Category: Weekly Update

Mini Watermelons

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Pear-fection!

[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 1. 20. 21    Featured Item: D’Anjou Pears   Yes, winter is here, but don’t fear, there are wonderful fruits available this season besides citrus!  Case in point, the perfect D’Anjou pear!  It is the most popular winter pear bought and consumed during these […]

Getting to the Heart of the Matter

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Playing The Long Game

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Minneola Tangelos From Peru

[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 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. […]

Let’s Get Spicy!

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Yes, You Can-taloupe Pick the Best One!

[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 7.22.20   Featured Item: Westside Cantaloupe   Cantaloupe season is among us!  It is hands down the most popular muskmelon in the U.S.  Americans love the small oval netted melon for everything from fruit salad to prosciutto-wrapped appetizers.  What’s not to love?  These melons […]

California Strawberries

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Hatch Chile Hype

[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 7.28.20   Featured Item: Hatch Chile Hype Guess what time it is?!  It is Hatch chile season for all you “hatch heads!”  If you’re unfamiliar with what I am talking about, read on my friend because the hype is real.  Hatch chiles are exclusively […]

Mexican Papayas

[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 4. 20. 21    Featured Item: Mexican Papayas   The Mexican papaya, or pawpaw, are large fragrant fruits native to tropical areas such as Central America and southern Mexico.  If you want to get technical, they are classified as a berry and grow […]