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Summer Fruit Guide 2023

By Pia Hinckle on June 9, 2023

Do you remember biting into the first ripe peach of summer? The perfume of the fruit and the feeling of the fuzz in your hand? Summer for many of us is tied to the memory of a perfect piece of fruit. …

Filed Under: Ask the FruitGuys, Farms, Food, FruitGuys News, The FruitLife Tagged With: Angelcots, Blake Carlson, blueberries, bronx grapes, cherries, frecon farms, Fruit World, Mick Klug, Necta Pie, Peach Pies, peaches, stone fruit jam, strawberries, summer fruit, summer fruit guide, summer fruits, suncrest peach, Very Cherry Plums, what fruit is in season, what's in season

The Balance Needed in Spring

By Chris Mittelstaedt on March 21, 2023

Balance feels like something we need these days. Between wild weather (in California at least) and banking instability, finding balance for farmers and the ag industry in general has been a bit of a …

Filed Under: GoodWorks, The FruitLife Tagged With: 2022 impact report, balance, fighting hunger, GoodWorks, spring, strawberries, support farms, support small farms, sustainable agrculture, sustainable farming

The Balance Needed in Spring

By Chris Mittelstaedt on March 21, 2023

Balance feels like something we need these days. Between wild weather (in California at least) and banking instability, finding balance for farmers, and the ag industry in general has been a bit of a …

Filed Under: FruitGuys News Tagged With: 2022, 2022 impact report, b corp, balance, impact at a glance, spring, stability, strawberries, support small farms, supporting small farms, sustainable agriculture, sustainable farming, The FruitGuys, The FruitGuys GoodWorks

Summer Fruit Salads

By Miriam Wolf on June 29, 2017

Now that hot weather is upon us, all signs point to fruit salad. Many fruits are at their peak in July and August, so eating as much of your favorites as possible should be high on your summer to-do …

Filed Under: Diet and Health, Food, FruitGuys News, Recipes Tagged With: 4th of July, blueberries, honeydew mango cucumber salad, peach salad, strawberries, summer fruit salad

Ode to a Beloved Berry

By Miriam Wolf on April 15, 2016

Is there a word that brings as much hope to the heart as “springtime”? Grass, leaves, and flowers burst forth after their winter slumber, and the world smells fresh and new. And there are …

Filed Under: Food, FruitGuys News Tagged With: buying, health benefits, storage, strawberries

Chandler Strawberry

By FruitGuys Staff on July 9, 2013

Chandlers are big. Big in popularity, big in flavor and big in size. They're the ones that are big enough to slice for treats like strawberry shortcake. Or if you're short on cake-- they stand up …

Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Produce Glossary Tagged With: berry, chandler, strawberries, Strawberry

Albion Strawberry

By FruitGuys Staff on February 27, 2013

Albion strawberries are the variety that put strawberries front and center in terms of market and availability. This vigorous and big berry has made it possible to have strawberries more often …

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Spring Swooning for Summer Fruit

By Heidi Lewis on May 14, 2012

By Heidi Lewis Here they come, rolling into town— They get the hungriest looks from, everyone around— [drum fill”¦] Hey, hey, they’re the summer fruits! And they’re super duper cute! It may not …

Filed Under: Food, FruitGuys News Tagged With: berries, spring, stone fruit, storing fruit, strawberries, Strawberry, summer

Wearing It On Your Sleeve

By Chris Mittelstaedt on April 12, 2011

I’m not a good poker player. I generally say what I think, and you can read the thoughts I’m not saying across my forehead as if it were an electronic billboard streaming data for all of Times Square …

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Strawberry Orange Rhubarb Muffins

By FruitGuys Staff on May 3, 2010

INGREDIENTS 1 cup white flour 3/4 cup whole wheat flour 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup white sugar 2 teaspoons cinnamon 2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder 3/4 cup chopped rhubarb 3/4 …

Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Recipes Tagged With: central recipes, east recipes, muffins, rhubarb, strawberries, west recipes

Office to Home; Inside to Out

By Chris Mittelstaedt on April 26, 2010

In my daydreaming mind, skyscrapers in cities all across America turn Chia Pet and sprout Alfalfa as a cover crop on their roofs; highway medians spontaneously erupt with tomato vines causing traffic …

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The Spring Transition

By Chris Mittelstaedt on April 5, 2010

In the fruit world, spring is the hardest time of year. Summer brings its abundance of stone fruits, Fall its apples, pears, persimmons, and pomegranates, and Winter all varieties of citrus that grow …

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Strawberry

By FruitGuys Staff on March 5, 2010

Strawberries are a member of the rose family and, like their floral cousins, evoke sentiment. They are, after all, heart-shaped. Very delicate, strawberries must be hand-picked and rushed to a cooler. …

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Summer Fruit Guide 2023

The Balance Needed in Spring

The Balance Needed in Spring

Summer Fruit Salads

Ode to a Beloved Berry

Chandler Strawberry

Albion Strawberry

Spring Swooning for Summer Fruit

Wearing It On Your Sleeve

Strawberry Orange Rhubarb Muffins

Office to Home; Inside to Out

The Spring Transition

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Stay Fruitful!