I’m on a family vacation when I get the news, and my stomach sinks: John Kolling of Appleseed Farms, one of our farm partners, doesn’t have any Gravenstein apples to sell us this year. “John said they went to pick our order, but weren’t able to get much, and a lot of the apples they were getting were tiny,” Miguel, one
Last November, fog slipped over California’s Central Valley like a thick gray-white blanket. The bright and bustling citrus orchards dimmed. Mist drifted between the trees, and temperatures dropped to a chilly 45 degrees. Deprived of sunlight, the oranges and mandarins stopped growing. Then, they started falling from their branches. If you noticed a shortage of citrus in your fruit deliveries
Each week our buyers choose the freshest fruit in season near you to create a special regional mix. The Organic Harvest Mix is our widest variety of 100% USDA-certified organic fruit available. The contents change with the seasons, from summer’s succulent peaches and plums to fall’s grapes and passion fruit and winter’s persimmons and pomegranates, intermixed with year-round standards like
The Harvest Mix features our widest variety of seasonal fruit! It’s the perfect mixed fruit box for adventurous offices and homes looking for lots of fruit options, including bananas. The fruits in the box change weekly, so you’ll always have something new to snack on. You can order just one box or choose weekly office fruit delivery to keep your
At first, I’m not quite sure what I’m looking at. It’s 2010, and I’m in Lodi, California, standing on a dirt path. A wire trellis runs along the path with a plant climbing about halfway up. The plant has green, almond-shaped leaves, and small, bulbous red orbs hang off its thin branches. I walk closer, and it hits me: These
The Farm-to-Table movement of the last decade has celebrated local farmers and their rural lifestyle. Sustainable farming is a wholesome and noble occupation that provides nutritious whole foods to an often urban clientele hungry for authenticity and health. Farming is a demanding and difficult calling that provides beauty and independence but also requires plenty of sacrifices: long hours, little time
The Crush By Pia Hinckle COTATI, CA — My mother’s family has been making wine since before she was born. My great-grandfather Giocondo Benedetti, who we called “nonno,” brought winemaking from Convalle, the tiny hilltop village near Lucca, Italy from where he immigrated to California in 1912. Jeff Libarle, one of my uncles, learned from Nonno and then went on
Introducing Preservation Harvest—produce that makes a difference. Buying plums can help save a farm and make healthier land. West Coast customers, get a box of 25 refreshing Black Amber Plums from our crop farmed in Exeter, California. They have a smooth, creme-colored inner flesh and tart purple skin. Put them in your refrigerator and pull one out for a cool
When the price of corn started going up in Exeter, California due to high demand for ethanol, Mr. Herrera, an owner of 22 acres of family farmland, nearly plowed under his 40-year-old plum orchard. The dollars and cents told him to sell or lease his land for fast-growing corn and throw out his family farming history rather than go through
When your team is craving something sweet in the middle of the workday, it doesn’t matter how many drinks or savory snacks you offer in the break room—a substitute just won’t do! Luckily, you don’t have to jump straight to buying super-sugary junk food that doesn’t line up with your wellness program. Buying sweet, healthy snacks is a happy medium
It’s Gravenstein apple time! The FruitGuys has celebrated the Sebastopol Gravenstein in our fruit deliveries every year since 2006. During the harvest each August, we source Gravensteins from local farms in Sebastopol and pack them into our limited-time Annual Gravenstein Apple Boxes. We get a lot of questions about our organic Gravensteins, so I thought I’d answer some of them
When I was growing up, my mom used to read me a wonderful children’s book by Leo Lionni called Frederick. The story follows a group of field mice as they prepare for winter. All of the mice are scurrying around gathering food and readying their winter shelter—except for Frederick. He says he’s gathering colors and words. Once winter starts, the
If your employees have a hankering for fresh, healthy snacks, then getting a large office fruit box delivered every week is an easy way to keep them happy. But how do you know which box is right for your team? The Best Large Office Fruit Boxes for Workplaces There are a lot of office fruit box options out there, but
Have your coworkers started asking you to stock organic snack brands in the break room? If they have, it’s no surprise: Demand for organic food is growing, and more people are looking for organic options everywhere they go. Luckily, there are plenty of snack brands making nutritious organic bars, cookies, chips, and other snacks to fuel the workday. The FruitGuys
Peaches and nectarines are both stars of the summer office fruit bowl, but they’re also a great conversation starter. Some snackers have a strong preference between them, while others can barely see a difference! To help settle the great peaches vs. nectarines debate, let’s talk about what they really have in common, what sets them apart (it’s science!), and which
We’re just a week away from the start of July, which means farmers across the country are harvesting local stone fruit. If it’s not quite ready yet, it will be soon—so it’s a great time to play Stone Fruit Bingo! Click the image below to download your free bingo card. Your Free Stone Fruit Bingo Card There are so many
The official start of summer is still on the horizon, but summer fruits are already here! In California, the season came early with juicy peaches, sweet apricots, and silky nectarines ripening in orchards about two weeks ahead of schedule. Meanwhile, in parts of the East Coast, South, and Midwest, wild weather has made the summer harvest a bit more complicated.
On April 22, Steve Frecon of Frecon Farms in Boyertown, Pennsylvania, woke up to a disaster. Overnight, the temperature had dropped to as low as 20 degrees F in some parts of his orchard. That cold snap was the second one in three weeks. It froze the flowers and young fruits on his peach, plum, apple, and cherry trees—destroying at
Better Produce is a family-owned berry farm in Santa Maria, California, that supplies The FruitGuys with delicious strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, and more. According to Better Produce farmer Emiliano Cisneros Ruiz, the magic of the farm’s berries starts with its location. Why Santa Maria Is the Perfect Spot to Farm Santa Maria has a Mediterranean climate, which Emiliano said is ideal
Rainier cherries are one of the sweetest cherry varieties around. We love them for their complex flavor and juicy texture, but that’s not all they bring to the table: Rainier cherries’ health benefits might be their real claim to fame! Snacking on them at work is great for your heart, bones, muscles, and overall health. Before we dig into the
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