For US consumers, the 1970s brought a new wave of tropical fruits to restaurants and grocery stores. Since then, what was once a niche market has become far more mainstream, thanks to advances in transportation and storage, plus increased awareness and consumer demand. Social media and travel patterns have also helped popularize once-exotic fruits like the dragon fruit or lychee.
Last Thursday, March 20, at 5:01 a.m. EDT, the sun crossed the celestial equator (an invisible line in the sky directly above Earth’s equator). It bathed the northern and southern hemispheres in equal light and effectively made the day and night the same length all over the world. While the symmetry isn’t exact—in North America, we receive roughly eight more
For the last few months, our team has been working with fruit experts at the University of California, Riverside to create a Citrus Family Tree. It turns out the oranges, grapefruits, and tangelos we love come from a complicated web of fruit relationships. But they’re all descended from just five types of citrus: the original citrus fruits. I, a lover of
As much as we love winter fruits like navel oranges and pomegranates, it’s always a pleasure to watch the seasons change and the farm-fresh produce available change with them. There’s nothing quite like the syrupy-sweet aroma of a sun-warmed spring strawberry—or the delicate, melt-in-your-mouth texture of the season’s first peach. In this 2025 Spring Fruit Guide, we’ll walk you through
We’re still a few weeks away from the vernal equinox (the official beginning of spring), but in California, it’s starting to feel like a new season. The hills in San Francisco are finally green again after a rainy winter. My family and I are getting outside more often to enjoy the color and the sunshine. Meanwhile, the fresh fruits of
When winter winds bring cooler temperatures, it’s natural to lean into hearty foods like soups, roasts, and stews. But those warming meals need a fresh counterpoint—and nature provides it with winter fruit exploding with juice and flavor. Eating a variety of fresh, seasonal fruit year-round is fantastic for your body and your brain. Its vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and fiber keep
At first, I’m not quite sure what I’m looking at. It’s 2010, and I’m in Lodi, California, standing on a dirt path. A wire trellis runs along the path with a plant climbing about halfway up. The plant has green, almond-shaped leaves, and small, bulbous red orbs hang off its thin branches. I walk closer, and it hits me: These
Don’t tell summer we said so, but autumn just might be our favorite fruit season. As the days get cooler and the nights grow longer, our regional farm partners start delivering an abundance of fresh fall fruits for our boxes including grapes, apples, and pears at peak ripeness. “Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons.”
Sit back and relax, because it’s time for a little FruitGuys fairytale. ‘The Princess and the Pomme’ There once was a princess who lived in a tall, tall castle on the Isle of Man-hat-tan. Every day, her knights delivered the freshest fruits and snacks to the fair maiden and her friends. But alas, one day the knight carrying the box
I hope you’ve enjoyed these last few months of peaches, nectarines, and plums because their summer season is starting to wind down. We’re still seeing lovely stone fruit for the moment, but August brings a seasonal shift away from those juicy treats and toward something more crisp and reminiscent of fall. You guessed it: As I write this, apples are
Summer is the perfect time to upgrade your fruit mix! With the right mix, your team will get to taste all of the fantastic peaches, nectarines, plums, berries, grapes, and other fruits in season through September. We make it very easy to upgrade from a Staples to a Harvest or Season’s Best box for a couple of weeks or months
Looking for something new for your team or students to taste as we head toward early spring? There’s a whole world of unique and rare fruits out there, just waiting for you to take a bite! They’re intriguing, delicious, and—in a few cases—grown right here in California. Rare Fruits to Try Here’s a quick look at some of the fun
I got the call around 2 p.m. They said a candy sugar crash had hit their place of work. This can be a tough town, I told them. There is always a clear plastic bowl filled with miniature chocolates in reception. This time of year the Halloween candy can show up early. It’s criminal – and food crimes are the
We love pears not only for their form but also for their function—buttery as a fine chardonnay, subtly perfumed, and meltingly tender, a perfectly ripe pear can be a sublime eating experience. From the velvety sophistication of the diminutive Seckel pear to the juice-gushing delight of a ripe Bartlett, there is a variety of pears to fit almost every taste.
I wasn’t a great Latin student, but I lived by the motto coined by my high school Latin Club members – semper ubi sub-ubi, “Always wear underwear.” (Ubi means “where,” but you get the idea, this was high school.) Mr. Ferry, my Latin teacher, drove a two-door Honda Civic. He used to say, in Latin, of course, that “On the
Summer for many of us is tied to the memory of a perfect piece of fruit. The tartness of that just-picked blackberry; the smell of a peach so sweet you salivate in anticipation of biting into it. I have touched on summer fruits here and there (last week I heralded the arrival of plums!) but I thought it might be
SANTA ROSA, CA—Marie Seppa knows her way around a canner. A spry 92-year-old with bright blue eyes, Marie has been canning since she was a child growing up on a farm in Eastern Oregon in the 1920s. Her specialty: pears. “All pears can, but I love Bartletts,” says Marie. In nearly 60 years of competing in the “Canned Pears” category
I have many favorite fruits, but cherries hold a special place in my heart. Maybe it’s because their harvest period is relatively short, or maybe it’s because they just taste so good—whatever the reason, we’re now in the season of cherries. I have to admit that this year’s California cherry season has not been as good as others in the
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