Fruit Tips

McIntosh Apple

By FruitGuys Staff on July 16, 2012

This 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 …

Hillwell Braeburn Apple

By FruitGuys Staff on July 16, 2012

A sport from the Braeburn family - that's like being from a famous family like Rockefeller, Getty or Windsor. These rosy apples have a wonderful scent and taste, and they are all outstanding. …

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Myra Fuji Apple

By FruitGuys Staff on July 15, 2012

The Fuji is a wildly successful and well-loved apple. Many of its "sports" have received accolades and patents. The Myra is a pink offshoot discovered by Myles Van Leuven in an orchard near Prescott, …

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CandyCot

By Julie Collins on July 2, 2012

What's a CandyCot, you ask? Well, it's a uniquely sweet kind of apricot that's grown in only one place. Lucky for us, that place is in California.

Tagged With: stone fruit, summer, summer fruit

Fresh Fruit Storage and Ripening Tips

By The FruitGuys on July 2, 2012

Wondering how to store and ripen your favorite fruit? These tips tell you what to do with everything from apples to avocados, pomelos to passion fruit.

Plum Crazy for Plums!

By Julie Collins on June 28, 2012

By Gretchen Bay It’s officially summer. And summer means (among other delicious things)—plums! Unlike their stone-fruit cousins' peaches and nectarines (which come with a white or yellow flesh and …

Tagged With: antioxidants, stone fruit, summer, vitamin C

Berries of Summer

By Heidi Lewis on June 25, 2012

Babies on Board By Heidi Lewis Oh de bitty babies, so cherubic in their little baskets. Heavenly creatures, berries were flowers before they incarnated into sweet gems that dance on our tongues. …

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Bada Bing, Bada Boom

By Heidi Lewis on June 18, 2012

By Heidi Lewis You know what sweet summer cherries like? They like winter. That’s when they catch up on a little shut-eye and wake up refreshed. Many stone fruits and pomes need the chill hours to …

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Mango

By FruitGuys Staff on June 14, 2012

The sun princess Surya Bai transformed into the mango. And that is why a bite of mango can melt a foggy Monday morning. Or put a salsa beat into your typing. There are numerous ways to cut a mango. …

How Sweet You Are

By Rebecca Taggart on June 12, 2012

Fruit is full of natural sugars, but they’re combined with fiber and all kinds of good-for-you nutrients, making it a very healthy sweet treat.

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What’s the Difference Between a “Hybrid” Fruit and a “GMO?”

By The FruitGuys on June 6, 2012

What’s the difference between a hybrid fruit and a GMO? Find out why The FruitGuys is fond of one and not the other.

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Hybrids vs. GMOs

By Chris Mittelstaedt on June 4, 2012

Learn the difference between genetically modified foods (aka GMOs) and naturally hybridized foods, and why you'll never see GMOs in your FruitGuys box.

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Spring Swooning for Summer Fruit

By Heidi Lewis on May 14, 2012

By Heidi Lewis Here they come, rolling into town— They get the hungriest looks from, everyone around— [drum fill”¦] Hey, hey, they’re the summer fruits! And they’re super duper cute! It may not …

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