Uncle Matt's Organic :: Our fruit varieties are as varied as they are tasty!

	Valencia Oranges: Known for its dark orange color and rich fresh-squeezed flavor, the Valencia is the premier juice orange from Florida. Preferred by many juice lovers, it's the orange variety that made Florida famous!
	Navel Oranges: The perennial favorite. Big, juicy and fun-to-eat, navels are always a popular choice for good eating.
	Hamlin Oranges: Delicious early-season variety. Excellent for slicing fresh or squeezing your own premium juice.
	Sunburst Tangerines: One of the most impressively attractive mandarins, the Sunburst Tangerine is a native of sunny Florida. This premium fresh fruit matures early in November and delivers its sweet and satisfying flavor in a small package.
	Honey Tangerines: The Honey Tangerine is tender and juicy, with a deep orange color. This easy-peeling tangerine possesses a sweet and mellow flavor, similar to the Navel orange. It's Florida's most famous tangerine.
	Orlando Tangelos: What do you get when you cross a grapefruit with a tangerine? An Orlando Tangelo, of course! Tender and juicy, the light orange inside of this hybrid beauty is super-sweet with very low acid. Take a tango with a tangelo and we bet you’ll be back for more!
	White Grapefruit: Unsurpassed for flavor, the white grapefruit is firm and juicy, with a tangy-sweet, distinctive flavor.
	Ruby Red Grapefruit: Known as the finest grapefruit, the Ruby Red boasts a sweeter and less bitter flavor than the traditional white grapefruit. Easy to eat, they're tender and juicy with few seeds. Grapefruit heaven!

10-Year Study Concludes: Organic Really IS Better For You

Organic foods are not only tastier, they are actually more nutritious as well. A 10-year study that compared organic and non-organic tomatoes found that the organic varieties contained more antioxidant flavonoids.

Specifically, levels of two flavonoids — quercetin and kaempferol — were 79 percent and 97 percent higher, respectively, in the organic tomatoes. Getting more flavonoids from your tomatoes is certainly a good thing. They’re known to fight high blood pressure, heart disease, certain forms of cancer and dementia.

If this study spurs more people to recognize the benefits of growing food without toxic pesticides and fertilizers, and in the most nutrient-rich soil as possible, then it’s done its job.

You should seek out foods grown in this way as much as possible, and remember that you can sometimes find locally grown foods that are organically grown, yet the small farmers have not been able to afford the certification process to legally claim that they are.

Of course, these foods will give you the same health and taste benefits, and have the added bonus of not taking up valuable fuel to be transported across the country or farther.

Now, while organic produce is likely to be more nutritious for you and your family, don’t be fooled by the processed organic foods that have recently hit the market claiming to be healthy. Organic potato chips, organic cookies, organic ice cream and even organic milk are still not health foods.

Source: The New York Times