Granny Smith Apple
A firm and crisp green apple. When you think of the traditional tart apple, Granny Smith is it. Refreshing and a wonderful compliment to cheese. This week's are from Washington.

REGIONAL Sierra Beauty Apple   
Many claim to be Californians, but few are native. Joan Didion, Jerry Brown, and Dweezil Zappa notwithstanding. Sierra Beauty Apples are indigenous to the golden state. The first saplings appearing in the Sierra foothills in the 1800s, then growing up in the Anderson Valley. These apples are large and striped, crisp and tart. Walker Ranch, Sebastapol, CA

ORGANIC Fuji Apple
In the 1930s the Fuji apple was bred in Japan. Grafted from Virginian royalty Rawls Jennet and Iowa's Red Delicious, it has become an extremely popular apple in Japan. About the size of a baseball (yakyu) this apple is sweet and delicious (umai). Viva Tierra

Clementine                 
In Arabic Kalamintina "originally an accidental hybrid said to have been discovered by Father Clément Rodier in the garden of his orphanage in Misserghin, near Oran, Algeria.". A sweet neat and petite little treat.    

ORGANIC REGIONAL Valencia Orange
In 1841 people thought William Wilfskill was plum crazy when he planted a Valencia orange tree, but Will was a ranchero who knew his agronomy. The Valencia is the King of Juice Oranges and a fine slicer. The Valencia "re-greens" as it ripens on the tree, green near the stem is normal. Eco-Farm, CA

Bananas
Did you know that Bananas are really a giant herb? The "trunk" of this perennial plant is formed of woven and twisted outer leaves from which emerges a stalk. It takes 10-15 months for the bananas to develop. Our philosophy on ripening is that we want to bring fruit to you that is at the beginning of the "breaking point" of ripeness. Banana ripening is an art and is divided into 6 color stages. The FruitGuys perfect banana is a stage 5 -- yellow with green tips. At this stage the banana will be sweet and firm. People have different tastes and we try to provide clients with the widest choice of ripening range.

Enjoy and be fruitful!

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