Richie Chang posted an article on The Produce Blogger - Nov 19, 2011, 3:13 pm
Rainier CherriesRainier CherriesRainier CherriesC-14 CherriesC-14 CherriesC-14 Cherries We started to pick C-14 Cherries a few days ago on Tuesday in Chile. These should start arriving in North American markets next week. Our orchards are 80 kms south of Santiago in an area called Rancagua. Our crop...
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Richie Chang posted an article on The Produce Blogger - Nov 19, 2011, 2:31 pm
Red Striped CherryThis is a new variety of cherry that appeared in the midst of our orchards last year. We have grafted more trees and will watch how they progress over the next couple of years. Quite unique with its yellow and purple flesh, almost like a Rainier and Red cherry cross.
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Richie Chang posted an article on The Produce Blogger - Nov 19, 2011, 2:23 pm
EXTRA LARGE GREEN PEPPERSYOUNG GREEN PEPPERYOUNG GREEN PEPPERS FIELDYOUNG GREEN PEPPERS FIELDYOUNG GREEN PEPPERS FIELDNO.2 GRADE GREEN PEPPERSHere are a few photos of some pepper fields I inspected a few months back and the finished product packed and ready for market. Green Peppers picked at ...
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Richie Chang posted an article on The Produce Blogger - Nov 19, 2011, 1:20 pm
Staccato Cherries Centennial Cherries Lapin Cherries Lapin Cherries Lapin Cherries Sweetheart Cherries Packing Line in Wenatchee, WA I always try to inspect cherry orchards before harvesting a single cherry. Controlling the fruit from farm to consumer is very important to me. I travel extensive...
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Richie Chang posted an article on The Produce Blogger - Nov 19, 2011, 12:53 pm
 My visit to King's Tomato Farm There's nothing better than a slice of watermelon on a hot summer day. Yellow Baby Watermelon has more flavor than red varieties. Funny but true, yellow watermelon is not for everybody. Many of my customers couldn't get past the yellow color. This is one variety I re...
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Richie Chang posted an article on The Produce Blogger - Nov 19, 2011, 12:05 pm
 My visit to King's Tomato Farm If you love eating cantaloupes, there's nothing better than a vine ripened (full slip) musk melon. Almost indentical in appearance, they have a bolder and sweeter flavor than typical cantaloupe varieties. I like to cut a couple open and perform a taste test before I ...
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Richie Chang posted an article on The Produce Blogger - Nov 18, 2011, 5:15 pm
This variety of apricot isn't very well known, but is becoming more popular as consumers experience its wonderful flavor, sweetness and juiciness.  Hargrants can grow quite large as you can see from the photo above, and this is quite normal not an abnormality. They have almost a wrinkled over-ripe ...
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Richie Chang posted an article on The Produce Blogger - Jul 7, 2011, 5:46 pm
  Here are some beautiful Yellow Rainier Cherries we picked this morning in Oliver, British Columbia, Canada. Bound for Vancouver and the Overseas Asian Markets, the season is short and you have to take advantage of this supersweet variety while you can.  Good quality Rainiers should always hav...
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Richie Chang posted an article on The Produce Blogger - Jun 17, 2011, 12:51 pm
ROUND BEANS FLAT BEANS Green Beans can be so delicious and add to any meal when they can be bought garden fresh. Most of us prefer the round varieties of this delectable veggie, while others love the flat varieties. In supermarkets green beans are usually displayed on refrigerated counters with wat...
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Richie Chang posted an article on The Produce Blogger - Jun 17, 2011, 12:20 pm
HABANERO PEPPERSSCOTCH BONNET PEPPERSIf you love a little heat in your dishes... THESE PEPPERS ARE NOT FOR YOU! The hottest commercially grown peppers in the world (India has hotter varieties) Habanero and Scotch Bonnet Peppers are extremely hot. About three times hotter than Jalapeno Peppers,...
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Richie Chang posted an article on The Produce Blogger - Jun 17, 2011, 11:23 am
Kumquats are a unique fruit with a wonderfully sweet, citrus flavour. Most people are wary of popping the first one into their mouth, expecting a backlash of sourness and are pleasantly surprised. The first one tastes ummmm... okay, the second one a little better and by the third you realize y...
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Richie Chang posted an article on The Produce Blogger - Nov 1, 2010, 5:54 pm
During my years as a produce buyer I have purchased these delicious veggies from as far away as Holland and as close as a stone's throw from my backyard. Visually speaking... it's pretty easy to tell the difference between good quality peppers and bad quality. Softness, wrinkling, black stems, and m...
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Richie Chang posted an article on The Produce Blogger - Aug 11, 2010, 12:01 am
sweetheart cherries Sweetheart Cherries are fast becoming one of the world's favorite cherries because of their super sweet flavour, crunchiness and long shelf-life. Sweethearts are one of the few "Naturally Red" cherries grown, though many shoppers are turned off by their colour assuming they aren'...
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Richie Chang posted an article on The Produce Blogger - Aug 10, 2010, 10:50 pm
seeded concord grapes If you have ever eaten Welch's Grape Jelly, drank their purple grape juice or had their fruit snacks; then you've been eating Concord Grapes. Concord grapes are an old favorite of my parent's generation and not so readily available today. They are produced in the U.S. and...
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Richie Chang posted an article on The Produce Blogger - Jul 5, 2010, 9:26 pm
Blueberries are so delicious and they make the perfect snack just about anytime, anywhere. Now days they are available year-round at quite reasonable prices. I couldn't begin to calculate how many pounds of Blueberries I have sold over the last 25 years... or Eaten! When buying blueberries you shou...
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Richie Chang posted an article on The Produce Blogger - Jul 5, 2010, 8:02 pm
My specialty has always been growing, packing and selling Big Cherries. Unfortunately Mother Nature doesn't always cooperate and sometimes we must deal with the impact of unseasonably wet weather, extreme temperatures and insect infestations. Ouch! This coming 2011 season, frost damage will be widel...
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Richie Chang posted an article on The Produce Blogger - Jun 9, 2010, 3:34 pm
I watched this video produced by Hellman's the other day and I loved the message of "Buy Local" but it lacks truth because it only tells half the story. Why do supermarkets import the majority of their produce today? Why are our farmlands continuing to dwindle annually. I will talk about some...
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Richie Chang posted an article on The Produce Blogger - Jun 4, 2010, 12:13 am
I have been gone for awhile and haven't had a chance to update my blog with anything new or unusual. My apologies! A new season is upon us and I will be posting regularly and adding updates as I travel through growing regions of the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia. California has had a great...
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Richie Chang posted an article on The Produce Blogger - Jan 16, 2010, 10:00 am
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Richie Chang posted an article on The Produce Blogger - Jan 16, 2010, 10:00 am
Dapple Dandy Pluots with Dents Chile is now picking! Incredibly sweet... the "Dinosaur Egg" is a term coined by Jackson Family Farms which owns the trademark, these are actually "Dapple Dandy" pluots. A pluot (also called plumcot, or interspecific plum) is a cross between a plum and apricot. The...
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Richie Chang posted an article on The Produce Blogger - Jan 15, 2010, 10:00 am
Ripe Rambutan Maybe you've seen Rambutan before and wondered what it was... it looks a little bit creepy like a hairy spider or some type of cactus. It's actually a delicious fruit very similar in flavor and texture to grapes. Rambutan means "Hairy" in the Indonesian tongue. I've been selling th...
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Richie Chang posted an article on The Produce Blogger - Jan 15, 2010, 10:00 am
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Richie Chang posted an article on The Produce Blogger - Jan 14, 2010, 10:59 am
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Richie Chang posted an article on The Produce Blogger - Jan 14, 2010, 10:59 am
Reuters Photo   In 1997 just days before the British Colony of Hong Kong was handed back to China, I was walking through the streets of Hong Kong taking in the wonderful and not so wonderful aromas of the markets; when I happen chanced upon the curiosity (for me) of "Garlic Stems" aka "Garlic Scap...
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Richie Chang posted an article on The Produce Blogger - Jan 13, 2010, 10:00 am
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Richie Chang posted an article on The Produce Blogger - Jan 13, 2010, 10:00 am
Stevia is an wonderful alternative to sugar and artificial sweeteners. I started to research sugar substitutes in 2003 after my mother had been diagnosed with Diabetes. She loves to add heaping amounts of sugar to her tea and on her morning grapefruit and she couldn't any longer after her diagnos...
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Richie Chang posted an article on The Produce Blogger - Jan 12, 2010, 10:00 am
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Richie Chang posted an article on The Produce Blogger - Jan 12, 2010, 10:00 am
Sometimes we all get bored with the everyday staples like broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, onions and such; and it's nice that there's an alternative to spice up the dinner menu. "Romanesco Cauliflower" aka "Romanesco Broccoli" or "Coral Broccoli" is one of the most unique, eye appealing and tasties...
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Richie Chang posted an article on The Produce Blogger - Jan 11, 2010, 12:15 pm
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Richie Chang posted an article on The Produce Blogger - Jan 11, 2010, 12:15 pm
Starfruit (Carambola) is one of the most talked about and recognizable exotic fruits in the world. It's a delicious, invigorating fruit, especially on a hot day or after a hard workout. At the same time this wonderful fruit can be lacklustre and tasteless if it's not bought or ripened properly. I h...
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Richie Chang posted an article on The Produce Blogger - Jan 6, 2010, 6:17 pm
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Richie Chang posted an article on The Produce Blogger - Jan 6, 2010, 3:59 pm
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Richie Chang posted an article on The Produce Blogger - Nov 28, 2009, 6:50 pm
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Richie Chang posted an article on The Produce Blogger - Nov 21, 2009, 4:39 pm
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Richie Chang posted an article on The Produce Blogger - Nov 21, 2009, 4:02 pm
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Richie Chang posted an article on The Produce Blogger - Nov 21, 2009, 2:39 pm
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Richie Chang posted an article on The Produce Blogger - Nov 21, 2009, 1:57 pm
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Richie Chang posted an article on The Produce Blogger - Sep 19, 2009, 12:51 pm
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