Your Guide to Produce

When Freshness Counts

Knowing how to select and care for your produce makes a big difference in flavor and shelf-life. We get the produce to you in three days or less from the moment it’s picked. From there, here’s what you can do to ensure the produce remains beautiful and mouth-watering until you serve it at your table.

Tomatoes

Selecting Tomatoes

Select tomatoes that have a deep, rich color. That color isn’t just appetizing, it also means that the tomato is fully ripe and has a rich supply of nutrients. The skin should be smooth, firm, and free of blemishes. The tomato should feel a little heavy for its size and the flesh should yield just slightly to gentle pressure.

Caring for Tomatoes

Store your tomatoes at room temperature on the counter, a shelf or in a basket, away from direct sunlight. Your Garden Fresh tomatoes were picked when ripening and will ripen a bit more on the inside when stored at room temperature—no need to speed ripening in a paper bag.

Don’t store your tomatoes in the refrigerator. Tomatoes do best at room temperature. Tomatoes stored at below 55 degrees will be damaged and tend to loose their flavor.