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What’s the Difference Between a Peach and a Nectarine?

August 5, 2021

A sweet and fragrant stone fruit that's ripe enough to drip juice down your chin is one of the greatest joys of summer. On that nice, hot day in August when you want to enjoy some sweet, refreshing...

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How Loren Poncia from Stemple Creek Ranch Dances With Nature

July 26, 2021

“Seeing the circle of life from the first rains of the season when the grass greens up and the babies are born, all the way through life.” That’s Loren Poncia’s favorite part about ranching.  Nestl...

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Health Benefits of Peaches (It’s All in the Dirt)

July 23, 2021

Writing about the health benefits of peaches, I could focus on so many things. I could tell you that one medium sized peach has about 60 calories, 14 grams of carbohydrates, 17% of your daily value...

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Dried Fruit Made with the Power of Sunshine

July 19, 2021

I’ve been enjoying the glory of these last few weeks—the tart skin and sweet center of a Santa Rosa plum, the soft juiciness of a Fantasia nectarine, the full fragrance of a yellow peach. I’m conti...

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How to Cut a Peach

July 16, 2021

With peach season in full swing, I can’t help but hoard each deletable gem in sight. As I’ve slowly crafted a small mountain of peaches on my kitchen counter, I’ve found myself experimenting with a...

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When Are Peaches In Season?

June 30, 2021

Peaches: reminiscent of summer potlucks, beach days, and laughter with friends and family. Just seeing these beauties and their beautiful crimson blush always brightens my mood, painting me with th...

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What’s the Difference Between Apriums and Pluots?

June 24, 2021

Scouring your local grocery stores and farmer’s markets, you’re tempted by the light aroma of summer’s bountiful offerings. You recognize the assortment of colors, fragrances, and textures as the c...

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What's The Difference Between Jam, Preserve, Jelly, Marmalade, Conserve & Butter?

January 15, 2019

A lot of people ask me why we use “conserve” to describe our jams instead of just “jam” or “preserve”. There are a lot of misnomers around what a jam or preserve is. There is what we all think of a...

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