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Here's the story: In 2002, two jam-loving entrepreneurs made a few jars of apricot jam from one rare Blenheim apricot tree in California's Santa Clara Valley. They passed them around to friends and family as gifts. The response was enormous - people loved the jam, and they even got a mention in Food & Wine.

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Speaking of heirloom fruits, ripetoyou.com sells wonderful citrus, including the best heirloom navels on the planet (no, really). It's not exactly buying local, but there's obviously not a local citrus source in Seattle and it's good to support farms that grow older, better tasting fruit varieties. Caitlin in Seattle on Sep 20, 2007
Speaking of heirloom fruits, ripetoyou.com sells wonderful citrus, including the best heirloom navels on the planet (no, really). It's not exactly buying local, but there's obviously not a local citrus source in Seattle and it's good to support farms that grow older, better tasting fruit varieties. Caitlin in Seattle on Sep 20, 2007