The Farmers Market Box

  Calcots Onions Grower: Crows Pass Description: The Calcot onion is not a specific variety, but is rather produced by a traditional Spanish process. This process begins with the sweet Temecula Honey onion, a Valdivia variety, which is saved from the previous season and replanted in the late summer. Now, the plant is mounded and produces …

  Meyer Lemon Grower: Rancho Del Sol Description: Meyer lemons easily differentiate themselves from the common lemon with their shape, fragrance, color and taste. They are ovate yet rounded. Their coloring is a deep brilliant yellow. Their smooth semi-thin peel is fragrant and oily. Their flesh is low acid, aromatic, floral and sweet.  THE FARMS:   …

Buddha’s Hand Grower: Rancho Del Sol Description: Buddha’s hand citron, AKA bushukan (Japanese) or fingered citron, produces deep lemon yellow fruits that vary in shape and size. The fruit splits at the opposite end of the tree’s stem forming segments that have a wild finger-like appearance, hence its given name. Its flesh is void of juice, …

Satsuma Tangerines Grower: Regier Family Farm Description: Easy-to-peel and rich orange to deep red, Satsuma tangerines, pronounced sat-SOO-ma, have a characteristic loose and often bumpy skin. A variety of the mandarin, the exotic Satsuma is quite aromatic and less acidic than other mandarins. – See more at: http://www.specialtyproduce.com/produce/Seedless_Satsuma_Tangerines_7314.php#sthash.Rum6hdcY.dpuf  THE FARMS:   Crows Pass – Temecula, CA …

Golden Russet Bosc Pear Grower: Frog Hollow Orchard Description: The Golden Russet Bosc pear is true to its name with a yellowish-white flesh and a uniformly russet brown skin. It has the classic Bosc pear shape with a long elegant neck. The Golden Russet Bosc pear may be eaten while it is crisp and firm or …