Inspiring Items: Need To Know News. Gapping

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1 Inspiring Items: Organic English Peas (Jacobs Farm) Organic Rainbow Carrots (Lakeside Organic Gardens) Organic German Butterball Potatoes (Full Belly Farm) Whole Wheat Baguettes (La Brea) Hedgehogs (OR) Black Trumpets (OR) Organic Navel Oranges (Capay Organics) Chanterelle Mushroom (California Central Coast) Dried Gigante Beans (Iacopi Farms) Need To Know News -Leaf Lettuce Advisory: Because of high ground moisture from recent heavy rains followed by warmer weather, there s greater potential for mildew. Supply may be limited. Similar situation for County Line Harvest Chicories- we are triple checking each fresh shipment. -Lemons Tight supply the rest of the week growers are having a hard time harvesting due to soggy field price is up on all sizes this week. -English Cucumbers Cooler weather in Mexico slowed down growing process; expect supply to be tight and expensive this week. -Artichokes Supply is steady mostly medium and large sizes are available using the seeded variety out of Ventura County. Gapping -Organic Micro Celery -Flambo & Easter Egg Radishes -Organic Broccoli Romanesco back next week -Organic Baby Arugula (County Line Harvest) -Organic Broccoli De Ciccio -Organic Baby Bok Choy -Organic Living Butter Lettuce -Parsley Root -Nasturtium Blossoms Limited -Lemons -English Cucumbers -Organic Micro Bulls Blood & Cilantro (Ya-Whooo! Farms) -Nasturtium Blossoms, Bulls Blood, Cilantro & Celery -County Line Organic Full Sized Chicory Mix -Baby Chioggia & Gold Beets -Pea & Sunflower Sprouts Call Us at Done -Organic Winesap Apples -County Line Organic Castelfranco & Pan Di Zucchero -Organic Red Kuri Squash -Organic Rouge D Etampe Pumpkins ( Cinderella) -Pomegranate, Quince

2 Seasonal Spotlight Cara Cara Oranges from Tulare County Item #2206 $19.40 for 18lb box Coraline Chicory from California Endive Farms-Solano County Item #11526 $ lb pack Organic Sunchokes Coke Farms - San Benito County Item #240 $ lb pack

3 Apples: Braeburn, Lady, Pink Lady, Red & Gold Delicious, Fuji, Gala and Granny Smiths all WA sourced. Artichokes: Supply is steady on medium & large sizes from Ventura County, using the seeded variety. Expect the Green Globe variety out Castroville in Spring. Japanese/Chinese Artichoke, also known as CROSNES are available from France. Arugula: We re still switching between conventional & Organic Wild Arugula to cover orders. Supplies improving, but more rain is coming on mid-week. Asparagus: MX has good supply on all sizes this week, with pricing down. CA (Salinas) is expected to start in 3 weeks using Foxy label. White Asparagus available from Peru year-round by 2 day pre-order. Avocado: MX grown, supply is tight on 60/70 count this week as retail stores moved to these sizes. BUT! 48 count plentiful, with market coming off. CA fruit barely starting up, but there s not enough volume for us to make the switch just yet. Avocado Pulp 4x4lb available from MX year round. Beans: Blue Lake Beans MX grown until Coachella/Imperial Valley grown will come on in early spring. Organic Blue Lake Beans in stock from Vidafresh. Fresh MX Trimmed French Bean quality hit/miss, plus transport troubles equals inconsistent supply. Other Dried Italian Butter & Gigantes in from Iacopi Farms & should run through May. Frozen Edamame Soybeans 12x12oz & Edamame 10# in the pod are coming from China, also 15x8oz is available by 2 day pre-order. Cultivated MX Sea Beans now regularly available. Beets: A smattering of conventional Underwood & Organic County Line Baby Beets about, but supply is tight & may gap. Organic sack Gold & Red Beets plentiful. Berries:Organic Blackberries & Raspberries in house for you. Organic Strawberries hit/miss what with rain/cold. Blackberries Expecting more labels to start up in MX. Berries are showing more red cells The farm owners are Andrew Brait, Judith Redmond, Paul Muller, Dru Rivers, Jenna Muller, and Amon Muller. With help from due to heat.blueberries Supply is Cheese mainly MX, & Specialty with a bit from Ventura County; quality is better than Chilean/Peruvian, about 60 employees, and worth the the farm price difference. produces Raspberries an Steady supply from Driscoll from amazing Ventura County diversity & MX.Strawberries of vegetables, Supply herbs, improved nuts, a bit and should remain decent until end of flowers, week, when and predicted fruits rain year-round. will once again The impact farm quality. also But look at our reservoirs! has Broccoli: a flock 14ct, of chickens, & Asian style a (Short herd Cut) of Broccoli sheep, Crowns a tribe limited & a strong market. Broccoli Rabe, Broccoli Florettes, of goats, Organic and 14ct several supplies, cows. prices steady this week. Broccolini supply improving. Brussel Sprouts: Production from Cabrillo Farms in Half Moon Bay is winding down; now mostly hand harvested; MX next. Brussels Sprouts Stalks are available by 2 day pre-order. Cabbage: Green, conventional & Organic Kohlrabi, Nappa, Red & Savoy Cabbage all tight & pricey; recent heavy rains hampering harvest. Organic Green, Nappa & Red Cabbage in stock.

4 Carrots: Organic sack Juice Carrots, County Line Organic Baby Orange, Purple, Round, White and Yellow all available. Toybox Carrots (13 bunches per case, a Farmer s dozen!) remain our Alpha Organic! Jumbo Carrots, Bunch Carrot, Clip Top, Shredded, Carrotteeni & Baby Peeled Carrots are available from Kern County. Whole Peeled Baby Orange & Rainbow Carrots with Tops are steady from Mexico. Cauliflower: Cauliflower supplies improving, prices easing. Florettes, Cheddar, Green, Purple & Organic White Cauliflower supply & pricing are steady. Celery: 30ct & Organic Celery Root supplies & prices are steady. Organic Celery limited and a strong market. Now all SOCAL grown.. Corn: Conventional MX White Corn is in. Organic Yellow Corn gapping to start the week.. Citrus: Coke Farm Organic Meyer Lemons now Alpha for the Winter and a good value. Granite and Curd away! Limes: Mexican grown Lime supplies have tightened and prices are up because of recent rains coupled with a gasoline strike in MX. We re also stocking Organic Limes. Oranges: Juice Oranges & Organic Valencias now TX grown; sweet but light in color- consider blending with Mandarins for better color and flavor. Organic Navel Oranges in stock. Navel, Cara Cara & Blood supply are steady mostly from Kern County. Lemons Supply is very tight and expensive: growers can only harvest the outside perimeters because of super soggy field conditions. Grapefruit Now in to TX Rio Star variety. Good color & flavor. One ounce packs of Kaffir Lime Leaves are in stock, with pounds Cucumbers: 36ct Cucumber supplies have tightened and prices are up to start the week. Supply on English Cucumbers is tight; cooler weather slows growth, & prices are up this week. Japanese Cucumber supply also tight; mostly because of recent storm damage to growing houses. Eggplant: 24ct Eggplant supplies have tightened and prices are up. Mexican grown Organic Eggplant is in stock for you. Endive: Red, White & Mixed Endive supply is steady this week; Coraline Chicory is available with good supply. Treviso and Radicchio are coming from Salinas. Fennel: 30ct, Baby 24ct & Organic 12ct Fennel- all systems go and a terrific seasonal selection. Salads, soups, frito misto, anyone? Garlic: Knoll Farms Organic Green Garlic is on, excellent, and abundant. Good supply from Christopher Ranch, the Monviso variety, both Fresh & Peeled. Black Garlic is available local year round. Grapes: Good supply from Chile using Red Flame variety. CA season is done. Greens: 24ct Collard, conventionally grown 12ct Dandelion, plus Baby Red Frill & Mixed Mustard supplies and prices are steady..

5 Herbs: 12ct Basil and most other Herbs are MX grown now. Mint is still CA grown. 60ct Italian Parsley, Knoll Farms Organic Rosemary & Sage supplies and prices are steady. We re stocking Organic Chives, Cilantro, Italian Parsley, Mint, Oregano, Sage, Tarragon & Thyme. Kale: Conventional & Organic 24ct Green Curly, Organic & conventional Baby Lacinato, plus 24ct Organic Lacinato all abundant from Coke farms and County Line, with steady pricing. Leeks: 12ct & 12ct Baby Leeks as well as Organic King Richard variety Leek excellent now and good values. Lettuces- Baby: 8lb Artisan, 20lb Sweet Gem, 40ct Baby Iceberg, Faurot Ranch 24ct Lollo Rosa, County Line Organic Super Baby Mix and Baby Mixed Lettuce supplies & prices are steady. All is AZ or CA (Riverside County) grown until the late Spring. Lettuces- Full Sized: 24ct Butter, 12ct Living, Butter, 24ct conventional & Organic GreenLeaf, Iceberg, 24ct Redleaf, 24ct conventional and Organic 12x3ct, 48ct Petite and 48ct Jumbo Romaine Heart supplies & prices are steady. Overall quality is better now that we have transitioned to the Southern growing areas in AZ & the CA desert. Mache: Hydro Mache & Upland Cress supply steady from PA; shipments land late Thursday & Saturday. Red Watercress available from FL. Melons: 9ct Cantaloupes are from Guatemala now, with steady supply and prices. MX grown Honeydews are still very good quality with prices steady or down this week. We ve switched to 6ct Seedless Watermelons in boxes Instead of bins. Available for you per 6ct case, or by the each. Mushrooms: Cultivated Organic Hen of the Woods from SOCAL. Brown Shimeji from China, & Enoki from Korea. Oyster Mushrooms are limited, both from Monterey County and Canada. Medium & Large Shiitake all from CA; Portobello & Portobellini are in from PA & CA. White, Sliced & Brown Mushrooms are coming from CA, Canada and PA. Organic Alba, Brown Clamshell, Toybox, Trumpet Royale, Nebrodini & Chefs Sampler Mix are available year round; Organic Forest Nameko available by 2 day pre-order. Mushrooms/Foraged CA Chanterelles improving. Hedgehogs incoming from OR. Fresno Morels are winding down. Onions: Onions supplies have settled down this week coming from WA. Coke Farms Organic Shallots & Jumbo Yellow Onions are in stock.commodity Jumbo White are coming in from ID; WA gapping due to cold weather. Sweet Onions are coming from NV. Maui Onions are available in 10lb box from HI. Green Onion supply has improved & prices have dropped, all MX grown. Small Allium Fresh Cipollini & Shallots are plentiful, in from ID.Peeled Whole Peeled Pearl Onions 4x5lb & Peeled Cipollini Onions are in stock from ID.

6 Peas: Guatemalan grown Snap & Snow Peas are in the market this week. Local CA Peas have finished. Pears: Bosc, Comice, D Anjou, Red & Seckel Pears are coming in from WA. CA Shinko Asian Pear in from Tulare County. Forelles done for season. Peppers: Organic Red Bells & Padron Peppers in stock. Central MX Green, Red & Yellow Bells are plentiful with prices coming off. Anaheim, Jalapeno, Pasilla, Red Fresno, Serrano, Mix Sweet Chili & Tomatillos are all MX grown, ditto Dried Chili Peppers. Shishito peppers both Green & Red are available from NC. Potatoes: WA State Russet Potato supplies are tightening & prices rising. Full Belly Farms Organic German Butterballs & 90ct Russets both on hand. Specialty/Fingerlings Amarosa, Banana, French & Mixed Fingerlings are plentiful from OR. Purple Peruvians available but limited from Bakersfield. Mixed Marbles available, but quality is hit/miss.russets/reds/yukon Kennebecs are from OR, Winnemucca from WA.Yukon Gold Abundant on all sizes, all WA grown. Red Potatoes Ditto. Red Bakers available by special order. Sweets/Yams Jewel Yams, Japanese & Regular Sweet potatoes are available from Livingston CA. We re using the medium size; jumbo size Garnet Yams are also available. Radishes:Coke Farms Organic Black Spanish, Purple Daikon & Watermelon Radish supplies & prices are steady. Easter Egg & French Breakfast Radishes are gapping; tops are beaten up from recent hard rains. Roots: Babe Farms conventionally grown 12ct Parsley Root is gapping. Coke Farms Organic Celery Root, Jerusalem Artichokes plus County Line Baby Turnip supplies improving. WA grown beets are winding down: we re moving to CA & MX this week. Parsnips are from AZ; Turnips & Rutabagas are from OR. Salsify is available from Belgium year round. Spinach / Spring Mix: Conventional Baby Spinach is back in stock. Cello Spinach, Organic Baby & County Line Bloomsdale Spinach also in stock. Conventional, Organic, Straight Salad Mix Plus County Line Organic Spring Mix supplies are also in good supply. Squash: MX grown Yellow Straightneck Squash, Medium & XF Zucchini supplies have tightened and prices are up this week. We re also stocking Organic Zucchini. Acorn, Butternut, Kabocha & Spaghetti available from MX. Tomatoes: MX grown Toybox Cherry Tomato supplies have tightened and prices are up this week. Tasti-Lee Organic Beefsteak, Cherry, & Organic Roma Tomatoes in stock. Mixed Heirlooms discontinued due to low demand. Slicers/Roma Good supply on all sizes and plenty of labels available on the market, coming in from Nogales; prices are steady the rest of the week. Cherry Cherry & Grape Tomato supply and price is steady coming from MX. Tropical: Kent variety Mangos are coming from Peru. Pineapple supply remains steady from HI and Costa Rica. Dragon Fruit is coming from Vietnam & Passionfruit from San Diego.

7 News News: -The 2017 California Artisan Cheese Festival is scheduled for the 4th weekend in March. Get tickets to various seminars, events, tours, and a marketplace where you can meet your favorite cheesemakers. -In house is Fat Bottom Girl from Bleating Heart Creamery. Sheep milk is seasonal so this could be the last batch for a bit. FBG is an award winner with buttery and nutty notes that pair well with Syrah. -Fiscalini San Joaquin Gold is on Special for $10.25 a pound. An aged, firm 14# wheel that tastes like brown butter and toasted almonds, it s also a great melting cheese that adds a punch of flavor to mac and cheese and burgers. New Items: -The Fancy Food Show wrapped up in SF and some of our vendors were in attendance with new products. Look here for updates on when you can start purchasing. -Giuliano Pickled sweet cherry peppers, 4x1 gallon # New Crackers: Glutino Original 6x4.4oz #11568, Simple Mills Sea Salt 6x4.205oz #11566, and Milton s Sea Salt 12x4.5oz # New Cheese! Grady s Wheel from Moonside Creamery. Part organic cow milk, part buffalo milk and washed in Death and Taxes Black Lager. -Now in stock: new olive oil sizes from California Olive Ranch. Extra Virgin in a one gallon jug #11478, Arbequina in 2.5 gallon lug #4911, and the 80/20 blend in a 2.5 gallon lug # Bragg s Amino Acids in a one gallon jug # Chevoo, a line of fresh chevre in infused olive oils. This is a local product in newly released food service size 2.3 lb tubs. Flavors include dill pollen and garlic, smoked salt and rosemary, and Aleppo pepper with lemon. -Gluten Free Sandwich Bread! Udi s Gluten Free White #11533 and Whole Grain #11534 Sandwich Breads. Case size is 8x12oz. This comes frozen and only needs to thaw. -Gluten Free Pastas! Spaghetti, Penne Rigate, and Farfalle made by Jovial, an Italian based company that works closely with small farms. Specialty Season Black is the new black and black tahini will add flavor and drama to sauces, dressings, cookies, dips, noodles, etc. 8lb tub #11283 Combine with Black Garbanzo beans #11280 to take your hummus to the dark side.