charlie-walker

I worked in retail for about 17 years as a nursery person. Every year at the end of Oct. the stockton red starts come into the nursery. The phone for the next couple of weeks rings off the hook. Farmers from all over calling in to make sure your going to have enough Stockton Reds. They call in and say “Hey have you gotten the Stockton Reds in”. We actually called it “The run of the Onions” it the most amazing time. You don’t see farmers all year but no matter how old they get they come in to get these onions. It’s no wonder why, Stockton Reds are the sweetest onions you’ll ever eat. They aren’t good keepers but they are so good it’s worth giving them a try.

My old boss grows them for the crew every year and he gave me a few. They can weight up to 2 pounds.