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Peaches and nectarines are both stars of the summer office fruit bowl, but they’re also a great conversation starter. Some snackers have a strong preference between them, while others can barely see a difference! To help settle the great peaches vs. nectarines debate, let’s talk about what they really have in common, what sets them apart (it’s science!), and which
We’re just a week away from the start of July, which means farmers across the country are harvesting local stone fruit. If it’s not quite ready yet, it will be soon—so it’s a great time to play Stone Fruit Bingo! Click the image below to download your free bingo card. Your Free Stone Fruit Bingo Card There are so many
The official start of summer is still on the horizon, but summer fruits are already here! In California, the season came early with juicy peaches, sweet apricots, and silky nectarines ripening in orchards about two weeks ahead of schedule. Meanwhile, in parts of the East Coast, South, and Midwest, wild weather has made the summer harvest a bit more complicated.
You might notice the occasional brown ring around an apple, pear, peach, or plum in your office fruit bowl. If it looks like a rough brown band that goes all or most of the way around—not a round brown spot—then it’s probably a frost ring! Frost ring is a cosmetic imperfection that’s totally natural and safe to eat. We spoke
If you’ve found yourself at the office fruit station debating Rainier cherries vs. red cherries, you’re clearly a snacker of taste. Both are sensational in their own right, and they’re so sweet and juicy that it’s tough to know which to go for first. That said, there are a few key differences that can help you decide whether Rainier cherries or
On April 22, Steve Frecon of Frecon Farms in Boyertown, Pennsylvania, woke up to a disaster. Overnight, the temperature had dropped to as low as 20 degrees F in some parts of his orchard. That cold snap was the second one in three weeks. It froze the flowers and young fruits on his peach, plum, apple, and cherry trees—destroying at
Recipe by Lex Flamm for The FruitGuys This summer salad starring creamy burrata and grilled peaches is light and satisfying, with a sweet-tart note from the balsamic dressing and a nice crunch from the almonds and pumpkin seeds. Grilling the peaches makes them extra-sweet, so our grilled peach and burrata salad recipe works particularly well for small, early-season peaches. Grab
Recipe by Donna Flamm for The FruitGuys This peach and blueberry crumble is sure to make you the star of the next barbecue or office potluck you attend. It’s best in the late spring and summer, when both peaches and blueberries are ripe, juicy, and in season. Ingredients For the Filling 6–8 fresh ripe peaches, peeled and sliced into ½-inch
It’s Sunday morning, and I’m sitting on the hard cement steps that serve as bleachers for my nine-year-old son’s baseball game. As I pull my coat over my sweatshirt to protect myself from the windy, gray San Francisco weather, a dad on our baseball team turns and holds out a Tupperware container. “Want a cherry?” he asks. He’s offering lovely,
Imagine you have two cherries sitting in your hand: One is rose-red, and the other is so dark burgundy it’s nearly black. Is it just the color that sets them apart, or is the difference between black cherries vs. red cherries more than skin deep? To find out, we spoke to two industry experts who explained what these fruit names
Spring is a funny season in the fruit world. To me, it feels like the appetizer (or, if we’re being fancy, the amuse-bouche) before a lovely meal. It’s delicious and whets our appetite, but it’s not the main course—that’s summer fruit! Still, I love the warm weather and seeing the flowers and trees bloom. And our farm partners are picking
Spring is the season for green and growing things, and that includes delicious fruits. Whether you’re snacking on sun-warmed strawberries straight from the plant or inhaling the sweet perfume of peach blossoms on your walk to work, you can always tell when the season arrives. This year, the spring equinox falls on Friday, March 20, and our Spring Fruit Guide
September brings an avalanche of fruit to Beechwood Orchards in Biglerville, Pennsylvania. For a few glorious and stressful weeks, Melissa Allen and her family are busy as bees picking peaches, apples, and Asian pears all at once. They sell their fruit at farmers’ markets and to The FruitGuys for its East Coast corporate fruit deliveries to offices like yours. “We’re
Even before I was an official FruitGuy, I had a fruit nickname. My dad called me “Plumbody” as a kid because I ate an inordinate amount of plums. I still have vague memories of pulling open a door below our stove that I used as a table/seat and sitting there to eat my fill—but I don’t remember why I liked
I’ve been a very lucky lady this summer. My parents took our entire family (including my siblings and their families) to Italy to celebrate their sixtieth wedding anniversary. Our first stop was in Venice, where almost everything happens by boat. The city had garbage boats, delivery boats, police boats, ambulance boats, and even fruit boats! On our first day in
I mentioned in my last post that my kids love nectarines; they just can’t get enough. So even though we don’t have a backyard, I thought it would be fun to see if we could grow a nectarine tree from seed. Farms generally don’t do this. They start their orchards with rootstock—hardy tree roots they can combine with the stem
I can’t get enough summer stone fruit—we’re flying through it in my house. My sons have been known to eat at least four white nectarines or peaches a day! But that bounty is starting to wind down here in California as pears and grapes arrive. It’s bittersweet to watch it happen, but you might not see the same thing: In
What do you get when a church organ builder and a fourth-generation farmer-turned-botanist marry each other? Well, in Parlier, California, you get D.E. Boldt—an organic stone fruit farm with the kind of high-tech fruit packing system that’s rare for a family operation. Meet the Farmers: Dorothy and David Boldt “If I have the green thumb, he has the greasy or
It’s 2 p.m. on a summer afternoon, and you’re staring at your office’s fruit bowl. It’s full of different varieties of plums, peaches, and nectarines. You’re not sure which fruit to grab—which plums are the sweetest again? If that scenario sounds familiar, you’re in the right place. Our team at The FruitGuys has delivered farm-fresh fruit to offices for more
Oranges and peaches have a few key things in common: They’re both round fruits with orange skin, and they taste juicy and sweet when you take a bite. But does that mean they’re in the same fruit family? Here at The FruitGuys, we’ve delivered both peaches and oranges to offices for more than 25 years—so we know all about their family
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