English Pea, garden pea, green pea. Whatever you like to call them, there is evidence that they were cultivated as long ago as 5,700 B.C. They are descended from the wild form, which is indigenous to the Eastern Mediterranean and to the Middle East. Only about 5 percent of the pea crop reaches the fresh…
Pods are edible and may be eaten fresh or cooked. Destringing pods is not necessary. Sugar Snap Peas are similar in appearance to regular pea pods, only smaller. Color will be a pale green, but, slightly darker than a snow pea. Pods are plump, edible, sweet and crunchy.
Snow peas are an excellent source of vitamin A, vitamin K, B complex vitamins and vitamin C. Most commonly available fresh pea. Flat green pods with small, immature peas inside. Pods are edible and may be eaten fresh or cooked. Destringing pods is not necessary.
Bell peppers or Sweet peppers – however you choose to call them; this mild mannered member of the capsicum family registers zero on the heat scale. Peppers are versatile and can be used raw or cooked. Herbaceous and grassy tasting, Green Bell peppers are great sauteed and served or stuffed and roasted. Essential to Creole…
Small, pointed pepper that ranges in color from bright green to greenish-black. These peppers are hot and should be used with caution. May be chopped and used in cooked or uncooked dishes. The heat scale for peppers is called the Scoville Scale. It was created by Wilbur Scoville in 1912 by using a solution of…
Sweet peppers are a fleshy-walled berry containing numerous whitish seeds in its inner cavity. The most popular variety is the bell peppers, which has four lobes and is somewhat square in shape. Certain varieties have three lobes, while others are more tapered in shape and have no lobes at all. Peppers date back to the…
Apricot is Latin for Precious, a label that this fruit has earned since it is ready to harvest earlier than other summer fruits. The Apricot is a relative of the almond and peach, and has a buttery sweet, intense flavor. It will give to gentle pressure once ripe and when halved, the pit will fall…
Although cherries most often are used in cold dishes and in breads, they are good when used as a garnish for meat dishes. Cherries also make tasty sauces or chutneys for pork, poultry, fish and beef. Do not overcook cherries. Add them during one of the last cooking steps.
Also known as a Donut Peach™, the Saturn Peach was named for its flat shape and sunken center. Descendants of the Chinese flat Peach (Peento), this variety is usually 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 inches in diameter and 1/2 inch tall with pale yellow skin tinged with a slight blush. The juicy white flesh boasts…
Indigenous to China, the Peach has made it’s journey through Persia to the Americas where it evolved into countless varieties. The peach’s characteristic fuzzy skin reveals a deep yellow flesh, sometimes speckled with red depending on variety. Known for it’s sweet flavor balanced perfectly by acidity, the peach is perfect to use in deserts and…
The Kadota is an old Fig with green to golden yellow skin and very sweet amber pulp. Kadotas are fragrant and floral, and our farmer is harvesting them when perfectly ripe. Figs that are smooth-skinned and firm are probably not tree-ripe and will likely have dry, vegetable pulp. Figs don’t ripen off the tree, so…
Our Red Chard is organically grown to provide the healthiest vitamins and minerals. It is one of the healthiest and most nutritious greens available. Originally from Sicily, Chard is common in many Mediterranean dishes. When storing, do not wash before refrigerating because it encourages spoilage and remove as much air as possible and place in…
These Plums have rich, red flesh and dark blue-black skin. They have tart flavor with a hint of sweetness to balance the flavor. We currently have the early ripening variety, Black Splendor. The red flesh is super juicy and will dye just about everything in its path. As the weather heats up try these plums…
When harvesting his Peaches, Mas and his workers go into each tree every time they harvest, gently pluck only the fruit that is truly tree ripe. Mas’s wife, daughter, and son carefully hand-pick every case of peaches destined for FreshPoint! No other Peach is as good as a Masumoto Peach! the Gold dust variety is…
A third-generation Japanese-American farmer, David “ Mas” Masumoto and his family live on their farm in central California and hand pick all of the Nectarines packed for us. The Rose Diamond is a large, firm Nectarine variety with blushing red skin. This variety has a soft texture with brilliant yellow flesh. It is deliciously sweet…
The Nasturtium Plant is often falls under the radar as a vegtable but is certainly not to be disregarded! They are best pickled, and often compared to capers! In Los Angeles, the Nasturtium plant grows across hillsides in successions throughout the year. The pods develop after the flower has withered from the heat. The Nasturtium…
A third-generation Japanese-American farmer, David “Mas” Masumoto’ s commitment to farming extends beyond the flavor of his fruit. Mas and his family live on their farm in central California. He grows organically, and is a dedicated steward of the land. As he transitioned to organic methods, Mas learned to embrace weeds (he calls them “natural…
Nantes Carrots have consistent sweet flavor with fine-grained, bright orange flesh and small light orange color. They are medium in length, about 6 inches, and are 1 ½ inches wide. Nantes Carrots are distinguishable by their blunt ended tips. They are great for juicing or eating fresh.
Just as fun as it is to say “Olallieberry”, it is to eat them! The Olallieberry has similar characteristics to the Blackberry – in color and tangy, sweet – but the Olallieberry is larger in size and sweeter than Blackberries. These plump and bumpy Berries are juicy, sweet, and delicious with deep wine-y notes. The…
Valencia Oranges are the go-to Orange for juicing because they are classified as a sweet orange and have few to no seeds! They are a very sweet variety with high acidity for a great balance of flavor. It has in fact become the most preferred and popular Orange for juicing in the United States. Valencias…