Specialty Items | Out of Season

Organic Kumquats (50 - 60 count)

Grown In: Terra Bella, CA

There are two varieties that we grow, Nagami and Meiwa. Both are thought to have originated in China but some varieties have come via Japan. The Nagami is oval-shaped and has a sweet peel and a tart flesh. The Meiwa is mostly round and both its flesh and skin are sweet. Both are eaten whole without peeling. Some customers have shown me that it is beneficial to roll the fruit between the palms of the hand. This ruptures the oil sacks in the skin and leaves a very pleasant aroma. The fruit grow on small compact trees with smallish leaves that grow less than 10 feet high. The tree bears early but it is usually 4-6 years old before it bears any respectable quantity of fruit. We try and pick the fruit with its stem attached. This keeps the fruit from spoiling. This, plus the small size of the fruit, makes this produce very labor intensive but oh so worth it.

Lisle Babcock knows his citrus! We love finding innovative growers like Babcock, who are committed to growing new and unusual varieties full of flavor and harvested at their peak of ripeness.  Babcock grew up in a farming family. Citrus was always a favorite -- the family grew five acres of oranges when he was young.  Lisle is also an excellent pomegranate farmer. The seeds of his fresh pomegranates are soft enough to be eaten along with the pulp. The fruit is grown by Babcock and a group of family farmers whose commitment to superior taste, hard-to-find varieties and support of organic growing methods results in unsurpassed flavor and quality.

Roasted Flax Snack Pack (10 - 2oz packets)

Roasted GOLDEN Flax Seed: Omega 3- 3800 mg Per Serving, Excellent Source of Fiber,Only 100 Calories Per Serving,Natural Energy,Healthy Snack.

The Stober family farm has been in existence for over 100 years near Goodrich, North Dakota, where flax seed has been grown for many generations. The John and Stephanie Stober family represent the 5th generation to grow up on the family farm.

Alba Clamshell Mushrooms (1 lb)

Grown In: Orlando, FL

Culinary Classics was established more than a decade ago to provide fresh game meats to restaurants, hotels and theme parks in Central Florida. The business quickly expanded to include overnight shipments to the Southeastern U.S.  In 2003, it expanded its offerings when it merged with one of the leading suppliers of wild mushrooms and fresh specialty produce.  Culinary Classics is now a dedicated specialty foods company offering next-day delivery anywhere in the U.S.  It sources the finest foods from European markets as well as domestic markets.  It is headquartered in Orlando, Florida.

Cippolini Onions

The Cippolini Onion:  Bellissimo and Delicioso!   

The Cippolini Onion can be considered the smaller, flatter, disc-shaped Italian cousin of the yellow onion.   Underneath its papery outer skins lies a firm, sweet onion that keeps its shape when roasted, boiled or grilled.  The Cippolini Onion is often given a place of honor as a stand-alone side dish alongside  holiday roasts and quality cuts of meat.  Their sweetness is especially enhanced when carmelized with balsamic vinegar.  Buon Appetito!

Onions, Etc. is owned by Derrell Kelso, Jr., a fifth-generation farmer. Derrell’s father migrated to California in 1960 from Merckal, Texas, where his father and grandfather were dry land farmers; Derrell’s uncle still farms there today. Derrell’s dad came to California as an employee of Chevron Chemical, known as Ortho, where he sold fertilizers and advised growers about horticultural issues. In 1969, the family started Kelso Truck Farm, where they grew five acres of Italian sweet onions, sweet corn, tomatoes, bell peppers, black eyed peas and many other crops for 300 families that canned and froze their fresh produce for the winter.