm, Vernalis, CA |
Arctic Pride White NectarineGet direct access to sweetness, cousin to the white peach sans the fuzz. With names containing Pearl, Diamond, Arctic, Fire, Bright many white nectarines add bling to the summer months. |
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| Pleasant Valley Ranch, Springville CA |
Valencia OrangeCitrus waves are rolling in like an endless summer, brah. The primo Valencia is old-school orange. A tangy treat to take down the hall to the dawn patrol. Slice into sections for orange smiles all around – and let the sunshine in! |
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| B&L Farm, Kingsburg CA |
Joanna Red PlumThis red plum variety has a unique appearance with sweet, juicy red flesh. Red plum, red plum, red plum. All work and no play, makes Jack a dull boy. Take a fruit break today. |
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| Walker Ranch, Sebastopol CA |
Gravenstein AppleThe Gravenstein is the vanguard of California’s apple season and the hallmark crop of Sebastopol in Sonoma County. Every year Sebastopol throws this tart, old-fashioned apple two parties – one for its blossom in April, and one for the harvest in August. |
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| Johnson Family Orchard, Ukiah CA |
Bartlett PearThe dear Bartlett pear was originated in Berkshire England by a schoolmaster named Stair. He sold his cuttings to a horticulturist called Williams, who gave this new pear his name. When the pear immigrated to the New World, a nurseryman called Bartlett laid claim to the fruit. So English folk may know this pear as Williams, and Americans as Bartlett. And they say “paaahr”, and we say “pear.” |
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| Benzler, Fresno CA |
Scarlet Royal GrapesA true aristocrat - loyal subjects must wait in the hot summer sun for this fancy grape to show up. Elongated deep purple berry - this grape is a prince among table grapes. |
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| B&L Farms, Kingsburg CA |
August Flame Yellow PeachThe Chinese believed that peaches could confer immortality but the FruitGuys only promise that they’re high in antioxidants Vitamin A and C. “Eat a peach” say the Allman Brothers and so do we. |
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| Peru |
MurcottMurcott Mandarins are on the scene — packing a Vitamin C punch. Humans and Guinea Pigs lack the ability to produce Vit C. So grab some C! Vit C can protect LDL cholesterol from oxidation! POW! Block nitrosamines! BANG! Enhance cellular immunity! POP one in your mouth! (Peel first.) |
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| Rider and Sons, Watsonville CA |
McIntosh AppleThis is the apple that fell on Newton’s AND Steve Wozniak’s head! The very apple that started it all came from a tree that was scorched when Canadian Farmer John McIntosh’s farm burned in 1884. Every McIntosh Apple is descended from his trees, spreading lovely apples and iPods the world over. |
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| Central America |
BananaHere at the FruitGuys, we like to dress up like bananas, because we love bananas! A perfect food, only 110 calories, 4g fiber and 1g of protein and high in potassium and Vitamin C. We love the elegant and easy-to-open packaging. Plus you can use a banana to make silly phone calls. |
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