California Prunes

Peeps! My beloved pal, fab baker, cookbook writer and former Cherry Bombe #shesmycherrypiepodcast guest, Abi (The Dusty Kitchen), came over and we made Sticky Toffee Pudding Snacking Cake with California Prunes!!! Abi went absolutely bananas for this cake and who can blame her? Prunes add a depth of flavor and complex sweetness to a traditional sticky toffee pudding, so highly recommending that you do not sleep on this cake. Grab the recipe here: https://lnkd.in/dHj9qenE

Farm-to-Fork isn't just a movement, it's a community of amazing producers and creators and an experience we are grateful to share. Last month we brought it all together with some culinary friends we hosted during the California Prunes harvest. I moderated a panel with industry leaders, we visited orchards and dryers, laughed, talked heritage, family, farming, sustainability, and enjoyed bites and sips featuring our prunes grown minutes away with a restaurant crawl through Sacramento with stops at The Roost, Magpie, Beast & Bounty, the Federalist, Mulvaney's B&L, and takeaways from Hawks.

This year we partnered with Inserra Supermarkets, Inc. for the Bergen County Annual Senior Festival in New Jersey! Attendees enjoyed lunch, music, activities and resources. The learned all about the impact and benefits of prunes for bone health, and took home some delicious prune snack packs.

This month California Prunes hosted a Harvest Tour for a select group of food media writers and content creators. It was a flavorful, educational, inspiring and truly fun couple of days with these ladies! The tour kicked off with a panel on the California prune industry and a prune infused dinner. Guests arrived to Turkovich Winery, where they were prepared prune inspired dishes from an exclusive Canon created menu. Ranvir Singh, George Sousa Jr. and Joe Turkovich shared the pride, joys and challenges that go into growing and delivering that delicious fruit to your kitchen table. The next morning we started the day learning about the California prune varietal program with Sarah Castro, Director of the Prune Breeding Program at UC Davis, tasting fresh and dried varieties of prunes. We all got outside in the Mitchell Ranch orchards and watched harvest close up before having a delicious home cooked meal prepared for us by the Mitchell family. To close out the tour, we took the group on a restaurant crawl! Specialty prune infused dishes, drinks and desserts were crafted at each crawl location. Stops included Sacramento gems like The Roost, Magpie, Beast + Bounty, Federalist Pizza and Mulvaney’s B&L. Who knew you could have so much fun at work!? This year’s CPB Harvest Tour was a success, and I’m so happy to have been apart of it.

(#ad) We’ve come a long way as a society embracing getting older. Gone are the days tears are shed on your 50th birthday, and instead, welcomed parties are thrown to celebrate this milestone.? Healthy living is finally healthy aging. And, by focusing on making health a cornerstone of your values from a young age, you will see the benefits pay off for years to come. Case in point, bone health.? It may seem like fueling bone health is only important when you’re young since that’s when you can physically see growth occur, but that’s not the case at all. Your bones are actually living tissue. This means that they’re in a constant state of turnover, shedding older tissue and building stronger, new tissue to support your evolving needs as you age.? However, when bone health is not nurtured through a healthy lifestyle (including both food and exercise), bone loss can occur. In the United States, it’s estimated that over 10 million adults have osteoporosis (a disease marked by bone loss and reduced bone strength that can lead to increased risk of fractures), while 40 million more adults have low bone mass. Given these alarming statistics, I teamed up with California Prunes to equip you with the tangible things you can start doing today, regardless of your age, to promote bone health for the long haul. In my latest article with them, I will share with you why bone health is important and why adding a simple staple like prunes into your regular routine may support your bone health. Check out the link in the comments to read the full piece and let me know below how you’re adding prunes into your diet today! #caprunes #prunesforlife #healthyliving #healthyaging #bonehealth

Concluding a fantastic week with California Prunes in DC - a timely visit with the announcement of Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP) funding, the 2024 Farm Bill markup, and the rollout of the White House Executive Order on Women’s Health! I enjoyed the fascinating conversations about innovations in energy and nutrition, international trade, and what’s next in the specialty crop space. Thanks to Katie Naessens and the Torrey Advisory Group team. Looking forward to next time!

Great showing at INC International Nut and Dried Fruit Council last week in Vancouver, Canada. Was great to meet so many in the trade and see leaders from the California Prune industry.

#client TY @CAprunes for the opportunity to talk about bones, bowels and biome to the @nutrition_news_update_ community. Prunes are gut effective, bone protective, have cardiovascular benefits and can be anti inflammatory as well as help with satiety due to the macros ( carbs,fiber) micros ( vitamins/minerals), phytos( plant nutrients) and bios ( bioactives), 5-7 a day eaten as is or added to foods in so many delicious ways. And sharing delicious prune bites with a food pairing and culinary insights with @sensationssalud #californiaprunes #prunesforlife #activeadvice #fuelsofengagement