Mar
18
This article was written exclusively for Eat Like No One Else by Pearson Farm, a fifth-generation family-owned business dedicated to growing Georgia Peaches and Georgia Pecans. The peach is one of the quintessential summer fruits and its arrival is marked by eager anticipation every year. Throughout the summer months, the peach can be found in …
Mar
12
The Gala variety has become one of the most popular apple varieties in not only the U.S. but the entire world. When I worked for a farm at my local farmer’s market, Gala was apple that feel off our table. Now I am starting to see more new apple varieties that use Gala as one …
Feb
27
Whenever I think I spotted my last new apple variety for the season, I end up coming upon another. I found Sierra Beauty apples at Plum Market in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This variety has actually been around for quite a while. It was originally discovered in the 1890s in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. …
Feb
25
This past week on facebook, I heard a lot of hype about this new variety of mandarin called the Sumo. So of course when I spotted some last night at my local Whole Foods Market, I just had to buy them. The Sumo has an interesting back story. It was developed over a 30 year …
Feb
22
My kids love their fruit. I never have a problem with them eating enough fruit. The only issue ever is having too much fruit to finish as in an apple or pear that is too big for them to finish. Stores seemed to be attracted to selling large sized fruit, particularly with most of the …
Feb
21
It’s been a while since I reviewed a new apple variety on my site. I have had all the newer varieties available in the winter time with the exception of the one I am speaking of today. At the Fresh Market in Toledo, Ohio, I discovered the Aurora Golden Gala apple. It is a large …
Jan
24
One of my favorite sources for citrus is Plum Market in Ann Arbor, MI. They are the second best thing to go directly to California and buying mandarins directly from a farmer’s market (which I did in 2011). So when my food budget started over again for the month of January, I headed over to …
Jan
02
Happy New Year! Time for the first fruit variety review of 2012. I am at Whole Foods today, using their wonderful free wireless internet. As I walked in the door, I was immediately greeted by an apple variety never before seen by my eyes – the Candy Crisp. The apple is a nice golden color …
Dec
30
Planning to make a trip to Florida during the winter this season? Why not come back with more than a tan? Why not come back with some freshly picked oranges, that you selected off the tree yourself. As a resident of a non citrus grower state and a big fan of u-picking, I have always …
Dec
28
As a citrus lover living in a Midwestern state, I keep my eyes peeled to what’s going on to the west and south of me. Yesterday, I took a look at the California citrus crop for this year from the perspective of one farm. Tonight I am going to look at the Florida crop from …
Welcome to my blog! My name is Eric. I live in Saline, Michigan with my wife (Donna) and two daughters, Hannah (4) and Autumn (1). I started this blog in October 2009 to share my culinary experiences from making my own food from scratch to what I find at farmer's markets and grocery stores.
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