citrus

Tasting the Seasons: Apples, Pears, and the Art of Ripening

By Erin Mittelstaedt on

My youngest son took a bite of an apple the other day and scrunched his face like he had just sucked on a sour candy. Being only three, he opened his mouth, stuck out his tongue, and dropped the piece …

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Goodbye Valencias, Hello Navels! A Quick Orange Update

By Erin Mittelstaedt on

Why did the orange stop? It ran out of juice! Bad toddler jokes aside, our supply of Valencia oranges really is slowing down. We source Valencias for our boxes from late spring through summer, …

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Easy Mango-Orange Fruit Popsicles

By Stephanie Araujo on

I live in New York City where the summers are very hot and humid, so my top priority is finding ways to cool off. When I was a kid, my family stayed cool during 90-degree days by heading to the park …

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My New Favorite Kumquat Mocktail Recipe

By Erin Mittelstaedt on

Last week, FruitGuys staff had the pleasure of participating in nearly a dozen different Earth Day events across the country. We brought a dancing banana man to an office lobby, ran a local honey …

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Farmer of the Month: Emily Ayala of Friend’s Ranches

By Lex Flamm on

Emily Ayala’s voice is both exhausted and euphoric.  “We’re starting the harvest of Ojai Pixies today!” she told The FruitGuys over Zoom on Feb. 28, grinning into the camera. “I’ve been up since …

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Farmer of the Month: Bianca Kaprielian of Fruit World

By Lex Flamm on

At 9 a.m. on February 3, 2024, swimmers lined up on the shore of the San Francisco Bay. The chilly water beckoned, droplets leaping up and causing shivers. Then — splash! They dove in and surged …

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Farmer of the Month: Vince Bernard of Bernard Ranch

By Lex Flamm on

It can be tough to get a farmer on the phone during their busiest season. But when The FruitGuys called Vince Bernard of Bernard Ranch to check in on how his family farm in Riverside, CA, was doing, …

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Winter Citrus Guide

By Pia Hinckle on

Winter is the peak of the citrus season. Officially beginning on the winter solstice (December 21), the bright shades of orange, red, pink, yellow and green of citrus add brightness and light to the …

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How to Dry Orange Slices: A Step-by-Step Holiday Guide

By Lex Flamm on

It’s citrus season! As we write this, thousands of navel oranges, mandarins, and lemons are ripening to their brightest and most beautiful colors, begging to be picked. One of our favorite ways to …

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Words for Spring & Fruit Poem Contest

By Chris Mittelstaedt on

April is National Poetry Month. Looking for the right poem for today? For this feeling, you have in early spring in our world today? You can probably find it on poets.org. Their database of more than …

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A Pixie Celebrates The FruitGuys 25th Anniversary

By Chris Mittelstaedt on

One day, Pixie Tangerine, better known as Minnie of Who, or Who for short, was enjoying a Thursday, thinking about today being today and not tomorrow or yesterday.   As Who was tapping their rind …

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Featured Farm: Fruit World

By Pia Hinckle on

Fruit World is famous for its extraordinary Sky Ranch Mandarins, a clementine grown on farmer Bianca Kaprielian’s grandfather’s ranch, which sits atop one of the area’s tallest foothills and is named …

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Bernard Ranch is in a Fight to Save its Business and its Citrus Trees

By Pia Hinckle on

“I had a terrible dream one night,” says Vince Bernard, founder and farmer of Bernard Ranch, who has watched the COVID crisis cut into his sales so much that he may not be able to afford to water all …

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Easy Carrot Salad Snack

By Pia Hinckle on

Trying to eat healthier snacks while remote working? Try this quick and easy carrot snack salad that will satisfy your munchie-crunchie-salty cravings with something healthy. Carrots get their color …

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Why is the skin loose and puffy on some of my tangerines?

By The FruitGuys on

Q: Why is the skin loose and puffy on some of my tangerines? A: Those are delicious satsuma mandarin oranges! They have a naturally loose, sometimes bumpy peel. At first glance, people sometimes …

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Winter Citrus Salad

By Tanya Milosevich on

Recipe by Tanya Milosevich INGREDIENTS 1–2 blood oranges 1–2 navel oranges 1–2 satsumas 2–4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1–2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, preferably aged …

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Navels from the Orange Patch

By Heidi Lewis on

Farmer Allen Freeman with granddaughter Emery at the Orange Patch, Mesa, AZ. Phoenix and Mesa, Arizona locals may know the Salt River for tubing fun, but it also has a serious job of watering the …

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10 Fun Facts About Citrus

By Alexander Scaletta on

Once again, we have felt a monumental shift in the weather here in the valley. Pleasantly warm fall days have given way to frosty mornings that turn into short frigid days. Many trees have been …

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Oro Blanco Grapefruit

By The FruitGuys on

A hybrid developed in 1958 at UC Riverside, yellow oro blanco gets its puffy coat from pomelo and sweet spritzy flavor from white grapefruit. Its thick skin and mild, seedless flesh create a nice …

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The Last Pixie Show

By Friend 's Ranch on

Ever wonder what an Ojai Pixie does during the off-season? Well here is a little insight about the secret lives of out-of-season Pixies. Lately some friends of mine, during our usual after-school …

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