Best brittle anywhere, but they closed for Retirement this March…read moreWish they would sell their recipe!!

Purchased 2 packages of shelled almonds. Nuts were stale and…read moredamp. Tossed into trash. Have purchased Alfieri for many years at S.F. Ferry Building Saturday market. Always great in the past. This was a very inferior purchase. Will not buy again!

In metro Los Angeles area, SPROUTS carries their brand, BLOSSOM HILL. Make sure to buy this brand,…read morenot any others as Sprouts mixes apricots from several vendors. I happened to buy both mixed; Blossom Hill's apricots were delicious while other generic labeled apricots were hard as stone, no flavor and sour to even bitter. I learned hard way that there is a difference in apricots.

Upon seeing the company logo…read more(http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/m0I1TLmK568I29YBnfBlmA?select=f_SZnXa0FeKMeFhqbmA7Bw#f_SZnXa0FeKMeFhqbmA7Bw) I'll admit I was a quite skeptical. Throughout my life I've had lots of fresh apricots, and depending on the source these have ranged from bland to tart to sweet, but to make the claim that theirs was the sweetest on earth ... I knew I had to try these to believe it! Thanks to CUESA, the educational organization that runs the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, a group of us got to visit with farmer John Driver on his 10 acre apricot orchard recently. The farm doesn't offer public tours and these CandyCots are fairly exclusive so this might have been an opportunity of a lifetime to actually visit the farm. CandyCot apricots are bred varieties, grown under the hot Central Valley heat. The fruits which are smaller in size than the standard supermarket apricot are known for their pronounced flavor described by some as "spicy" and their high sugar content. Using a Brix rating system which measures dissolved sugars CandyCot ratings measure in the 20's and 30's while standard apricots are usually in the teens. Because it was a scorching 97 degrees outside John picked out a nice covered area to do a presentation for our group (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/m0I1TLmK568I29YBnfBlmA?select=f_SZnXa0FeKMeFhqbmA7Bw#RvTqNPe7kmfcGbhoA5vzqA) and give us the lowdown on his CandyCot fruits. John has traveled the world in search of truly sweet and flavorful apricots and in his introduction he brought up places like Kazahstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Central Asia. He gathers seeds, grows plant samples and grafts them together (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/m0I1TLmK568I29YBnfBlmA?select=f_SZnXa0FeKMeFhqbmA7Bw#Gm-KBNQISJJG_m8m9NN-0Q) in an attempt to recreate some of earth's sweetest fruit. These plants take many years of love and nurturing in order to bear fruit and John's patience and dedication to his craft has resulted in the sweetest apricots almost every member of our group would later agree that they had ever sampled. To prove this point John also has non-grafted California Blenheim apricots (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/m0I1TLmK568I29YBnfBlmA?select=f_SZnXa0FeKMeFhqbmA7Bw#zknyp7DAo6EMihCLeZHZLQ) on his orchard for skeptics like myself to sample and compare. Blenheims are the standard California apricots found in most supermarket produce sections. After a short talk and Q&A on soil conditioning, pruning and pest management John took us out onto the orchard and allowed our group to pick and sample fruit directly from the trees (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/m0I1TLmK568I29YBnfBlmA?select=f_SZnXa0FeKMeFhqbmA7Bw#3ZeeqGX8i2WPQ9JSCuHtZQ). For the record John prunes his trees using the letter V shape (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/m0I1TLmK568I29YBnfBlmA?select=f_SZnXa0FeKMeFhqbmA7Bw#4tm2_oBedWSHZwRi9G3OyQ) because it creates better airflow for his trees and the fruits seem to grow best this way. These were the Anya variety and we were instructed to pick anything that didn't have green spots. Many of the fruit had brown spots not caused by bruising as John explained but are actually natural indicators of the fruit's sugar content. The more browning on the fruit the sweeter the fruit. I picked one of those and bit into it without a second thought. The juice actually popped from the fruit and ran down my chin and all over my hands. Apricot heaven is what immediately came to mind. These apricots were beyond sweet and amazingly enough one could truly differentiate between the apricot flavor and the sugar content. As unbearable as the outside heat was I didn't want to leave that orchard. Thankfully, John allowed us to pick extras so I had fruit to take home to enjoy (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/m0I1TLmK568I29YBnfBlmA?select=f_SZnXa0FeKMeFhqbmA7Bw#9GydI61pdwGNnvQ6-1kIOg). CandyCots are currently sold either at the Saturday Ferry Plaza Farmers Market (only through July 7, 2012), select markets such as Save Mart and Whole Foods or through mail order. Check out their website for more details. Because of the high sugar content the fruits don't spoil as quickly and keep very well in the refrigerator.

I loved the pistachio butter. The walnut butter was awful. I purchased 4 jars of nut butter and…read moretried to contact the company 4 times. no response

Nuts galore in a zillion flavors and super fresh. Ran into these guys at the gourmet food area of…read morethe Menlo Park Connoisseurs' Marketplace neighborhood festival. AWESOME NUTS. They have fresh peanuts, almonds, and pistachios in a huge variety of different flavors (see their website) -- and what made them stand out was their stuff was so FRESH. Apparently they grow their own nuts so that's why they can bring fresh stuff to market so quick. They sold 8oz bags for $5 each, 2 for $9 or 3 for $12. Very friendly guy. My fave? The HOT AND SPICY CAJUN PEANUTS. These things are little fireballs and set my tongue on fire but I LOVE them. If you like it spicy, you gotta try these. Bottom line: Nuts. And lots of 'em. And in so many diff flavors. Find them at fairs or order them off their website.

I went to the Farmers Market in Modesto last Saturday and bought: Wasabi Almonds, Plain Almonds,…read moreChile Almonds and some Dried Fruit Medley. Mixed them together for delicious snacks at work! Boy I am so happy with this mixture! I highly recommended Four K Farms!

This farm is a weekly participant at the Ferry farmer's market in San Francisco Saturdays when…read moretheir crops are in season. I am actually amazed that I never reviewed it as I've been buying mostly stone fruits from them over the years. Most notably, with the season about to start, white peaches and white nectarines have long been on my shopping list when they're here. They appeared the final Saturday in April with cherries and the 1st crop of yellow peaches and nectarines. I bought a few for friends but have yet to try myself. I did try their Tioga cherries (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q&start=24&select=STL_d-KiMZ9EpkmBLsMr0w) which were the 1st of the season. I'm sure that they will progressively get sweeter. I am looking forward to the white peaches and white nectarines to come in. The other crops that I enjoy from them include plums, apriums, pluots, and, later in the season, persimmons, especially the soft hachiyas. I was happy to see their stand at the foot of the south driveway across from Wise Sons. It is always very nice to see Lisa and several of their regular staff members from past seasons. I will be seeing you a lot more through the summer months. And yes, stone fruits are here now.

My bag was full but Kashiwase Farms had a nice mix of Tree Fruits today at the Stonestown Farmers…read moreMarket in San Francisco.

Friendly Family Environment! Cashiers and Mangers are always friendly. I bought some oranges while…read moreI was here and they were the sweetest best tasting oranges ever! They also have Garcias Carneceria inside which is connected to Valley Produce. There is also a check cash area where you can send money to Mexico etc. I will definitely shop here again.This makes it a great one stop shop for all your shopping needs! I also love that they have an ATM machine so I can stock up for my cash needs for the week! Go and give them a try!

Great! Place and customer service is awesome! Totally…read morerecommend this place! Seriously I got keep on typing to post!

I love the maitake mushrooms. They are super fresh and freeze well. I also love the gummies…read more Customer service is superb.