Melon Toolkit
Use this collection of resources to educate, entice and delight staff and shoppers, keeping melon sales strong past Labor Day!
Stone Fruit Toolkit
Ring the bell and sound the alarm – stone fruit harvest is starting in California with the first organic apricots hitting OGC’s docks this week and red cherries following closely behind. By June, the first nectarines and peaches will arrive and finally plums and pluots.
To help guide you through this delicious season, we’ve put together a Stone Fruit Toolkit full of resources.
Melon Minute Video Series
With grower partners from Mexico, up through California and the Northwest, OGC will keep your shoppers in a melon state of mind all season.
Gem Avocado Toolkit
There’s a lot to love about this “gem” of an avocado. California born and bred, it's large, nutty and delicious. Plus, it's great for growers and the planet too—since the trees are smaller, they require less labor, land and water to grow.
Harvesting Wisdom: Unlock the Magic of Melons
Organic melons kick off their season in April/May from Mexico with a limited selection. As harvest moves north to California, two primary regions contribute: the desert offers fruit in June/July, while the Central Valley starts in early June and extends through the fall. The Northwest season begins in mid-July, peaks in early August, and concludes as the weather cools in early September. OGC wraps up the season with a limited offering from Mexico in October and November.
Rhubarb Toolkit
Organic rhubarb thrives in the cool, wet conditions of the Pacific Northwest, which makes this region a natural home for some of the best-looking (and best-tasting) rhubarb around. These bright pink stems develop their signature tang in rich floodplain soils shaped by the Missoula floods thousands of years ago.
Import Pear Toolkit
It may be springtime in our neck of the woods, but folks in Argentina are getting ready for fall, and that means it’s time for exceptional import pears. OGC sources organic pears from Argentina during months when the Northwest options have dwindled, and the California crop is still months away.
‘Quat Spot
With citrus season in full swing, kumquats are available in volume to bring zesty flavor to dishes, drinks and snack time. Mandarinquats and Centennial, Meiwa and Nagami kumquats are all small, bright orange fruits that can be eaten whole. The aromatic peel is the sweetest part, and its flavor helps offset the tartness of the juice inside.
Citrus Smarts Video Series
Harvest is in full swing and OGC is thrilled to be the Pacific Northwest's best source for all that zesty goodness. Check out our brand-new video series “Citrus Smarts” for all things citrus this season!
Ladybug Brand Purple Sprouting Broccoli Toolkit
The darling of colorful crucifers, Purple Sprouting broccoli (PSB), is getting ready to make its spring-time debut! Use this collection of resources to help educate your staff and shoppers.
Organic Yellow Pitaya Dragon Fruit Toolkit
Inside the vibrant yellow skin of the sunny Yellow Pitaya dragon fruit is juicy, white flesh studded with small, edible seeds. Its texture is like a cross of a kiwi and a pear with a sweet and mild, lightly floral flavor.
Squeeze Something Great from this Season’s Citrus
As shoppers continue to fill their carts with their favorite citrus fruits to fuel their feel-good new year routines, now’s the perfect time to encourage them to explore citrus’s full potential by breaking out the juicer. From familiar favorites like oranges and grapefruits to more specialty varietal citrus, there are plenty of terrific flavors to squeeze out of the season right now—and infinite ways to use that delicious juice.
Try Oca, a Terrific Tuber
Originating in the Andes and long a staple food throughout South America, this member of the oxalis family produces foliage similar in appearance to wood sorrel and underground, sunchoke-like tubers. Known by many names (Uqa, New Zealand Yam, Trufette Acide, to name a few), Oca comes in many shades, from cream to orange and red to purple.
Now available from our friends at Mustard Seed Farm, this rosy-hued variety is a stunner.
A Flavorful Foray into the Genetic Wonder of Citrus Season
Citrus season is a time of wild abundance. Every week, new delicious varieties become available from OGC’s grower partners in California and beyond.
Harvesting Wisdom: Planning for December’s Festive Feasts
December is a whirlwind of food traditions, gatherings and parties where produce often steals the show. For produce managers, the goal is clear: keep the department fresh, festive and full of flavor for every celebration.
Citrus Toolkit
Check out our collection of handy tools to help build excitement and get more citrus into carts and baskets. Dig in to find freshly updated POP, an Availability Chart, Citrus Profile and Citrus Primer.
Sweet Potato Toolkit
Use this Sweet Potato Toolkit to educate your crew, share this knowledge with shoppers and help grow the sweet potato love.
Winter Squash Toolkit
It just wouldn’t be fall or winter without mountains of winter squash. From soups, hearty salads and side dishes to pies, muffins and pancakes (not to mention lattes), winter squash is a seasonal staple once the weather turns cold and the holidays approach. With their long shelf life and versatility in the kitchen, OGC has a squash for every eater, menu and produce department.
Harvesting Wisdom: Get Thanksgiving Ready
Thanksgiving week can be the busiest of the year, so it’s important to plan and prepare. Shoppers are looking for more than just good prices – they want top-quality produce and a great selection.
Radicchio & Chicory Toolkit
Organic radicchio and chicory are gaining popularity with eaters. OGC proudly collaborates with Northwest growers to bring eaters the widest selection of organic chicories and radicchios on this side of the Atlantic, with over a dozen unique varieties available. This fridge-hardy category boasts long shelf life and is available in an array of sizes, shapes, colors and flavors. This crop is a great alternative to lettuce during cooler months with a bounty of options for eaters to enjoy.