Kobashi Orchards delivered Red Haven Peaches  20 lbs for $23.00.  We’re picking egg plant and have at least 6 varieties of peppers, both sweet & hot.  Green beans,  cauliflower,  corn, pickling cukes.  We still have cherries.  Maryhill is bringing peaches, plums, nectarines, watermelon & cantaloupe.  Also available Corbett Tomatoes.

The Oregon Public Health Division confirmed that deer feces found in the strawberries field was the source of the E. coli O157:H7 infections that made several people sick.

It is impossible to know whether all of the strawberries sold were contaminated with E-coli. Many more people would have become ill if all of the strawberries were contaminated, as thousands of strawberries were sold throughout the season. However, it is also impossible to know whether they were infected and as such we are encouraging our customers to throw away any uncooked, frozen strawberries.

If you purchased and ate strawberries and did not get sick, you don’t need to do anything. The incubation period for E. coli is 2-7 days and it is unlikely you will get sick.

If you have any frozen strawberries including uncooked freezer jam, you should throw them out or another option is to cook your strawberries using the boil water method (waterbath canning.) The E. coli O157 bacteria is killed when it is cooked.

Jam made using the boil water method (waterbath canning) can be kept as it is cooked at very high temperatures. The boiling point of water is 212º F and jam that is processed using this method is cooked for 10 minutes (if directions were followed appropriately.)  In comparison, it is recommended that meats be thoroughly cooked to 160 ºF to avoid infection with E. coli.

Public health officials emphasize that fruits and vegetables are important to a healthy diet; at least five servings per day are recommended. However, people need to take the following precautions with any uncooked produce:

• Wash fruits and vegetables thoroughly before eating them.
• Keep fruits and vegetables and other raw food separated from cooked food.

Providing a quality product is an important mission of ours and we will continue to strive to meet this mission.

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The Fruit stop offers season fresh local fruits and vegetables as well as plants and flowers. We are located in Historic Downtown Troutdale. The Troutdale Fruit Stop is located at 146 West Columbia River Highway ( select here for directions  ) in beautiful Historic Downtown Troutdale at the mouth of the Columbia River Gorge. Please check back as we add information and updates as to the latest and greatest with our Fruit Stop!

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Our Contact Information:

Located at: 146 W. Historic Columbia River Highway Troutdale Oregon
Phone: 503-784-4497 or 503-667-3399
E-Mail: Select here to contact us by email.
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Select the above photo or select here to read the article published in the Gresham Outlook June 24, 2009!