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Fall Fruit Guide 2023

By The FruitGuys on September 25, 2023

The Fall equinox on September 23 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. …

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Sliced Persimmon and Winter Squash Salad

By Rebecca Dienner on November 15, 2018

Recipe by Rebecca Dienner for The FruitGuys Two of winter's tastiest treats—squash and persimmon—come together in this healthy, colorful salad recipe. INGREDIENTS Winter squash, 2 cups, …

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Fall Salad with Persimmon and Pear

By Tanya Milosevich on November 10, 2016

INGREDIENTS ½ pound mixed greens, washed and spun dry Two Fuyu persimmons, seeded and sliced (peel is edible but optional) 1–2 medium-size ripe pears, seeded and sliced Juice of 1 …

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Profile: Chaffin Family Orchards

By Heidi Lewis on January 22, 2010

Oroville, CA - Oroville is a gold rush town in Butte County, CA. Oro means gold in Spanish, and during the Gold Rush prospectors stampeded over the area in a greedy frenzy. When Del Chaffin came to …

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Hachiya Persimmon

By FruitGuys Staff on November 23, 2009

Pocahontas says “It was Commodore Perry who brought seeds of the Japanese persimmon varieties to the U.S.” She also cautions us that Hachiya persimmons are not meant to be eaten firm. This delicious …

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Fuyu Persimmon

By FruitGuys Staff on November 23, 2009

Fabulous Fuyus are the non-astringent persimmons that can be eaten like apples, peel and all. They are high in vitamins C and A and are a great source of dietary fiber and manganese. Fuyu (short for …

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Orange You Glad I Said Persimmon

By Chris Mittelstaedt on November 18, 2009

There are always times you regret. Like when I was six years old, and I only knew two jokes. One was the standard knock-knock joke—“Knock, knock,” “Who’s there?” “Banana.” “Banana who?” “Knock, …

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Here’s Jeff…

By Chris Mittelstaedt on November 11, 2008

Fruit Friends—I wanted to formally introduce Jeff Koelemay, who has been filling in for me. In the spirit of the FruitGuys family, Jeff is not only a longtime employee who has done everything from …

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