Your Produce Man's blog

If this produce item was on America’s Got Talent, Howie Mandel would proclaim, “You have the ‘Wow’ Factor.” Fresh Herbs do indeed put the extra into extraordinary flavor. Fresh Herbs provide the “wow” in any great meal you enjoy at any great restaurant. Chefs know many culinary secrets. But this one thing they are fanatical about: if you want flavor, don’t add salt. Add fresh Herbs. Take a whiff of that pizza. It’s Basil and Oregano that tempt your taste buds. The memorable arom

Hey, time for a little corn on the cob on the grill. I love corn on the cob on the grill. My wife loves putting corn in the microwave.  That does make it very quick and easy.  But for this time of year, get your Corn on the grill. By the way, when you are shucking the husk, you may notice all of that beautiful silk. Did you know there is one silk for every kernel of corn?  Pull the husk off the Corn, take all of the silk off. Next in getting your Corn ready for the grill, simply put that ear of corn right in the middle of a large sheet of tin foil.

All right. So you’ve bought the best peaches and nectarines you can find, right? Not just with red blush, but you’ve looked at the background color. You’re really happy with what you see with the background color. Now you get them home. What are you going to do?

I’m dating myself, but it’s too bad that my generation lost out on the joy of Spring English Peas. The only Peas we ate came in a can or a frozen bag. Before World War II, English Peas were very popular. But women began working in the war factories, and just didn’t have the time anymore to cook dinners from scratch, let alone shell peas for dinner. Thankfully, local farmers have been bringing the English Pea back to popularity. When I first got into the produce industry, only a few fancy chefs had the luxury of fresh E

There is almost nothing more sad than seeing rain on a ripening Bing Cherry this time of year in the Cherry Orchards of the San Joaquin Valley.  Bing Cherries live in the fast lane.  Everything about the Bing Cherry is fast.  From blossom to picking is 60 days.  That's fast.  And in the last 10 days, rain could ruin the entire crop, fast, overnight.  Growing Bing Cherries in California proves that the California farmer is not only the bravest farmer in the world, but also the biggest gambler in the world.  Over the past two weeks, Cherry Orchards have been