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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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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Filed Under: Chief Banana Tagged With: citrus
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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Filed Under: FruitGuys News Tagged With: citrus
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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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Profiles Tagged With: citrus, family farm, farm, mandarin
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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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Profiles Tagged With: citrus, farmers
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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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Recipes Tagged With: citrus, healthy snacks
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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Filed Under: Fruit Tips, FruitGuys News Tagged With: citrus
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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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Recipes Tagged With: citrus, salad
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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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Profiles Tagged With: 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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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Profiles Tagged With: antioxidants, California, citrus
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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Filed Under: Fruit Tips, FruitGuys News Tagged With: citrus, hybrid fruit
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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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Profiles Tagged With: California, citrus
By FruitGuys Staff on
The Clementine is undoubtedly a darling. Developed by Father Clement Rodier from a sweet tangerine and the somewhat bitter Seville orange. A zipper peel with few seeds and tangy taste. The Clementine …
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Filed Under: Fruit Tips, FruitGuys News Tagged With: citrus, vitamin C
By FruitGuys Staff on
Also known as Ponkan. One of the oldest and most popular mandarin tangerines thought to have originated in India. Ponkan is distinctive for its oblate shape, often having a short "collar" or neck. …
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Filed Under: Fruit Tips, FruitGuys News Tagged With: citrus
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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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Recipes Tagged With: berries, citrus, melon, stone fruit
By The FruitGuys on
Don't be alarmed by this fruit's blood–red interior. The taste is excellent—think orange with a tart hint of berry. Blood oranges are native to the Mediterranean. …
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Filed Under: Fruit Tips, FruitGuys News Tagged With: citrus
By FruitGuys Staff on
Tart and fragrant limes are the key acidity in many cuisines. Just scratch and sniff the peel for a ticket to paradise, or a squirt a wedge to transform plain water into a tropical refreshment. Also …
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Filed Under: Fruit Tips, FruitGuys News Tagged With: citrus
By The FruitGuys on
Ah, a romantic fruit. The oroblanco’s soft pillowy skin and flowery scent puff little heart clouds and “plinks” of harp strings into the air when you open one. Spanish for “white gold,” the oroblanco …
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Filed Under: Fruit Tips, FruitGuys News Tagged With: citrus
By FruitGuys Staff on
A hybrid of the Clementine and Orlando tangelo, the Ambersweet is practically seedless. A bit of an oddball, this citrus can be more pyramid than sphere, with pebbly, easy-to-peel skin. …
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Filed Under: Fruit Tips, FruitGuys News Tagged With: citrus, fall, winter
By Rebecca Dienner on
Recipe by Rebecca Dienner for The FruitGuys INGREDIENTS 3 cups cooked chickpeas (garbanzo beans), canned or fresh One grapefruit, supremed (see Cook’s note) 1/2 cup basil, chiffoned One …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Recipes Tagged With: citrus, salad, winter
By The FruitGuys on
Unlike thugs with hearts of stone and irreconcilable nicknames like Bugsy, Sonny, or Baby Face, Algerian mandarins are as sweet as their pseudonyms. These small and tasty fruits are often called …
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Filed Under: Fruit Tips Tagged With: citrus, fall
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