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History & hysteria behind Cinco de Mayo Let’s start with the most important part of the history behind Cinco de Mayo. Contrary to popular belief, it is not Mexican Independence Day. It’s a day that has becomea symbolic holiday for Americans celebrating what they imagine to be the spirit of Mexico and Mexicans. It’s also…
Continue ReadingRecordando a Alan Alvarez, el Rey del Mango
Written by Nissa Pierson on behalf of RCF Distributors and El Grupo Crespo Como muchos de ustedes saben, de repente sufrimos la pérdida de nuestro querido amigo, colega y principal agente de ventas, Alan Alvarez, el sábado 30 de enero de este año. El Grupo Crespo: RCF, Crespo Organic Mangos, Empaque Don Jorge y…
Continue ReadingRemembering Alan Alvarez, the Mango King
Written by Nissa Pierson on behalf of RCF Distributors and El Grupo Crespo As many of you know, we suddenly lost our dear friend, colleague and paramount sales agent, Alan Alvarez, on Saturday, January 30th, 2021. El Grupo Crespo: RCF Distributors, Crespo Organic Mangoes, Empaque Don Jorge and hundreds of mango industry friends now mourn…
Continue ReadingOthers YoYo – Crespo Stabilizes
Our Direct Trade mango program gets you out of the cold! This mango season has been an odd one so far, no doubt about it. Not only did it start much earlier than average but volume output jumped up considerably faster than usual. Peru and Mexico are overlapping longer this season and in high…
Continue ReadingMeats, Sweets, Cocktails and more….
Mango-Centric recipes for the Super Bowl win! My father watched a lot of football when I was a little girl. He used to gamble on games and have 7-8 TV’s playing all the games at once. I knew everything about football from a very young age. I never loved it, but I did know more…
Continue ReadingNew SKU’s for a New Year
b’Ringing in the New Year with an abundance of organic mango options I last reported, back in December that the upcoming season would be commencing early. This still true and our dates are still on target, due to cooperating, albeit a little colder weather. The Oaxacan packinghouse January 20th opening continues to be our season…
Continue ReadingSeason Predictions Are In
Cautiously optimistic early Mexican season start forecasted in Oaxaca & Chiapas First, I want to apologize for the lack of news from Under the Mango Tree. I should have been reporting consistently during the off-season (for Ecuador and Peru), considering we are all in this mango thing together. Back in early November, I should have…
Continue ReadingMissouri Mango Joy!
The Crespo Organic Kitchen & marketing offices relocate to the Ozarks Much like children needing to live where their parents go, the Crespo Organic Kitchen has to move when I do. So, when I decided to move to Table Rock Lake in the Ozarks, it was mandatory that the Crespo Organic Kitchen and the marketing…
Continue ReadingImminent End for Mexican Mango Season
Hot & dry Mochis weather yields ripe Keitts, season end is here Short read: The season is ending abruptly. We are ending on a high note. One of the most important factors in my “successful” organic mango career is learning to end on a high note. At the personal level, I have maneuvered through various…
Continue ReadingMexican Mango Season Cessation Nears
Big Kents, gigantic Keitts, rain delays and a lack of 10’s pressure us all And, of course, it’s not like COVID-19 is no longer an issue… It would be a gigantic understatement to say this season has been an odd one. While I have said this for consecutive seasons, I really do mean it about…
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