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By The FruitGuys on August 23, 2010
Fresh green peas lend color to this recipe for hearty chickpea, cauliflower, and cabbage curry.
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By Chris Mittelstaedt on August 23, 2010
Our FruitGuys softball team has a motto: “More runs than injuries.” Up until last week, we hadn’t yet won a game, but we were wildly successful with our safety goals. Mom would be proud. This past …
By FruitGuys Staff on August 13, 2010
The Gravenstein Apple is dear to many apple lovers for its tart taste and superior juice, sauce, and pie abilities, but it is especially dear to the residents of Sebastopol, CA (Sonoma County) where …
By Rebecca Taggart on August 11, 2010
Calcium is essential to bone health, and to many other bodily functions as well. Make sure you're getting enough of this critical mineral!
By Chris Mittelstaedt on August 9, 2010
During Shark Week on the Discovery Channel, and my all-things-marine-life son is loving it. Between South African great white sharks that launch themselves into the air after yelping seals, and the …
By FruitGuys Staff on July 26, 2010
Ingredients 6 ounces fingerling potatoes 1/2 pound green cabbage cut into large squares or strips 4 tablespoons butter, browned 1/4 cup Taleggio or Fontina cheese, diced 2 tablespoons …
By The FruitGuys on July 21, 2010
Preservation Harvest is produce that makes a difference. Buying these plums can help save a farm and create healthier farmland.
By Chris Mittelstaedt on July 19, 2010
Ed Magee spends his days thinking about sunlight. When he isn’t working on his 38-acre orchard of white peaches and nectarines in Vernalis, California, he’s in a lab studying the energy of …
By Heidi Lewis on July 16, 2010
Look closely at your plum. Real close. See that? That's Luther Burbank's thumbprint. Luther was a botanist wizard at the turn of the century, a Midas of sorts whose more than 800 varieties of …
By Chris Mittelstaedt on July 12, 2010
Fruito the Ripenificent was a world famous fruit magician. For years he had competed for top billing against Vern the Vegetastic until Vern suffered a fatal injury while trying to extricate himself …
By Chris Mittelstaedt on July 6, 2010
As an ex-suburban Philadelphia kid now turned Californian, I find myself drawn to stories of the underdog. Gosh knows the Philly area is full of tales of heroes on the brink who have pulled it back …
By The FruitGuys on July 2, 2010
Learn how to make refrigerator-pickled green beans with this simple, quick recipe. Perfect for beginners!
Learn how to pickle cactus—spines not included—with this simple recipe.
By Chris Mittelstaedt on June 21, 2010
In the pantheon of great lyrical misunderstandings, I remember this: summer sunlight circa the mid-1970s and me dancing around our living room while singing at the top of my lungs to the “The Age of …
By Bridget Meigs on June 16, 2010
PHILADELPHIA My commute: therapeutic, thought-provoking, calming and centering. Is such a commute possible? You bet! I am one of the estimated 10,000 Philadelphia residents who bike to work each …
By Pia Hinckle on June 16, 2010
The Light Brown Apple Moth is an indigenous pest considered harmless to crops in New Zealand, Hawaii, Australia, and the UK, all countries that are free to export fruits and vegetables to U.S. markets …
By Chris Mittelstaedt on June 14, 2010
Cherry season is short but always special. Learn more about the cherries you receive in your FruitGuys boxes!
By The FruitGuys on June 14, 2010
The grated beets, carrots, cucumber, and onion in this recipe make a colorful confetti salad, pretty to look at and good to eat.
By Chris Mittelstaedt on June 7, 2010
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. …
By Bridget Meigs on June 1, 2010
Warm spring weather is waking up the farmer in me. I suddenly have the urge to sink my hands into the soil and grow greens, tomatoes, potatoes – you name it. A new resident of Philadelphia, I was not …
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