In the spring/summer, yellow onions’ skins are thinner, flakier and lighter than fall/winter onions which have thicker, darker brown skins. Spring onions, often called fresh market onions, have a shorter shelf life than fall onions which can typically last longer in storage. With a nice balance of astringency and sweetness, yellow onions are endlessly versatile, and they are the only basic ingredient found in every cuisine in the world.

Grown by David Peri since 1979, our Nevada Whites™ have a truly unique bright white pearlescent color, big globe shape, and firm feel. The unique climate of the Mason Valley, with its warm dry days and crisp clear nights, helps create a white onion like no other. White onions are perfect for today’s healthy food trends such as: Clean-Eating, Power Bowls, Instant Pot, Vegetarian, Mediterranean & Indian. White onions are prebiotic and aid digestion by boosting beneficial gut bacteria.

Sweet onions have a milder flavor due to their higher sugar (brix) and water content and their lower sulfur and pyruvic-acid content. Less acids means the tearing-effect some people experience when chopping onions is reduced. Other characteristics of sweet onions include overall lower flavor intensity; a softer texture; little to no mouth burn; no bitterness and a lingering impression of sweetness.

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.

If you love our Sweetie Sweet® onions, you’ll love our Sweetie Tearless® onions. Honestly sweet and good, it will not cause any eye irritation. These are a naturally bred onion that’s known for being sweet, but also for containing lower levels of amino acid sulfoxides which are responsible for the pungent, sharp flavor of raw onions. Lower levels of these acids result in less tear-producing molecules being dispersed into the air when the onion is chopped or processed.

HOPE is SWEET. That’s the message we want consumers to take to heart when they purchase our Breast Cancer Awareness packages of fresh onions between September and December each year. Our goal is raising awareness and funds to help support Breast Cancer Detection and Prevention because early detection, education and intervention lead to the best possible outcomes. Our $5,000 annual Breast Cancer Detection and Prevention donation is made possible with your support.

Consumers are demanding less plastic-packaged produce, and we have been listening. Our gourmet USDA Certified Organic Shallots and Organic Cipollini onions are packaged in consumer-preferred biodegradable/recyclable clamshells that are plastic-free! That’s right, no plastic, so they can even go into the compost bin. These specialty onions are a delightful addition to the produce aisle from August through December.

Always innovating, Peri & Sons Farms is adopting new packaging technologies that appeal to today’s eco-conscious consumer, because it’s the right thing to do. All our organic onions are now being packed in the Earthbag! Available in 2lb and 3lb sizes, this unique bag, with paper/bamboo mesh, is biodegradable and compostable. Our new eco-friendly bag displays beautifully, and its functional light-weight design enhances freshness, shelf-life and safety, all while reducing the impact on the planet.

Perfectly delicious onions, priced to make you smile. Our Healthy Value+ onion program helps make fresh, wholesome produce available to everyone. Choose great-tasting red, white or yellow onions that are safely and sustainably grown, carefully packed in a food-safe environment and shipped directly from our family’s farm, so they are always fresh and flavorful.