With the cool and wet winter, we are coming into a late start to our Peach and Nectarines season this year. The size and color of these juicy little morsels are absolutely beautiful and will have the incredible quality you have come to know and expect from Pittman & Davis.…
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Continue ReadingFresh from the Sunbelt: We are currently gearing up for another amazing season for our Sweet Georgia Onions. We are almost ready to begin digging up these delicious layered beauties so they can be delivered fresh to your door. Our sweet onions are harvested by hand and then moved to…
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Continue ReadingHoney Mandarins (available now from Pittman & Davis) may be small, but they have huge flavor! About the size of a golf ball, these round, orange-colored beauties may resemble the ubiquitous navel orange (and indeed, both fruits are descendants of the mandarin orange), but they have a unique flavor…
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Continue ReadingFresh from the Sunbelt: As we approach the end of our Honey Mandarin season, the internal quality is at it’s peak. We’ll be harvesting for just a few more weeks. They are eating very well and internal color is a rich, deep orange. We’re also very happy with the size…
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Continue ReadingWith April upon us winter citrus season is fast coming to an end. But you still have time to enjoy healthy, juicy citrus treats when you order through Pittman & Davis…we’re delighted to announce that our best-selling Honey Mandarins are now available! What are Honey Mandarin Oranges? Before getting…
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Continue ReadingThe best time to buy fruit is when it’s in season because that’s when you’re sure to get the best, tastiest, healthiest fruit available. Eating in-season produce provides more nutrition and more flavor. When you buy fruit boxes from Pittman & Davis, you can be sure that the fruit…
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Continue ReadingFresh fruit baskets from Pittman & Davis are packed with delicious fruits of all kinds – citrus fruit, orchard fruits, drupes and more. But those aren’t the only classifications. Another category of fruits are labeled multiple and aggregate fruits. But how do we distinguish between these two types? When…
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Continue ReadingDo berries count as fruit? That may seem like a strange question…after all, berries fit the generalized definition of fruit, i.e. the sweet, fleshy, seed-holding structure of a flowering plant. So why would there be any question about it? What springs to mind when you hear the word, “fruit?”…
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Continue ReadingDid your mom ever give you a glass of orange juice at the first sign of the sniffles? It’s commonly believed that citrus fruit combats colds, but the notion that drinking lots of orange juice will prevent a cold that’s already started from getting worse, or will shorten the…
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Continue ReadingNeed even more reasons to order gift fruit baskets or fruit trays from Pittman & Davis? A recently completed study suggests that eating fresh fruit (like the sweet grapefruits found in our fresh fruit baskets) daily may lower your risk of having a stroke or heart attack. It’s well-known…