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There are no tricks here. No play on words. These are truly vine-ripened Tomatoes. These famous vine-ripened Tomatoes are grown in Oceanside, California. And the Singh family has been growing these famous vine-ripened Tomatoes since 1940. Harry Singh Sr. immigrated from Punjab, India when he was just 16. During the second inauguration of President Ronald Reagan, Harry Singh Sr.

 Holy Peach, Batman. This Peach is huge. Mother Nature took her time to develop this sweet, crisp flavor, and this colossal size. Its original orchard variety name was GP10. It’s a Prima Gattie Peach, grown at Gerawan Farms in the San Joaquin Valley. One of the season’s very last Peaches is one of the season’s very best Peaches. It is very rare to get a great eating Peach this time of year. The Prima Gattie is that Peach. These Peaches weren&rs

If you care about taste, then you have to try the newest apple in the apple bin…Envy Apple. You may have seen this new apple and wondered what it was.  It took over 25 years to develope this apple.  In my humble produce opinion, this Envy is THE apple of 2012. The Envy Apple is a cross between a Braeburn and a Royal Gala. So is the Jazz Apple. The Jazz and the Envy are sisters. But the Envy is larger, redder and sweeter than a Jazz. You’ll love the ruby red skin and the white crisp, sweet flesh. The Env

Seed companies are doing more work with Grey Squash than any other Summer Squash right now. I recently visited one of the largest seed companies in the world and walked through their field trials in Woodland, California.  Grey Squash was everywhere.  Grey is hot. Grey is the in Squash. It’s also called Mexican Grey Squash. It has a baseball bat shape, thinner at the stem end and fatter at the blossom end. They have a cool light grey color. In my opinion, they are more tender than Zucchini. And they only have

When you’re in Ratto Country, everyone’s either “Uncle” or “Cousin.” Well, everyone’s favorite cousin is growing everyone’s favorite herb. Antone Ratto emigrated from Italy and began farming in the rich California soil in 1905. Over a century later, Ratto Brothers is still one of the finest family farms you can find in California. Over 1,000 acres in Modesto growing over 70 varieties of herbs, greens, fruits and vegetables. And king of their crops, Basil. The Italian influence in Cal