Fruit Tips

Radish Candy

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Radishes come in many sizes, shapes, and colors, and they're delicious in salads, sautés, and sandwiches—but would you try radish candy?

Customer Service Answers Some Fruit Quality Questions

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Black (or green) bananas? Squishy tangerines? Get answers to a few fruit-related questions, thanks to the FruitGuys customer service team!

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Gold Nugget Tangerine

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Gold Nuggets are sweet and seedless little mandarin oranges, cousin to the Satsuma, recently bred at the University of California Riverside in the foothills of the Box Springs Mountains. This Citrus …

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Packham’s Triumph Pear

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A pear with character—a little odd, but very sweet.

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Mandarinquat

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The mandarinquat is a hybrid of the mandarin and the kumquat. Like kumquats, they can be eaten whole, peel and all, although they’re larger with crunchier skin, and tend to have many small seeds. Raw, …

How to Eat a Fuyu Persimmon

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Dive into the world of Fuyu persimmons! In our guide, learn ways to eat them firm or soft and how to savor their sweet flavor.

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In Between Spring and Winter

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By Heidi Lewis A bounty of winter squash are starting to roll in—a fabulous array of colors, textures, and shapes.  Just like the American population, they have an international palette of names, …

A White Radish with Spirit

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The daikon is a delectable radish revered in Japanese cooking, but also used in Indian and Eastern European meals.

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Thanksgiving Craft You can Eat: Apple Turkeys

By Pia Hinckle on

Looking for a clever, cute, compostable Thanksgiving craft? Try making apple turkeys this year!

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When Larry Met Sherri and Mary

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By Chris Mittelstaedt and Gretchen Bay Larry saw Mary eating a kiwi berry. “Sherri!” cried Larry, “I think that’s scary! Isn’t a kiwi supposed to be hairy?” “Oh, Larry,” laughed Sherri, “on the …

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Praising the Pear

By Rebecca Taggart on

Pears are often overshadowed by the illustrious apple, but they deserve a closer look: nutritious and refreshing, they're a fantastic fruit to snack on!

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Sonoma County Grape Harvest is Family Tradition

By Pia Hinckle on

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 …

Cooking is Child’s Play

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By Roxanne Crittenden, courtesy of Capay Valley Farm Shop About twice a year my 8-year old cousin Arlo comes for a “stay-over” at my house. In lots of ways, Arlo is a typical young boy—he has been …

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Q & A with Far West Fungi

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Exploring mycological mysteries with the family that runs California's Far West Fungi farm.

Seedless Citrus

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Q: Why do some citrus have seeds and some don’t? To find out, The FruitGuys asked Emily Thacher Ayala, farmer at Friend’s Ranches in Ojai, California (Ventura County). Friend’s grows Ojai …

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Shroom Boom!

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By Heidi Lewis People are rarely ambivalent about mushrooms. Whether a treasured morsel or not, many of us find it hard to distinguish between varieties we adore. Enter “The  Kingdom”—The Fifth …

Sapodilla fruit

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The caramel flavor of Sapodilla fruit is beloved around the world. Here's how to eat this beautiful exotic fruit.

Green Oranges?

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Now and then you'll find an orange that's got some green on it. Is it ripe? Yes. Will it taste strange? Nope. A California farmer explains.

Dinner by Candlelight

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Spend an afternoon making beeswax candles with friends and family—it's an easy, relaxing craft with practical (and pretty!) results.

Pineberries

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The pineberry offers a flavor reminiscent of pineapple (hence the name), featuring subtle notes of cloves and occasionally caramel.

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