by admin | Aug 11, 2017 | Archive
Market Notes August 3, 2017 IT’S TOO DARN HOT The rain was necessary and restrictive but this heat is downright oppressive. It is most certainly a bad time to be a baby green. This began a few weeks ago with the wilting of the arugula followed quickly by the...
by admin | Aug 4, 2017 | Archive
Market Notes July 27, 2017 GREEN GAGE PLUMS This is rare! This is Andy’s! This is available! This year Andy’s Orchards is going to have a good sized crop of Green Gage Plums. They are packed in 5# bulk boxes which contain about 60 to 80 pieces. They will be...
by admin | Jul 27, 2017 | Archive
Market Notes July 20, 2017 WE CAN’T BEAT THE HEAT The central coast of California is where most of our baby greens come from. While the southern part of the central valley is suffering from the threat of fire, the northern part is suffering from intense heat. It has...
by admin | Jul 21, 2017 | Archive
Market Notes July 13, 2017 FINGERLING COLOR CONFUSION Another problem caused by the two-hundred plus lost acers is the variety of colors available to pack. When we first started the season our mix included a yellow, a red and a purple fingerling all in good contrast...
by admin | Jul 13, 2017 | Archive
Market Notes July 7, 2017 MONTEREY MADNESS Over the next 4 weeks there will be two major produce gatherings in Monterey, California. The first, in the next ten days is the Organic Food Show and at the end of the month the Foodservice PMA is at the same location....
