Fresh dug fingerling new potatoes have not been cured, meaning that the skin is thin and delicate. Sunrise Organic Farm in Lompoc, CA grows beautiful red Amarosa, yellow Austrian Crescent and Purple fingerlings.

Candy Snap Grapes have a wonderful tropical, fruity and sweet taste. High sugar and low acidity with firm, crisp berries make this a favorite.

Lamb Hass avocados have exceptional flavor and are easy to peel. It is very similar in appearance to the Hass but with a large robust size. This delicious late season avocado is a cross between a Hass and Gwen avocado.

Refreshing Dragon Fruit is a delicious superfood.  It is also known as pitaya, pitahaya, or strawberry pear.  The flesh has edible seeds, and the flavor is slightly sweet and tastes like a cross between a kiwi and a pear.

Beautiful yellow bunched carrots from Sunrise Organic Farm are in season! The flavor is typically sweeter than orange carrots with nuanced flavors of celery, parsley, and parsnips. Great for eating raw in a crudité, roasted with your favorite summer herbs, served in a salad, or pickled.

Organic mini seedless Champagne California grapes are bursting with flavor. Johnni Soghomonian from Three Sisters Organic says “You can eat them in little clusters, stems and all.  You get a little fiber and fabulous flavor!.”

A Thai sweet green mango (Mamuang Kiew Sa Wei) is one of the only varietals worldwide that is sweet when green.

Temperatures over the past week reached over 100 degrees in many growing regions including Salinas Valley and Bakersfield. The heat affects our food production, putting not only the plants and fruit at risk but the people harvesting our food.

You may be familiar with the sweet, crisp carrots from Sunrise Organic Farms, or recognize their label on the boxes. But as always, there is plenty more to see when you look deeper: our latest visit with the farmers highlighted their personal touch – a story of family, community, and innovation, of the hard work and good humor needed to make it as farmers in this era.