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Get Behind the Rind with OGC’s 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. There’s something for every eater, from classic melons to unique specialty items and dry farmed options, too.
Get Ready to Wow: Dry Farmed Melons Arrive in Two Weeks
OGC introduced five types of dry farmed melons in 2023 - Charentais, Crenshaw, Piel de Sapo, Sharlyn and Sugar Cube. New to the lineup for 2024 are two additional varieties, dry farmed Cantaloupe and Melonade, a sweet tart surprise. This fantastically flavorful product line will be available exclusively from OGC by the end of July.
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.
Melon Toolkit
Use this collection of resources to educate, entice and delight staff and shoppers, keeping melon sales strong past Labor Day!
It’s Peak NW Melon Season!
OGC coworkers visited growers across the Northwest last week to check on this year’s harvests of Oregon and Washington-grown melons. From the Willamette Valley to Eltopia, Washington and Hermiston, Oregon organic melon magic is happening across the region and now’s the time to go big on these tasty varieties!
It’s Time to Promote NW Specialty Melons!
From arid eastern Washington, grower Alan Schreiber of Agricultural Development Group is harvesting a delicious collection of organic specialty melons.
Boost Summer Sales with POP!
Starting to see the summer sales slump? With road trips, vacations and packed summer schedules, it’s not uncommon for shoppers’ time and attention to be drawn in many different directions. This is a great time to focus their attention on key summer items to capture all possible sales with eye-catching and informative POP!
Move More Melons with POP!
Take advantage of a full set of Melon POP to help shoppers tell Tuscan from Charentais, know when a watermelon is ripe and ready and learn more about new-to-them-varieties.
Colorful Seedless Specialty Watermelons Bring Excitement to Displays
From our friends at Thomson another season of delicious, delightfully hued organic seedless watermelons!
Schreiber Farms: A Melon Masterclass
“I grew up on a diversified farm in Missouri,” Alan Schreiber jokes. “We grew soybeans AND corn.”
Now living and growing in Eltopia, WA. with partner Leisl Zappler, Alan is more than a farmer. He’s also a professor and founder of Agricultural Development Group (ADG), which specializes in agriculture research focused on fertility, insects, disease, weed control and variety trials.