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Rosella di Lusia
Grown by Antonella in Veneto, Italy.

The brief window has begun for Antonello's sand-forced Rosella di Lusia — the only place you'll find it outside Veneto.

​Over nine years, Antonello developed this variety himself, saving seeds from his best-performing plants season after season until he landed on these deep pink, rose-like heads. After the first frost hits his outdoor fields, he harvests the plants, strips away their outer leaves, and places the remaining hearts in darkness with their roots submerged in sand.

This traditional forcing process — the same method he uses for his Castelfranco and Rosa del Veneto — allows the leaves to develop slowly, building vivid color, crisp texture, and perfectly balanced flavor that field-grown varieties simply cannot match.

True sand-forcing is a dying art, even in Veneto, the ancestral home of radicchio. Most growers have shifted to seeds engineered for field coloration, bypassing the forcing process entirely. The difference in quality is stark, which is precisely why supporting growers like Antonello, who keep these local traditions alive, matters so deeply.

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Pineapple Guava
Grown by JG in Nipomo, California

Make the most of the last few days of JG's Pineapple Guava, with a sweet-tart, tropical flavor from truly exceptional terroir.

The farm sits on land with an unusual history: it was once a turkey ranch, and decades of the birds left behind sandy clay soil extraordinarily rich in nutrients. "We are lucky that our soil is very rich to begin with; the turkeys left us with soil that makes it easier to grow flavorful fruit."

While pineapple guava grows well throughout California's coastal climates, few growers benefit from such fertile ground—or focus on exploring rediscovered fruit varieties the way JG does. Their mission is to provide exceptional flavor year-round, seeking out fruits that deserve a second look.