Category: Weekly Update

Northwest Cherries

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Imported Citrus

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.2″ custom_padding=”|||24px||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.2″] Westlake Weekly Update 6.16.20   Featured Item: Imported Citrus  Our summer fruit bowl runneth over, with the abundance of stone fruit, berries, and melons available.  We have enjoyed everything from grilled watermelon to strawberry shortcake this last month.  As we sit and wonder what’s next,  we get a […]

Serrano Peppers from Baja

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.2″ custom_padding=”|||25px||” link_option_url=”http://52.11.233.165/market-report/”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.2″] Westlake Weekly Update 6.24.20  Featured Item: Smaller is Hotter When it comes to picking the right pepper, do you like them big or small?  Or the better question would be, how hot do you like it?  Everyone’s go-to pepper is the jalapeno when you need to add […]

Rainier Cherries

Westlake Weekly Update 7.1.20 Featured Item: We Cherr-ish Summer It is finally the first day of July! And, as we settle into our lazy summer days, don’t be so relaxed that you forget to buy and enjoy Rainier Cherries.  The season is, if we’re lucky, 6-7 weeks!  Unlike other fruits, they can only be bought and […]

Colored Potatoes

Westlake Weekly Update 7.8.20 Featured Item: California Grown Colored Potatoes Living in California, we’re so proud of our diverse state.  We’ve all seen the commercials for “Visiting California.”  It boasts you can travel from the snowy mountaintops to the sandy beaches in the span of a day, or take a dune buggy through the hot dry […]

Westlake Weekly Update 5.6.20

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.2″] Westlake Weekly Update 5.6.20  Featured Item: Jalapeno’s from Coachella Valley “some like it hot”  When you think of fruit, you might not think of spicy. But, jalapenos are actually a fruit! They are part of a unique family of fruits like tomatoes, zucchini, and eggplant, disguised as a […]

California Stone Fruit

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.2″ custom_padding=”|||24px||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.2″] Westlake Weekly Update 5.6.20    Featured Item: Just A Stone’s (fruit) Throw Away in California.   One of the first sweet signs of summer is the appearance of stone fruits, or drupes, in our produce aisles.  Yes, hotter weather means mosquitos and higher humidity, but all is […]

Playing The Long Game

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.2″ custom_padding=”|||0px||” link_option_url=”http://52.11.233.165/market-report/”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.2″] Westlake Weekly Update 2. 10. 21    Featured Item: Asparagus   In a beautiful area known as the “Pearl of the Desert,” a slender green stalk emerges from the soil towards the warm sun. The young asparagus is an unassuming crop. Today if the conditions stay optimal, […]

Minneola Tangelos From Peru

Westlake Weekly Update 7.15.20 Featured Item: Minneola Tangelos From Peru These are quite possibly the best of the best in the citrus spectrum this summer. The Minneola Tangelos are a unique hybrid, or what I like to imagine “coupling,” of white grapefruit and a tangerine. Roughly the size of a small fist with a pronounced neck, […]

Let’s Get Spicy!

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.2″ custom_padding=”|||0px||” link_option_url=”http://52.11.233.165/market-report/”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.2″] Westlake Weekly Update 3.07.21    Featured Item: Hot Peppers     We all like a little spice in our life…some even like it real spicy!  The good news is there are over 150 hot peppers, and each one has a unique flavor and level of heat, […]