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By Jeff Koelemay on October 27, 2008
By Jeff Koelemay Dracula and Linus walk into a Halloween pumpkin patch. Linus says, "Hey, are you waiting for the great pumpkin too?" Dracula strokes his pointy chin and looks a little embarrassed. …
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By Chris Mittelstaedt on October 6, 2008
"Dad," my seven-year-old daughter, whispers. "Yes," I grunt. She's standing next to my bed at 6 am on Saturday morning. "Do you have a ruler?" I open one eye. "Huh?" I croak. "A ruler," she says. …
By Chris Mittelstaedt on September 21, 2008
In a past post, I wrote about Passion Fruit. A lot of you had questions about this tasty, interesting and fun fruit. I wanted to play this newsletter one more time for those of you who missed it just …
By Chris Mittelstaedt on September 8, 2008
The first time I traveled out of the United States, I remember going into a bank with my parents to change money. This was sometime in the 80s when you still had to go to a bank or currency exchange …
By Chris Mittelstaedt on August 24, 2008
As you may have learned last week, Bartlett Pear, known to his friends as Many-of-Two, or Two for short, was a wondrous kind of fruit, that is, A Pear Who Wondered. One end-of-summer-day that we'll …
By Chris Mittelstaedt on August 18, 2008
Bartlett Pear, known to his friends as Many-of-Two, or Two for short, was hanging on a tree at Jelich Ranch in Portola Valley, California, singing proudly to himself. He had invented this little song …
By Chris Mittelstaedt on July 28, 2008
Red Flames may not be what people want to hear about in a month of record wildfires, but these are the delicious thirst-quenching kind. Red Flame Grapes are the first eating grapes of the season to …
By Chris Mittelstaedt on July 14, 2008
So it's a hot summer day at work, and you're looking through The FruitGuys fruit crate thinking about what would be the most refreshing piece you could pick when the light glances just right off the …
By Chris Mittelstaedt on June 30, 2008
Don't overlook the apricot! This unassuming, delicate, scrumptious stone fruit has an interesting history, involving hybridization and Silicon Valley.
By Chris Mittelstaedt on June 16, 2008
Don't like peach fuzz? You're not alone. But you'll miss out on lots of nutrients if you peel a peach, so you may just want to invest in a razor.
By Chris Mittelstaedt on June 2, 2008
Don't be afraid - this is not Homer Simpson's donut. This donut is not fried or powdered or sugared. It's not meant to be dunked or hoarded or stuffed into some flour-covered, winking baker's …
By Chris Mittelstaedt on May 26, 2008
"Like Fruit in the FruitGuys crate, we see the changing of the seasons, because these are the days of our earth!" Organ music dramatically plays as we fade in on peaches and a handful of apricots in a …
By Chris Mittelstaedt on May 12, 2008
We're big supporters of physical activity here at The FruitGuys. Dan challenged the office to competitive commuting during Bike to Work week 2008: Bridget is racking up 15 to 30 miles a day, Scott's …
By Chris Mittelstaedt on May 6, 2008
The college application process was not an easy one for me. I didn't know where I wanted to go to school, and I certainly didn't know how to encapsulate my essence in an essay. I finally settled on …
By Chris Mittelstaedt on April 28, 2008
It's transition time: the time of year when all of a sudden you look up and notice that the light is waking you up before your alarm clock and evening is stretching longer with warm and pleasant hues. …
By Chris Mittelstaedt on April 21, 2008
We've had some questions recently about the availability and rising cost of bananas in the grocery store. We've still been able to provide bananas to those clients who want them, but I thought it was …
By Chris Mittelstaedt on April 14, 2008
Here is what I loved back in 1978: White Tic-Tacs and flying with my dad in his small single-engine airplane. Every year our family would load up and skim the clouds from Philadelphia to New Orleans …
By Chris Mittelstaedt on April 7, 2008
When April rolls around, the sunlight beams a little brighter, the days last a little longer, and I start to think about spring cleaning. The piles on my desk that I haven't moved in a month twitter …
By Chris Mittelstaedt on March 31, 2008
During Spring Break one year, we road-tripped up to Seattle. Wildflowers, lush green pastures, and snow-dusted mountains filled the windows of our car as we roll north on I-5. My son looked up from …
By Chris Mittelstaedt on March 17, 2008
In a city filled with gumshoes and private eyes, there's one guy they call to fill in the blanks when it comes to fruit investigations. That's me - FruitGuy noir. I got my start way back in 1974 - you …
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