Robbie Sigona’s Produce Tips: Fava Beans
Robbie Sigona’s Produce Tips: Fava Beans Fava Beans should be… bright and green and not too rusty with brown or mottled spots. mature, full or...
Robbie Sigona’s Produce Tips: Fava Beans Fava Beans should be… bright and green and not too rusty with brown or mottled spots. mature, full or...
Robbie Sigona’s Produce Tips: Avocados Avocados ripen best off the tree and are generally delivered not-quite-ripe to farmers markets and stores. Sigona’s always has ripe...
To Hass or not to Hass Learn about the differences in two avocado varieties now available at Sigona’s: the Fuerte and the Hass. By Robbie...
Tips for Healthy Living We’ve partnered with Lite for Life, a local weight loss company, to share tips with you about taking a natural and...
by Sigona's Farmers Market · Published March 23, 2011 · Last modified February 15, 2023
Robbie Sigona’s Produce Tips: Meyer Lemons Ripe Meyers will be heavy for their size Ripe Meyer lemons will have a slight give and will have...
California Citrus Adds Zest to Winter Months There’s more to oranges than just Navels oranges. Meet the Cara Caras and Blood oranges, unique members of...
Robbie Sigona’s Produce Tips: Persimmons Choose persimmons with a healthy green calyx (stem). Older persimmons will have a dry brittle calyx. When selecting a Fuyu...
How to easily remove pomegranate arils (seeds) Our produce buyer, Robbie Sigona, demonstrates how to easily remove the arils (or seeds) from a pomegranate.
Robbie Sigona’s Produce Tips: Wild Chanterelle Mushrooms Chanterelle mushrooms are the most popular and best selling wild mushroom we carry, and at $8.95/lb. (Reg. $19.99/lb.),...
Carmelo Sigona emigrated in 1912 from Sicily, bringing with him the tradition of making his own wine. His grandson and namesake, Carmelo Sigona, co-owner of Sigona's Farmers Market, has fond memories of his grandfather making wine and serving it at family meals on Sundays. After years of wanting to make his own wine just like Grandpa Sigona, present-day Carmelo has finally made his dreams come true. Tune in for more.
Nothing is more rewarding to Rob Sigona, our passionate produce buyer, than taking a road trip to visit one of Sigona's favorite farmers. About a five hour drive from the Bay Area, nestled in the Sierra Nevada foothills, is the town of Springville. There you will find a place seemingly untouched by time; a place called home to orange grower Ron Matik of Pleasant Oaks Ranch. Since 1984 Ron has grown some of the best heirloom navel oranges in the state, if not the world: the heirloom Washington Navel. "I have yet to taste an orange that is better than ours,” says Matik. “Maybe some with the same sweetness, but never better.” And Sigona's agrees! Heirloom Washington Navels are the variety that got the whole California citrus market booming all those years ago. It takes special attention from the farmer to tend to the soil and the variety to produce such outstanding fruit. "Small farmers, such as Ron, are a dwindling breed,” says Rob Sigona. “They’re passionate caretakers of the the land that produce exceptional quality; they are the rare gems." It is an achievement to find such great tasting oranges to bring in for our customers. We are excited to announce we’ll get a load of specially picked and packed heirloom Washington Navels in our store this week, delivered directly from Pleasant Oaks Ranch. So, come on by Sigona's to enjoy a slice of California’s prized history…for FREE! You can get a bag of free Pleasant Oaks Ranch oranges starting today through March 5th with your coupon when you spend $30 or more in the store.
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