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Early Rain Damage & Lots of Optimism
It’s beginning to look at lot like a prosperous Mexican Mango Season It’s that time of the year again when you all forget about fruits and vegetables amidst all the holiday hubbub, and also the time of the year when I begin thinking excessively about mangoes as we begin to prepare for the upcoming Mexican…
Continue ReadingCelebrate, Know and Feel Mexico with Pechuga
A celebratory mango-milk punch for Christmas I had my first Pechuga, about 30 years ago when I was studying politics in Cuernavaca, Mexico while in college. On one of our outings we visited the then governor of the state of Morelos (where Cuernavaca is located) at his home, to discuss local politics. The governor also…
Continue ReadingEgyptian Mangoes
#MuchosMangoes inspire as I sail down the Nile Egypt has long been on my list of places to visit and recently I was lucky enough to spend fifteen days traveling around the country. Not just to see and feel the ancient history but to experience the rich culture and food that I have grown…
Continue ReadingCrespo Organic Dried Mangoes Have Arrived!
Tropical, chewy mango snacks are rolling out in produce, grocery & beyond I’m not someone who enjoys delays of any kind. The aggressive workhorse, mover, pusher and shaker in me works hard to vanquish them. But, like so many, I was taught a good lesson during the first few years of COVID–delays are here to…
Continue ReadingMexican Blushtones!
Secret blush notes of the Sinaloa Keitt Mango Mangoes continue to surprise and delight me. They are a lot like people. Whenever I think I know something about them, they prove me wrong. Things that grow are complex by nature, and taking a cookie cutter approach to defining them always fails. As I proceed…
Continue ReadingMallika Mango French Toast
The silk texture of Mallika’s is perfect for this decadent & easy French toast This is the second season for our Mexican grown Indian Mallika mangoes and The Crespo Organic Kitchen has been buzzing with excitement. It’s so rare for us to have completely fiberless mangoes and these silky creamy delights are proving fun to…
Continue ReadingCrespo Organic Nam Doc Mai
Thailand’s most famous dessert mango #HechoEnMexico Where exactly is Jorge the Crespo Mango Man these days? We haven’t seen him in a while, which usually means he’s deep in the thickets of his secret projects. Jorge Crespo is one of the four Crespo siblings, who alongside his mother run the family agricultural business ( El…
Continue ReadingMallika Mangoes
An Indian Varietal Grown In Mexico Thanks to Jorge Crespo and his passion for all things new, including the new growing challenges, as well as his desire to expand the family’s expertise always being forward thinking (Jorge is much like his father Roberto Crespo Fitch), we have several new varietals that are being introduced n…
Continue ReadingMango Mania Begins- Despite Mango Chaos
Climate-induced unpredictability & heightened demand creates chaos in mangoland The show must go on. Our annual summer promotion, Crespo Organic Summer Mango Mania #MuchosMangoes starts today despite ultra-chaotic, confused markets particularly on the conventional side, which creates significate pressures on the organic side of things. Despite considerably delays with the Nayarit fruit starting, our show…
Continue ReadingCrespo Organic Summer Mango Mania Events Calendar – 2022
Are you ready for #MuchosMangoes & #MangoJoy ? Crespo Organic Summer Mango Mania #MuchosMangoes is here and the Crespo Organic Kitchen is going to make it extra special this summer. What is Crespo Summer Mango Mania, you might ask? It’s the collision point between our peak production time in Nayarit & Sinaloa and the…
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