PICKING BC CHERRIES ON WEDNESDAY

I am always excited at the beginning of another year of picking fresh Canadian Cherries. Most of the best cherry varieties grown in the world today originated at the Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre in Summerland, British Columbia, Canada. Canadian cherries are known around the globe as the best in the world. ...

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Hot Peppers

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Easily remove seeds from Oranges and Grapefruit

Ruby Red Grapefruit Honey Tangerine Some of the best varieties of oranges and grapefruit have seeds. Seeded varieties of citrus are usually sweeter and much healthier to eat. Check out my short video... I show you how to remove seeds quickly and easily. I especially love to eat Florida Honey Tangerines and Texas Rio Star grapefruit but hate chomping on the seeds and cleaning them off the floor of my produce store when I was in retail. This...

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How to buy Figs

Green Kadota Figs Black Mission Figs Green Calimyrna Figs Brown Turkey Figs Fresh Figs on tree Fresh Figs on tree If you haven't had the pleasure of enjoying fresh figs before you're truly missing out. Sweet as sugar, figs are fantastic whether eaten fresh out of hand or used in desserts. The most popular figs sold in North American markets are the green calimyrna and black mission varieties. But the green kadota and brown turkey...

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The Gac Fruit a curiosity

Ripe Gac Fruit Gac Fruit Plant Gac Interior of Gac Fruit Gac Fruit Plants My wife Kim used to eat this unusual gourd as a child in Vietnam. Discussing Gac fruit brings back fond memories for her. We have travelled through Vietnam on ocassion and there are still a few fruit in the world that have captured my curiosity. The Gac fruit is one of these curiosities. It is not always convenient to stop at a road side fruit stand and sample...

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How to buy Strawberries

Fresh Strawberries in the Garden Fresh picked Everbearing Strawberries Strawberry Fields I'm a strawberry lover and when I come across a good batch I hate sharing. I used to hide the best fruit in the back of my store and dole it out sparingly to my favorite customers. They would come in and say "Ok Rick, out with it! What's good today and where are you hiding it!". I have sold millions of pounds of strawberries over the years and become...

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Picking Cherries in Chile

C-14 aka Royal Dawn Cherries C-14 Cherries Rainier Cherries Rainier Cherries We started picking C-14 (Royal Dawn) cherries a few days ago in Chile. C-14 is a very nice variety, so juicy, big size and it tastes wonderful. You will notice in the photos that they have a little nose bump, this doesn't affect the taste or quality. I love eating cherries fresh off the tree, at the beginning of the season I always stuff myself full. These will...

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Red Striped Lapin Cherries

Red-Striped Lapins Cherry This is a new variety of cherry that appeared in the midst of the orchards last year. A oddball looking cherry that looks alot like the Rainier variety. We have grafted a few trees and will watch how they progress over the next couple of years. Quite unique with its yellow and purple flesh. Who knows you may see these in your local supermarkets one day in the not too distant future...

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Harvesting Green Peppers

Young Pepper Plants Young Green Pepper Young Pepper Plants No.1 Grade Extra Large Green Peppers Young Pepper Plants No.2 Grade Green Peppers I always like to inspect produce first hand in the field and at the packing shed whenever possible. It's much easier to spot potential problems and manage at the farm level. I've included a few shots of some young pepper fields in Oliver, B.C. taken in early July. This is a popular region to...

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A Few Cherry Pics

Staccato Cherries Centennial Cherries Lapin Cherries Lapin Cherries Sweetheart Cherries Packing Line in Wenatchee, WA Besides growing and packing our own fruit each season, I spend countless hours inspecting cherry orchards during harvest. Controlling the fruit from orchard to supermarket is very important to me. I travel extensively during the growing seasons, I drove about 12,000 kms this year in Washington and British Columbia in...

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