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Fall Fruit Guide 2021

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The Fall equinox on September 22 marks the transition to shorter days across our hemisphere. Autumn also brings an abundance of tasty fall fruit, especially the peak of apple, grape, and pear season. …

Summer Fruit Guide 2020

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Summer for many of us is tied to the memory of a perfect piece of fruit: the cherry eating contest with your sister you won that June; the first bite of the ripest peach you ever tasted in July; the …

The FruitGuys Response to COVID-19

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March 2020 We will get to the other side of this---together. We wish you, your employees, your vendors, your customers, and their families the best, and especially good health. Please let us know of …

Engage Employees With Citrus & Keep Them Healthy

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The sky may be gloomy, but citrus fruit--oranges, tangerines, lemons, limes, grapefruits, pomelos, buddha’s hand, yuzu, and kumquats--is at its peak, bursting with color and natural sweetness. It's …

The Tale of the Bronx Grape

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What's the best table grape you’ve ever eaten? We think it will be replaced by the organic Bronx seedless table grape from Lagier Ranches in Escalon, CA. These tiny globes of pleasure have been …

Q: What are the Rough Brown Spots on My Apple?

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Q: What is the rough brown texture on the top of some apples, and is it edible? A: Known as “russeting,” it is a brownish corky or netlike texture that appears on certain varieties of apples and …

What’s in My Mix?

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Q: What’s in my mix? A: You can see a list of what’s in your mix and where each item was grown in just two easy steps: Find out what kind of mix you have. Look on the side of your box, and you …

Where Does The FruitGuys Produce Come From?

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Q: Where does The FruitGuys produce come from? A: Our produce is sourced from small family farms near our regional production hubs when seasonally possible. Due to seasonality and weather …

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

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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 …

What are Gravenstein apples and how can I order them?

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Q: What are Gravenstein apples, and how can I order them? A: We're so glad you asked! Ripened in the warm summer days and sweetened by cool evening fogs, delicious sweet-tart Gravensteins are a …

How can I tell when my stone fruit is ripe?

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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 …

Is it true that The FruitGuys is not offering vegetables anymore?

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Q: Is it true that The FruitGuys is not offering vegetables anymore? A: After five years of providing the best mix of excellent organic produce that we could find each week, we have decided to …

Russeting on Apples & Pears

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Q: Why do some of my apples have brown patches on the top? Are they still good to eat? What about the spots on pears? A: It is known as russeting. Russeting is a brownish, corky or netlike texture …

FruitGuys Serving Sizes

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Q: How much is a serving of fruit? A: In terms of our mixes, we generally consider one piece of fruit equal to one serving. If a mix includes small citrus, like pixie tangerines, or small stone …

Where Does My Fruit Come From?

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The FruitGuys buys the best produce we can find from small and local farms whenever possible. Our regional hubs across the country allow us to create local networks of farms and produce wholesalers so …

Will I Get Plastic in My Box?

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Here at The FruitGuys, we work hard to make sustainable choices. We started packing our farm-fresh fruit in reusable boxes printed with water-based inks and constructed of approximately …

Fresh Fruit Storage and Ripening Tips

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Here are some basic storage and ripening guidelines for fresh fruit. Most fruits are best kept in a cool, dry place, such as on a countertop away from sunlight and heat. Humidity can speed up the …

What’s the Difference Between a “Hybrid” Fruit and a “GMO?”

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Q: What is a GMO? A: A GMO, or Genetically Modified Organism, has had its DNA altered via genetic engineering to make it more disease, pest, or chemical resistant, or to include desirable …

Why do some citrus have seeds and some don’t?

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We asked tangerine farmer Emily Thacher Ayala from Friends Ranch in Ojai, CA. She told us that seedlessness in citrus is a naturally occurring genetic mutation. In the last century, growers have …

Customer Service Answers Some Fruit Quality Questions

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Fruit Quality Grab Bag Winter can bring some challenges to keeping fruit at the appropriate temperatures during transport. Our buyers, packers, and delivery people do their best to keep fruit …

Seedless Citrus

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Q: Why do some citrus have seeds and some don’t? To find out, The FruitGuys asked Emily Thacher Ayala, farmer at Friends’ Ranch in Ojai, CA (Ventura County). Friends’ grows Pixies, not the …

Green Oranges?

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Ever see a green-tinged orange and wonder if it means the fruit isn’t ripe yet? The FruitGuys asked one of its citrus farmers, Emily Ayala of Friend’s Ranch in Ojai, CA (growers of the fabulous Pixie …

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