Robbie Sigona’s Produce Tips: Squash
Robbie Sigona’s Produce Tips for Squash Squash should be firm with no softness to them. Soft spots or shrivel happen when they are old. As...
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Robbie Sigona’s Produce Tips: Local, Fresh Romano Beans
Robbie Sigona is produce buyer for both the Redwood City and Palo Alto Sigona’s Farmers Market locations. He works with local farmers and scours the...
Robbie’s Produce Tips: Heirloom Tomatoes
Heirloom Tomatoes Selecting heirloom tomatoes is different than other tomatoes. These beauties should have a slight give. Even when soft, (picked super-ripe) they’re sweet, juicy, full...
Farm Focus: Just-Picked Corn for your BBQ!
Just-Picked Corn for your BBQ! By Robbie Sigona Pools, sunscreen, watermelon, barbecues, Gizdich pies, corn on the cob…all of these just scream summer! We’re lucky to...
Summer’s Delight: Unique & Heirloom Melons at Sigona’s
Summer’s Delight: Unique & Heirloom Melons By Robbie Sigona As we move into the height of summer, more melons make their way to our stores....
John’s DFN Pick: Local Shelled Walnuts
New Crop Shelled Walnuts Raw Light Halves & Pieces Special $2.99 (7 oz.) Reg. $4.99 Our walnuts come from Hollister, California– an area I’m...
Robbie Sigona’s Produce Tips: Local Cantaloupe
Press very gently on the end opposite the stem end, there should be a slight give. For melons with ribs or netted flesh like the...
Treasured Heirloom Blenheim Apricots Available Now
Treasured Heirloom Blenheim Apricots Available Now Rich, complex-flavored Blenheims are a local gem with a fleeting and extremely short season. By Robbie Sigona Heirloom Blenheim...
Robbie Sigona’s Produce Tips: Corn
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...
Robbie Sigona’s Produce Tips: Morel Mushrooms
Robbie Sigona is produce buyer for both the Redwood City and Palo Alto Sigona’s Farmers Market locations. He works with local farmers and scours the...
