Episode 215 - Best Fruit to Buy in March 2024

In episode 215 learn what fruit you should be looking out for in the grocery store during the month of March.

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Hey everyone,

We are now in the month of March. A time when winter becomes spring. How will that effect what you are finding for fruit in the grocery store? It's time to talk about what types of fruit you should be putting in your grocery cart this month with the help of our March Fruit Picks.

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Now onto today's episode.

Great news if you are a citrus fan, the season is far from being over yet. I am going to be heading to California later this month, so I will be heading to the local farmers markets and getting my pick of the best citrus I have had this season. I will be looking for mandarin varieties like Shasta Gold, Gold Nugget, Tahoe Gold, and Yosemite Gold. Also I love to buy blood oranges later in the season. That is when they are most beautiful and flavorful.

You can't talk about citrus in March without mentioning Ojai Pixie Tangerines. These sweet little gems are easy to peel and filled with oh so much flavor. They are grown by a corporate of growers in the mountains of Ojai, California, north of Los Angeles. Many years back I got to visit one of the farms during the season. It's a beautiful place to be growing fruit. I am looking forward to having my first Pixie of the season. You can find them loose by the pound or marketed by Melissa's produce in bags.

We are getting later into the Sumo Citrus season but you still should be able to find them through the entire month.

Costco has been my go-to place lately to buy grapes. I have been getting all the fruity Candy Hearts and Candy Dreams grapes. Both of these varieties are outstanding. If you love Cotton Candy grapes you need to try these varieties as well.

What I am most excited about with grapes this month is Muscat Grapes from Chile. These grapes have such an unique flavor. They have a floral taste to them. Very yummy. The grapes are a rosy green color and tend to come in pink colored packaging. Whole Foods Market is the most reliable place to find them. Other stores will them as well but I wouldn't call them widely available.

It's now 6 months since the domestic apple harvest was underway. So it's all about finding apples that stay crisp for a long time in storage. Apples that were made by crossing another apple with Honeycrisp are good choices. Those would include EverCrisp, Cosmic Crisp, and Wild Twist. Until apple season begins a new these are the 3 varieties I will be buying the most.

In terms of berries, strawberries are going to be the most affordable this month in general. They are in season in California as well as in southern states. I have gotten some great local strawberries in Louisiana in March. I have seen some great deals on strawberries so watch for them in your local grocery store ads.

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