by admin | Jan 13, 2017 | Archive
Market Notes January 5, 2017 FINGER LIME OUT OF TIME It looks like the rain has created several disruptions in the normal course of harvest. While the waters are severely needed to fill the aquifers and reservations, many fruits of the season are damaged or...
by admin | Jan 6, 2017 | Archive
Market Notes December 29, 2016 2016- THIS YEAR’S TOP TEN 10) WATER LABELS – Here we go again. Labeling and inspections services are on a rocket ride straight up. The latest insanity is a products water footprint. How much water was used to grow the produce...
by admin | Dec 29, 2016 | Archive
Market Notes December 22, 2016 TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL CULINARY SPECIALTY PRODUCE CHRISTMAS SONG (To the tune of Christmas Wrapping By The Waitresses) Bah Humbug, the truck won’t show Looks like this load won’t go today Trucks and planes get all messed up Just...
by admin | Dec 23, 2016 | Archive
Market Notes December 15, 2016 IT’S ALL GOOD….ALMOST Yuma has decided to cooperate with its patterns of the past which is both unusual this year and a good thing. What this means that the warm days and the cool nights have returned. This creates optimum conditions...
by admin | Dec 16, 2016 | Archive
Market Notes December 8, 2016 ARUGULA, SPINACH AND TAT-SOI – OH MY We had a reasonably smooth transition and did not short a case for Thanksgiving sales, but now we have hit a bump. Fortunately it will be a brief one. It’s cold in the desert and the snails are...
by admin | Dec 9, 2016 | Archive
Market Notes December 1, 2016 HARVEST MOON LITERALLY BECOMES A HOT POTATO We have been bragging about the great taste and the multi-uses of the Harvest Moon Potato. We bragged about the brilliant color of the golden flesh and the smoothness of the purple skin. We...
