Regional Organic Citrus from Johansen Ranch (Orland, CA) has arrived!
We are so EXCITED to finally have a great source of regional citrus.🍊🍊🍊 Did you know that West Coast citrus season is happening right now? The sweetest and most nutritious citrus of the whole year is growing just on the other side of the Sierra Nevada mountains… in places like Chico, Orland, Oroville and all of the way down to Marysville, CA.
For over a decade, we worked with another organic citrus producer thanks to Gary Romano of Sierra Valley Farms who backhauled regional fruits each winter for us. Those citrus growers retired a couple of years ago and the co-op has not had access to that level of citrus flavor and quality until THIS season. Thanks to Quincy Natural Food Co-op, we were able to connect with Rich from Johansen Ranch.
Rich is very proud of his satsumas 🍊 and tells us that they are the healthiest of all other citruses - they have an abundance of calcium, vitamin c, and potassium....but most importantly they contain a potent natural source of synephrine - an antihistamine builder. He says that 4 to 6 oz of mandarin juice or 2-3 whole mandarins are equivalent to an OTC histamine pill, among many other benefits.
It's just the flavor for us... one of the sweetest/tartest/grandest taste bud explosions that you can have from fruit. Rich’s satsumas will be in stock at the co-op until the end of the year and then more coming from Wild River Fruit until the end of January. After that, the season is over till next year.
We are also making 8 oz bottles of organic regional mandarin juice until the satsumas run out! Look for them in our housemade juice & smoothie fridge.
Sunshine in a glass 🌞🌞🌞
Mandarin Spinach Salad
Housemade organic toasted sesame oil vinaigrette, regional organic mandarins, organic spinach, and organic almonds make this salad refreshing and delicious! 😋 Check it out in the kitchen cold case while the regional mandarin season lasts 🍊
High Desert Saffron
The perfect foodie gift this holiday season - Localt saffron 💜 from Churchill Butte Organics (Stagecoach, NV) cultivated and harvested nearly 40 vials of this rare medicinal and flavorful herb. Saffron is plucked from a crocus flower using tweezers. 🤯- we've got their 2021 harvest now for sale by the main register.
Flowers Bloom from this Zero Waste Gift!
Who doesn’t want free food? Co-op gift cards might be one of the most used and appreciated gifts that you can give. On top of that, co-op gift cards are zero waste this year because we were able to find plantable gift card holders that sprout up into flowers after you put them in some dirt and water them 🌱💦🌺 🌱🌹 💦🌸 🌱 💦 (recycle your actual card with us)
We have a promo until 12/31:
$10 off a $100 gift card
$5 off a $50 gift card
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤍🤎
Local Farmer Needs Your Help!
One of our beloved local farmers, Patricia Starkey of Petals and Pages Flower Farm has just received a cancer diagnosis and she starts chemo tomorrow. If you are in a position to help out, please check out her Go Fund Me Page for more details.
DONATE TO PATRICIA'S GO FUND ME PAGE
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