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.
Find your own tomato war: How to fortify culture through ritual
Brenna Davis, CEO of the nation’s largest organic produce wholesaler, Organically Grown Company (OGC), emphasizes the importance of honoring the company’s roots
Harvesting Wisdom: Squeeze the Best Out of Citrus Season
Every season, produce managers and shoppers look forward to the arrival of quintessential fruits. Summer has stone fruits and melons, and eaters know fall has arrived by the steady stream of apples and pears.
Bring the Grove to Your Aisles
Fresh from California’s northernmost citrus soils, Johansen Ranch fruit brings a little sunshine to every shelf. These organic Satsuma and Clementine mandarins, Blood oranges and Meyer lemons are grown with the same patience and purpose that’s guided the ranch for generations.
Pie Apple Round Up
There’s no other time of year when so many shoppers will be plotting their perfect apple pie, and folks will be on the hunt for apples to make theirs stand out. Apple pies are best when they have a mix of apples to bring a balance of tartness, texture and rich apple flavor, so encourage shoppers to stock up on a smattering of these tried and true picks.
Good Rain Farm Is Revitalizing Native Culture and Community Through Food
x̌ast sq̓it (hast squeit) means “good rain” in the language of the sngaytskstx (Sinixt), the Arrow Lakes Peoples. Farm founder Michelle Week, of Sinixt ancestry, explains her perspective: “I feel like a steward, not an owner, of the farm. The plants are the bosses; I’m just the caretaker. The focus of the farm is to contribute to our region’s food sources and uphold Native food sovereignty.”
New compostable mesh produce bag cuts plastic use
The latest advance is a compostable mesh produce bag being piloted at PCC stores through Organically Grown Company, a Portland-based distributor and major PCC supplier. Learn more about the net bag.
Tell Shoppers to Give Quince a Chance
Quince’s bright yellow makes a great color break next to apples, pears and persimmons, and an enticing recipe card or simple shelf signage are all you need to convince quince novices to take a few home. Don’t let shoppers miss out on this super special fall fruit and download OGC’s shelf sign to add to your display.
2025 Autumn Update
In this 2025 Autumn Update, you’ll find stories that capture our mission in action and the folks behind the work.
Merchandising Magic at Organic Produce Summit
Jeff Fairchild, a buyer for the Organically Grown Company, emphasizes the importance of telling a story. "You don't remember the price, you remember the eating experience," he says. Front of store displays must be the best quality and be something the consumer is going to love and remember, Fairchild says. Clean and simple is the name of the game.
OSU Organic Growers Club: Cultivating the Future with the Help of an OGC Mission Fund
On a patch of Oregon State University land in Corvallis, the OSU Organic Growers Club is cultivating much more than fruits, vegetables and herbs. It’s a hands-on learning ground where students get to experience what it really takes to grow organically, from planting and harvesting to running a CSA.
Harvesting Wisdom: Make the Most of Apple Season
As fall begins, and the leaves change and the air turns crisp, take pride in offering the Northwest’s best organic apples.
Harvesting Wisdom: Make Pears Shine This Fall
Pears are one of those quintessentially Northwest treasures that make our region so special. Did you know the Northwest produces 85% of the nation's pears?
Bite Into This Unique Fall Fruit
The Jujube is about the size of a jumbo date and has the texture and crisp, sprightly flavor of an apple when eaten fresh. Dried, the sugar in Jujubes condenses, giving the fruit a lovely note of caramel.
Kiwi Berry Toolkit
Perfectly poppable, organic Ladybug Brand® kiwi berries are a late summer treat to keep eaters happily snacking into fall. Boasting the same bright, fruit flavor as classic kiwis, kiwi berries are fuzz-free and bite size—great for eating like a grape. Packed with vitamins and antioxidants, these cute fruits aren’t just for snack time. They’re tasty in smoothies, a fun addition to salads and perfect for parfaits. Arriving in eye-catching Ladybug Brand clamshells from small family farms in Oregon, these kiwi berries look great on the shelf and even better in shopper’s baskets.
