Fresh Fruit Salad

Everyone wants to enjoy something refreshing on days like today. It is hot, so you do not want to eat something that is warm. Treat yourself to a delightful mixture of fresh organic fruit salad.

This is a light and easy snack to make that serves 6.

 

 

Ingredients:

1 pineapple

½ watermelon, seeded

1 cup fresh strawberries, sliced

1 cup black or red seedless grapes

1 cup of blueberries

¼ cup blue agave

¼ cup fresh lime juice

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

1 teaspoon grated lime peel

Mint for garnish

 

Directions:

Make sure the pineapple is stable on your cutting board, cut the pineapple in half lengthwise.

Using an ice-cream baller, scoop the pineapple into balls, set aside.

In a large ceramic bowl, combine the agave, lime juice, lemon juice, lime peel. Add pineapple balls, watermelon, strawberries, grapes and blueberries. Toss gently to combine.

Refrigerate for 30 minutes to combine the favors. Spoon the fruit mixture into pineapple halves.

Garnish with mint and serve

Organic Agriculture

 

 

Organic refers to the way agricultural products are grown and processed. It includes a system of production, processing, distribution and sales that assures consumers that the products maintain the organic integrity that begins on the farm.

National organic standards set out the methods, practices and substances used in producing and handling crops, livestock and processed agricultural products. The standards include a national list of approved synthetic and prohibited non-synthetic substances for organic production.

There are many regulations in growing organic products. Organic production is based on a system of farming that maintains and replenishes soil fertility without the use of toxic and persistent pesticides and fertilizers. Organically produced foods also must be produced without any of the following ingredients: antibiotics, synthetic hormones, genetic engineering and other excluded practices, sewage sludge, or irradiation. Cloning animals is also considered inconsistent with organic practices. Organic foods are to be minimally processed without any artificial ingredients, preservatives, or irradiation to maintain the integrity of the food.

 

Why Eat Organic Foods?

There are many reasons to eat organic foods. Reason vary from person to person.  It can be a specific reason, or just the simple fact you watch carefully what enters your body. The reason Fresh Sun Organics is around is, not just to deliver the freshest fruits and vegetables to your door, but to cater to the population that eats organic foods and are concerned about all the chemicals that most  produce items are covered in!

We also believe that eating organically is beneficial to ones health because your foods aren't covered in pesticides!  There's nothing worse then worrying about what you are putting into your body.  You want to confindent that the foods that are entering your body are going to help you and keep you heatlhy throughout your lifetime.

Why do you eat organic foods? Is it to benefit your health? Or is it because your household shopper buys foods this way? Do you support sustainable farming to avoid industrial agriculture?

We would love to hear from you and see why others choose organic foods! Let us get to know you a little bit more!

Get to know us here at Fresh Sun Organics!!

Fresh Sun Organics was started by a group of students to incorporate the fast growing green market economy that has become so popular throughout the country. Let me start off by letting you know what Fresh Sun Organics is all about!

Our business will be selling a variety of organic fruits and vegetables for home delivery to Orange County households.  Our selection of fruits and vegetables come from two Orange County farms: Tanaka Farms Produce Stand and South Coast Farms. We chose our farms for the reason that they were the most certified as well as we as a company wanted to provide you, our customers, with only the freshest, most healthy fruits and vegetables.  That’s why each box will be insulated and delivered in a refrigerated truck once a week to customers at a specified time. 

By creating a profile you will be able to select the exact fruits and vegetables you would like to purchase.  Your profile and shopping list will also help us customize recipes to include in your produce delivery.  Once you have completed a profile and shopping list, you can select between small, medium, and large boxes for once a week delivery.  Each box would contain only the fruits and vegetables you as our customer selected on for your shopping list.  A small box would contain about ten different fruits and vegetables, a medium box would contain about twenty, and a large box would contain about thirty different fruits and vegetables. These various box sizes allow us as a company to accommodate your family size and produce demand. Product selection will vary depending on the seasons. 

 As of 9/20/12 the following fruits and vegetables will be offered for selection:

• Avocados
• Broccoli
• Cantaloupe
• Carrots
• Cauliflower
• Celery
• Chard
• Cilantro
• Gold beets
• Grapefruit
• Green apples
• Green cabbage
• Green leaf lettuce
• Hakurei (Japanese turnips)
• Kale
• Kiwi
• Lemons
• Lettuce head
• Navel oranges
• Onions
• Parsley
• Pears
• Potatoes
• Purple cabbage
• Purple kohlrabi
• Radishes
• Red apples
• Red beets
• Red leaf lettuce
• Romaine
• Romanesco
• Seedless watermelon
• Snap peas
• Spinach
• Strawberries

We look forward to working with you and making sure only the best and most fresh fruits and vegetables arrive at your door!