Tropical Fruit
Fresh Guava (5 lbs)
$38.95 per 5 lbs
Grown In: Dade County, FL
Sweet White guavas are high in vitamin C and are quickly becoming known for there health benefits. Try some today! Creamy white flesh and very sweet. Works well in desserts especially in pies. Guava butter is a nice recipe for this item also. Vitamin C is this fruits middle name.
Fresh Gardens is a family owned and operated farm by the Petrucci Family - in the historic Redland growing area in Dade County, Florida. They have over 1000 tropical trees on their farm.
Robert Petrucci, "Farmer Bob" as he prefers to be called, says it is his job to introduce you to and get you excited about exotic tropical fruits. Fresh Gardens specializes in golden passion fruit, longans, lychees, guava, carambola, and dragon fruit - though they have other unique tropical fruit varieties in addition to these.
Hawaiian Candy Apple Bananas (3 lbs (8 - 10 count))
$26.95 per 3 lbs (8 - 10 count)
Kilauea, Hawaii
The delicious and nutritious Apple Banana is like no other. Its low in calories and high in potassium. Its naturally sweet with sucrose, fructose and glucose and a good source of fiber and Vitamin B6. And with 3 times more Vitamin C and 1 ½ times more Vitamin A then a regular banana, it’s obvious why this is Hawaii’s favorite banana!
Father-and-son team of Michael and Young Tarring spend long days together raising their special apple bananas on the slopes of Kilauea, HI. The combination of the tropical sun and life-giving rain provide ideal conditions for year-round harvests and allow them to distribute their apple bananas throughout the state and the mainland under the Hawaiian Candy Apple Bananas brand.
Hawaiian Longan (8 lbs)
$44.95 per 8 lbs
Grown In: Kurtistown, Hawaii
A round fruit the size of a large grape, it’s easy to peel, thin golden-brown skin exposes white translucent flesh surrounding a shiny black seed. The extraordinarily sweet, juicy fruit has a wonderful musky, fragrant flavor. Longan is a premier dessert fruit and is usually eaten fresh.
The Hamiltons started farming in 1979 with their fruit tree nursery. Their success led them to start growing tropical exotic fruits on old sugar cane land on the Big Island of Hawaii. Today the Hamilton’s farm about 70 acres of exotic fruits on the lower Puna slopes of the Big Island.
The Hamilton family, Hula Brothers, are growers and packers of fresh Hawaii grown exotic fruits, particularly Longan and Rambutan which are available here at FromTheFarm.com direct from the source.
Tropical Fruit Box (mix) (5 lbs)
$34.95 per 5 lbs
Grown In: Dade County, FL
Can't decide which tropical fruit variety to try? Want a little of each? Farmer Bob will select 5 pounds of his exotic tropical fruits to send to you. It is farmer's choice based on what is in season and best available. Your tropical fruit box can include any of the following fresh tropical fruits: dragon fruit, guava, longan, mamey sapote, mango, starfruit, golden passion fruit, or sapodilla.
Fresh Gardens is a family owned and operated farm by the Petrucci Family - in the historic Redland growing area in Dade County, Florida. They have over 1000 tropical trees on their farm.
Robert Petrucci, "Farmer Bob" as he prefers to be called, says it is his job to introduce you to and get you excited about exotic tropical fruits. Fresh Gardens specializes in golden passion fruit, longans, lychees, guava, carambola, and dragon fruit - though they have other unique tropical fruit varieties in addition to these.
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