On the evening of December 23, in the year 1897, the mayor of Oaxaca, Mexico, inaugurated the first Noche de los Rabanos, the Night of the Radishes. The festival honors Mexico’s introduction to the radish by the Spaniards. OAXACAN RADISHES grow to extraordinary sizes, and three days before the festival, artists begin carving these giant…
A Chinese variety, these beautiful little radishes have delicate texture and flavor. About the diameter of a Sharpie, Shunkyo Radishes yield beautiful, small slices.
Though its flavor is typically Radish, it is the Watermelon Radish’s arresting color combination makes it a perennial favorite.
Buttercup looks similar to Kabocha but with a light colored button on the blossom end of the squash. It has a very thin shell, and dark orange, sweet, smooth flesh that tastes of honey, roasted chestnuts and sweet potato. And if you’re looking for a sweet winter squash with a dry texture, this is it!…
Calabaza (abobora, ahuyama, crapaudback, Cuban squash, giraumon, toadback, West Indian pumpkin, zapallo) is a very large, spherical or slightly pear-shaped squash with a fine-grained orange-colored flesh and a flavor similar to that of a pumpkin but moister and sweeter. Calabaza is popular throughout the Caribbean as well as Central and South America. This sweet hard…
An Italian heirloom variety, Butternut Rogosa Violina Gioia has a violin shape and rustic looking, wrinkled tan skin. The flesh is deep orange and sweet perfect for desserts, roasting, stuffing and baking. They weigh around 3 lbs each. Organically grown in California’ s central valley.
Tahitian Squash is a big, beautiful Hard Squash variety with a long, thick neck and small seed cavity in its base it basically looks like a giant Butternut Squash with a stretched neck. Tahitian Squash is very dense and each piece weighs around 10 pounds. It boasts gorgeous orange flesh, rich, sweet flavor, and very…
This plump, sweet vegetable has many monikers. In most of the U.S. it is called chayote, but the Aztecs who first cultivated it called it chayotl. It is christophene or brionne in the West Indies, chochoute in Madagascar, xuxu in Brazil and pepinella, mirliton or vegetable pear in other parts of the world. And as…
We buy wonderful, sweet summer squashes from three different growers and create this beautiful mix. The current mix includes Zephyr, Ronde de Nice, Scallopini, petite Green and Gold Zucchini and three colors of Pattypan squash. Varieties will change but the mix will always includes multiple shapes and colors.
Bright yellow papaya or pear shaped FRUIT. This unique squash is beautiful and yummy. Its flavor is sweet and mild. Papaya Pear Squash is a great alternative to Zucchini and Yellow Crook and can be used in a wide variety of summer squash recipes.
Ronde de Nice Zucchini has graced tables in France for generations. These perfect globe-shaped Zucchinis are also known as Fruit-Ball Squash and Globe Zucchini. Harvested in this case at about 3-inches in diameter, this squash is perfect for stuffing and baking. The also lend themselves to being sliced into wedges and served raw for crudite…
The Tromboncino Squash, also known as Zucchetta Rampicante, the climbing squash, is generally only found in backyard gardens. This heirloom variety originates from the Northern Coast of Italy and continues to be popular amongst Northern Italians and Europeans. The Tromboncino has a long, seedless neck, with a bell shaped head. Most summer squash have a…
We have all seen GREEN ZEBRA HEIRLOOM TOMATOES. They’ re usually light green with darker green stripes. Well, thanks to Munak Farms, we have found GREEN ZEBRAs in the form nature intended…rich, ripe gold-green with green stripes. These tomatoes are truly VINE RIPE, and their color and, most importantly, flavor tell the tale. GREEN ZEBRAS…
Our Vine Ripe Red Tomatoes are fresh from the Farmers’ Market, we pick them up just days after they are picked from the vine. these Tomatoes are ripened on the vine to give the tomato ultimate flavor! These Tomatoes are great for eating fresh or cooked in any dish. We love them in primavera pasta…
Vine Ripe Heirloom Tomatoes taste so much better than the commercially grown product. A picture’s worth a thousand words but one taste is priceless. We purchase smaller variety Vine Ripe Heirloom Tomatoes from two different growers and create this beautiful mix. Through the season the mix may include Orange Oxheart, Russian Black, Persimmon, Tangerine, and…
Jolly Tomatoes are a low-acid Japanese variety. Their color is light red, both inside and out…typical of Japanese tomatoes. They have good flavor and every golf ball size Jolly has a little point at the blossom end of the 8. They are lovely, and their color and size contrasts nicely with other small tomatoes. Jollys…
Our farmer grows several varieties of fabulous Cherry Tomatoes. They’ re red, orange, orange and yellow striped, purple, yellow, green round, oblong walnut sized and smaller. Each variety is packed in a different one-pint basket and there at least four different varieties in every 12/pint flat. While every variety is amazingly sweet, each variety has…
Juicy and meaty, Marvel Stripes are large and hearty heirloom tomatoes which are making a comeback all across the United States due to their rich flavor. The Marvel Stripe is no exception. Grown in Oaxaco, Mexico since the 1800s, this 8 is heart-shaped, sweet and 8y. Its skin is yellow-orange streaked with ruby red making…
Over the past couple of years, heirloom tomatoes have experienced a real surge in popularity, but there are very few heirlooms with small size. Maybe that’s because there are plenty of small tomatoes that have great flavor, even though they’re not heirlooms. This mixed pack of small tomatoes includes red and yellow tears, red and…
Our Vine Ripe Red Tomatoes are fresh from the Farmers’ Market, we pick them up just days after they are picked from the vine. Note that the mix varieties with change from week to week depending on which varieties are ripe, but there will always be a nice mix of colors! The Mixed Heirloom Tomato…