Summertime is South Florida Mango season, and we couldn’t be more excited! If you’ve never made fresh mango a part of your summer diet, you definitely want to start – over 90% of the people who give this rare-ish, tropical fruit a try instantly fall in love with the flavor,…
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Continue ReadingSweet cherry season is almost here, and how sweet it is! Some of the sweetest cherries are Bing Cherries. Bing Cherries are heart-shaped, big and juicy with dark red (almost purple) peels and dark-red flesh interiors (in most cases, the darker the flesh, the sweeter the cherry). But what is…
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Continue ReadingThe weather and other growing conditions are being good to our Valencia Orange crop. Our Valencia Oranges are looking very good and will continue to get better over the next few weeks. The weather has been very kind and will be very good for growing citrus over the next few…
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Continue ReadingOohhhh, mango! There’s nothing like the sweet-tart, juicy flesh of fresh mangoes during the spring and summer. This “fruit of queens” is not only incredibly delicious eaten fresh or when used to add a tropical flair to recipes (smoothies, salads and salsas are just a few examples of what are…
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Continue ReadingGeorgia peach season is upon us, and trust us – you don’t want to miss out! But maybe you’ve been wary of eating fresh peaches yourself or giving peaches as gifts because you’ve heard rumors that unpeeled peaches are toxic. Have no fear – not only are peach skins not toxic to…
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Continue ReadingRemember that old commercial where the cartoon boy asks the cartoon owl how many licks it takes to get to the chocolate center of a lollipop? In case that was before your time, the answer was “three” – at least, that’s how many licks it took before the owl got impatient…
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Continue ReadingWe know fruit is good for us. The USDA recommends that the average adult eat two servings of fruit per day. The American Heart Association takes it further, recommending four to five servings of fruit per day for optimum heart health. And in recent years, health care professionals have espoused…
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Continue ReadingWhen it comes to where to buy fruit baskets, we at Hale Groves can be a bit biased towards our own fruit baskets and gourmet goodies. Well, that’s easy to understand – we’re the ones who wait until the fruit we send you reaches its perfection before we pick it,…
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Some of us look forward to the time of year when tangelos are in season with a passion that just may border on fanatical. But who can blame us? With a zesty fragrance and a sweet-and-tangy flavor that bursts over your tastes buds the moment you bite into it, these…
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Continue ReadingThe weather and other growing conditions are allowing for amazing quality, both inside and out. Our Cara Cara Navels are really juicy and we will have a good supply of them until the end of the month. Our Navel Oranges are excellent in taste and should be available through the…