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Fruits and Vegetables

Fruit Prices Roundup 12/30

December 30, 2009

This is a GREAT week to get Satsuma mandarin oranges everywhere! All grocery store prices starts from today 12/30 through 1/5. Satsuma mandarins $.99/lb (organic) Davis Food Co-op $1.37/lb (organic) Nugget $0.69/lb Yolo Fruits Stand Lemons 4 for $1 Nugget 3 for $1 Yolo Fruits Stand Apples $.79/lb Safeway $.89/lb Yolo Fruit Stand $.99/lb Savemart [...]

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Satsuma Mandarin Oranges: Why You Should Eat

November 29, 2009

Why you should eat Satsuma mandarin oranges right now: They’re in season, which means they’re inexpensive. See prices of the Satsuma mandarin oranges from Sacramento this week. Satsumas are good food for the cold and flu season: According to a U.S. government study, the satsumas from Placer County in California (less than an hour from [...]

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Savings from the Farmers Market- Bless the California Bounty

November 29, 2009

Over 20 lbs of persimmons, pomegranates and satsuma mandarin oranges: $25 Opportunity to chat with growers: Priceless (Prices from the Sacramento Farmers Market) Apples: Organic $2/lb, Conventional from Apple Hill Patrick’s Garden $1/lb Pomegranates: $1 – $1.5 /lb, from Bradburn Farm in Madera, CA. I asked the grower why the price difference, and he said [...]

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Fruit Prices Roundup 11/25

November 27, 2009

These are the prices I see for the past week (except noted) for Sacramento and Davis area, they’re for conventional fruits unless noted: Apples Nugget organic granny smith $0.97/lb Raley’s fuji $1.27/lb, jazz apples $1.49/lb Davis Food Co-op organic pacific rose $1.49/lb (starting 11/25), gala $1.69/lb, organic fuji apples $1.99/lb, organic gala apples $5.59/3lb Pears [...]

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Fruit Highlight – Persimmon

November 15, 2009

From my trusted and well used copy of Field Guide to Produce : Early European settlers learned to eat persimmon from Native American tribes, who left the fruit on the tree well into October to ripen it thoroughly and enhance its sweetness (translation – persimmon now is REALLY sweet!). Persimmon’s wild ancestor grew in China, [...]

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$10 off Organic Produce – Farm Fresh to You

November 9, 2009

Farm Fresh to You is a local Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm located in Capay, CA. They also have a store in the Ferry Building in San Francisco. After you signed up, every week you get a 100% organic produce box delivered to your home, in the San Francisco Bay, Sacramento and Los Angles area. [...]

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Fruit Prices Roundup 11/4

November 9, 2009

For Sacramento and Davis area, all prices from 11/4-11/11. Apples Pedrick Produce fuji apples $0.89/lb, red delicious $0.69/lb Nugget fuji apples $0.97/lb, Safeway honeycrisp $1.99/lb Pears Pedrick Produce bartlett pears $0.39/lb (4 lb bag), Asian pear $0.99/lb Raley’s bartlett pears $0.99/lb Berries Nugget blueberries 4.4 oz $2 each Savemart 6 oz raspberries or 4.4 oz [...]

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Sacramento Farmers Market Fall Bounty ($4/flat Organic Eggs)

October 25, 2009

This week is P&P (pear and persimmon) week. As always, the fabulous Sacramento Sunday Farmers Market under the freeway is packed. There is a reason why major Sacramento chefs, such as Patrick Mulvaney, are regulars. I felt that I could keep writing about this place – so many vendors and such variety! See a previous [...]

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Pedrick Produce – Fresh and Cheap

October 17, 2009

I love that at where we are, we have access two of the best local “road-side” produce stand – Pedrick Produce and Yolo Fruits Stand. Pedrick Produce is located between Davis and Dixon, on 6850 Sievers Road, Dixon, CA 95620, next to a gas station. Look for the circular roof building. Similar to Yolo Fruits [...]

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Fruit Prices Roundup 10/14

October 16, 2009

For Sacramento and Davis area, all prices from 10/14-10/21 except as noted. Bold = recommended. Check out previous weeks’ fruit prices around town here. Apples Savemart fuji apple $0.69/lb Pedrick Produce fuji $0.89/lb (4-7 lb bags) Safeway 3lb organic apples 3 lb bag $2.99 Davis Food Co-op, Organic: fuji $1.19/lb (till 10/17) Raley’s honeycrisp or [...]

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Fruit Prices Roundup 10/7

October 9, 2009

For Sacramento and Davis area, all prices from 10/7-10/13 except as noted Apples Safeway fuji apples $0.88/lb Nugget gala apples $0.87/lb, organic granny smith $1.47/lb Raley’s gala apple $1.49/lb Davis Food Co-op, Conventional: granny smith $0.99/lb, fuji $1.59/lb Davis Food Co-op, Organic: golden delicious, gala apples $1.99/lb, granny smith $1.49/lb, fuji 3 lb bag $4.99/lb. [...]

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Yolo Fruit Stand, Thoughts on Organic Grapes

October 2, 2009

Some of what I got from the Yolo Fruit Stand today. It’s one of the “best kept secret” in the area I believe. It’s is between West Sacramento and Davis, just after you crossed the Yolo Bypass near the Davis side. It sells locally sourced vegetables and fruits to maintain competitive prices, and also have [...]

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Sacramento Area Fruits and Vegetables Prices 10/2

October 2, 2009

A sample of this week’s prices. Looks like other than my favorite Sacramento Farmers Market, Yolo Fruit Stand is the place to get fruits this week   (Bold = recommended). Grocery store prices from 9/30-10/6. Apples Yolo Fruit Stand small gala apples $0.49/lb Nugget organic fuji apples $1.37/lb Savemart golden delicious apple $0.99/lb Raley’s gala [...]

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Fruit Prices 9/25 Roundup

September 25, 2009

Looks like another great week for apples and pears. Nugget is really lowering their prices on fruits. 9/23 – 9/29 for all  stores. (Bold = recommended) Apples Davis Food Co-op organic Gala apples $3.99/3 lb bag = $1.33/lb, organic Granny Smith apples $1.49/lb, organic Braeburn/Gala Apples $1.99/lb Davis Food Co-op  Fuji apples $1.59/lb, Gala apples $1.69/lb, [...]

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