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By Chris Mittelstaedt on October 25, 2005
John Smit emigrated from the Netherlands to California in the 1960s and purchased land in Linden to start a dairy. In 1969 he began transforming his dairy farm into an apple orchard. He was intrigued …
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By Chris Mittelstaedt on October 12, 2005
What does nutrition mean? According to dictionary.com, it is: 1. The process of nourishing or being nourished, especially the process by which a living organism assimilates food and uses it for …
Fifty years ago, words like nutrition and wellness meant steak and eggs; today, they mean isoflavonoids, antioxidants, and fruit in your office. While our long-term perspectives on food change as …
By Chris Mittelstaedt on September 19, 2005
In early September of 2005, I attended the Governors Obesity Summit in Sacramento, CA. The summit brought together 125 people from private, government, and social organizations who are trying to stem …
I often feel like Steve Martin in the movie The Jerk. Not because I wear paper hats or have finally found my special purpose; but because when the French Butter pears arrive, I run into public places …
When I was born, my grandfather Popi planted a peach tree in the small back yard of his house in Metairie, Lousiana. He did the same three years later for my sister Jenna and five years after that for …
When my sister was three years old, she loved plums. Dad called her the "plum body." She would go to the oven and pull down the small, bottom door that held the pots and pans. She carefully spread out …
We want a story, my four-year-old girls said recently. Okay, I agreed. Once there was a king. Did he have a unicorn? Simone said. Yes, I said. But this unicorn had a net growing out of his head …
A majority of the fruit grown in the U.S. comes from California. Much of that is within 300 miles of the Bay Area.
Thanks again for all your votes for The FruitGuys in The Best of the Bay readers poll for best produce delivery. I really am flattered. The awards were handed out last Thursday night at the Bay …
My son, the seven-year-old Magician, who most recently waved his magic wand at his younger sisters and was disappointed when they did not disappear, asked how the Honey Dew gets into the Nectarine. …
When OHenry peaches start to appear, I think of O Henry, a turn of the century American short story writer, who wrote The Gift of the Magi, a story about a young married man who sells his watch to buy …
By The FruitGuys on September 19, 2005
In Vernalis, California the Magee family has a farm of white peaches and nectarines. Their house is bordered on one side by a row of peach trees that run into their backyard – a 38-acre orchard. They …
I got the call around 11 am. She said a candy sugar crash had hit her place. This can be a tough town, I told her. There is always a gang of shady Hershey's miniatures egging you on from a clear …
By FruitGuys Staff on July 18, 2005
We once spent a day driving through the Brentwood agriculture corridor hunting of the perfect nectarine. Brentwood is only a 90 minutes drive from San Francisco and is an ideal oasis near the …
By Chris Mittelstaedt on July 5, 2005
In the middle of the summer, The FruitGuys truck turns twice a week down a dusty driveway off a bumpy two-lane road in Patterson, California to load up on freshly-picked apricots. The workers on the …
Straight from the central valley of California comes this weeks fab-four of summer taste explosion. Enjoy and as always – let the peaches ripen until they give slightly to the touch. Pluots and …
By Chris Mittelstaedt on May 10, 2005
You don't have to be a yogi to be more conscious of what you eat—paying closer attention to flavors will change your relationship to food.
By Chris Mittelstaedt on April 29, 2005
The new Food Pyramid came out last week. Walt Handelsman drew an excellent cartoon for Newsday on Friday, April 22nd, 2005 in which an overweight Uncle Sam was lounging in a recliner with a …
By Chris Mittelstaedt on April 23, 2005
In the 1970s, as a fan of Sesame Street, Cookie Monster was my hero. There was not a better role model on the face of the planet to illustrate the process of getting your mom to make a fresh batch of …
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