Author: westlake_jennie

Knutzen Farms

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.1″ 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 9.22.21   Featured Item: Knutzen Farms   “A Family’s Passion for Potatoes”   Coming into the Northwestern corner of Washington state, you’ll see fields of flourishing crops and rows of tulips depending on the time of year, but the true gem is just […]

Pumpkins

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.1″ custom_padding=”|||0px||” link_option_url=”http://52.11.233.165/market-report/” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.2″] Westlake Weekly Update 9.28.21   Featured Item: Pretty Pumpkins People are pretty picky when picking pretty pumpkins. Can you say that fives time fast?  But the truth is, with such a plethora of pumpkins to choose from, it can be a bit overwhelming when […]

Honeycrisp Apples

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.1″ 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 9.15.21   Featured Item: Honeycrisp Apples   I have a confession to make; I prefer apples to pumpkins in the fall.  I know… I know… it’s all about pumpkin-spiced everything around this time of year, but for me, it’s all about them apples!  […]

Seasonal Gourds

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.1″ 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 9.8.21   Featured Item: Gourd Vibes Only As the leaves turn to tints of reddish-orange, it’s time to head to the market to bring home the knobbiest, knurliest, and gnarliest Cucurbit fruits you can find—that’s right, it’s decorative gourd season once again, folks.  […]

Mini Watermelons

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.1″ 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 9.1.21    Featured Item: Bigger is not always better I am a sucker for things in miniature size.  Take, for instance, those cute little jam jars you get at brunch or those tiny tabasco bottles when you order room service?  I swoon over […]

Pasilla Peppers

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.1″ 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 8.25.21    Featured Item: Pasilla Pepper aka Poblano Pepper Ok, folks, let’s talk peppers.  There are so many different types of chili peppers grown and available, and it’s hard to know the difference between one and another.  It’s even hard to agree on […]

Gala Apples

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.1″ 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 8.18.21    Featured Item: Gotta Get Galas   There are some time-honored back-to-school traditions that we still hold onto, such as gifting a teacher with an apple on the first day of school.  In fact, the apple has become a symbol for teachers […]

Hatch Chiles

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.1″ 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 8.4.21    Featured Item: Hatch Hype   As we roll into August, most of us have school on the brain.  We’re out there bulk buying pencils, pens, and notebooks. But in the Southwest, everyone has Hatch fever!  They’re stocking up on Hatch chiles […]

La Calera and Imported Citrus

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.1″ 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 7.28.21    Featured Item: Imported Citrus We have lots of great fruits available during the hot summer months, but that doesn’t mean we don’t crave an easy peeling mandarin or a juicy orange.  After all, what’s easier to eat at the beach, a […]

California Bartlett Pears

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.2″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.1″ 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 7.7.21    Featured Item: Eureka!   California struck it rich in 1849, and I’m not talking about gold.  What the most successful early settlers actually discovered was a golden fruit…the Bartlett pear.  During the gold rush, travelers brought the Williams pear or Bartlett […]