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John Sigona’s Pick of the Week: California Raw Sprouted Gourmet Almonds
John Sigona’s dried fruit and nut selection of the week is raw sprouted gourmet almonds. Special $2.99 (5 oz. container) Regular $4.99 Our live, healthy...
Health Tips: Kernals of Corn
Nothing evokes images of summer for me more than ears of corn. While most corn in the US is grown in the heartland, I remember...
Health Tips: Fearful Fats
What do I mean by the “fearful fats”? It’s the dreaded “fat” that we have come to associate with a higher risk of heart disease...
John Sigona’s Pick of the Week: Wild-Grown, Hand-Harvested Black Walnuts
John Sigona’s dried fruit and nut selection of the week is wild-grown, hand-harvested black walnuts. 4 oz. Container – $1.99 (Reg. $3.99) Featuring my best...
Robbie’s Produce Tips: Yellow Peaches
Choose peaches that have a nice yellow background and aren’t too green. Turn your peach over and look at the stem end for ripeness. Peaches...
In the Kitchen Featuring: Local Nectarines
Nectarine-Banana-Mango Smoothie Smoothies are great because they’re easy for breakfast or just a simple snack. Serves 1-2. Ingredients: 1 cup chopped fresh nectarine One large...
In the Kitchen Bonus Feature: Classic Cherries
Seared Chicken Salad with Green Beans, Almonds and Fresh Cherries What a great way to incorporate some local, fresh summer produce! With the chicken, Blue...
Health Tips: Nectarine Nutrition
The temperatures are rising and summer is right around the corner. Fortunately, that means that fruits like nectarines and peaches are ripening and becoming abundant...
Farmer Spotlight: Paul Buxman
“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...