Jan 30, 2020

Jan 30, 2020

  Market Notes Jan 30, 2020   MANDAROSA       A new fruit has been released over the last two weeks and early results indicate it is going to be a winner.  The MandaRosa Mandarin is a cross between the Tarocco Blood Orange and the Clementine.  Also known as the...
Jan 30, 2020

Jan 23, 2020

  Market Notes Jan 23, 2020     THE QUEEN OF SPECIALTY PRODUCE MOVES UP       The produce industry lost its queen last Saturday. Frieda Kaplan was an amazing lady. She knew more about what our business was going to be than we did when we first started. We...
Jan 30, 2020

Jan 16, 2020

  Market Notes Jan 16, 2020   LET’S FACE IT…. IT’S BEEN A ROUGH WINTER       Rain, morning frost, and cool temperatures continue to impede the growth rate of baby greens. Spinach, arugula, frisee, baby kale and head lettuce are all exposed to this slow growth....
Jan 30, 2020

Jan 9, 2020

  Market Notes Jan 9, 2020   GREENS GET MEAN AND LEAN       Nothing has improved in the desert growing region. There is continued rain, frost and below normal temperatures. This creates poor yields and limits supply. All of the bad things that happen during a...
Jan 30, 2020

Dec 26,2019

  Market Notes Dec 26,2019     The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness.                                                                                                 Henry David Thoreau   10)  URBAN GARDENS – First it...

Dec 19,2019

  Market Notes Dec 19,2019     Oh, I’ll only eat loam for the holidays Cause no matter how far away I roam I can’t handle the peat or those chalky clays If it isn’t loam you’re gonna eat alone   I know that other folks will grow in peat and Eat what they...