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Buyer’s Notes Week of November 6th

New • Chestnuts from Garberville, CA available for Tuesday delivery in 10# bags. Chestnuts have a mild flavor that goes well with both sweet and savory dishes. When cooked the chestnuts have a flavor similar to a sweet potato. They can be roasted, steamed and boiled.

• Oro Blanco Grapefruit

PRECUT PROGRAMTalk to your sales representative about specific cuts

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With less than two weeks until Thanksgiving, let Earl’s Organic Produce help you stock up on the essentials and increase your holiday profits. Check out Earl’s weekly specials posted each week on our website! http://www.earlsorganic.com/weekly-specials/

THANKGIVING SCHEDULEWednesday, November 22Sales Office open 7am-3pmCSO/DOCK PICKUP OPENREGULAR DELIVERY SCHEDULE

Thursday, November 23Thanksgiving Day - CLOSED

Friday, November 24Sales Office open 7am-3pmCSO/DOCK PICKUP OPENREGULAR DELIVERY SCHEDULE

Saturday, November 25REGULAR DELIVERY SCHEDULE

Coming Soon• Side Hill Citrus Satsumas from Lincoln in the Sacramento foothills - perfect balance of tart andsweet flavors. • Makrut Limes in limited quantities available for Monday delivery.• Clementines at the end of next week

• Cara Cara at the end of the month

Done: Figs are officially done for the season!

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• Patience Cranberries available in 18/8oz packs and 12/7.5oz clamshells. Greenbelle Biodynamic Cranberries are availablein 24/12oz cellos and 12x8oz clams.

• Check out our full lineof colorful potatoes including Red, Gold, Russet, Purple and Mixed Medley. Fingerling Varieties available in boxes and 12/1.5# bags!

• Maristone 12x2ozHerb Shippers. Ask your sales rep for more info.

• Offer your customersRed, White and Yellow Onions in the NEWTri-Color Onion CelloPack 16/3#.

Apples: Washington Apples are in excellent supply and peaking in flavor. We expect them to be plentiful for Thanksgiving Promotions. Pink Ladys/Cripps Pink are finally in good supply. Outstanding color in 100 and 113ct. Ask your sales representative for promotable opportunities. Opal, a naturally non-browning crunchy and very sweet variety is also available this week. Fuji in all grades and sizes are at the lowest prices we have seen in a while. Galas are peaking in appearance with very high color. Great deals available in 100, 113 and bags. High color Honeycrisp US#1 remain in good supply and is a great variety to get everybody’s attention.

If trying something new is what you are looking for, there are many varieties that will not disappoint. Just to name a few, we currently have Piñatas, Jazz, Pacific Rose, Envy and Kanzi. Biodynamic Apples this week are Ambrosia, Rubinette and Honeycrisp. Heirloom Varieties this week are Arkansas Black from Cuyama and Winesap from Chelan in Washington.

Avocados:Fair Trade Small Farmer Grown Avocados from Equal Exchange are here! We are thrilled to bring on this high quality outstanding fruit. Equal Exchange is dedicated to creating a trade model that respects small farmers, builds local communities and supports the environment. Your purchase matters! Prices overall on fruit out on Mexico continue to come down and we will continue to carry fruit of all sizes.

Bananas:Coliman Fair Trade Bananas are available yearround. Did you know? Earl’s is the only organic bananahouse on the San Francisco Marketplace, making itpossible for us to have complete control of our bananas from the grower to when they arrive on the shelves ofyour local retail store. Our warehouse has three banana ripening rooms to provide consistent ripening and quality for our customers.

Berries:Blackberries: With the colder days we are seeing a slowdown from Rancho Don Antonio out of Nipomo. We will see more Mexican fruit in the coming weeks.

Blueberries: Greenbelle Chilean Blues have good flavor and good size. Goleta Blueberries from Santa Barbara County arriving early next week.

Strawberries: Production out of Watsonville and the Salinasarea is slowing down and we will start to see more fruit coming out of Southern California and Baja.

Raspberries from Twin Rivers out of Mexico look beautifulwith a nice size and fantastic flavor!

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– FRUIT –Citrus:

Early Sweet Valencias from Mexico are available in limited supplies and high prices. We expect the flavor to improve and prices to fall as season progresses.New Crop Navels are available now in all sizes. Best opportunities to promote this year are in bigger sized fruit like 40 and 48ct.Lemon prices are now more attractive than ever and we will have plenty of 115, 140’s and bags to promote all the way until the New Year! Grapefruit moved from limited to abundant in a short period of time and we have now 48ct in special. Great time to promote!Limes: California Limes from Marsalisi have good color!

Fall: Persimmons: Fuyus and Hachiya are in good supply. This isa great time to promote both varieties.Pomegranates: Have you tried the Pomegranate Arils in12/4.4 oz cups? Also available: 3/2# Aril Bags by preorder only.

Grapes:Red Seedless Crimson Grapes and the Green Seedless Autumn King are in good supply. Prices will continue to go up as we get into cooler weather and close to the end of the season. The rain this week may slightly affect the quality of the fruit. You may occasionally see a bad grape but overall the fruit eats great and bunches are still beautiful.

Kiwi:California Kiwis in VF cases are in good supply. Kiwi Cello 20/1# Bags are also available.

Melons: Cantaloupe Fair Trade from Divine Flavor in Mexico it is very sweet and is also a great item to consider for promotions. Mini Seedless and Purehearts from Mexicoare also in great supply.

Pears:Plenty of opportunities to promote D’Anjou, Bosc and Red Varieties like Red D’Anjou and Red Bartletts. Bartletts are very limited. Comice and Seckle Pears are available also in good supplies. Concorde are winding down. Asian Pears peaking in flavor and supplies in all sizes. Many varieties to choose from like Hosui, Arirang, Atago and Yoinashii.

Tropicals:Last chance for California Keitts. We hope to have them through next week. Ataulfo Mangoes from Ecuador have good color.Pineapples from Costa Rica and Mexico are abundantand at very attractive prices.

Covilli Brand Organics out of Mexico has expanded their year round 100% Fair Trade Offerings. Download the Covilli Seasonal Calender here: http://ow.ly/mow730gbAnsCheck out the NEW Covilli Mixed Summer Squash Pack available in 12/1.5# grab and go bags.

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– VEG –

Green Beans: We will see more Covilli Green Beans out of Mexico next week along with Dwelley Beans from Brentwood.

Gold and Red Bunched Beets from Ralph’s lookvery nice!

Broccoli and Cauliflower: Product is tight andprices are going back up again.

Carrots: Look for beautiful Nantes from Ellwood through the holidays. Juice Carrots and Jumbos are still unavailable.

Romanesco is the Brassica to have. It is gorgeous!

Cucumbers: Supply is plentiful across the board on Slicers, Juice, Euro and Persian Cukes.

Eggplant is tight. We are bringing in as much as we can.

Greens: Don’t miss the beautiful greens from the family farm, Las Hermanas out of Hollister. Las Hermanas is creating some of the finest and prettiest cases of produce to be found in the marketplace. Tomatero returns next week with Lacinato, Curly and Red Bore Kale.

The Garden of… Red and Green Little Gem Lettuce is gorgeous!

Bell Peppers: Holland is winding down and we will see more product coming out of Mexico with improved pricing.

Fresh Horseradish is a big hit! Available in a 10# case.

Tomatoes: It’s November and Earl’s has plenty of California Tomatoes! Tutti Frutti Heirlooms should continue through November. Caprese salad for Thanksgiving? Ellwood will have a nice supply of Early Girls, Mixed Medleys and Romas through November.

Summer Squash: We have a lovely selection of Summer Squash: Sugar Pie Pumpkin, Acorn, Blue Ballet, Butternut, Delicata, Kabocha, Red Kuri, Spaghetti and Sweet Dumpling!

sweEt potatoesSweet potatoes are commonly seen labeled as yams, when in reality they are most likely sweet potatoes. Many years ago the United States government decided to label sweet potatoes by their color to make things easier. The creamy white flesh ones are labeled sweet potatoes and the orange fleshed ones are sometimes labeled yams. The USDA requires that sweet potatoes labeled as yams also be labeled as sweet potatoes. Chances are you are buying sweet potatoes regardless of what the label says. There are five main types of sweet potatoes grown.

• Red Skin/Orange Flesh: Varieties include Dianas, Reds, and Garnets• Orange Skin/Orange Flesh: Varieties include the Beauregard, Covington, and Jewel• White Skin/White Cream Flesh: Varieties include O’Henry, Jersey, Sweet, Hannahs, Hannah Golds • Red Skin/White Flesh: Japanese Sweet varieties include Murasaki and Kotobuki (most commonly referred to as Orientals. Also referred to as Satsumaimo in Japan.)• Red Skin/Purple Flesh: Purple Stokes

The orange flesh varieties become moist when cooked and the white flesh varieties become dry when cooked with a crumbly texture similar to a baked white potato. The Garnet is the classic sweet potato that most people think of when making mashed sweet potatoes, pies, cakes and breads.