Friday, June 18, 2010

The Specialties Report

Specialty Veggies- French beans are a really good deal right now. The cooler weather legumes are struggling along with snow peas being really expensive, snaps have come down but it could be a roller coaster. All of a sudden there is very limited baby sunburst, all the baby squashes were super cheap now it is just the opposite. Teardrop tomatoes appear to be coming down as well as heirlooms. Some of the local growers will be coming in soon with their heirlooms so we will have great supplies and selection.

Seasonal Items- Ojai Pixie Tangerines are on special, we want to offer the product at a discount to help the growers move the last of their fruit this season. Blood Oranges are very limited in the wholesale market right now, we are working together with a friendly local grower who will supply us until the market receives fruit again or they are out of product, Could be 3-6 weeks until the Australian blood oranges come on the market. Gold Raspberries are really up in volume and prices are decreased. Now is the time to take advantage of this cool looking and great tasting berry. Local- Connelly Gardens is producing a crop of exceptionally good yellow wax beans and blue lake beans, not far behind is a great crop of red bell peppers. A fantastic mix of specialty herbs in the Mixed Herb Tops is available for you to garnish a range of plates from salads and appetizers to main dishes and desserts. A complement of variegated sages and special mints is mixed with other culinary standouts. Stehly Farms Organic is producing an abundance of organic blackberries and we carry them now as our regular product as much as possible. Peterson Specialty is offering tasty organic strawberries to complement their exceptional organic mixed baby lettuce.

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