Kohlrabi

Kohlrabi also known as turnip cabbage, is a form of cabbage, a member of the mustard family. It is not a root vegetable, but rather a fleshy bulbous stem just above the ground. Kohlrabi is of European origin, and popular in Germany, Russia, Hungary and also in China.

Eggs -actly what you need to know about eggs!

Many of you are familiar with the egg recall and we have received calls and questions regarding this topic. So we've pulled together some information on the topic in hopes that this helps answer any lingering questions.

The Arizona Farm Bureau posted an article on the egg recall. A portion of the article reads “eggs affected by the expanded recall were distributed to food wholesalers, distribution centers and food service companies in Georgia, California, Colorado, Minnesota, Arkansas, Arizona, Illinois, Iowa, Oklahoma, Oregon, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.” "The eggs were distributed by Wright County Egg of Galt, Iowa"

Peddler's Son Produce has purchased eggs from Hickman's Family Farms for many years. Hickman's is a locally-based farm in Buckeye, AZ. To learn more about Hickman's and the recall check out their website.

I've found their site very helpful and fun. They also have referenced an 'eggcellent' (couldn't help myself) egg FAQ.

As always, if you have any additional questions please call your sales executive or our office at 602 253 3577.

Driscoll names Chef of the Year

Ravioli made with a pastry crust, filled with blackberries and drizzled with chocolate earned John Carver, corporate executive chef of Eddie V’s Restaurant Inc., Scottsdale, Ariz., recognition from Driscoll Strawberry Associates.

It's the second most wonderful time of the year!

OK,college football is the most wonderful time of the year, but it is closely followed by the wine grape and juice time of the year.

Each fall, we celebrate an Italian tradition of making homemade wine. This will be my third grape season and I look forward to it ever year. For over 10 years, we have sold wine grapes and juice for people to make their own wine. It's fun to watch these customers, many that only speak Italian, pick up their grapes or juice and meet fellow winemakers to discuss last year's vintage. I'm a big fan of wine, so I love to hear what people are making and why.

My brother-in-law is a homebrewer so I've learned a lot about making beer. Of course, I've passed the information on to him to send to his homebrewing friends and will be curious to see if any give wine a try this year.

The grapes and juice usually arrive the beginning of September and we're planning on a September 19th pick up day. Photos and stories will follow soon after.

Do you have any family traditions that you follow? Do you make your own wine? What about 'gravy' or spaghetti sauce?

If you're interested in learning more about the grapes and juice, please send your email address to wine@peddlersson.com.

Hello 2010!

We here at Peddler's Son work on a fiscal calendar. So, that means June 30th marked the end of 2009. There was much to be thankful for over the past year, so we decided to get together at The Duce and I have some pictures to prove it.



The night crew has done a lot to improve efficiencies and quality control. They got a huge round of applause from Ted and the team.




One special award went for our initial inductee to our 'Peddler's Son Produce Hall of Fame'. Teddy Sardina was the recipient of this award. We thanked him for his many years of dedicated service and most of all, his love and friendship.



This also provided the team a chance to say thanks to Joe and Ted for the great work environment and family atmosphere that we have here. A plaque signed by all of the Peddler's Son Produce team was given to Ted and Joe thanking them for all that they do for us.


We'd also like to take this time to thank our customers. Of course, we wouldn't be here without you!

Band of Bros Florence Farm Report

Check out the great deals on the Band of Bros produce available from our local farm, Florence Farms.




Heirlooms Tomatoes

Baby squash yellow 10llbs

Baby zucchini 10lbs

Baby patti pans green 10lbs

Large summer squash 20LBS LOTS OF IT!!!


Call your sales executive or 602 253 3577 for more information!

Tour de Farm

Ok, maybe not as great as the Tour de France and not as far or take as many days, but our 3 hour tour of Florence Farms with our customers was almost as fun. Band of Bros, our partnership with Florence Farms, is a local farm using organic methods of farming. We've started with a small harvest of baby specialty items like baby green and yellow patty pan squash, baby zucchini and baby tri-colored carrots.


The greenhouse on the farm is a testing area used to extend the spring/summer season and learn more about growing some of these specialty items. Some of the items grown in the greenhouse are Mexican Midget, black zebra tomatoes along with chocolate peppers and lots of specialty herbs.
Of course the best part of any tour is the samples! The photo to the left shows all of the produce and herbs we were able to taste along our tour.

The fall harvest will include more variety of products and more volume. We'll provide updates of the growing season along with photos. Once the product is available, we'll provide a weekly farm report on what's available and what will be available. We're very excited about our partnership with the farm and look forward to bringing our customers fresh, local produce.

What would you like to see grown on the farm?