Welcome to Earl's Organic Produce.

Earl's Organic Produce is the sole 100% certified organic handler located on the San Francisco Wholesale Produce Market. We're passionate about organic produce, our growers, and our customers. That simple fact has made us the leading regional distributor of premium organic produce.

Since 1988 we've partnered with growers of all sizes across California, the Pacific Northwest, Mexico, and beyond to bring diversity, flavor, and quality to the organic marketplace year-round. We find the freshest and tastiest organic produce and distribute it to our wide range of customers such as home delivery services, restaurants, natural food co-ops, independent retailers, regional grocery markets, and national chain stores.

We invite you to learn about what we do, meet the people who grow your food, find out more about sustainable agriculture, and follow the journey of your fruits and vegetables as they travel from farm to fork.

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Peach season is finally here! The first of the Burkart Farms peaches just arrived at Earl’s. The peaches have good...

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A Bounty of Heirloom Tomatoes

May 15, 2012 | Ben Block

The heirloom tomato season is almost upon us, and soon the hoop houses will be painted with an array of vibrant reds, purples, oranges, and yellows. Below is a picture of a Purple Cherokee tomato developing out of its flower right on schedule. The flowers in the background are beginning [...]

San Francisco Produce Market Extends Lease Another 60 Years

May 14, 2012 | susan

It was an exciting Monday morning on The San Francisco Produce Market. GreenLeaf, a wholesaler on the market, hosted a press conference this morning with an announcement by San Francisco’s Mayor Ed Lee and Supervisor Malia Cohen for new legislation to approve a long-term, 60-year master lease agreement and expansion [...]

Staking English Peas

| Ben Block

At Tutti Frutti Farm more English peas have been getting staked outside as they grow taller and will be ready for harvest as the plantings in the hoop houses begin to fade away. Once the plants get large enough, stakes are spaced out and driven into the ground. Next, string [...]

The Perfect Pea

May 9, 2012 | susan

No tiny, puny, pitiful English peas here. These are the long, beautiful, delicious peas you remember from your childhood. The English pea, also known as the garden pea or green pea has a waxier, more fibrous non edible pod and must be shelled. Simply break off one end of the [...]

Sweet Cherries Are On The Way

May 8, 2012 | susan

Cherry season is almost here! I can already picture myself popping sweet, juicy cherry after cherry into my mouth, making cherry lemonade and baking a sweet cherry pie. We are hoping in about 10 days the first of the cherries will be ready to be harvested and shipped to Earl’s. [...]

Strawberry Shake

May 1, 2012 | susan

Slice up about 1 cup of strawberries, add a little sugar if the berries are still a bit tart and freeze for an hour. The frozen strawberries act like ice without diluting your shake. Add the strawberries, ½ pint of strawberry or vanilla ice cream, 1 teaspoon of vanilla and [...]

Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

April 16, 2012 | susan

strawberry-rhubarb pie www.smittenkitchen.com 1 recipe All Butter, Really Flaky Pie Dough or double-crust pie dough of your choice 3 1/2 cups (about 1 1/2 pounds, untrimmed) rhubarb, in 1/2-inch thick slices 3 1/2 cups (about 1 pound) strawberries, hulled and sliced if big, halved if tiny 1/2 cup granulated sugar [...]

Delectable Spring Asparagus Recipes

March 29, 2012 | susan

Shaved Asparagus Pizza www.smittenkitchen.com Makes 1 thin crust 12-inch pizza 1 recipe Really Simple Pizza Dough or your favorite pizza dough 1/2 pound asparagus 1/4 cup grated Parmesan 1/2 pound mozzarella, shredded or cut into small cubes 2 teaspoons olive oil 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt Several grinds black pepper 1 [...]

Sorrento Lemon Pie

February 9, 2012 | susan

Ingredients Crust: 430 ml (1¾ cups) flour 2.5 ml (½ tsp) salt 45 ml (3 tbsp) sugar 125 ml (½ cup) cold, unsalted butter, in chunks 30 ml (2 tbsp) cold vegetable shortening, in chunks Ice water, as required Filling: 4 washed lemons, juiced and zest grated 180 [...]

Limoncello Recipe

| susan

www.ranchodelsolorganics.com 10 organic Sorrento lemons 1 (750mil) bottle 100 proof vodka or 1 bottle Everclear 5 cups distilled water 4 cups sugar First wash and peel zest only, the white part makes the liquour bitter ***Using a serrated peeler makes an easier job of peeling*** *Place peels in a [...]