nectarine

FruitGuy Noir in The Stone Fruit Spinning Wheel

By Chris Mittelstaedt on

My catfish Bicycle was 20 minutes into their workout on our new aqua treadmill when their hydrophone rang. “Blub, blub,” they mouthed in my direction, quickly transferring the call and motioning …

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Curried Quinoa & Stone Fruit Salad

By Tanya Milosevich on

This recipe is great to make in advance for an easy work lunch. Prep (and keep separate) your quinoa and dressing the night before, then assemble with fruit and nuts at home or the office for a tasty, …

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How can I tell when my stone fruit is ripe?

By The FruitGuys on

Q: How can I tell when my stone fruit is ripe (or ready to eat)? A: To protect stone fruit during delivery, such as peaches, plums, nectarines, and apricots, we send it to you on the slightly …

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Ten Tasty Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About the Peach

By Seth Wright on

Peaches have been on my mind lately. They are my favorite fruit, and they grow bountifully and beautifully in the Capay Valley. Many of our farms here cultivate more than one variety, and I feel …

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Profile: Olson Family Farms

By Heidi Lewis on

Olson Family Farms in California’s Central Valley is truly a family affair. Five generations have lived on the farmstead and worked the land since John and Anna Olson emigrated from Sweden in 1888. …

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Complete Guide to Stone Fruit

By The FruitGuys on

Everything you always wanted to know about stone fruit (but were afraid to ask) Here's a primer on some of our favorite stone fruit, from peaches to nectarines to apricots, and plums, from peach-like …

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Arctic Mist White Nectarine

By FruitGuys Staff on

Rainier White, White Caps, Dove, Linen, Bone, Blanco, Acoustic White, Eggshell, Sierra, Frost, Mist. It's no longer simple to pick up a bucket of white paint. Arctic Mist nectarines are white fleshed …

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Talking About The Weather

By Chris Mittelstaedt on

There’s a fast-paced, smart device game called “Fingerzilla” that lets you rain Godzilla-like destruction down upon virtual cityscapes and towns using only your finger. While being at the helm of such …

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Faux Parfait

By Tanya Milosevich on

Recipe by Tanya Milosevich INGREDIENTS 2 white nectarines 1 basket strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, or a combination 1 half-pint whipping cream 4 tablespoons sugar 1 …

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Ripe On Time

By Chris Mittelstaedt on

We’re so organized it’s almost bewildering. All week long, we’ve been going down the checklist helping the kids get ready for camp. “Sleeping bags?” “Got it, Dad!” “Flashlight?” “Daaadd! I’ve got …

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Balance the Beat

By Chris Mittelstaedt on

My daughters are in a rock band. One plays bass and the other drums. My 10-year old drummer has a problem with The Go-Go’s song “We Got The Beat.” “I keep losing my beat,” she says. “Have you looked …

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Tale of a Scientist Farmer

By Chris Mittelstaedt on

Ed Magee spends his days thinking about sunlight. When he isn’t working on his  38-acre orchard of white peaches and nectarines in Vernalis, California, he’s in a  lab studying the energy of …

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Fruit & Veggie Magic

By Chris Mittelstaedt on

Fruito the Ripenificent was a world famous fruit magician. For years he had competed for top billing against Vern the Vegetastic until Vern suffered a fatal injury while trying to extricate himself …

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Riding the Peach Train

By Chris Mittelstaedt on

In the pantheon of great lyrical misunderstandings, I remember this: summer sunlight circa the mid-1970s and me dancing around our living room while singing at the top of my lungs to the “The Age of …

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As The Orchard Turns 2

By Chris Mittelstaedt on

[SCENE: In a box on the back of a farmer's truck on the way to The FruitGuys.] NECTAR: To be or not to be! That is my question. Whether it is better to suffer the branches and soil of an …

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Back to Suburban Nature

By Chris Mittelstaedt on

By Chris Mittelstaedt Wayne, PA, June 1981. It’s a hazy and humid gray-blue Saturday, and the summer beetles are whistle-clicking as I push the riding mower backward out from the garage. I’m in …

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Sweet as Nectar

By FruitGuys Staff on

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 …

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