The Farmers Market Box

New Jersey Apples Grower: Windrose   Seasons/Availability: Mid Summer to Early Fall Description/Taste: The New Jersey Apple has a pink, red and white variegated skin with a white flesh. It has a strawberry-like scent, sweet taste, softer texture. As it is unlike any other apple, it has an acquired taste. <<Read more about this item>> …

Dancing Demon Pluots Grower: Fitzgerald Farms   Seasons/Availability: Summer Description/Taste: Deep purple in color with a unique flavor, the pluot is a cross between a plum and an apricot. Pluots have smooth skin, like plums, and firm, juicy, sweet flesh surrounding a pit. <<Read more about this item>> THE FARMS: Fitzgerald Farms – Reedley, CA …

Lemon Cucumbers Grower: Tutti Frutti   Seasons/Availability: Summer Description/Taste: The lemon cucumber is a spherical, oval-shaped broad fruit that grows two to three inches in length. Changing color as it matures, its early, lemon-yellow color turns a golden yellow as it ripens. The mild, pleasant taste is complemented by a cool, crisp texture. Resembling a …

Baby French Melons Grower: Weiser Family Farm   Seasons/Availability: Summer Description/Taste: The Baby French is an innovative new type of melon bred by crossing an Anana and a Charentais. The result is a very sweet, rich, aromatic cantaloupe-like melon with a superb shelf life. Fruits are round to oval with an attractive netting and weighs …

Seedless Concord Grapes Grower: Murray Family Farm   Seasons/Availability: Summer Description/Taste: The Concord seedless grape is a cross between a Thompson seedless and a Concord. They are about average in size with an inky dark purple color. The Concord is a sweet variety, high in sugar and acidity. <<Read more about this item>> THE FARMS: …