Category: Weekly Update

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 […]

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

[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. 18. 21    Featured Item: Artichokes I still vividly remember the first time I ate a fresh artichoke.  Growing up, I was familiar with the easy eating can variety that we mixed with mayo, cream cheese, and spinach for a party. Never had […]

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!

[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, […]

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.  […]

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!  […]

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 […]

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 […]