Cantaloupe for a Festive Halloween
Halloween is just around the corner, which means it’s time to get ready for the celebration of the second largest holiday! With California’s long cantaloupe growing season, we have autumn access to the sweet orange fruit, which makes for a festive addition to your ...
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Meet the Farmer: Bill Colace
Meet the Farmer: Bill Colace
Around the country, most farmers are celebrating another harvest and looking forward to the fallow winter season. However, at Five Crowns Marketing, located in the Imperial Valley in very southern California, the last crop of cantaloupes will not be harvested until mid-October. ...
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#EatYourColors BabyCook Giveaway
#EatYourColors BabyCook Giveaway
BEABA USA and California Cantaloupes have decided to partner and take a step towards encouraging families to feed their babies with fresh ingredients. Studies show that babies who are fed nutritious, healthy diets grow into stronger kids and better-adjusted eaters than ...
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Late Summer Cantaloupe Meal
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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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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California Cantaloupe Farmers Launch Sweepstakes!
California Cantaloupe Farmers Launch Sweepstakes!
Summer Time Yum & Cantaloupe Fun! Enter to win a free $100 grocery giftcard from California Cantaloupe Farmers!
Are you a fresh cantaloupe fan? Tell California Cantaloupes about it and you could win a $100 gift card to your favorite local grocery ...
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Cantaloupe Cocktails for all Occasions
Cantaloupe Cocktails for all Occasions
It’s summer cocktail season! Time to kick back on the patio and enjoy a round or two with friends. This summer, step up your spirits game with a secret ingredient: cantaloupe. This super-refreshing fruit creates a different — and unexpected — dynamic in standard ...
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Meet the Farmer: Alec Smith
The California Cantaloupe Honest to Goodness Blog is planning a series of posts to introduce cantaloupe lovers to the people who grow their favorite fruit.
When we called cantaloupe farmer Alec Smith, of Turlock Fruit Company in Central California, he picked up the phone and the first thing he said was ...
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