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A huge congratulations to Bi Rite Market on opening their new store and ice cream shop!  If you find your self in the NOPA neighborhood, be sure to stop by 550 Divisadero Street and check them out.  They are open 9am-9pm daily.  

With brightly colored and flavored flesh, Cara Cara oranges—also known as red flesh navels—were discovered in Venezuela in the mid-seventies, and became available in the U.S. shortly afterwards.  Cara Cara’s low acidity imparts a sweet, aromatic taste, rendering them perfect for eating out of hand, while their zest and juice can be used to flavor sauces. 

The current Cara Cara crop should last through March, so there’s plenty of time to order these fabulous oranges.  Talk to your salesperson today!

Grown in Madera, Willey Farms bunched Nantes carrots bustle with flavor and crunch, especially at this time of year.  Apparently, carrots benefit from a light frost, as cold weather causes the root to produce more sugar and juice, making the carrot more flavorful.  Because the overall quality of carrots decline as weather warms, the Willeys only grow carrots through May, preferring not to stretch the growing season past its optimal time.