Robbie’s Produce Tips: Shallots
Shallots should be firm with no soft spots on them. Since they’re a little more delicate than an onion, they don’t store quite as well....
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Robbie’s Produce Tips: Local Greens
Fall is a great time to buy your local greens. The weather is perfectly cool – but not too cold – to produce really nice...
Robbie’s Produce Tips: Wild Local Mushrooms
Fresh, wild local mushrooms – especially Porcini and Matsutake – have a rather short season so get them while you can. Choose mushrooms that are...
Robbie’s Produce Tips: Transitioning from Summer to Fall
Now that we’re transitioning from summer to fall, it’s time to start thinking about autumn fruits and veggies. Pomegranates: Now is the season for wonderful...
Robbie’s Produce Tips: Pumpkins & Squash
It’s a great time to take advantage of local pumpkin and squash items we’re getting locally from Spina Farms in Morgan Hill and additional farmers...
Robbie’s Produce Tips: Heirloom Apples
Our local heirloom apples are different because of all the factors that go into the taste of the fruit. Soil, climate and weather conditions are...
Robbie’s Produce Tips: Staying Fit This Autumn Season
Apple season will be in full swing and Sigona’s will have 40-50 or so varieties, including everything from local to heirloom. Apples are a great...
Robbie’s Produce Tips: What’s Hot for Labor Day
New crop of local apples are just coming in from California, including Galas from the Stockton area and Gravensteins from Mendocino County. Vince Gizdich is...
Robbie’s Produce Tips: Heirloom Cantaloupe
How to select the perfect heirloom cantaloupe: To find a ripe heirloom cantaloupe, look for a golden color under the netting and a golden hue...
Robbie Sigona's Produce Tips: cherries, peaches & nectarines
Robbie Sigona’s Produce Tips: What’s New This week: We have in our famous, local Bing cherries from Andy Mariani’s orchard in Santa Clara Valley…just south...
