Certified Organic

May 2026
We are about to launch headlong into the organic summer fruit season, and I encourage all of us to enjoy it with abandon.

August 2025
I wonder if everyone has a difficult time refraining from filling their basket with the entire season’s bounty of wonderfully delicious produce when they shop this time of year?

July 2023
I LOVE camping! Sleeping in a tent, sunrise coffee, walking under a canopy of stars, briskly cold lake or river swimming on a hot day, and of course—if it’s not summer in California—sitting by the campfire at night.

January 2023
Eating lots of really good produce and making that the delicious primary source of my calories is my diet tactic during this month of resolutions when so many of us try to change our relationship with food.

August 2021
We see them all year long in our favorite grocery stores in all shapes, packages and sizes. Most suffice when needed for a basic recipe, but despite the excellent appearance of some new breeds and the advanced storing and growing techniques, most taste just ok.

July 2021
While merchandising in the produce department one Friday, I watched a customer pick out an organic pineapple. He would flick it with his index finger to check for ripeness as he picked up each one. 

August 2020
What's your favorite? What's your best friend's favorite? How about your partner? Can you name theirs? It's fun to ask, and you may be surprised at the answer.

September 2019
This year it was organic tomatoes for me. I tried them in June… good color but not the flavor I wanted. I dabbled and sampled throughout July… 

October 2019
My apologies for taking liberties with Deep in the Heart of Texas but you must admit there is lots to get excited about this time of year.