Our fall/winter Nevada-grown onions are called “long-day” onions. They are planted in the spring and their growing patterns are matched to long days filled with sunshine, which gives the onions unique characteristics. Available in a variety of sizes, our yellow onions have beautiful, hard, shiny, copper-yellow skins. When stored under the right conditions our yellow onions will stay fresh a long while. In some circles, these onions are even called “storage” onions and they are by far the most popular and versatile variety of onion across the world.

You won’t find better looking or better tasting red onions than the ones we grow on our farms. Their nice globe shape and vibrant purple red outer skin coloring makes them beautiful to look at, but more importantly, they add a burst of flavor and bright color to a wide variety of fresh dishes. Our reds have firm white interiors with bright, red-rimmed, inner circles that make them a culinary delight. A red onion’s flavor, texture and color are best experienced when eaten raw, mildly grilled or broiled.

America loves sweet onions! They are so popular that nowadays you can find them in your local grocery store most of the year. They are the perfect onion choice for those who want to cook with onions, but shy away from the more pungent yellow varieties. Our Peri & Sons Farms’ mild, sweet, yellow onions are sustainably grown on our family farms under the strictest food-safety protocols and are available in Premium (pesticide residue free) and USDA Organic.

Our family’s very own Sweetie Sweet^® onions are grown, packed, and shipped right from the farm. They do not spend days or weeks at sea or traveling across foreign borders in multi-use cargo containers. We grow our own seed to ensure our Sweetie Sweet onions have a consistent sweet flavor and profile year-after-year and we take the time, and incur the extra labor costs, to hand-harvest them to eliminate nicks and cuts that compromise quality.

Yellow spring/summer onion varieties are called “short-day” onions because they are planted in the fall and their growing patterns are matched to days with shorter periods of sunlight. In general, these yellow onions have thinner, more feathery skins and have a lighter overall color and softer texture. Spring/summer onions tend to have a higher moisture ratio, so they will not hold in storage for long periods of time. You’ll want to use spring/summer onions as soon as possible after you buy them for the best quality and taste.

White onions were the first crop that David Peri planted when he started Peri & Sons Farms and he’s perfected them to have a distinct pearlescent white color, large globe shape and firm feel. In addition to being beautiful, our white onions are full of flavor and surprisingly, they generally taste sweeter than most Spanish yellow onions. When stored properly, these onions will have a long shelf life. Use them in ethnic, stir-fry and casserole dishes as well as salads and salsa.

If you haven’t tried them yet, Cipollini onions (pronounced chip-oh-lee-knee) will surprise you with their wonderful rich flavor. Their name literally means “little onion” in Italian, and indeed they are. Cipollinis are about the size of a golf ball that's been slightly flattened, and it takes a lot of care and nurturing to grow them perfectly like we do. These little onions are far sweeter than regular onions, making them ideal candidates for caramelization and roasting. These are Certified USDA Organic and available in no-plastic, earth-friendly packages.

A member of the onion family, you can identify shallots by their smaller and more oblong shape. Peeling away the thin outer skin will reveal cloves rather than rings. Peri & Sons Farms’ shallots have golden brown skins with a creamy white flesh. They are little sweeter than regular onions and have a more subtle flavor overall. Shallots are good to use when you’re looking for a more subtle flavor, such as in salads and vinaigrettes, or use them in slow roast dishes to bring out the sweetness.

Our line of specialty products keeps growing. We can now offer our customers USDA Certified Organic Garlic grown under the same Certified Sustainable farming practices we adhere to when growing all our onions. After harvest, our garlic is carefully stored and cured to ensure it has a long-lasting freshness not found in many more humid environments. Our garlic bulbs are available in no-plastic, earth-friendly packages.