Nectarines

Stigan Antioxidant, Early To Mid Summer, Fruits

Note: Availability fluctuates throughout the year, please understand the described items below are educational. To confirm availability please inquire with us directly.  Aah! Summer fruit – Ralph’s pride and joy! Nectarines are such a refined treat: an elegant flavour combined with a juicy softness and amazing aroma. Ralph goes straight to the South Okanagan/Similkameen regions of BC to bring you … Read More

Peaches

Stigan Antioxidant, Early To Mid Summer, Fruits, Glycemic Index, Mid To Late Summer

Note: Availability fluctuates throughout the year, please understand the described items below are educational. To confirm availability please inquire with us directly.  Nothing says “summer” better than the juice of a fresh peach running down your chin! A round, sweet juicy stone fruit with a soft, fuzzy cream or yellow surface skin flushed with red. Perhaps the most celebrated of … Read More

Corn On The Cob

Stigan Antioxidant, Early To Mid Summer, Vegetable

Note: Availability fluctuates throughout the year, please understand the described items below are educational. To confirm availability please inquire with us directly.  Whether you grill it or boil it, the simplicity, and delicious taste of corn on the cob seems to encourage summer and early fall dinner parties. The tall stalks consist of strong stems to support many joints of … Read More

Potatoes – Red, Russet, White & Yukon

Stigan Antioxidant, Early To Mid Summer, Glycemic Index, Mid To Late Summer, Superfood, Vegetable

Note: Availability fluctuates throughout the year, please understand the described items below are educational. To confirm availability please inquire with us directly.  To many, potatoes are a comfort food and a staple of a great home-cooked dinner. It is a good thing they can be cooked by any cooking method desired. Potatoes are generally divided into two categories – waxy … Read More

Rasberries

Stigan Antioxidant, Early To Mid Summer, Fruits, Glycemic Index, Mid To Late Summer

Note: Availability fluctuates throughout the year, please understand the described items below are educational. To confirm availability please inquire with us directly.  The warmer months have arrived when raspberries are at the peak of harvest. Of course, the best raspberries are BC local, since they can be left on the vine until they reach full ripeness. It’s a small, deep … Read More

Carrots

Stigan Antioxidant, Early To Mid Summer, Superfood, Vegetable

Note: Availability fluctuates throughout the year, please understand the described items below are educational. To confirm availability please inquire with us directly.  Chicken soup just wouldn’t be the same without them – adding great flavour to the cure-all soup. Interestingly, carrots’ crunchy texture and sweet taste grows underground as a richly coloured orange root. It’s the feathery green leaves that … Read More

Onions – Green Scallions

Stigan Antioxidant, Early To Mid Summer, Glycemic Index, Superfood, Vegetable

Note: Availability fluctuates throughout the year, please understand the described items below are educational. To confirm availability please inquire with us directly.  Scallion and Green Onion (even Spring Onion) are interchangeable terms. This vegetable is a prematurely harvested onion, before the bulb has developed. This young onion has a white base, not developed into a bulb yet, and long, straight, … Read More

Strawberries

Stigan Antioxidant, Fruits, Glycemic Index, Spring, Superfood

Note: Availability fluctuates throughout the year, please understand the described items below are educational. To confirm availability please inquire with us directly.  All kids seem to love this summer beauty, being red, sweet, and juicy! In fact, strawberries are the most popular berry fruit in the world. It’s no wonder since they’re a fun size to eat, and can brighten … Read More

Peppers – Sweet Bell

Stigan Antioxidant, Glycemic Index, Spring, Superfood, Vegetable

Note: Availability fluctuates throughout the year, please understand the described items below are educational. To confirm availability please inquire with us directly.  Whether you call them ‘sweet peppers’ or ‘bell peppers,’ their bell-shaped glossy exterior comes in a wide array of stunning colours, holding a crunchy, sweet taste to make mouths water. Sweet peppers -are botanically related to hot chile … Read More

Tomatoes

Stigan Antioxidant, Glycemic Index, Mid To Late Summer, Spring, Vegetable

Note: Availability fluctuates throughout the year, please understand the described items below are educational. To confirm availability please inquire with us directly.  By themselves or combined with other foods, tomatoes are delicious! In plant families, the deep, rich red coloured tomato is categorized as a berry fruit. Of course, we who eat them consider tomatoes to be a vegetable. Raw … Read More