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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

All right.  Today is Cinco de Mayo...which means plenty of Guacamole at our home.  You know, there’s an old wive’s tale that if you leave the Avocado pit in the guacamole, it keeps your guacamole from turning brown.  So I did an experiment.  I did not use a pit.  I used actually a clear light bulb.  That way, I can look right into the Guacamole.  Your Guacamole, when exposed to the air, will turn brown because of oxidation.  But if you look right through that light bulb, the Guacamole is still nice and green.  That

A few years ago, the U.S.

Hey, Queen Elizabeth the II celebrated another birthday recently.  She turned 84.  In her last visit to the United States, several years ago, the White House chef created a salad just for the Queen.  The main ingredient happened to be the Queen's favorite salad green.  It's called Arugula.  In Englland, it’s also known as rocket lettuce, mainly because it does have a very pleasant, but very strong power to it.  In Europe it’s very, very popular.  One of the things I love to do with rocket lettuce is to mix it with spina

An apple a day keeps the doctor away?  Carrots help you see in the dark?  Well, those are not myths.  But there are many myths about produce.  Here are just 15.