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Stars and stripes forever! We are celebrating our country, our home, and the place where we make our zesty dreams come true! Limoneira is proud to be part of this country and to be growing citrus that is as American as well, lemonade! We have so many things to celebrate as we raise a flag, and toast, to JULY 4th and summer itself!
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Packing houses are the busy operation centers where our citrus is prepared for special delivery to your favorite retailers! The Limoneira packing houses are buzzing with activity, filled with the latest and most innovative technologies that take lemons and then grade, sort, and pack them very carefully â without any bruising. Each lemon is considered special, and thus so is each carefully packed box. In fact, Limoneira can pack up to 2,200 cartons per hour, and this is without anyone touching the fruit! Of course, itâs supervised by a passionate, expertly trained staff, but these lemons are handled with âwhite gloveâ service.
You can learn more about how this fast-paced, yet tenderly cared-for process works in this behind-the-scenes video. Special thanks to our friends who made this at Living Local!
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Summertime is on full throttle with its record hot temperatures, and so now especially we find that water is a precious commodity. We are pleased to share that we have innovated a water purification system here that cleans and recycles water through a patented, sustainable, and environmentally sound process. We have created gravity-fed ponds that circulate and clean 30,000,000 gallons of water annually! It only makes a very small carbon footprint and uses natural resources â vegetation, fine gravel, rocks, and simply the sunâs daily UV rays to clean and filter the bacteria out of the water. Water becomes pure and clean â perfect for our landscape irrigation. We love innovating new technologies, creating new patents, and putting our forward-thinking concepts into practice. We hope to use this for our orchards one day, as we are always making our orchards even more environmentally sound as more exciting technologies become available.
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Nothing says summer like sitting by a campfire, toasting marshmallows to make some delicious sâmores. Well, we have a new spin on this tasty treat for you to try! Introducing Lemon Custard SâMores! It starts with the custard, and youâll see that making a tart, sweet and tangy Lemon Custard is easy as pie! Star ingredient? Limoneira lemons, of course! And the secret ingredient? Coconut milk! See how easy, special and delicious these dessert bars will be, and yet still with a toasted marshmallow at its center! See how simple it is in this video from our Limoneira kitchen.
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Itâs the Fourth of July in just a few days, but donât worry! Youâll have plenty of time to make this âholiday worthyâ red, white and blue (and pale yellow!) delicious dessert! The Lemon Berry Parfait starts with cool yogurt mixed with Limoneira juice and zest. YUM! And from there, it is layered with the colorful berries that just sing out âAmerica the Beautiful!â This festive, healthy dessert is as refreshing as it is beautiful. Donât forget the âflagâ to pop on top! Follow these simple steps detailed in this video.
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Foodservice is finally rebounding and in a huge way. Even with limited capacity, the restaurant and bar sales during May totaled a record $67 billion, up from $66 billion in February â20, according to the chief agricultural economist Michael Swanson from Wells Fargo.
Results are still a bit slower than they could be due to their lack of staff, however, Swanson said the consumer demand for dining out will persist at high levels for months. It appears that consumers are ready to reclaim their social lives and restaurants and even travel are a big part of what theyâve missed!
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Even with the surge towards dining out, supermarket sales have stayed very strong. This bodes well for more sales and more growth for fruits and vegetables, and for Limoneiraâs One World of Citrus!
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Fresh & Healthy - Dietician Toolkit |
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Dieticians and health professionals will have a new helpful tool for themselves and to share with their health-minded clients! Limoneira has a new and exciting resource â a new digital Dieticians Toolkit. This features so many important health and wellness facts, tips for storing citrus fruits, citrus-inspired recipes, a 12-month health calendar centered around holidays and healthy initiatives, and more. Media will love this, too, as it will be helpful for educational articles. See more about it in this video from our lovely spokesperson Megan Roosevelt aka The Healthy Grocery Girl!
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So, your pets may run for cover; but for the rest of us, fireworks can dazzle and delight to no end on July 4th. So, as you settle in to see fireworks wherever you might live, we thought it would be rather interesting to take a look at the worldâs largest fireworks display! Held every year in Montreal, Canada, this month-long fireworks competition is the largest pyrotechnics competition of its kind in the world. This typically runs through June â July and has been going strong since 1985. And where is the biggest in the USA? Itâs the annual Macy's 4th of July Fireworks celebration in New York City â the country's largest pyrotechnic show, with fireworks shot from multiple barges. Just another reason to love our country, and our holiday. Let freedom ring!
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Youâll love these three valuable summertime tips!
Buh-bye, bugs! The Healthy Grocery Girl reminds us to think healthy when we think of bug repellent, and she shares two easy and natural ways to keep those mosquitoes at bay! These clove-filled lemons and beautiful-smelling yet repellent candles work magically, so take a quick look at the video above to see how!
Chill out with these pops! Spokesperson Megan Roosevelt also shares her favorite summer smoothie, filled with delicious Limoneira citrus, banana, spinach, and even a bit of cauliflower. With antioxidants, vitamins, and just plain good-for-you foods, this smoothie also can serve as a summer popsicle! Make these and youâll be the hit at the pool party. More in the video above.
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BONUS TIP
Flower power! That floral bouquet will stay more vibrant and lively with Limoneiraâs âlemon preservative.â That and these few tips will give that colorful flower arrangement more days and ways to bring happiness into your home. Check them out!
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"Going for the goldâ Olympian Spanish athletes Saul Craviotto and Sandra Sanchez have been vocal about how lemons are their daily go-toâs for health, energy, and vitality. Theyâre âwaving the flagâ for lemons and sharing how important they are for everyone, and easy to incorporate, into your daily routines.
Sanchez explained: âMy coach always tells me to season meat or fish with lemon. It is important for everyone, but especially for women because lemon is a source of vitamin C that improves iron absorptionâ.
Ailimpo agrees and reminds us how lemons are a natural product, without fat, without salt or sodium, and with low sugar content, making them an ideal food to include in the Mediterranean Diet, one of the healthiest in the world according to the World Health Organization (WHO). We are all about good health and an energetic life, so we love their endorsement of consuming lemons daily. You could say thatâs worth its weight in GOLD!
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CONGRATULATIONS to our lucky subscriber Mikki Johnson from Elizabethton, Tennessee! We love your loyalty and enthusiasm for our Limoneira newsletters and have selected you as this monthâs winner! Skip on back to see if youâre our lucky winner NEXT month!
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We are excited to announce that Michael Burn has just become our new Global Sourcing Manager! With an economics background from the University of Puerto Rico and a master's degree in business from Inter-American University of Puerto Rico with an emphasis in finance, he wasnât so sure that heâd actually pursue a career in agriculture, even though it was always his passion. He later realized he shined and excelled in agriculture â solving problems creatively with win / win solutions. He loves people, loves to serve, and now he is here to serve Limoneira by helping us reach new goals, create new value through innovative ways, and help our organization through inspiring valuable teamwork. He says heâs âexcited to keep learning and working with everyone in Limoneiraâ and weâre excited to have him in this important role. We canât wait to see what you have in store for us, Michael! Congratulations!
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Don't forget, The ZEST IS YET TO COME!
See you again next month!
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