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By FruitGuys Staff on November 21, 2009
Introduced in 1968 by the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, NY, the Jonagold has become a rising star in apple-dom. Crossed from the JONAthan and the GOLDen Delicious, this …
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By The FruitGuys on November 21, 2009
The Gravenstein apple is the vanguard of California's apple season and the hallmark crop of Sebastopol in Sonoma County, CA. Every year, Sebastopol throws this tart-sweet, old-fashioned apple two …
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. …
A crisp, sweet apple with a winning Midwestern pedigree.
West Virginia's state fruit is a soft apple with yellow-gold skin and a mild and sweet taste. …
Sweet and mild, somewhat thin-skinned, and striped. The Gala apple originated in New Zealand from momma Golden Delicious and poppa Kidd's Orange Red. …
Cameo apples made their first appearance as a little stray seedling in an orchard in the upper left corner of Washington state. Cameos are tart and aromatic with stripey skin. Alfred Hitchcock was the …
The tender leaves of arugula (Eruca sativa) are alive with the energy of spring. Arugula, or roquette, is a distinctive, somewhat peppery green. It’s very versatile and can be used fresh in salads, …
For those getting on of our fruit mixes, you will notice these little easy-peel mandarins nestled amongst a variety of fruit. At The FruitGuys we treasure all the various fruits over the seasons …
By FruitGuys Staff on November 20, 2009
The velo-rution will not be televised, it will bring you vegetables! Some of this week’s beautiful veggies in your TakeHome box come from Freewheelin’ Farm near Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz …
By Chris Mittelstaedt on November 20, 2009
It's Bike To Work week! We're big supporters of physical activity here at The FruitGuys. Check out our article below about biking to work. Do a search for "bicycle coalition" + your city to see what …
Day 26: The marsh of cubicles has cursed our party. We lost Lenny two days ago to the gurgling fried dough found in the quicksand pits of a budget planning meeting. Sue has been eating the native …
Here are two things that happened within a half an hour of each other: first, I was in a book store looking for a gift when I spied a rack of books that, for lack of a better description, can only be …
Congratulations to our fabulous farmer friend and environmental steward, Allen Harthorn of Harpo Organics, who grows succulent organic Valencia oranges in Ventura County. Allen Harthorn and wife, …
The mango nectarine has a tantalizing honeyed flavor and a demure pale yellow hue.
The Valencia oranges in the crates this week are especially juicy. When divided into sections, each segment appears to be a little juice pouch. They are wonderful chilled, divvied, and shared. The …
Our founder/CEO Chris Mittelstaedt was featured in the September 2008 issue of Entrepreneur magazine. …
Technology and life in general advance so quickly around us that sometimes it's hard to imagine what the future will really hold: What products will last? What will become obsolete? Sure, there are …
Congratulations to longtime friend and farmer Lee Walker. Lee is being awarded the “Lifetime Contribution to Sonoma County Agriculture” by the 2008 Sonoma Harvest Fair. The Harvest Fair is an annual …
Four hives and five months ago, The FruitGuys brought forth to Gabriel Farm a prodigious gift of pollination, conceived in the spirit of Farm Stewardship and dedicated to the proposition that all …
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