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Strawberry Mango Bars
Here is the perfect early spring easter dessert, really we can’t stop eating it I adore strawberries. One of my long-standing fantasies is that I will retire in Italy as an organic strawberry farmer. I also fantasize of retiring in Sicily as a mango farmer (believe it or not mangoes grow decently there). This…
Continue ReadingHold On Just a Bit……and Then Let Loose
Round fruit inflexible for as lower yields and high demand wreak havoc When I was a little girl in southern California I used to race my bother on this little honda 50 on my pony Cricket. We would race down this long ass trail next to a creek with all kinds of bends and bumps…
Continue ReadingMy Equipo’s Recipe for Success
Those that feast together grow together Someone recently claimed that recipes have no place in buyer-focused produce marketing. That someone doesn’t know my history with buyers or recipes nor does that person connect the dots between farms and tables, like I do. That someone has probably never witnessed the excitement over the vibrant consumer…
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The 2023 promotional calendar is out, utilize it! Bits and pieces or the whole package… the Crespo Organic (full season) Mango Program has everything needed, and it’s not just #MuchosMangoes! The season long program will help build and shape strong, lasting and EXCITING mango programs that educate, engage and entice shoppers for the full duration…
Continue ReadingSix Recipes for More Light
More time to enjoy sunlight and mangoes Added sunlight time after the end of a workday is amazing especially for those who work a 9 to 5 job. Try these delicious and easy to make mango-centric recipes for “more light”. These recipes from the #CrespoOrganicKitchen are inspired by Daylights Saving time and with an added…
Continue ReadingA “Big” Crop Report
The lack of small fruit is real and size Up-ortunities are too! There is a significant and serious lack of small fruit coming out of mango orchards in the south (Chiapas & Oaxaca) right now. As a result, there is a lot of confusion and panic in the market. This is mostly because pricing remains…
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El Grupo Crespo/RCF’s Unstoppable Women I shared my thoughts on this International Women’s Day in another post: “Where Is the Spine of International Women’s “Day”? Building Bridges: Diversity & Inclusion. In that post I call on my fellow industry peers to welcome more diversity and inclusion on their teams, to their marketing streams, and beyond.…
Continue ReadingWhere Is the Spine in International Women’s “Day”?
Building bridges: diversity & inclusion It’s a weird day, this International Woman’s Day thing. It feels important but like we’ve made a very serious topic frivolous by placing it in a “day category”, next to International Ice Cream Day and International Siblings Day. My gut feeling is that this rather uncomfortable topic is placed here…
Continue ReadingCelebrate Fat Tuesday with Mangoes
Étouffée with mango tabasco & mango anise (sugar cube) sazeracs “Mardi Gras” means fat Tuesday, I only learned that a few years back which makes me giggle a little bit! It always falls before Ash Wednesday which signals the beginning of Lent a predominantly Catholic “event” which happens during the lead up to Easter and…
Continue ReadingUnstained Facts on Southern Ataulfos
Uncovering the facts about Ataulfo mango Latex staining & sap injury This article was originally posted on Under the Mango Tree in February of 2017 and has been updated here. Over the years, I really thought I understood the major problems affecting the “king of fruits,” specifically the varietals and those from the countries I…
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