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Farmer of the Month: Abby Schilling of Mick Klüg Farms

By Lex Flamm on

“So, a social worker, a farmer, an engineer, and a salesman walk into a bar…” That sounds like the beginning of a cheesy joke, but if you swap the word “farm” in for “bar,” it’s pretty close to the …

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Summer Fruit Guide 2024

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Have you ever eaten so many blackberries that they stained your fingers red, or bitten into a nectarine so ripe that its sticky juice dripped down your chin? Sweet fresh fruit is truly the taste of …

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Summer Fruits You Should Taste

By Erin Mittelstaedt on

Did you know that American farmers grow more than 100 different varieties of peaches? Most of us think of peaches as either white or yellow (same with nectarines) but there are at least 1,000 kinds of …

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Farmer of the Month: Javier Zamora of JSM Organics

By Lex Flamm on

Stepping out of the car and onto the soil of JSM Organics in Royal Oaks, California, felt like setting foot in an orderly kind of paradise. Spring sunshine swept over the strawberry fields and …

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2024 Spring Fruit Guide

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The spring equinox is behind us, which means we’ve officially entered “transition season.” In the fruit business, that’s what we call the period when warm rain drizzles down and spring flowers start …

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The Balance Needed in Spring

By Chris Mittelstaedt on

Balance feels like something we need these days. Between wild weather (in California at least) and banking instability, finding balance for farmers, and the ag industry in general has been a bit of a …

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Easy Blueberry Chia Seed Pudding

By Pia Hinckle on

Chia seed pudding topped with blueberries is a powerhouse breakfast packed with fiber, antioxidants, and healthy fats. And it couldn't be easier to make overnight so it's ready to enjoy in the …

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Summer Fruit Salads

By Miriam Wolf on

Now that hot weather is upon us, all signs point to fruit salad. Many fruits are at their peak in July and August, so eating as much of your favorites as possible should be high on your summer to-do …

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Ode to a Beloved Berry

By Miriam Wolf on

Is there a word that brings as much hope to the heart as “springtime”? Grass, leaves, and flowers burst forth after their winter slumber, and the world smells fresh and new. And there are …

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FruitGuys Favorites: Seeing Orange

By FruitGuys Staff on

We asked The FruitGuys staffers to pony up with their favorite Thanksgiving side dishes. And maybe we’re all watching a little too much Netflix, but all the recipes featured a main ingredient with a …

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Chandler Strawberry

By FruitGuys Staff on

Chandlers are big. Big in popularity, big in flavor and big in size. They're the ones that are big enough to slice for treats like strawberry shortcake. Or if you're short on cake-- they stand up …

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Cranberries

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British journalist Alistair Cooke called cranberry sauce an “unchallengeable American doctrine” of Thanksgiving dinner. The sauce can be prepared in many ways: with orange zest, ginger, cabernet, or …

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Infused Water

By Julie Collins on

Fruit and fresh herbs add zing to the world’s best beverage For a healthy and lo-cal beverage idea, try infusing your drinking water (plain or bubbly) with any number of delicious fruity and herbal …

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Blue Ray Blueberries

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Blue Ray Blueberries are big, juicy early blueberries. Blueberries are power packed with nutrients. Add some sweet notes to your yogurt or granola by tossing in a few of these real-deal berries. …

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Blackberry

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Blackberry thumb is what some call the sickness of too much texting. [:-(] At the Emerging Technology Conference in San Diego, the theme was "The Attention Economy," Linda Stone spoke of a "continuous …

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Albion Strawberry

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Albion strawberries are the variety that put strawberries front and center in terms of market and availability. This vigorous and big berry has made it possible to have strawberries more often …

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Berries of Summer

By Heidi Lewis on

Babies on Board By Heidi Lewis Oh de bitty babies, so cherubic in their little baskets. Heavenly creatures, berries were flowers before they incarnated into sweet gems that dance on our tongues. …

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Spring Swooning for Summer Fruit

By Heidi Lewis on

By Heidi Lewis Here they come, rolling into town— They get the hungriest looks from, everyone around— [drum fill”¦] Hey, hey, they’re the summer fruits! And they’re super duper cute! It may not …

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Stuffed Sweet Dumpling Squash

By The FruitGuys on

Adapted from fromaliceskitchen.blogspot.com INGREDIENTS 2 sweet dumpling squash ¼ cup shelled pistachio nuts or toasted pecans, chopped ½–¾ cup sweet peppers, diced ⅓ cup onion or …

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Blueberry Corn Muffins

By Tanya Milosevich on

INGREDIENTS 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup of sugar 1 cup cornmeal 2 tablespoons baking powder 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1 1/2 cup milk 1/2 pound butter, melted and cooled 2 …

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