The Farmers Market Box

Meiwa Kumquats Grower: Garcia Farms Description: Meiwa kumquats are distinguished by their more rounded versus oval shape and their level of sweetness. In fact they are often simply referred to as the sweet kumquat. Meiwa kumquats are entirely edible, rind, flesh and the occasional soft seeds. Meiwa kumquats have a thick, smooth oily peel with aromatic …

  Green Garlic Grower: Coleman Description: Green garlic are young, short-season garlic plants that are harvested before they begins to form mature bulbs or cloves. Green garlic range in height from 8-18″, producing thin, green stalks and small, cylindric to globular white bulbs. Green garlic has bright, piquant garlic flavor and a succulent firm texture.  THE …

Kishu Tangerines Grower: Rancho Del Sol Description: The Kishu tangerine is petite, globular-shaped and roughly the size of a golf ball. Its thin, glossy leathery and fragrant skin is attached tightly to its fragmented flesh, though it is relatively easy to peel. Its flesh is seedless, juicy and candy sweet.  THE FARMS:   Crows Pass – …

Sugar Cane Sticks Grower: Kong Thao Description: The Purple Sugar Cane is botanically known as Saccharum officinarum and is classified as a perennial grass. This Sugar Cane variety is similar in appearance to bamboo, which is 1-2″ thick and has clearly divided segments with a reddish purple outer skin. The Purple Sugar Cane produces sucrose, which …