Late Summer Cantaloupe Meal
As we round the corner to Labor Day weekend, it’s time to sit back and enjoy the bounty of the season. Farmers markets and grocery stores are piled high with summer’s spoils — including, of course, cantaloupes. The cantaloupes you find this time of year are incredibly sweet ...
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Archives for August 2014
Meet The Farmer: Berj Moosekian
Meet The Farmer: Berj Moosekian
Berj Moosekian followed his family into the California cantaloupe business. Since 1915, V.H. Azhderian & Company has been growing and shipping from California’s the San Joaquin Valley — but as Berj tells it, the story spans more than 100 years and two ...
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More About Growing & Harvesting California Cantaloupes
More About Growing & Harvesting California Cantaloupes
When you buy a California cantaloupe, you can rest assured that the fruit was grown and harvested in the safest conditions possible.
From the field to your table, California cantaloupes go through the strictest safety guidelines to keep you and ...
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Meet the Farmer: Garrett Patricio
Meet the Farmer: Garrett Patricio
Garrett Patricio started his career as a certified public accountant and a lawyer in San Francisco and Fresno, but found his calling when he went to work for his family’s business, Westside Produce.
Garrett was one of three young hires brought on in 2005 to help ...
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