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Fresh Produce Tips

Here are some helpful farm facts and fresh produce tips on how to select, store and cut fresh produce. Click on the fruit or veggie below to learn all about them!

Blueberries
- Jul 11, 2021 How To Store Blueberries
Cantaloupe
- May 18, 2025 How Cantaloupes Are Harvested
- May 18, 2025 How to Pick a Ripe Cantaloupe
Corn
- Feb 13, 2023 How To Shuck Corn
Farm Tours
- May 10, 2025 Planning a trip to Kauai? Don’t miss a tour of the Kauai Coffee Company. Explore lush coffee fields and taste Hawaii’s finest beans.
Lettuce
- Nov 4, 2020 Arizona Leafy Greens Month
- Jan 27, 2019 Is Lettuce Safe to Eat?
Medjool Dates
- May 7, 2025 Behind the Scenes of a Medjool Date Harvest in Bard Valley, California
Peaches
- Oct 11, 2022 How to Wash & Cut Peaches
- Sep 6, 2022 How to Select a Ripe Peach
Pumpkins
- Feb 14, 2023 How to Carve a Pumpkin
Strawberries
- Feb 13, 2023 Strawberry Picking
Sweet Potatoes
- Oct 30, 2018 Sweet Potato Harvest
Watermelon
- Aug 15, 2021 How To Cut Watermelon
- Aug 2, 2021 Watermelon Accessories

Watermelon Accessories

Watermelon

Watermelon Accessories

The fruit game is real this summer and there are SO many cute watermelon accessories! My favorite find was this watermelon bathing suit. Watermelon is a great fruit to eat if you are trying to stay hydrated. So why not wear it too? This is more than Farm Fashion Friday you guys, this is all things watermelon.

Watermelon Outfits

Watermelon Short Set from Anthropologie
Watermelon Pajamas from Nordstrom
Watermelon Print Top from Nordstrom
No Show Watermelon Socks or these cute watermelon socks from Urban Outfitters

Watermelon Pool Gear

Watermelon Tube From Target
Watermelon Island from Target
Watermelon Pool Float from Target
Watermelon Bikini, I have this exact one!
Watermelon Towel from Target
Watermelon Drink Umbrella Set

Watermelon Gear for the Puppy

Watermelon Collar from Target
Watermelon Toy from Nordstrom

Home Decor

Watermelon Door Mat from Urban Outfitters

Alexandra Rae is an agriculture expert and marketer sharing food and farm stories from the ground up through photography. Her passion is to connect consumer and farmer through her blog and social media. Learn more…

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It’s onion season here at the @bakosweet farm 🧅 that means we have a lot of fresh produce to keep track of. Each of these bins is labeled with the following information so that we can have traceability!
1. Harvest date
2. Variety
3. Field num

I love country music and each week I add new songs to my public playlists. The Summer Country music playlist is perfect for listening to at the beach, on a road trip or while you are driving a tractor 🚜 Listen now by heading to the link in my bio!
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I look for outfits that I can wear with heels for the office and that I can wear with boots when I need to run out into the fields 🌾 of course I can wear jeans but why do that when there are so many cute jumpers like this?! I loved wearing this for

One of the best tasting melons I’ve ever had and it was in season 🍈 Farmers pick seasonal produce when it is ripe since it does not have to travel long distances. Which means that seasonal produce ends up having more nutrients and being fresh!

Find local farms in your area using the “Find a Farm” map on my website! Each farm lists out what fruits and veggies they grow, making it easy to eat local. These farms have either worked with me or have been verified to be a working farm

Happy #FarmFashionFriday! I’ve been loving sun dresses this summer and its going to be a hot weekend. I love how this white dress looks against the green in this @bakosweet yellow onion field! I hope you all had a great week and have a wonderfu

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