A California Vegetable Specialties chicory field bordered by palm trees. You know you’re not in Belgium anymore!	The leafy foliage of mature chicory plants in late summer.
In the fall, the plants are topped, the leaves are discarded, and the roots are harvested from the ground.	Cold storage mimics winter conditions, and the chicory roots are dormant.
Removed from cold storage, the roots are loaded into growing trays and prepared for the forcing room.	In the precisely controlled environment of the forcing room, chicons of white endives "bloom" and mature.
Our processing line.
Fully mature white California Pearl Endive.	Each chicon is thoroughly inspected and skillfully hand-trimmed.
Our products are carefully packed to stand up to the rigors of transport to distant markets.