It was my pleasure to be back on Indy Style this week. This time I brought a good friend of Indy Fruit with me, Mike Kocher of Peaper Brothers Farm. Peaper Brothers Produce has been farming turnips for over 100 years & as you may remember from a previous blog… I LOVE TURNIPS! DID YOU [...]
Fox News Features The Produce Mom
It was my pleasure to be featured on yesterday’s Fox 59 News. Jenny Anchondo, one of the morning anchors, utilized my voice & produce industry knowledge to help drive home the messaging that fresh fruits and veggies are an accessible, affordable & healthy option for all consumers! All produce is good for you & nothing [...]
Indy Style Meets The Produce Mom
On Wednesday I was the featured guest on Indianapolis’ swanky morning talk show – Indy Style! Oh, it was so much fun! LIVE interviews & cooking demos are simply exhilarating.
Shop Green
DID YOU KNOW… …Half of the food that’s produced in the world goes to waste, which in turn wastes the precious resources used to produce & ship it? YOU can help by ONLY buying the food you will use …If we all used our own reusable shopping bag just ONCE a week, we’d keep 16 [...]
Celebrate Earth Month
We are approaching Earth Day – it’s in just 1 week! I have joined forces with Earthbound Farm & our celebrations for April 22nd start NOW. I’m encouraging each & every one of you to SHOP LIKE THE EARTH DEPENDS ON IT…. every cart at the grocery store counts! Simple modifications are highly-effective & that’s [...]
Indy Fruit Visits New Zealand Grower
“We shop the world to make sure our customers have the fruits & vegetables they need for their produce department.” – Dan Corsaro, EVP Sales & Marketing of Indianapolis Fruit Company. Indianapolis Fruit Company is where I work. We are a distributor of fresh produce – Indy Fruit supplies grocers and retailers in more than [...]
SPRING: What’s in Season?
“Plan your year in the spring, your day at dawn.” – Chinese Proverb March 20th! Spring has sprung! This is a glorious time of year for many reasons – a season of rebirth & an opportunity for all of us to start anew! I LOVE SPRING. Plus, so many awesome fruits & veggies are coming [...]
Pacific Rose Apples – It’s Love.
I always say there is a produce item for everyone. You may not like Brussels Sprouts, but I’m going to bet there is another veggie that you DO like. Same thing with fruit: maybe you dislike Cantaloupe… yet love Strawberries. I’m so adamant about this sentiment, my school foodservice campaign is named “Find Your Favorite.” [...]
Discussing Organics with Earthbound Farm
I love how our industry has evolved to offer the consumer a vast array of choices in the produce department! However, because there are so many wholesome choices – there is a need to discuss the different classifications of fruits & vegetables. Know that when you are choosing Fruits & Veggies… you are making an [...]
Chorizo Nachos
The 2nd of Chef Concetta‘s 3 recipes for HarBowl 2013…. CHORIZO NACHOS! These are amazing. Nachos are probably my #1 guilty pleasure. Nothing beats a good nacho. And no nacho beats Chef Concetta’s Chorizo Nachos! CHORIZO NACHOS Garden Cut Pico de Gallo 1lb Mexican Chorizo, casing removed 1 (15oz) can pinto beans, drained & rinsed [...]
