Tag Archives: locally grown

Sigona’s Grocery Specials: May 22-28, 2013

Posted 21 May 2013 | By | Categories: Grocery specials, Weekly Specials | No Comments

Holiday Centerpieces from Sigona’s

Posted 11 December 2012 | By | Categories: News | No Comments

Holiday Centerpieces from Sigona’s Our beautiful holiday centerpieces, made from locally grown flowers, come in three different styles. Call or email our Redwood City flower department to place your order: 650.368.6993. All orders must be received no later than 5:00 p.m., Friday, Dec. 21st, 2012 Call: 650.368.6993 Local delivery is available for only $10.00!   Tazzi Mazzi [...]

Beautiful Thanksgiving Centerpieces

Posted 29 October 2012 | By | Categories: News | No Comments

Available now for pre-order at our Redwood City store Need a hostess gift? Impressing the in-laws? Our beautiful Thanksgiving centerpieces, made from locally  grown flowers and in-season produce, come in five different styles and range from $14.99 – $49.99. Call or email our flower department at our Redwood City store to place your order. All [...]

The Joys of Melon Season: Part I

Posted 25 July 2012 | By | Categories: Farm Focus, Feature Articles, Local Vendors | No Comments

I honestly love this time of year. The weather is warm and fantastic every day, the San Francisco Giants are battling for first place and the first melons of the season are arriving in our stores. And let me just say this: they are tasting really, really good right now. We get our melons from [...]

Home Sweet Home Ranch

Posted 11 July 2012 | By | Categories: Farm Focus, Feature Articles | No Comments

“You know how I stay cool all day on my tractor in 100-plus degree heat,” Paul Buxman asked me from his Sweet Home Ranch in Dinuba, CA just south of Fresno. “I place a towel under my hat and fill it full of ice every hour. The cold water just drips down onto my head [...]

Robbie Sigona’s Produce Tips: Stone Fruit

Posted 11 July 2012 | By | Categories: Produce Tips | No Comments

Stone fruit should have a slight give if you want to eat them right away. Store them in the fridge if it’s breaking or ripe and they should last four or five days. If it’s firm then leave them on the counter for a day or two until ripe and ready to eat. For Diamond [...]

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Sigona’s Fresh Press Olive Oil of the Month: July 2012

Posted 03 July 2012 | By | Categories: Olive Oil of the Month, Recipes | No Comments

July means sunny skies, celebrating our independence on the 4th and summer barbeques with friends and family. And what barbeque would be complete without a piece of mouth-watering, extra-virgin-olive-oil drizzled bread adorning your plate? That’s why we’re excited to let you know that our fresh pressed extra virgin olive oils from the southern hemisphere have [...]

Robbie Sigona’s Produce Tips: Corn

Posted 27 June 2012 | By | Categories: Produce Tips | No Comments

Getting corn from local farmers is great because it’s fresh. The sugars in corn start to convert to starch as soon as it’s picked, so corn is sweeter and more tender the fresher it is. Produce pros recommend leaving husks on the ears until you’re ready to cook, but we do offer the convenience of [...]

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Get Grillin’ with Local, Fresh-Picked Corn

Posted 27 June 2012 | By | Categories: Farm Focus, Feature Articles | No Comments

Ah, summer. Barbeques send swirls of mouth-watering scents through the air, kids run through sprinklers, you favorite fruits are now coming from local growers and iced tea is brewed in the summer sun. Speaking of barbeques, did you know you can cook almost anything on the grill? This includes corn on the cob. There is [...]