Organic Winter Squash season is upon us and delicious cucurbits of all shapes, sizes and flavor profiles are steadily streaming from the fields of our Northwest grower partners. Now through early 2022, the options are plentiful with numerous varieties of squash perfect for every type of retailer to satisfy your customers’ cravings!

The good times keep rolling in apple-land with new varieties landing each week! Need inspiration for your next order? Look no further. Here are six organic apples we know you and your shoppers will love!

And remember: the key to a strong apple set includes “something for everyone!”

The deluge of domestic organic apples has begun and now’s the perfect time to capture eager eaters' attention with some of the most delicious varieties available! The trick to creating a successful apple program is to bring in a mix of colors and uses to satisfy the needs of a wide range of shoppers. Alongside standard favorites like Honeycrisp, Fuji and Gala, these five apples will have eaters dreaming up all the ways they’ll incorporate apples into their menus this fall!

Northwest apple season is upon us, and OGC is looking forward to all the crisp, sweet and flavorful apples our region grows. From standard favorites to unique heirloom varieties and newer hybrids, there’s an apple for every type of eater.

OGC’s apple expert, Buyer Brian Keogh, shares a category outlook and early, mid and late-season varieties to round out a strong display. Be sure to download our Northwest-grown apple chart, too!

Late-summer offers up some of the most deliriously delicious fruit the Northwest has to offer, and the brief but bountiful organic grape season tops the charts! With varieties that present plenty of excitement and nuance, these special grapes add interest to fruit displays. Shoppers will be sure to adorn their charcuterie, fruit bowls and desserts with supple, gorgeous grapes.

Located in the Coachella Valley, near the Salton Sea, our friends at Corona College Heights have grown, packed and shipped citrus for over 100 years. They also market the only domestically grown, certified organic mangos!

To help shoppers understand the alluring attributes of each organic melon, we’ve created a set of downloadable POP cards highlighting the best traits of every variety OGC sources from our growers in Oregon and Washington.

Mid-summer has arrived, and with it, the luscious colors, flavors and intoxicating aromas we wait in anticipation for all year! Hefty organic Heirloom tomatoes, dramatically-hued eggplant, supple stone fruit and a favorite amongst OGC coworkers...Northwest-grown melons!

Over 30 years ago, a group of Italian protestors stood at the base of the Spanish Steps in Rome and passed around a bowl of penne. The demonstration amplified challenges faced by the world’s food systems. Among them, a dire lack of biodiversity and investment in heritage crops and livestock breeds, consequences of conventional agricultural practices, inequity in labor and a loss of heritage and culture.

For many, summer is all about stone fruit and berries. For others, corn. But for eaters that prefer a trickle of tomato juice down their chin over peach juice, the season of sun-warmed fruit is all about the Heirlooms.

Creamy, fibreless and incredibly aromatic, these large-size mangos are making their organic market debut in the Northwest!

An unprecedented heat wave is hitting the Pacific Northwest and shoppers are looking for all kinds of solutions to stay cool and hydrated as temps exceed 100 degrees. Box fans may be hard to come by, but potassium-rich produce is at the ready!

Grapes are a go-to choice for road trips, picnics and beach days. Shoppers looking for something new and exciting can pick up organic specialty grapes to take their snacking up a notch. With unexpected shapes, flavors and names that give eaters some fun cues, these varieties are sure to delight. Learn more about four grapes your eaters are sure to love!

Freshly dug and great eating, organic potatoes from Full Belly Farm are a delicious choice for shoppers’ favorite outdoor dining classics!

From waxy Bintje and Russian Banana to creamy French Fingerlings and stunning Blue potatoes, there’s something for everyone with these incredible nuggets.

OGC is excited to share a new line of organic specialty watermelons from our friends at Thomson International out of Bakersfield, CA. This line boasts fantastic flavor and playful colorways that are a feast for the eyes! With celestial-inspired names like Sunshine, Midnight Black and Neon Moon, shoppers will be sure to be dazzled by these delicious treats.

OGC is a big fan of innovation and sustainable packaging (and delicious tomatoes!), and Del Cabo’s new paperboard pack for their organic cherry tomato line hits all the right notes!