California Cantaloupe Season and Food Safety
California Cantaloupe Season and Food Safety California Cantaloupe Season California cantaloupe season has officially begun! Harvesting of the early season California cantaloupe fields in the southern desert region of the state began earlier than anticipated, which means fresh California cantaloupes will be in stores soon if they aren’t already there! In addition to the exciting […]
Sunny, Sweet and, Most Importantly, Safe!
Sunny, Sweet and, Most Importantly, Safe! Now that Fall has arrived, we’re saying goodbye to another California cantaloupe season. This past summer, we’ve shared a lot of great cantaloupe-centric content from cute kid foods to unique Asian-inspired recipes and a trio of exciting prize giveaways! It truly has been a sunny and sweet time. The […]
CANTALOUPE: Why do I love you? Let me count the ways! By Neva Cochran, MS, RDN, LD
CANTALOUPE: Why do I love you? Let me count the ways! By Neva Cochran, MS, RDN, LD Cantaloupe stirs up wonderful childhood memories for me. My mother kept a bowl of sliced cantaloupe in the refrigerator every summer to enjoy as a sweet, crunchy snack or a dessert on a hot day. In season May […]
Thank a California Cantaloupe Farmworker
Thank a California Cantaloupe Farmworker Once again, a successful California Cantaloupe season has just about come to an end. While we’ll miss having our favorite sunny, sweet and safe melon this Winter and Spring, it’s nice to know we can count on seeing them in stores once again come April. Another thing we’ve learned we […]
7 Reasons To Eat Cantaloupe All Summer Long
7 Reasons to Eat Cantaloupe All Summer Long As the first of the early season California cantaloupe gets picked and packed and sent on its way to your local grocery store, we are rounding up seven [of the countless] reasons to eat cantaloupe all Summer long (and beyond!). With mere days until the official […]
New Produce Safety Laws Not New to California Cantaloupe Farmers
New Produce Safety Laws Not New to California Cantaloupe Farmers On January 26, 2018 fruit, nut and vegetable farmers throughout the country began being required to follow specific food safety practices under a new federal regulation known as the Produce Safety Rule. For now, the new regulation applies only to large farms, defined as those […]
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 your family healthy. That’s because California cantaloupes are […]