February 8th , 2024

  Market Notes February 8th , 2024  A MIGHTY WET WIND   The west coast got hit hard the past five days and many crops have suffered from the winds and the water left by torrential rains.   From a specialty point of view, arugula was amongst the hardest hit. Both...

January 18th , 2024

  Market Notes January 18th , 2024  ORGANIC RED ONIONS   It’s that time of year again.  Culinary does not really make a market in onions much less organic ones. That said, it is this time of year, just after the holidays, when this product seems to get short.  For the...

January 11 2024

  Market Notes January 11th , 2024 FRENCH FINGERLING HEARTS   It might be a little bit early to sell promotions for Valentine’s Day, but this will take a bit to get into people’s heads. This is primarily for foodservice although a lot of retail does prepared foods so...

January 4th , 2023

  Market Notes January 4th , 2023  ENDIVE     Our Belgium endive grower (from Belgium, go figure) is reporting low volume due to unusually cool weather. This does not affect the quality of the crop, but it does slow down the second growth.  Unlike domestic endive the...

December 28th , 2023

  Market Notes December 28th , 2023 10)  CULINARY CHRISTMAS SONGS VOL. 1 EXPANDS – Last season we sere beside ourselves with the global release of the Christmas songs we have written for over thirty years were professionally produced on a CD. Letdown by  many people...

December 21st, 2023

    Market NotesDecember 21st, 2023   TWENTY-NINETH ANNUAL CULINARY SPECIALTY PRODUCE CHRISTMAS SONG (To the tune of – HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS)      Here come organic laws,                                                  Here comes intelligence Brand new organic...