Spring allergies getting you down? We get it – the weather is finally warming up and all of nature is coming to life, but you can’t enjoy it the way you want to because all those blooming blossoms and flowering trees are giving you a stuffy head, runny nose and itchy, watery eyes. It hardly seems fair. Airborne allergens can strike any time of year. Pollen from trees, grasses and weeds, mold spores, dust mites and pet dander can send your immune system into overdrive, releasing histamine and leukotriene chemicals that trigger all kinds of unpleasant symptoms. The good news…
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Continue ReadingMore people are choosing healthier lifestyles, replacing junk food with nutritious whole foods like fresh fruits, vegetables, and quality proteins. If you’re looking for the perfect healthy gift—or want to improve your own diet—fresh grapefruit is an excellent choice that combines exceptional taste with impressive health benefits. The Perfect Healthy Gift Grapefruit makes a thoughtful gift for health-conscious friends and family. Whether it’s a get-well gift, birthday surprise, or wellness gesture, a box of fresh Rio Ruby Red Grapefruit shows you care about their wellbeing. Unlike flowers that fade or sweets loaded with empty calories, fresh grapefruit is both delicious…
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Continue ReadingThis was a tough subject to tackle for us because we love grapefruit so much at Pittman & Davis, we can’t imagine eating every bit of it (and yes, that includes the skin)! It makes sense…grapefruit (specifically, the sugar-sweet, Rio Ruby™ Red Grapefruit that made us famous and continues to be a bestseller year after year) is how we got our start, and we’re committed to bringing our customers the absolute best grapefruit possible. Our grapefruit is grown in the best regions possible for such fruit: the Texas Rio Grande Valley Florida’s Indian River region. We source our grapefruit from…
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Continue ReadingOnions can make you cry (though Texas sweet onions for sale at Pittman & Davis are less likely to do that), but they’re nothing to cry over! That’s because not only are sweet onions delicious alone or as an integral part of many recipes, they’re packed with nutrients that can help reduce your risk of getting Parkinson’s Disease, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and stroke. How Onions Help You Stay Healthy Why buy Sweet Georgia (Vidalia) onions or other sweet onions online from Pittman & Davis? Well, first and foremost, they’re delicious – there’s nothing like adding slices of sweet Vidalia onions…
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Continue ReadingAt Pittman & Davis, we’re proud to say we know (and love) grapefruit. Those aren’t just words, either – grapefruit (specifically, our plump, refreshingly sweet and dazzling Rio Ruby™ Red Grapefruit, grown in Texas’s Rio Grande Valley) is what gave us our start. That’s why we go the extra mile to ensure the premium citrus we grow and rush to you and your recipients is as good to eat as it is good for you, so our customers can say with perfect truth that you’ve never tasted better grapefruit anywhere. It follows that, just as we’re fans of grapefruit, we’re…
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Continue ReadingThere’s nothing like sinking your teeth into the sweet, juicy flesh of a Pittman & Davis Rio Ruby™ Grapefruit. The sweetest, most delicious of all grapefruit varieties, our prize-winning Ruby Reds are unlike anything you’ve ever tasted in your local produce section. That’s because our family farmers don’t cut any corners when it comes to tending our trees, hand-inspecting each plump grapefruit for best possible quality, and carefully packing it and shipping it out within days of harvest so it arrives at your door as fresh and perfect as possible. It’s a great to look forward to every season, and…
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Continue ReadingIt’s important for women to be careful about what they put in their bodies while expecting. An unborn baby gets all its nutrients from its mother, and so diet plays a huge role in the baby’s development. Likewise, a healthy diet – one that includes a proper balance of fats, carbs, protein, water, vitamins and minerals – helps ensure both mother and child remain healthy throughout the pregnancy and prepared for the upcoming labor and delivery. But healthy eating during pregnancy isn’t just about what an expectant mother should eat…it also takes into consideration such foods that she should not…
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Continue ReadingGreat news… Honeybells are here! Luscious, delicious, juicy Honeybell oranges, the orange-lovers orange (even though there’s no orange in them at all). If you can’t find them in the stores, not to worry – you can order Honeybell oranges directly from Pittman & Davis (and you should, because ours are the best!). Wait…you’ve never tasted a Honeybell orange? Oh, boy…are you ever in for a treat! Take a look at our Honeybell FAQs to see why: What are Honeybells? Honeybell fruit (also known as Honeybell tangelos or Minneola Tangelos) are a citrus hybrid created by crossing a Darcy Tangerine and…
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Continue ReadingDid You Know That Grapefruit Are Actually a Hybrid Fruit? If you’re craving fresh fruit, you can’t go wrong ordering fruit from Pittman & Davis! And if you’ve ever had fresh fruit delivered to your home from us, there’s a good chance grapefruits were a part of your gift order. It’s no secret that we at Pittman & Davis our proud of our grapefruit, and with good reason: our farmers raise the most delicious of all grapefruit varieties to perfection – Rio Ruby™ Red Grapefruit – and allow them to ripen fully on the tree so they can soak up…
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Continue ReadingGiving a gift subscription to one of Pittman & Davis’s monthly clubs for fresh fruit delivery truly is a gift that keeps on giving. For three months, six months or twelve months running, your recipient will be reminded of your thoughtfulness with each new selection of the season’s best fruit! If you’ve tasted fruit from Pittman & Davis before, you know that our fruit is far superior to what you can find in a conventional chain grocery store. That’s because our standards at Pittman & Davis are higher than those of conventional produce growers…they offer you whatever fruit is available,…