Forty years ago, if you bought a mandarin orange at the market, chances were high it was a Fairchild tangerine. I don’t know why they were even popular. They were so difficult to peel and just loaded ...

If there was ever a fruit designed just for little hands, it’s the mandarin — and the Satsuma is the king of mandarins. Kids — and grown-ups — love how easy it is to peel this sweet, juicy little ...

Turkish mandarin season is anything but sour this year, with the sector reporting a bumper crop, improved flavor, and early ...

As we count down to the holidays, many of us add a variety of living plants to augment the season's festive atmosphere: live Christmas trees, Christmas cacti and poinsettias. In the Bay Area, citrus ...

In the depths of winter, citrus fruits are more than just a ray of sunshine—they’re a godsend for hyperseasonal mixologists like Francine Stephens of Franny’s, whose inventive cocktail list has ...

Q: My Satsuma tangerines are beginning to turn orange. How do I know when they are really ripe? A: How wonderful it is to have citrus to pick from your own backyard. It is one of the joys of living in ...

Orange County offers both opportunity and pitfalls for farmer’s market shoppers. The area’s demand for fresh local produce far exceeds the supply, particularly for crops such as stone fruit and apples ...

NEWMAN,Calif. (KFSN) -- The cold weather has us scrambling to find heavy coats and gloves to stay warm but many citrus growers welcome the change. The dropping temperatures were welcome at Shiraz ...

The Laguna Beach farmers market, held in a city parking lot below a huge bluff, has remained a stable, successful venue for the past decade. It features about 20 produce vendors, including three ...

One fruit lover in Japan has dropped a serious wad of cash to get their Vitamin C fix. An unidentified buyer purchased a crate of mandarin oranges for 1 million Japanese yen, according to a press ...