Posts by Nissa
Foretelling the Mexican Season Wind Down
It’s complicated depending on who you ask….. Currently Crespo Organic is on the downside of peak of Kent season from Sinaloa. The Nayarit region has finished and all packhouses in that region have closed. Our orchards in Sinaloa, which dot the surrounding area of our hometown El Rosario and encircle our main packhouse, Empaque Don…
Continue ReadingGood Earth Natural Foods Mango Mania
Crespo Organic Summer Mango Mania #MuchosMangoes Demo & Tasting Event at Good Earth Natural Foods Monday July 21st (2 – 4 pm)
Continue ReadingBolinas Summer Mango Mania
#MuchosMangoes are coming to Bolinas….RIDE THE WAVE….. The Crespo Organic Kitchen, the culinary education arm of Crespo Organic Mangoes and part of my produce, marketing and education company- Ger-Nis Culinary & Herb Center is located in the beautiful northern, surf and art village of Bolinas, California. This summer we are celebrating mangoes BIG TIME in…
Continue ReadingA Celebration of Mexico & Mangoes
Bolinas Summer Mango Mania celebrates authentic Mexico cuisine and local organic farmers with Ger-Nis Supper Club, join in…….. During the weekend celebration that is Bolinas Summer Mango Mania ( July 4th – July 7th) we are offering up a special treat as the Crespo Organic Kitchen and Ger-Nis Culinary partner up to host their second annual,…
Continue ReadingSummertime Crop Update
Mexican organic mango season prepares for great peak. We will all be dripping in sweet mango mania. I do a fair amount of writing work in addition to all my other doings…. This article was originally written for and published (in edited form) by Organic Produce Network, to see the edited version on OPN’s…
Continue ReadingThe Crespo Organic Kitchen Celebrates Summer Mango Mania
Muchos mango-centric events are coming. Are you all ready? Crespo Organic Summer Mango Mania is here and The Crespo Organic Kitchen, partnering with Ger-nis are going to make it extra special this summer. The Crespo Organic Kitchen is essentially the test kitchen for all things Crespo Organic, managed by my company Ger-Nis Culinary & Herb…
Continue ReadingMy Sipsong Indira Mango Magic
It’s not for the simple minded, its weird and fun and complex, as I like it! I often hear that my recipes seem complicated. I also hear once given a chance and actually made, they are easily executable, work well and are enjoyable to make. In the kitchen (and maybe life) I teeter between the quick-and-easy…
Continue ReadingEmpaque Don Jorge (Agricola Crespo)
Boasting the most efficient and modern mango pack house around Disclaimer: This is a boastful and prideful post about a packing house that I truly believe in. I’m one of a few globally well-traveled industry folks with an extremely diverse make up of commodities, markets, cultures and systems. I have seen a lot of packing houses and…
Continue ReadingMango Truths (Forecasting Summer)
Sleuthing through the noise north and south of the border The truth is not always easy to find. It’s much like self-awareness. You have to have a great deal of will to find it. The current mango market is a strange one that has a lot of folks asking questions about what’s currently happening and…
Continue ReadingCrazy Mango Flowers
Is the perfect Spring cocktail/mocktail with major flower power I’m infatuated with the floral qualities of mangoes and discovered it’s possible to make these lovely notes pop even more when you combine them with actual flower essences. Floral noted spirits, floral bitters and actual flowers- combined with mangoes, gives my floral obsession more flower power!…
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