Robbie Sigona’s Produce Tips: Strawberries
Robbie Sigona’s Produce Tips: Strawberries Strawberries should be… Fragrant. There’s no denying the strong, sweet scent of a fresh strawberry! Full red in color with...
Robbie Sigona’s Produce Tips: Strawberries Strawberries should be… Fragrant. There’s no denying the strong, sweet scent of a fresh strawberry! Full red in color with...
Eating Greens is a Special Treat By Carmelo Sigona “Eating greens is a special treat” may seem more appropriate for Bambi’s buddy Thumper the rabbit...
Avocados ripen best off the tree and are generally delivered not-quite-ripe to farmers markets and stores. Sigona’s always has ripe avocados available for our...
Robbie Sigona’s Produce Tips: Navel Oranges Choose oranges that are smooth skinned, deep orange in color, heavy for their weight and free of blemishes. Russeting,...
by Sigona's Farmers Market · Published November 28, 2017 · Last modified November 27, 2017
Diane Rezendes, food writer For most of us, cranberries are a seasonal thing, not to be given much thought after Christmas – at the latest....
by Sigona's Farmers Market · Published October 31, 2017 · Last modified October 30, 2017
One of my favorite fall treats is the pear. We’ve been buying pears from Meyer orchards for many years. They are a 3rd generation family well-...
by Sigona's Farmers Market · Published October 17, 2017 · Last modified October 16, 2017
No matter the color, whether white, purple, orange or green, cauliflower should be free of brown spots. The “jacket” of leaves should be green and...
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...
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...
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....
If you know, you know! Our longtime customers know when we say these two fruits are available, they need to hurry in to the market! The season for heirloom Santa Rosa plums and heirloom Blenheim apricots will be done before you know it. You can't find these treasures just anywhere, and Sigona's is honored to work with the local growers to bring in these favorites. Find us in two San Francisco Bay Area locations: in Redwood City across from Costco and Palo Alto in the Stanford Shopping Center.
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