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As Easter falls into our review mirrors, it’s time to start thinking of the next brunch-forward holiday on the calendar: Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day is a popular holiday for specialty produce as spring calls for bright and vibrant flavors on the menu. As we enter into the one-month countdown to the holiday, consider all the…

The start of April means the start of a celebration! April is National Garlic Month – AKA the celebration of the pungent powerhouse that is the perfect touch to all your favorite signature dishes! Celebrate the month by learning more about all that garlic has to offer, including the varieties at John Vena Inc. and…

As we transition from winter to spring specialties, nature is beginning to give us some seasonal favorites. Foraged varieties are available year-round, but spring is truly the premiere time of year for wild foraged specialties. The season typically features fiddlehead ferns and stinging nettles, with morel mushrooms arriving late-spring.  However, there is one variety that…

Even before the strawberries and asparagus emerge, among the trees and roots and rocks there are stirrings of warmer things to come! Growing wild up and down the coasts of North America, slowly unfurling fiddlehead ferns, exuberant stinging nettles, and elusive ramps are the telltale signs that spring is here. Gathered by intrepid foragers, these…